It's NOT intuitive at all - at least - NOT in my opinion. I couldn't for the life of me figure out how to insert a 16th note rest followed by a 16th note... LOL! BUT - it's starting to grow on me! GREAT video man! Thank you so much for making and posting!
Yeah, I had to get used to the note input, but now I find it extremely fast. As @mmmeixner commented, you don't really have to input rests, you just use the arrows to move to the correct caret and input a note. VERY important is to set the caret grid to 16ths, in the left lower corner of Write Mode. Also really useful is Shift + Option + arrow, to lengthen any note, or Option + Cmd + arrow, to move a note in its entirely around. It takes time, but I've just been engraving every day for the last few weeks, and I'm almost at my Finale speed. Good luck!
If you type your question into Google, make sure you reference Dorico, and AI should give you step by step instructions on how to do just about everything.
@@sourcitrusfruit you’re welcome! I think you won’t regret it. I’ve been making charts now for a month and I’m really loving it. Takes some practice but the payoff is worth it
Hi @Jorn, nice video, and welcome to the wonderful Dorico. As you said in Dorico it is possible to make global changes so you very seldom need to drag things manually, and all is consistent and looks nice: For the Coda positioning, you can set this in "Engraving Options/Repeat Markers/Horizontal Position/Position of coda marker at start of system"->"Left-aligned with systemic barline" And for the Tempo positioning: Dorico puts its vertical position corresponding to the meter (in your case the 6/8) because there is where the rhythmical pulse starts (but of course, as you demonstrated, you can put it in a different position, dragging it with the mouse, or (better) using the Start Offset X Property for very precise and consistent placing, and if you use the shortcuts for moving things (option+arrows for normal movements, option+command+arrows for big movement, shift+option+arrows for fine movements, shift+option+command for veeery fine movements) it will also set the Start Offsets for you ;-) Dorico is truly wonderful in its conception and workflow!!
Sorry for the delay, and thank you for sharing this! I'm learning to try to do as much as I can with settings, but sometimes I still have to resort to dragging stuff around. I'm getting quicker though, and it is indeed a wonderful program!
How the heck did you learn all the input shortcuts??? I can't get beyond the opening one-measure bit. I don't believe it's at all like Finale, which I LOVED and used for decades.
@@krisdewild708 I had to just force myself to always use shortcuts, looking them up constantly. After a while you just start remembering. It’s been a few months now, and I love it. It’s not the same as Finale of course, but I personally like it better. Very cleverly designed. The change was painful, as I had used finale for two decades and was soooo used to it, but personally it was worth it.
I also tried the switch to Dorico but I don't find it intuitive at all. First it is s keyboard based and midi keyboard preferred input app. Not intuitive at all for folks that are accustomed to using their mouse. I did d/l the Dorico "Quick Reference Card" which is three pages long so much for quick reference. However, the "Popovers In Dorico" sheet(s) is 15 pages long. I suppose in time you will commit to memory all that but certainly not intuitive for beginners. Simple stuff yeah like the score you offered but concert band scores or full orchestra scores not so much.
Make believe Dorico is just another Finale update.
It's NOT intuitive at all - at least - NOT in my opinion. I couldn't for the life of me figure out how to insert a 16th note rest followed by a 16th note... LOL! BUT - it's starting to grow on me! GREAT video man! Thank you so much for making and posting!
You just don’t write the rest, instead you advance the caret to where the first note is and begin to write
Yeah, I had to get used to the note input, but now I find it extremely fast. As @mmmeixner commented, you don't really have to input rests, you just use the arrows to move to the correct caret and input a note. VERY important is to set the caret grid to 16ths, in the left lower corner of Write Mode. Also really useful is Shift + Option + arrow, to lengthen any note, or Option + Cmd + arrow, to move a note in its entirely around. It takes time, but I've just been engraving every day for the last few weeks, and I'm almost at my Finale speed. Good luck!
If you type your question into Google, make sure you reference Dorico, and AI should give you step by step instructions on how to do just about everything.
Thanks! After watching this and another couple videos I'm convinced to make the Dorico switch instead of starting MuseScore.
@@sourcitrusfruit you’re welcome! I think you won’t regret it. I’ve been making charts now for a month and I’m really loving it. Takes some practice but the payoff is worth it
@@JornSwart Cool, I also just started listening to your music on Spotify. Nice work. :)
Hi @Jorn, nice video, and welcome to the wonderful Dorico. As you said in Dorico it is possible to make global changes so you very seldom need to drag things manually, and all is consistent and looks nice:
For the Coda positioning, you can set this in "Engraving Options/Repeat Markers/Horizontal Position/Position of coda marker at start of system"->"Left-aligned with systemic barline"
And for the Tempo positioning: Dorico puts its vertical position corresponding to the meter (in your case the 6/8) because there is where the rhythmical pulse starts (but of course, as you demonstrated, you can put it in a different position, dragging it with the mouse, or (better) using the Start Offset X Property for very precise and consistent placing, and if you use the shortcuts for moving things (option+arrows for normal movements, option+command+arrows for big movement, shift+option+arrows for fine movements, shift+option+command for veeery fine movements) it will also set the Start Offsets for you ;-)
Dorico is truly wonderful in its conception and workflow!!
Sorry for the delay, and thank you for sharing this! I'm learning to try to do as much as I can with settings, but sometimes I still have to resort to dragging stuff around. I'm getting quicker though, and it is indeed a wonderful program!
How the heck did you learn all the input shortcuts??? I can't get beyond the opening one-measure bit. I don't believe it's at all like Finale, which I LOVED and used for decades.
@@krisdewild708 I had to just force myself to always use shortcuts, looking them up constantly. After a while you just start remembering. It’s been a few months now, and I love it. It’s not the same as Finale of course, but I personally like it better. Very cleverly designed. The change was painful, as I had used finale for two decades and was soooo used to it, but personally it was worth it.
I'm having a hard time erasing some notes I inserted in different measures. Any shortcuts or particular menu I have to go to?
@@abjasso select any note and press delete
I also tried the switch to Dorico but I don't find it intuitive at all. First it is s keyboard based and midi keyboard preferred input app. Not intuitive at all for folks that are accustomed to using their mouse. I did d/l the Dorico "Quick Reference Card" which is three pages long so much for quick reference. However, the "Popovers In Dorico" sheet(s) is 15 pages long. I suppose in time you will commit to memory all that but certainly not intuitive for beginners. Simple stuff yeah like the score you offered but concert band scores or full orchestra scores not so much.
Dorico looks like a kindergarten version of finale. So sad 😢