![]() ![]() Desktop users got their first taste of the new Key Editor with the release of Dorico 4.0 in January of this year, and since then, each update has restored and extended functionality. Users first got to see the fruits of this labour with the release of Dorico for iPad in July 2021, with the arrival of the first version of the Key Editor and the Mixer in the lower zone, and the reworked track overview in Play mode. We started working on this in January 2021, with the adoption of an entirely new UI technology. Key Editorĭorico 4.3 is the culmination of nearly two years’ work in reworking the Mixer, Play mode, and its MIDI editors. All manner of factors that an experienced arranger would consider are taken into account: not only balancing voice leading with parallel and contrary motion, but also the distance you need to hear between particular chord degrees to avoid a voicing sounding muddy balanced against the overal span of a voicing, which chord degrees can be omitted when voicing for instruments that can only play a limited number of notes (such as mallet percussion, or fretted instruments), and so on, and so on. We’ve taken the knowledge of an experienced human arranger and tried to distill it down to a sophisticated set of rules and algorithms that can handle chords of arbitrary complexity and in any sequence. The amount of work that has gone into this feature is pretty astonishing, and hopefully it shows in the results you will get. Take a look at Anthony’s dedicated video to get a better idea of what this feature is capable of: In the initial Dorico 4.0 release in January this year, we introduced a feature to generate chord symbols from notes, and now we are pleased to introduce something potentially even more useful for Dorico Pro users: a feature to generate notes from chord symbols, producing well-voiced chords with sensible voice leading, avoiding as far as possible parallel fifths and octaves (unless you want them!), and able to do some remarkably clever things, such as use a rhythm from one instrument as a pattern for the generated notes, and even take hints from notes you have added to guide the resulting voicings. Generate Notes from Chord Symbols (Dorico Pro only) To get an overview of what’s new, you can listen to the dulcet tones of the voice of Dorico, Anthony Hughes, as he gives you a whistle-stop tour of the dozens of new features and improvements in Dorico 4.3.Īs usual, you can read comprehensive information about all of the new features and improvements – and the dozens of fixes – included in Dorico 4.3 in the full Dorico 4 Version History PDF, which now weighs in at a whopping 200 pages, nearly 50 of which are devoted to Dorico 4.3 alone. This update is free to all existing Dorico 4 users, whether you’re using Dorico SE, Dorico Elements or Dorico Pro – and if you’re not yet using Dorico, or you’re still using an earlier version, it’s a great time to get on board because Dorico 4 new licenses, crossgrades, updates and upgrades are all on sale for a huge 50% off as part of Steinberg’s Cyber Weeks promotion (ending 30 November 2022). ![]() But that’s not all: there are improvements throughout the application, with engraving improvements to beams, barlines, chord symbols, chord diagrams, lyrics, rehearsal marks, single-line percussion, system dividers and text condensing improvements new note input and editing features easier tremolos for percussion and a good helping of dozens of bug fixes. This release is headlined by a brand new feature that automatically generates voicings for chord symbols (in Dorico Pro only), which should be a boon for arrangers, and significant improvements to the Key Editor, bringing it to a comparable level of power and comfort as its very mature counterpart in Cubase. We’re pleased to announce the release of Dorico 4.3, our eighth (and very probably final) release of 2022, and it’s a big one.
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