Will be happy if MIDI export is fixed, as I use this all the time to do orchestral mock-ups in my DAW (Dorico’s MIDI manipulating abilities are currently limited).
Problem is discussed here: Underflow bug in MIDI export with negative playback end offsets - Dorico - Steinberg Forums
That issue you reported is indeed fixed, as I told you at the time, Nick.
Will D3 allow us to use arrow keys to navigate the notes in a single voice, without jumping between voices?
See here.
Awesome!
Are expression maps receiving updates? Either to get closer to parity with Cubase – which might get us VSL maps automatically – or to implement the things VSL is waiting on? (I don’t know what those are, I assume you and VSL are in communication with one another about that).
We are of course making improvements to VST Expression Maps, though import from Cubase will be unchanged, and the boys and girls at VSL will have to make their own assessment of the changes. I wouldn’t want to speak for them.
Form those of us who don’t use Halion, please, please, please give us a way to delete or hide the Halion expression maps.
Daniel, are you able to say if select notes by value (eg quavers) will be added to the filter in the next version?
This will make half my day if this is included.
Thanks.
Hello, Daniel!
I hope that Dorico v3 will change the binding of the technique blayback from quantization events to note events. And, of course, the correct formation of multi-voice MIDI messages. Currently, no notation editors in the world, which correctly generates a stream of MIDI messages (not import, but MIDI playback). I really want the first such editor to appear, and it would be Dorico.
What about typing tabs and fingering tables for guitars and basses? This is an important feature for many users.
Robert (I presume ), guitar tab is one of the most significant and anticipated features of 3.0. We don’t know the specifics, but when the team releases a feature, it’s quite thorough.
I think the good Robert did not really need this feature … Seriously: Thanks for the answer! If writing tabs is as easy as anything Dorico does, then it will be great. Let us look forward to it!
Robert …
It might be Clara. It is the 21st century and they have the right to identify as whatever gender they like
Hello Daniel and crew behind Dorico,
Still I’m not a Dorico user, but would be great if you implement direct Expressions mapping (Overture likewise) and ability to save them as presets.
This will allow the users to create their expression maps on fly, without wasting time. This has enough benefits:
One will have full control over the E.M.
- To enable / disable the expression playback per note basis (if needed).
- To fastly change template libraries and map new expressions per project basis
- Adding of new library patches and re-routing the expressions (in case we need some expressions to be played by different library than the main).
These are very important things for those people who would like to use Dorico as notation based DAW for composing, or arranging music by using
virtual instruments.
Worth to think about it!
I wish success to the team!
Best regards

Hello Daniel and crew behind Dorico,
Still I’m not a Dorico user, but would be great if you implement direct Expressions mapping (Overture likewise) and ability to save them as presets.
This will allow the users to create their expression maps on fly, without wasting time. This has enough benefits:
One will have full control over the E.M.
- To enable / disable the expression playback per note basis (if needed).
- To fastly change template libraries and map new expressions per project basis
- Adding of new library patches and re-routing the expressions (in case we need some expressions to be played by different library than the main).
These are very important things for those people who would like to use Dorico as notation based DAW for composing, or arranging music by using
virtual instruments.
Worth to think about it!I wish success to the team!
Best regards
Perhaps the only thing I liked about that program, thumbs up for a similar system in Dorico!

Perhaps the only thing I liked about that program, thumbs up for a similar system in Dorico!
Hello Bollen,
Well, there is another thing (probably the most important for any software) that worth to be taken as an example from Overture:
The workflow - Overture has the most intuitive workflow ever. If you have at least basic knowledge
of working with DAW and Scoring software, you don’t need tutorials, or to spend so much time on the
manual in order to write simple 12 bars orchestration without previous knowledge about that app.
For around 1h. and 30/40min. you can learn:
- how to create templates
- how the expression maps work
- how the workflow is designed (at more than basic level)
/Actually the interface is enough well designed to navigate by itself the user. That’s the reason for lack of video tutorials/ - to create an orchestral template with the favorite libraries
- And you have time to think for theme to orchestrate and the instruments.
The mentioned above is based on my personal experience.
I did the same test with the trial versions of Dorico 1 and Dorico Pro 2…
No way to do something without wasting so much time on watching tutorials and jumping between Dorico and the manual.
After almost 2h and 30min. I was still wasting time to learn the complicated workflow. At the end I’ve just pressed “Quit”.
Dorico is just a little bit more intuitive than Sibelius, but still far from “Creativity First”.
Few questions came to my mind after many tests:
- How Don Williams (the creator of Overture), who has no musical education is able to provide exactly what the musicians want?!
- as less as possible wasting time on tech things, manual etc. during the composing process.
- keeping the focus on the creative process, exactly what “Creativity First” means.
- How the team led by Daniel Spreadbury (who has a musical education) isn’t able to provide the same simplicity of the workflow
like Overture does?! (With all my respect for their hard work)
Yes, Dorico Pro has three superior sides compared to Overture
- It’s much more stable. Unfortunately the Overture’s code is more fragile
- Has more advanced Engraving / Publishing module.
- The Flow function.
Well, that’s it!
I hope this comment of mine will provoke the team behind Dorico to focus their attention more on the workflow improvement to
really fit the Steinberg’s slogan “Creativity First”!
Best regards
I love somebody’s comment on the Overture forum, comparing it with other notation apps:
“Dorico: clearly aimed at the hobbyist engraver — who is welcome to it. Isn’t that who LilyPad is aimed at, too?” (I guess he meant Lilypond).
Overture users are an enthusiastic bunch, it seems
I love somebody’s comment on the Overture forum, comparing it with other notation apps:
“Dorico: clearly aimed at the hobbyist engraver — who is welcome to it. Isn’t that who LilyPad is aimed at, too?” (I guess he meant Lilypond).
Overture users are an enthusiastic bunch, it seems
Rob hello,
Well, if one knows how to work with Overture, he definitely could achieve pro class looking score sheets prepared to be performed
by orchestras, bands or solo musicians. I did many sheets only in Overture with positive feedback from the musicians and conductors.
Of course Overture still needs serious improvement in the area of Engraving and Publishing.
Greetings