I'm new to Dorico having come from decades with Finale. I'm very impressed with what Dorico can do. I wish MakeMusic would have invested into Finale like Steinberg is doing with their software. I do like the quasi DAW integration in Dorico and having the Piano Roll options as an editing tool. I'm curious as to why you are exporting out of Dorico and then importing into Cubase. Is this due to limitations on the DAW end of Dorico for plug ins and outputting stems, etc? There are some things I wish Dorico could do that Cubase does like output through Decklink cards for Video Out to a dedicated monitor. Your VEPro is on the same computer as your DAW and not on a separate computer?
Welcome to Dorico... and the channel! The Dorico dev team is great. In answer to your question about why I import / export... I write music for film and TV. Cubase is where I add cinematic textures, synths and other things that don't really *fit* in a notation-only paradigm. Dorico's limitations such as not working with loops or audio files and lack of bussing, mixing and mastering tools make Cubase an crucial part of my workflow. Also, Cubase has more flexible tools for tempo-mapping music to picture - to hit specific sync points in a video project for example. And, yes my VE Pro is on the same computer as Dorico and Cubase.
Very interesting to use midi channels instead of key switches. However, I ask you: how can you manage a number of articulations (for example 20) if there are only 16 midi channels? Thank you!
Yes, this is an important issue. I primarily use OT Berlin series instruments which support articulation switches using CC70. So, I’ve made a list of “main” articulations (staccato, spiccato etc.) and another list of “add-on” playing techniques (accented, martele, etc). I set the “main” articulations to channels and I use CC70 in OT’s SINE player to switch between “add-ons”. So, if I want to trigger my “Spiccato accented” sample then my expression map sends that on Ch. 5 (my spiccato channel) and CC 70 value of 1 (my value for accented). This works great. It allows me 16 main articulations with 128 variations of each one. So, that’s always way more than I ever need (16 x 128). But, if I’m using a Kontakt instrument that doesn’t support CC switches (like NI Strad. Violin) then I’m limited to 16 articulations or I need to revert to using key switches. That’s not the end of the world, but honestly I never have to do that much because I use the SINE player 98% of the time…
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I'm new to Dorico having come from decades with Finale. I'm very impressed with what Dorico can do. I wish MakeMusic would have invested into Finale like Steinberg is doing with their software. I do like the quasi DAW integration in Dorico and having the Piano Roll options as an editing tool. I'm curious as to why you are exporting out of Dorico and then importing into Cubase. Is this due to limitations on the DAW end of Dorico for plug ins and outputting stems, etc? There are some things I wish Dorico could do that Cubase does like output through Decklink cards for Video Out to a dedicated monitor. Your VEPro is on the same computer as your DAW and not on a separate computer?
Welcome to Dorico... and the channel! The Dorico dev team is great. In answer to your question about why I import / export... I write music for film and TV. Cubase is where I add cinematic textures, synths and other things that don't really *fit* in a notation-only paradigm. Dorico's limitations such as not working with loops or audio files and lack of bussing, mixing and mastering tools make Cubase an crucial part of my workflow. Also, Cubase has more flexible tools for tempo-mapping music to picture - to hit specific sync points in a video project for example.
And, yes my VE Pro is on the same computer as Dorico and Cubase.
Very interesting to use midi channels instead of key switches. However, I ask you: how can you manage a number of articulations (for example 20) if there are only 16 midi channels? Thank you!
Yes, this is an important issue. I primarily use OT Berlin series instruments which support articulation switches using CC70. So, I’ve made a list of “main” articulations (staccato, spiccato etc.) and another list of “add-on” playing techniques (accented, martele, etc). I set the “main” articulations to channels and I use CC70 in OT’s SINE player to switch between “add-ons”. So, if I want to trigger my “Spiccato accented” sample then my expression map sends that on Ch. 5 (my spiccato channel) and CC 70 value of 1 (my value for accented).
This works great. It allows me 16 main articulations with 128 variations of each one. So, that’s always way more than I ever need (16 x 128). But, if I’m using a Kontakt instrument that doesn’t support CC switches (like NI Strad. Violin) then I’m limited to 16 articulations or I need to revert to using key switches. That’s not the end of the world, but honestly I never have to do that much because I use the SINE player 98% of the time…