Product Description
Steinberg Dorico Pro 4 is a top - notch boxed music notation and composition software. It meets the highest professional standards for writing, printing, and playing back music. Even beginners can quickly learn it, while its hundreds of advanced notations, features, options, and sounds will satisfy the most demanding pros. Dorico operates so smoothly that you'll hardly notice you're using software. Its built - in intelligence automatically generates beautiful results, letting you focus on your musical creativity.
**New Features in Dorico 4**
- **Key Editor in Write mode**: Easily shape your MIDI performance with the new Key Editor.
- **Smart MIDI import**: A powerful new workflow that understands incoming tracks and remembers your choices.
- **Polyphonic MIDI transcription**: Automatically separates played music into distinct voices for cleaner transcriptions.
- **Insert mode scope**: Change the scope of insert operations to create cadenzas or free rhythm sections.
- **Melodic and rhythmic transformations**: Apply common transformations with a single click.
- **On - screen keyboard, fretboard and drum pads**: Input notes conveniently from the piano, fretboard, or drum pads.
- **Revamped Play mode and Mixer**: Control channel EQ and effects with ease.
- **Native Apple Silicon support**: Runs natively on M1 - powered Macs, with some operations twice as fast.
- **Flexible Steinberg Licensing**: Sign in with your Steinberg ID and run on two computers with a single - user license.
- **Library Manager**: Compare project options and selectively apply changes.
- **Jump bar**: Quickly access commands and navigate your project from the keyboard.
- **Instrument filters in galley view**: Focus on specific instruments.
- **SuperVision**: A customizable multi - meter audio analyzer plug - in.
- **Capos for fretted instruments**: Define capos and get transposed notation.
- **Parenthesised chord symbols**: Show optional chord symbols easily.
- **Automatic score order and soloists**: Automatically order instruments according to orchestral conventions.
- **User - defined project templates and ensembles**: Quickly add instruments and save templates.
- **Bracketing for figured bass**: Sophisticated tools for adding brackets to figured bass.
- **Improved staff labels**: Label multi - instrument players with their names.
**Key Features**
- It offers the most flexible note input and editing, ensuring clear and correct notation.
- High - performance, suitable for projects of any size.
- Supports modern composition techniques, reducing workarounds.
- Directly manipulate MIDI data for natural - sounding playback.
- Has a simple, streamlined interface with fast keyboard access.
**System Requirements**
**Mac**: macOS 10.14 Mojave / 10.15 Catalina / 11 Big Sur / 12 Monterey; 64 - bit Intel multi - core or Apple Silicon ARM processor.
**PC**: 64 - bit Windows 10 / Windows 11; 64 - bit Intel or AMD multi - core processor (Intel i5 or faster recommended).
8GB RAM recommended (4GB minimum); 12 GB free storage space (SSD recommended); OS - compatible audio hardware (ASIO - compatible for low - latency). An internet connection is required for download, activation, etc. Note: This version doesn't support 32 - bit plug - ins.
Using Steinberg Dorico Pro 4 is a breeze. First, install the software following the system requirements. For Mac, make sure you have the right macOS version and a proper processor. For PC, ensure you meet the Windows and processor requirements, along with enough RAM and storage. After installation, sign in with your Steinberg ID to start using the software.
When you start a new project, you can use the user - defined project templates or the built - in ones. The ensemble picker helps you quickly add multiple instruments. If you're new to music notation, start with simple note input using the on - screen keyboard, fretboard, or drum pads. As you get more familiar, you can explore the advanced features like the Key Editor in Write mode for shaping MIDI performance.
For MIDI import, use the smart MIDI import workflow. It'll make your life easier by intelligently interpreting incoming tracks. And don't forget about the polyphonic MIDI transcription feature, which will separate your played music into clean voices.
When it comes to editing, use the Insert mode scope to change how you edit voices. The melodic and rhythmic transformations are just one click away, so have fun experimenting with different musical ideas.
Remember, an internet connection is required for download, activation, account setup, and registration. Also, this software version doesn't support 32 - bit plug - ins. For maintenance, keep your system updated according to the software's requirements. If you face any issues, check the official Steinberg support resources.