Newbie to Dorico iPad. Had high hopes for a musical notation program that didn’t rely on computer. Unfortunately, I discovered iPad version of Dorico does not create cues, consequently rendering it useless for orchestral scores/parts. When can we get cues? Would gladly pay for it. Help!!
Dorico for iPad has similar functionality to Dorico Elements on the desktop.
If you’re doing “Pro”-level work, like orchestral scores, I would suggest that it’s an excellent companion to the desktop; but not a replacement.
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There is no “automatic” cue function in Dorico on iPad as it equals in functionality to Dorico Elements.
Still there is a way to do them manually. It is laborious, but it’s possible:
Copy from source instrument, paste, scale to cue size, input an instrument label with staff text. Also add rests in another voice.
Now one has to hide the cue from the score, so after switching properties to Local, select the cue notes and scale them to 1%, which makes them invisible. Now the position of the rests have to be adjusted and: viola/ I mean voila!
Score:
Part:
The only thing which could be improved: have a tighter note spacing for the cue sections, so they take up less space. Local Note Spacing changes are not possible yet in Dorico Elements/Dorico on iPad. I noticed also that, even there is in Engrave Mode the area for Horizontal Adjustments, this function cannot be used without an attached keyboard (whereas the Vertical Adjustments can be done with finger or pencil).
Unfortunate, as I am transitioning away from computers. That form factor is less and suitable to my peripatetic life style as a professional musician. Hopefully a better music notation software for the iPad is in the works.
Thanks for the tip. Seems pretty painful tho…
I’d recommend a Surface Pro, best of both worlds… 
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Yes wmfmcd, p.p. painful but possible.
I tried the Sibelius version on the iPad, but no.
And I am not aware of other useful notation software for iPadOS.
Somehow I like the slimmer version of Dorico as it somehow fits the lifestyle when travelling light with tablet only.
I tried doing cues this way. Works, but very laborious. Meanwhile, ran into another brick wall. Dorico for iPad doesn’t allow for two instruments on one stave, thus making it useless for the simplest orchestral score. I can’t hand a conductor a score with a separate stave for every wind player. (Not interested in porting over to computer either; Sibelius on computer works just fine). Seems no matter how powerful iPads become, no one wants to write good software for them.
Tablets per se have the approach of an easy touch user interface. If you overcrowd a software, you will only be able to operate it with additional keyboard. I guess this goes against the guidelines for iPad Apps as provided by Apple, but also by the developer interface Apple offers the programmers.
Under these circumstances Dorico for iPad offers an incredible set of features already, in my opinion well balanced for most of its users. We might hope to see an additional button for cues at some point, so let’s hope for it.
Notion for iPad is not nearly as good as Dorico, but it offers “cues”.
Thanks for notioning it