I’ve been a Reaper user for almost eight years now, but in recent times I’ve developed more interest in writing in Dorico 5. Usually this is in conjunction with sample libraries from the likes of Orchestral Tools, Spitfire Audio or the Cinematic Studio Series. When a library’s focus is outside conventional western orchestral instrument/articulation boundaries, as many of the sample libraries I use are, this often presents a considerable challenge. How to notate instruments and their related specialist articulation types from countries like China, Thailand or Burma - to name but a few - is a steep learning curve. I decided in the end to disregard that problem for now and simply increase the playing and playback techniques to host them. At this stage I’ve ignored what will actually appear in the notation as I intend to slim that down at a later stage, possibly by ditching the notation of some techniques. My objective is simply to write in one application rather than two. I believe Dorico 5 Pro has developed sufficiently for this approach to be practical but I admit that I’m still weighing up whether to take advantage of the current Steinberg offer and bring Cubase on board. I’m presently working on expression maps for OT’s Sangara which features a long list of instruments and articulations unique to the Far East. Comments and suggestions welcome.
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I write in both Cubase and Dorico.
Sometimes I write things that don’t need notation, and then obviously I use Cubase.
For things that need notation I often use Cubase first to sketch out ideas as it’s much better for that.
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