Dorico 1 and Mac OS Big Sur 11.7.10

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A non-Dorico problem prompted me to upgrade to OS 11.7.10 on a 2014 Mac. I have always just used Dorico 1, which now I cannot open since the OS upgrade. But after reading posts I don’t think I should get Dorico 5 because it will not work on Big Sur! What should I do? Thanks, -Chuck

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Dorico 5 should work fine on Big Sur - that’s what my MacBook is running. What specific problem with Big Sur are you concerned about?

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According to Steinberg’s System Requirements page, Dorico 5 runs on Catalina (10.11), Big Sur (11), Monterey (12) and Ventura (13).

Dorico 1 was extremely limited; I’m surprised you were never tempted by any of the features in v2, 3, 4 and 5. You’ll need to catch up on the huge list of things you can now do with the program.

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Thanks Richard! So if I buy Dorico 5, will my Dorico 1 files automatically transfer to it and function normally?

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Yes. You’ll get an alert (which you can turn off in Preferences) telling you that the project file was created in an earlier version; but once you’ve saved in it D5, then it’s up to date.

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You have nothing to lose at least in trying the Dorico Pro 5 trial version for 60 days:

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I got it and my old files appeared, no problem. However I’m not getting any sound on playback- I know others in the forum have dealt with this-

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Did you install all of the required sound content along with the trial version of Dorico itself? Does it warn you when you start Dorico 5 that any sound content is missing?

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Check to make sure your mixer faders have not set themselves to -∞, and also try reapplying the Playback Template from the Play menu.

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I’ll check this in the morning, but I did not get a warning; the only file I did not download was Indain music. Thanks Derek also.

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I understand you mean -∞, but it’s better to be precise on this. 0 (dB) would actually be a perfect value. :wink:

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Also, check what the output is set to in Edit > Device Setup.

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Thank you, Marc; I should have known that.
I have edited my post to make the correction.

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How do I discover whether I have downloaded al of the required sound content?

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Dorico 5 will warn you when you start the app if it thinks any sound content is missing. If you run Dorico 5 and it arrives at the Hub window without complaint, then you should be OK!

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So I did not have a warning, but I still have no sound when I playback-

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Have a look in Edit > Device Setup and check that you have an appropriate audio output device chosen there.

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I have built-in audio output

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For whatever reason, it might also be worth attempting to re-apply your playback template. If nothing happens, you can always just close the document without saving so that nothing is changed.

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Also worth trying to create a brand new project, e.g. based on the Solo piano template, and add a few notes. Do you hear any sound in that project?