Dorico Pro

Dorico Pro is Steinberg's flagship music notation and composition software, designed to meet the demanding needs of composers, arrangers, engravers, publishers, and educators. Built with a deep understanding of musical language and engraving traditions, Dorico Pro offers a flexible and intelligent environment that streamlines the process of creating, editing, and publishing musical scores and parts of any complexity. Its unique design prioritizes the music itself, automatically adjusting notation as you write and providing unparalleled control over the visual appearance of your score.

The software boasts a sophisticated audio engine, supporting VST3 instruments and effects, allowing for realistic playback of your compositions using included high-quality sounds or third-party libraries. With features like a comprehensive MIDI editor, a powerful mixer, and support for various audio formats, Dorico Pro bridges the gap between notation and performance. It handles everything from simple lead sheets to complex orchestral scores, incorporating advanced features for handling techniques like condensing, divisi, and harp pedalings with ease and accuracy. The focus on automation and intelligent design allows musicians to spend more time composing and less time wrestling with formatting.

Dorico Pro provides extensive customization options to achieve publication-quality results. Its Engrave mode offers detailed control over every element of the score's layout, ensuring adherence to the highest standards of musical engraving. The software's ability to manage multiple movements and pieces within a single project, generate dynamic parts, and export in various formats like MusicXML, MIDI, audio, and graphics makes it a powerful tool for professional music production and publishing workflows. The continuous development by a team with deep musical expertise ensures that Dorico Pro remains at the forefront of music notation technology.

Features:

• Compose and arrange for ensembles of unlimited size.
• Best automatic notation and engraving of any software, with intelligent adjustment while writing.
• Comprehensive set of tools for inputting and editing music via computer keyboard, MIDI keyboard, or mouse.
• Any number of movements or pieces in a single project.
• Sophisticated handling of complex notation like condensing, divisi, ossias, and harp pedalings.
• Fully linked rhythmic and notated cues.
• Powerful Engrave mode for unparalleled control over score layout and appearance.
• Sequencer-style piano roll MIDI editor for refining playback.
• Supports VST 3 virtual instruments and effects processors, with a large library of sounds included.
• Full audio mixer with inserts and sends.
• Import and export of MusicXML and MIDI data.
• Export to PDF, SVG, and other graphics formats.
• Integrated video support for scoring to picture.
• Customizable key commands and user interface.
• Support for various notation and playback techniques.
• Automatic calculation of tempo and rhythmic complexities.
• Comprehensive lyric handling.
• Chord symbol recognition and customization.
• Guitar tablature with comprehensive notation options.
• Percussion notation with customizable kits.
• Figured bass and historical notation support.
• Project templates for quick setup.
• Dynamic parts linked to the full score.
• Intelligent MIDI import and polyphonic MIDI transcription.
• Stage and Space templates for realistic playback positioning.
• Pitch contour emphasis for more expressive playback.
• MIDI trigger regions for triggering external devices or patterns.
• Instrument editor for creating or modifying instrument definitions.
• Live editing features for quick adjustments with the mouse.
• Multiple item creation from a selection.
• Scrub playback for auditioning music at any speed.
• Enhanced MusicXML import and export.
• New music font families included.
• Proofreading panel to identify potential notation issues (Expected in Dorico 6).
• Improved handling of cutaway scores (Expected in Dorico 6).
• Enhanced chord symbol capabilities, including multiple rows and duration lines (Expected in Dorico 6).
• Cycle playback for looping sections (Expected in Dorico 6).
• New marching percussion sounds (Expected in Dorico 6).
• Support for advanced OpenType font features (Expected in Dorico 6).

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