I am so incredibly frustrated with Dorico right now. I have used Finale for 20 years. I’m open to a new program, but it does not feel intuitive!
I just want to make a percussion part with a snare and a bass on a 5-line staff. All I want is was used to take me 5 seconds.
The support chat had absolutely nothing helpful to offer today. I cannot write music or make arrangements. I am so mad and frustrated I could cry.
Can ANYONE please help me?!
HellonKenneth,
you have come to the right place, welcome to the Dorico forum.
First of all, you might be able to keep working with Finale (the way you are used to) for years to come probably. There is really no need to rush into unknown territory.
If you are interested in learning Dorico - which is very different from Finale -
take your time, and please, don’t hesitate to ask here. Everybody is very happy to help. Things that might feel difficult at first might be even easier than expected…
This video is 6 years old, but still worth watching: https://youtu.be/lgfEe1oiFLs?si=V40t94xKu_H0Wyng
at 1:50
Welcome to the forum — and Dorico, @kennethlhoffman!
I’m sorry the initial “on-ramping” has some bumps, but you’ll find this to be an incredibly friendly and helpful forum as you keep working at it.
This might be the wrong time to waylay you with a video, but have you watched the (rather comically titled) 48-min Discover Dorico video “Drums in One Minute?” I found it pretty helpful when I was first working with drum kit parts.
EDIT: the shorter one @k_b links to above might be a better place to start.