User manual

RELATED LINKS
Add intervals popover on page 190
Equal Division of the Octave (EDO) on page 615
Tonality systems on page 614
MIDI recording
MIDI recording is a way of inputting notes into Dorico SE by playing them in real time on a MIDI
device. This can be particularly useful if, for example, you prefer to improvise your music rather
than plan pitches and note durations in advance.
In Dorico SE, you can record MIDI notes using any MIDI device. However, you must connect the
device to your computer before starting Dorico SE.
Outside of note input, Dorico SE uses the instrument sounds of your most recent selection for
the notes you play on your MIDI device. In Play mode, this is the most recent track header you
clicked, while in Write mode, this is the last instrument staff on which you selected an item,
started note input, or into which you recorded MIDI. During note input, Dorico SE always uses
the instrument sounds of the instrument into which you are recording notes.
TIP
You can enable/disable MIDI thru on the Play page in Preferences, for example, if you do not
want to hear sounds in
Dorico SE when playing on your MIDI keyboard.
As you play notes on your MIDI device, Dorico SE uses an algorithm to produce the correct
enharmonic spelling for those notes.
RELATED LINKS
Optimization for MIDI recording on page 199
Preferences dialog on page 58
Inputting notes using MIDI recording
You can input notes by recording what you play on a MIDI device in real time. You can record
notes in both concert and transposed pitch.
PREREQUISITE
● You have connected the MIDI device you want to use.
● You have set the quantization options in the MIDI Quantize Options dialog as appropriate
for the music you intend to record.
● You have set the options in the Recording section of the Play page in Preferences as
appropriate for the music you intend to record.
●
You have input enough bars or empty rhythmic space for the amount of music you want to
record. Dorico SE does not automatically add extra bars or rhythmic space.
●
If you want to hear a click during your recording, you have input a time signature. There is
no click in open meter or when there is no time signature.
●
You have chosen the appropriate input pitch setting.
PROCEDURE
1. Select a note or rest on the staff/instrument track into which you want to record notes, at the
position from which you want to record. You can do this in Write mode and Play mode.
Write mode
MIDI recording
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