Dorico SE Playback Issue with Files from Dorico Pro

Dear Dorico friends,

I am a user of Dorico Pro 6.1.10 and often work with my students who use Dorico SE, sharing project files with them. Since the release of Dorico Elements 6.1.10, I have encountered the following issue:

When I share my Pro files (pieces for piano), Dorico SE does not play them back. After some investigation, I discovered that HALion Sonic 7 in my Pro version loads the Concert Grand Elements sound, which SE apparently cannot play. SE instead defaults to the Yamaha S90ES Piano, and playback works fine when I manually switch to this sound.

My question is: as far as I know, SE uses the same program as Pro, with the license determining the available features. Could it be that SE simply does not include the new Concert Grand Elements sound?

I have installed all available updates for SE through the Steinberg Download Assistant, but this issue remains unresolved.

Thank you in advance

That’s right, Dorico SE does not include the Etude Elements library. Only Dorico Pro and Dorico Elements do.

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