as iI said above, the space bar stops playback maybe one out of twenty times, please make this work on a mac, it is driving me crazy and wondering if i should consider switching to any another notation software that has useable playback controls.
If you have started playback by pressing P, then pressing P again should stop it.
Hi Arthur, are you aware that you can configure shortkeys in Dorico to your taste?
Donât know if this is a Mac issue, but here on Windows 11 this works very reliably: I always stop playback using the space bar.
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This works for me on a Mac. Do you have any other software that might be interacting with the keyboard?
What keyboard language are you using?
Can you create a Diagnostic Report (from the Help menu) and post it here?
I think there can be an issue where if you start playback with the mouse by clicking the play button on the toolbar, hitting Space may cause the layout selector drop-down on the toolbar to open, because the keyboard focus is still in the toolbar rather than having been returned to the score.
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Thanks for the help, Iâm starting to get the hang of it, I also discovered if I command click on a couple instruments pressing p will solo those instruments, very helpful since the mute or solo doesnât work in play mode while using Note Performer.
With NotePerformer you can mute/solo using NPâs own GUI instead of Doricoâs mixer.
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NotePerformer uses its own mixer. To access it, go to Play mode, select one of the instruments, and then click the âeâ button for that instrument in the Track Inspector:
Thatâs cool, I knew how to open the playback template to access NPâs
mixing board but didnât know this trick. But this highlighting a note
thing I never saw mentioned anywhere, if you want to solo one instrument
you need to highlight a whole measure and press P, and several
instruments, command click the first note of each, and those instruments
are soloed. Great way to save time and reduce clutter on your work
surface.
Different methods of playback are documented here:
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When I switched to Dorico, that symbol really tripped me up and still sometimes does since it resembles a circle with a line through it (like a symbol for No or Not Accessible). The other one resembles a common Settings icon. Might be good to consider redesigning these to make the function clearer. No big deal but until I read more of the manual and forum it never would have occurred to me to click on what looked like a circle with a diagonal line through it.
I donât see it as a closed circle with a line through it. Regardless, if you were ever in doubt, the tool-tip (text while hovering the mouse over it), is extremely clear: Edit Instrument
It is one of the few things about Dorico that has always bothered me a little. It is a symbol that doesnât give any indication of what it is for. I presume itâs an imported symbol from other Steinberg software, and if you know the context of those programs, you know what it means. Having not used Steinberg software before, I lacked that context. And nothing about a random âeâ makes me think itâs the button for adjusting VST settings.
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Itâs " e" like in âEnstrumentâ, right? 
It is one of the few things about Dorico that has always bothered me a little. It is a symbol that doesnât give any indication of what it is for. I presume itâs an imported symbol from other Steinberg software, and if you know the context of those programs, you know what it means. Having not used Steinberg software before, I lacked that context. And nothing about a random âeâ makes me think itâs the button for adjusting VST settings
Yup. I donât have any other Steinberg products (I use Reason for sequencing, not Cubase) hence my confusion.
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âEnybodyâs guess what this button doesâ?
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Iâll look into that in the meantime, you might want a bedtime story.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U85CXYJg2lc&t=90s