I’ve got the impression that audio files exported from Dorico have something missing at the beginning. It’s just a feeling that when playing back the audio files exported by other programs, these start smoothly, with a nearly unperceivable moment of silence or fade in before the music actually starts. On the contrary, the audio files exported by Dorico seems to start abruptly.
Opening the files in a sample editor, I see in the files generated by Logic there is always a silence lasting just a few samples. Files generated by Dorico don’t have this initial silence. This can obviously depend on the timing of the music in the original project.
I think that smoothness, unless it is just an auditory illusion, is desirable.
the files start the instant they are loaded but I don’t find anything missing myself. Of course you can easily add an empty bar or something at the beginning of the score for export if you wish.
I think I’ve found what makes a difference: music performed by Dorico starts immediately, as it is usually written in the score. Music performed on a sequencer starts a bit later, since it is usually recorded live, and is not mathematically accurate.
Apart for inserting a short pause at the beginning, I could simply go to the play mode and microscopically delay the notes at the very beginning.
The audio export starts exactly the start of the flow. This is essential if you are working with video or matching to timecode. If Dorico decided to add a few extra seconds of silence then it would be out of sync. We added the pre-roll option so you could add this extra time if you wish.