Dynamic Curve Default Settings?

leejackson · May 30, 2026, 5:32pm

What are the default settings for the Dynamic Curve Power, as well as for the Minimum and Maximum dynamic level settings? In my experimental early days with Dorico, I messed with these numbers, and I don’t know what they were to begin with. Please advise, and thanks!

asherber · May 30, 2026, 5:37pm

You can use the Library Manager to compare your current Playback Options to the factory defaults.

These are the defaults:

kasky1 · May 30, 2026, 5:44pm

Do we know why the curve power of 2.5 was selected as a default in Dorico? I’m curious, not criticizing.

Janus · May 30, 2026, 5:52pm

I think it is related to how people actually perceive volume changes (ie. it is not linear) but I don’t don’t know the science behind it.

Sitka · May 30, 2026, 6:49pm

Please see my posts at:

https://forums.steinberg.net/t/single-dynamic-point-level-inconsistency

and

https://forums.steinberg.net/t/make-single-point-dynamics-midi-value-table-available-to-user-more

kasky1 · May 30, 2026, 7:07pm

I faintly recall my Physics of Acoustics college course many, many years ago after reading these posts. I will need to digest all of this great info for a while as I dig out my textbook for a refresher. Thank you.