Steinberg Dorico Pro 5 Professional Music Notation and Composition Software Download - Crossgrade Version
Crossgrade: This retail crossgrade (CG) is for customers who own a single - user academic or educational license of the full Sibelius Ultimate (version 2019.4 or later) or Sibelius (version 2019.1 or earlier), excluding cut - down versions like Sibelius First and Sibelius Student.
Dorico is a top - notch scoring software. It lets you write, print, and play back music notation to meet the highest professional standards. It's easy to learn for anyone, yet it comes with hundreds of advanced notations, features, options, and amazing sounds to satisfy even the most demanding professionals. It's so fast, streamlined, and effortless that you'll quickly forget you're using software. Its built - in intelligence automatically creates beautiful results, so you can focus on your creativity and making music.
Key Features
- Best automatic notation and engraving in the software world
- Simple note input
- Clean and clear user interface
- Great results by default, saving you time
- Intelligent notation adjustment as you write
- Handle any number of movements or pieces in one project
- Stunning playback with nearly 1500 included sounds
- Sequencer - style piano roll MIDI editor
- DTP page layout
- Correctly handle unbarred music, tuplets across barlines, microtonality, etc. without workarounds
- Two beautiful music font families: Bravura for engraved music and Petaluma for a hand - copied look
- Easy transfer to and from other programs via MusicXML, MIDI, PDF, etc.
- Supports VST 3 virtual instruments and effects processors (30 included)
- Most flexible note input and editing in scoring applications. Seamlessly insert music, change rhythms and durations, and Dorico ensures clear and correct notation.
- Whether your project starts small or grows large, from a simple song to a symphony, opera, or show, Dorico's high performance won't slow you down.
- Excellent support for modern composition techniques like open meter, complex tuplets, and microtonality, reducing workarounds in other software.
- Directly manipulate MIDI data, including continuous controllers, keyswitches, and VST Expression, for natural - sounding playback using provided libraries or VST 3 - compatible virtual instruments.
- A simple, streamlined user interface that fits on a single display, with fast keyboard access to all features.
- Designed to follow the finest music engraving traditions, producing well - balanced and proportioned output by default.
- Superior horizontal and vertical spacing, with collision avoidance and unique kerning, for faster great results.
- Behind the automatic behavior is a powerful engine with multiple levels of control, from global to local settings and graphical tweaks in Engrave mode.
- Unique and powerful DTP - style page layout features with resizable and chainable frames for music, text, and graphics.
- Create multiple output formats in one project file and export press - ready monochrome PDFs with one click.
- Simple interface, no need for external keypads or MIDI devices, ideal for student laptops.
- Rich understanding of music theory ensures clear and unambiguous music rendering, no matter how complex the rhythm or harmony.
- Quickly create assignments and learning materials with powerful page layout features.
- High - performance audio engine and world - class virtual instruments help refine musical ideas before performance.
- Make edits like inserting beats or bars, changing bar numbers, etc. easily, and Dorico adjusts notation correctly.
- Import and export MusicXML and MIDI files with excellent results, allowing easy movement between programs.
- Automatically produce crystal - clear parts for session players with powerful layout and extensive options.
- Use Dorico's playback for mock - ups or temp tracks. Handle complex techniques with VST Expression Maps and manipulate MIDI events in the piano roll editor. You can even mix directly in Dorico.
- Export MIDI to Cubase or other DAWs for further processing, with each playing technique on its own track.
Technical Specifications
System Requirements
Mac
macOS 10.15 Catalina / 11 Big Sur /
12 Monterey / 13 Ventura
Apple silicon ARM processor or 64 - bit Intel multi - core processor
PC
64 - bit Windows 10 / Windows 11
64 - bit Intel or AMD multi - core
processor (Intel i5 or faster recommended)
16GB RAM recommended (8GB minimum)
12GB free storage space (SSD recommended)
OS - compatible audio hardware (ASIO - compatible audio hardware recommended for low - latency
performance)
An internet connection is required for download, activation, account setup and personal/product registration.
Note: this software version does not support 32 - bit plug - ins.
Using Dorico Pro 5 is a breeze. To get started, first make sure your system meets the requirements as listed in the technical specifications. Once installed, you can begin inputting notes easily using the intuitive note - input feature. You can use the piano roll MIDI editor to fine - tune your MIDI data. For different types of music, like those with complex rhythms or microtonality, Dorico has built - in support to handle them correctly. When it comes to layout, use the DTP - style page layout features to arrange your music, text, and graphics just the way you like. You can also create multiple output formats within one project and export them as PDFs with a single click.
Some important things to note: You need an internet connection for download, activation, and registration. This software version doesn't support 32 - bit plug - ins. Also, make sure you have enough RAM and storage space for smooth operation.
For maintenance, keep your system's operating system up - to - date. If you're using VST 3 virtual instruments and effects processors, make sure they are also updated. When not in use, simply close the software properly to avoid any potential glitches.
