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  • Dave2002
    Full Member
    • Dec 2010
    • 18015

    Dorico - iOS

    Just spotted that Dorico is now available as an iOS app - and it's free for a two part score, and by registering one can increase this to a four part score.

    Since I've been writing some small pieces recently it might be interesting to try this out. If I could import those into iOS Dorico somehow then it might turn out to be worthwhile.

    Though I am a fan of MuseScore - benefits - free - Guy Michelmore recently flagged up Dorico as being a real time saver in whatever project he was working on at the time. However his workflow and use of applications might be different from many other musicians.

    Obviously whether one uses Sibelius, Dorico, Musescore or even Finale often depends on what one already has, expertise and experience, and whether there are clear benefits in terms of costs, efficiency and effectiveness. Professional music creators will almost certainly prefer Sibelius and/or Dorico - though some might use more than one kind of development tool.
  • Dave2002
    Full Member
    • Dec 2010
    • 18015

    #2
    Follow up to this. Downloaded the iOS app, which appears to work, and at least also works in read only mode - seemingly up to at least 12 staves. In other words you can send a midi or MusicXML file to it (say via email) and load in Dorico - and it will play and be readable - but not editable. I have done tests to confirm this - currently using a Nonet Op 139 by Rheinberger.

    Registering should allow creation and editing of up to four staves - which is OK for some applications. Whether I will get to grips with Dorico is at present somewhat doubtful. However I can confirm that so far it seems to work on iPads as advertised. With suitable hardware interfaces it should also work up to the stave limits set by the application and subscription for input and output to hardware keyboards and synths.

    Time to turn the rather dull nonet off I think.

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    • Eine Alpensinfonie
      Host
      • Nov 2010
      • 20570

      #3
      I'm seriously considering splashing out for the full version of Dorico. I've been using the original Sibelius 7 for 25 years, and it's never let me down. I did have the later Sibelius 5, supplied to me when I was working for a music service, but it was clumsier and slower, without any apparent advantages. But although I still have two excellent Acorn RISC PC computers in perfect working order, I know I can't rely on these lasting for ever, and they aren't much use for Sibelius file sharing in the real world.

      So any comments from Dorico users would be appreciated.

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