Playing Etude Elements on my keyboard

Dorico
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Hi all,

I was watching the video, Etude Elements Walkthrough, where Anthony was playing the various presets on a MIDI controller. How do I do that? I can change the preset in a Dorico doc, but how can I just try out each of them on the keyboard outside of a Dorico doc? I’m using an Arturia KeyLab 88 and I have D 6.2.

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Without activating note input, select a note or passage of notes only on the instrument you want to hear. Then play on your midi keyboard to hear that instrument. This will not add notes or otherwise change your Dorico file.

Edit: I just realized you want in particular to try out the Etude Elements piano so start with a Dorico file that includes at least one note on that loaded instrument.

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Another option is to run HALion Sonic as a standalone instrument via your Applications folder and load the desired patch manually. Though you probably don’t want to do this at the same time as running Dorico.

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Actually, I find playing Etude through Dorico almost impossible, due to the delay (buffer, calculations)… Using Cubase or the HALion Sonic standalone is a more viable solution, should I want to play piano. Unless there’s some nice trickery that can be applied to Dorico so that the signal does not go down the whole path and is not delayed that much, and if there is, I’d love to know it!

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Thanks. I can now play Etude, and other sounds, either thru Dorico or as a standalone. I haven’t mastered the details yet (everything seems to sound the same) but at least I can hear it. Beginner question: If I’m playing my keyboard thru HALion alone does that make it my DAWS?

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I am unsure of your background knowledge in this area and apologize if my response is more basic than required. However, I remember my first days with Sibelius years ago when the different varieties of audio software and their relationships were new and confusing.

Digital audio workstations (DAWs) are programs that allow users to save and mix audio streams from sources such as microphones or recordings and also sounds generated by midi information used to play virtual instruments and trigger special effects. There are numerous DAWs including programs such as Cubase and Pro Tools.

In contrast, Halion is a sample player that stores sounds (samples) that can made audible (played) by midi signals that trigger them. Depending on what Halion is connected to, the midi information might come from a midi keyboard, a DAW such as Cubase, or a notation program such as Dorico.

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Thank you! That is exactly what I needed to know. And it would be pretty hard to under estimate my knowledge when it comes to electronics (but I’m learning!).

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