Dorico 5 wishlist

Dorico
5

Hello dear colleagues,

I can only completely agree with @FredGUnn. No doubt the requested improvements are needed. :slight_smile:

I would like to add just another few things that are of high importance:

  1. Fermatas and Breath Marks adjustable playback - Having this function in the Properties panel will make our job easier. Currently if we need to recreate the playback of these symbols, we should manually edit the Tempo curve which isn’t the most correct practice.

  2. Ornamentation Playback - This is by far one of the most awaited improvements in Dorico. Most of them should be added to the Playback Techniques list.

  3. Aleatoric Boxes, aleatoric lines and other symbols - Currently we are missing mainly the boxes. The lines are present in Dorico, but they don’t have a playback. Would be great if we could get proper aleatoric playback only by using the proper notation, without tricking the app.

  4. Left and Right locators and option to loop the playback between the locators (with option to change notes during playback, real-time recording, etc…), and of course an option to export Mixdown, or Tracks between locators.

  • This is not only important for those who would like to practice their instrument part alongside with the part of the score, but also if we would like to present only part of the composition to third parties.
  1. Logic Pro-like Smart Tempo Detection:
    Scoring to Video requests - #5 by Thurisaz
  • Cubase Pro has a tempo extraction from MIDI, too, but I find the one in Logic a bit more advanced which is very important for those who score for media.
  • On the other side such function will Humanize the tempo and grid related playback even for non-media music. Which is very important.
  • The Smart tempo should be applicable even on already existing scores without destroying them.
  1. Staff/Track Versions, similar to the way how they work in Cubase.
  1. Bezier Curves for automations and tempo track. Just like in Cubase.
  • The Bezier Curves are one of the most important improvements in the DAW World nowadays.
    They allow us to have much smoother and natural playback. Unfortunately still they are not part of Dorico.
  1. VST Connect for Dorico (multiple user mode + video call).
  • Would be great if Dorico Pro could work as VST Connect Pro/Performer host (Dorico Elements as VST Connect SE/Performer) and Dorico SE as VST Performer.
  • This will allow the users of Dorico to cooperate over internet while working on a same project.
  • Such function may allow someone on vacation, with laptop, to connect his/her workstation at home/studio and do some work (Of course if the host computer is Online). Here solutions like TeamViewer, Remote Desktop… would not do the best job when it comes to streaming audio and clouding files in case of interrupted connection.
  1. Tuplet Grid (triplet, sextuplet…).
  • Currently Dorico offers only regular and dotted grids, but there is no tuplet grids.
  • The tuplet grids would allow us to create and edit properly tuplets in the Key Editor which is important for the playback.
  1. Sending of Tempo Data to VST Plugins.
  • Dorico still doesn’t support sending of tempo data to VST.
  • This is required by most of the libraries in order to produce more natural playback.

Best wishes,
Thurisaz :slight_smile:

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