I have had a sneak peek of the disruptive technology Arne is talking about, and it does indeed have the potential to be quite the game-changer.
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that’s certainly interesting and encouraging!
“Disruptive Notation Program Technology.” In my day we simply called these “live performers.”
Really though - very exciting news!
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You have NO idea how hard it is to hold in the “SQUEEEEEEEEE!!!”
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That will make Dorico even "perfect-er"
Wishing you and the Dorico team a very Merry Christmas- along with thanks for your amazing work on our behalf.
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I get Studio One 5 from Prsonus Sphere for about that. I couldn’t afford the upfront cost all at once. Plus, i already own Notion 6 (my 2nd favorite notation program- after Dorico, of course). I did so because i could afford the low monthly fee, and because Notion 6 and Studio One can import/export directly into each other’s program from within each. BUT- Dorico is- and I expect now will always be- my #1. The Dorico team are amazing.
You mean we will be able to do string glissando? 
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even more important is the brass glissando!
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That requires changes on the Dorico side, not the NotePerformer side – NotePerformer is already perfectly well able to play glissandos. But I imagine you know this quite well already.
indeed I do, Daniel. 
This is the main reason why I never bothered to do a Dorico version of my Sibelius created symphony using NP.
UPDATE actually I lied – to be pedantic, I have by now created Dorico versions of all my Sibelius scores so I no longer need to use it, other than occasionally looking at works written by those who have not yet seen the light. But this particular symphony will only get any serious attention with NP4.
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To be honest, I’d say that Noteperformer should remain an option in all top 3 notation programs (Dorico/Sibelius/Finale), and not be bound exclusively to only one program. (Perhaps I misread your proposal, in which case I apologise!)
But, a built in support feature would definetely be welcome 
I’m looking forward to what Noteperformer 4 will bring to the table, and that I can use it both in Dorico and Sibelius (still switching a lot back and forth depending on the kind of project I’m working on).
I Don’t disagree with you; if it were to be siloed into only one of the big three, it would be a tremendous loss for the other two. I was just mentioning that if, for instance, you got a free copy of NP4, someone would manage to find a way to complain.
Like you though, I hope there is some back-end communication between the dorico dev team and Arne to make the two work together to the best degree possible. This appears to be the case, so I’m excited, especially now that Arne has mentioned the upgrade will be free to existing users! It would be neat, for instance, if Dorico built in a 1 second buffer to the green follow line, so that the playback was in perfect sync with the delayed NP render.
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I like that idea.
Daniel’s comment above “"it does indeed have the potential to be quite the game-changer” is definitely intriguing. I’m also interested in Arne’s comment about “supplementary content”. Could this be about extending NP’s sound library? Hope so…
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interesting - and perhaps off topic from this thread - but I was looking at some Straight Ahead VST’s and they have a 4 beat offset requirement (to use smart delay) - easy to do it a DAW apparently, but could Dorico accomodate that? Might be a problem to solve for multiple potential VSTs?
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What do you mean? I use NP and the line is in perfect sync with the audio I hear…
this sort of thing has been discussed before and there is the option within Dorico to use the Steinberg “mono delay” insert for instance at track level. I only once so far used a combination of libraries where one (Cinematic Studio) required a delay because I was using a script and the piano didn’t but it’s doable.
Still, perhaps it wouldn’t be too hard for Dorico to implement a Cubase-style offset for the track which would simplify the procedure. There is certainly plenty of demand for such a thing.
If I recall, there was a slightly earlier version of NP that had that delay, but it was repaired in a more recent update. I could be wrong about this.
however, I also have never seen a delay with NP’s playback and the playback line in Dorico.
Perhaps that’s it then; I haven’t needed to use NP for a long time, but if this was fixed when Arne released the Apple Silicone update, that would explain the discrepancy. I could have sworn that they line used to be out of sync… it used to be a regular topic of discussion, and people always had to explain that the delay was to allow NP to analyze the music. If it’s fixed already, all the better!
Of course there is this 1 second delay for NP, but Dorico’s line happily waits for NP to start. (I only happen to try out NP since December, so I only know the current state.)
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Then again, I could also be misremembering. It’s been almost a year since I’ve had a real reason to use it. 