Err… why not test it for free… since it’s free? If you want more than 4 players, is $39 a year really too much?
Anyways, how else should they release an iOS app? You can’t do paid updates.
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This is getting very tiring to repeat, but the staff has made it very clear in multiple places including the live stream and Daniel’s release blog that the main desktop version will not be switching to a subscription model.
I’m glad to finally see such a great notation entry into the iPad realm, but it seems like registered owners of Dorico Pro 3.5 shouldn’t have to pay a subscription for the unlocked app. If I own a license to Dorico Pro 3.5, but have to use Dorico on my iPad because I am using my computer screen for music production plugins, or whatever, I should be able to use all features of Dorico for iPad. Just my two cents…
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And when the iPad app gets better with new features, but you still have 3.5, how does that work, does the iPad try to limit itself to 3.5 features? Really I don’t get the point, the iPad already ports so many features from the desktop, for a measly $40 it’s a bargain and a half. And you only need to pay if you want to write with > 4 voices (and some other capabilities I’m not sure of), you can always read a Dorico desktop project. Hey you can get a free iPad Photoshop, but only if you buy a PS subscription, how does that sound?
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I have a Photoshop subscription… lol
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It is exciting to have an iPad version for sure. I am not fond of the sub model, even with iPad apps. It’s why I use Procreate instead of Photoshop/Illustrator. I would rather see the Cubasis model, and they could bring in extra income by offering sample library packs (like StaffPad), templates, etc.
Just to throw out an idea about the instrument limitation - what if you implemented a check to log in to Steinberg’s online system to see if the user had a valid Dorico Pro license for at least one system, and if they do, remove the 12 instrument limitation? Most of us who want to use more than 12 staves already have Dorico Pro anyway.
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Making software is hard. Read this blog post, and then come back and tell us why you think you should get it for free:
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Daniel indicated the 12 limitation might well be addressed if the app is popular. It’s all investment, all software teams run lean these days so you have to pick your battles, these guys are top notch. I suspect it is popular so we’ll see nice improvements such as more instrumentation.
Not to mention the main branch features coming over here since they share a code base.
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I very well might be wrong, but I was sorta assuming the 12 player limitation was due to hardware (processor/memory) issues on the various iPad models. Expanding to 18 (or even 16-17) players would dramatically increase the marketability to jazz musicians that write for larger ensembles.
I filled my car up yesterday - £42 - more than a years sub for by far the most sophisticated and ingenious iPad app available for composers. A staggering achievement by Steinberg.
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I agree. I am an android tablet user and am not able to buy apple’s expensive iPads or latest phones. I’m still on an iPhone 6 for example. I hope Steinberg will also target cheaper devices out there that more people can afford.
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Could you please consider making it available on Mac computers with Apple silicon?
I’m not sure about Android, since there seems to be a big mess of various devices out there, and Steinberg would have trouble controlling the user experience…
I’d love a “tablet mode” for my 2-in-1 Ultrabook though! Flip it around and have the UI change to that of the iPad!
Dorico 4 FTW!
Benji
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Hi
Any chance that a version for Android will appear?
It’s already been said in various places that the new functionality on the iPad version will feed into Dorico 4 on the Mac/Windows version. It’s effectively the same codebase.
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I mean the availability of the iPad version on the Mac App Store at the same time, not the Qt thing which bugs in the UI operation responsiveness.
I’ve read that they do not plan on doing that, because the mac version will have the same features (and probably some more), and they do not want to mess with the product line. Alas, I cannot find where I read that (hence my previous deleted answer).
Whether the iPad version worths being available on macOS (as a Marzipan app) depends on whether it bugs the same (due to the nature of Qt framework) as what Dorico Pro does on macOS in UI responsiveness.
I would like to hear from @dspreadbury to know whether iPad Dorico is a Qt app.