I was working in another notation for my last concert work and while it had some merit (I won't name it) and some nice built-in playback sounds, it couldn't compare to Dorico in terms of... well, everything really. I returned to Dorico 4.1 last week and it was like flying after crawling for so long using that other app. All of the shortcut key commands I'd programmed came back to me instantly and I marvelled at how fast I could input notes, move them, copy them and generally compose. P.S. The concert work I composed in the other program was imported into Dorico via XML for engraving and printing. :)
Given that pitch notation is the PRIMARY ELEMENT of notation software use, the ALT key is RIDICULOUS for moving the pitch up and down. Like Sibelius doesn't need it, etc... WHY?
Thank you for doing this series of Dorico tutorials!
I was working in another notation for my last concert work and while it had some merit (I won't name it) and some nice built-in playback sounds, it couldn't compare to Dorico in terms of... well, everything really. I returned to Dorico 4.1 last week and it was like flying after crawling for so long using that other app. All of the shortcut key commands I'd programmed came back to me instantly and I marvelled at how fast I could input notes, move them, copy them and generally compose. P.S. The concert work I composed in the other program was imported into Dorico via XML for engraving and printing. :)
Given that pitch notation is the PRIMARY ELEMENT of notation software use, the ALT key is RIDICULOUS for moving the pitch up and down. Like Sibelius doesn't need it, etc... WHY?