Dorico Key Editor Explained
Join Groove3 instructor Doug Zangar for an in-depth look at the Key Editor in Dorico, a feature that allows for quicker, easier control over many of your score's components with a familiar piano roll layout that's common in most DAW programs. In this Dorico video course, you'll see how to adjust dynamics effortlessly and broadly, pitch, tempo, various CC data, and much more, all of which can increase your workflow speed. These videos are designed for those who have a basic familiarity with Dorico.
Videos
• Key Editor Overview (09:33) - Learn how to open and close the Key Editor with the mouse, key commands, and the Jump Bar. Sizing, zooming, and instrument selection techniques are covered as well, with the differences between Play and Write modes pointed out.
• Track Selector (06:54) - Discover how to select one or multiple tracks and lock the view in the Key Editor. Key commands and a Jump Bar alias are also demonstrated along with the differences between Play and Write modes.
• Scroll & Zoom (04:18) - See the techniques for scrolling and zooming in the Piano Roll and Percussion Editors. Also learn about playhead navigation and grid Resolution.
• Adding & Editing Notes (10:21) - Watch how to use the Draw tool to add notes and the Select tool for selection techniques and editing. Examples are shown in both written and played duration modes. Key commands are covered, and there?s a look at the Percussion Editor?s Drumstick tool.
• Editor Lanes Overview (05:17) - Doug shows how to add and delete lanes, assign and reassign parameters, save editor lane configurations, and use key commands for bringing up the editor tools.
• MIDI Velocity (13:07) - Get a little background on MIDI velocity and see why some instruments don?t respond to it. Learn how to edit with the Select, Draw, Line and Transform tools.
• MIDI Pitch Bend (06:33) - Discover how to draw, edit, and delete MIDI pitch bend with the Draw and Lines tools and constant and linear point buttons.
• Dynamics (11:24) - Get an overview of the Dynamics lane and see how to edit different types of score dynamics. Learn how to create and edit your own added dynamics as well as the relationship of dynamics and CC 1.
• Tempo (08:39) - Learn the various ways to open the tempo editor and see how to edit existing information and add new tempo information. The interaction between the score and the tempo editor lane is also shown.
• CC Data (09:42) - See how to create, edit, and delete CC data using the Select, Line, and Transform tools. Also learn how to change an expression map to transmit the correct dynamic expression CC information to a third-party instrument.
• Histogram (10:30) - The Histogram shows MIDI CC and velocity according to the distribution of events based on their MIDI value. See how to understand the view and edit with the different tools available.
• Copy & Paste (04:02) - Learn the various copy-and-paste methods used in the Key Editor. See how to copy CC information to a different CC value and other instruments.
• Working with Multiple Instruments (11:54) - This video focuses on making track selector selections of multiple instruments and edit their notes, velocity, dynamics, and CC information.
• Various Updates (05:16) - This video covers updates to the Velocity, Dynamics and MIDI CC editors as well as note editing in the Piano Roll.
• 5.1 Update (03:05) - The new default Piano Roll display preference is looked at, double clicking to stop playback is shown, and the Lock Played Durations button function is demonstrated.