Hello Dorico users,
I am about to notate an elaborate 15-piece album. I currently have Cubase 14. I am wondering if updating to both C15 and D6 is a noticeable improvement in workflow specifically regarding the Cubase score editor to Dorico translation.
As of now, I have to perform lots and lots of cleanup with smaller pieces. Can anyone tell me how much of an improvement they’ve experienced with these upgrades?
Best advice is not to update while you are under a deadline, but ultimately only you can make that decision.
IIRC, however, one can download and istall the latest edition of either Cubase or Dorico while keeping the earlier version on your computer.
When you’re not under a deadline constraint, why not 1). Check the version histories to see if the upgrades appeal to you; and 2). Make use of the free trials to try them out.
— Jim
There were certainly improvements to the Dorico-based score functionality of Cubase in version 15 over 14; as well as expression maps.
As for Dorico, there are literally hundreds of new features in version 6 (and 6.1 and 6.2), compared to version 5; many of them relating to workflow improvements. If you’re planning to make use of Dorico and Cubase together, then it certainly makes sense to have the latest functions.
Either read the Version History document, or have a look at these articles reviewing the new features:
And to add to what everybody else has already said: It really depends on what you mean by “elaborate”.
Not everything that is musically (read: harmonically or structurally) complex, is also complicated when it comes to notation. On the other hand, there are quite complex or “modern” ways to notate things that might end up sounding quite simple to the listener.
It might help to provide us with an example of what your music looks like notationwise, ideally with a comparison of what cubase exports and how the cleaned-up result will look like.