Uploaded June 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
It’s time to review Dorico 3.5 and give it a try.
🎹 Why is everyone using MUSESCORE for music notation? youtu.be/05f6fzmOu7A
Check out Dorico on Amazon: geni.us/bCFRiV3
As a composer I’ve been using the Sibelius music notation software for a really long time, but the user interface is a nightmare and sometimes the simplest of tasks can be insanely difficult to pull off. And even worse, there are some things I consider pretty basic that just simply can’t be done!
A lot of musicians have been encouraging me to give Steinberg’s notation software a go, so in this video I’m going to try it out. I’ll spend an hour playing around without tutorials, trying to see how intuitive the program is and how easily I can just pick it up and start writing.
Will I finally abandon Sibelius and join my comrades on the other side? Or is it too late at this point and I should just stick with the known evil?
0:00 Intro
1:35 Note input
5:51 Basic functions
8:07 Advanced features
10:57 Audio
13:17 Video
16:10 Final verdict
🥳 Check out my new course Pillars of Composition! tinyurl.com/pillarsofcompositioncourse
🏛 Learn how to compose music! ➔ tinyurl.com/pillarsofcompositioncourse
🧙 Compose in the style of Harry Potter: tinyurl.com/magicmusiccourse
🎓 Study with me ➔ ryanleach.com/lessons
🎼 Early access, exclusive content and more on Patreon ➔ patreon.com/ryanleach
📫 Join my newsletter for updates and more ➔ tinyurl.com/ryanleachnewsletter
🤖 Come join us on DISCORD! discord.gg/YCpmQVepu9
🏆 Composing Competitions every 3 months! youtube.com/@composingcompetitions
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FOR MUSICIANS
🎶 ScoreClub - tinyurl.com/scoreclubryan
*OUTSTANDING* composition courses including “Orchestrating the Line” which completely changed my approach to writing music.
Master the Score
🎻 20th Century Orchestral Writing - master-the-score.teachable.com/a/aff_kdbj7w4q/external?affcode=827102_zlce6r1r
🎚 Mixing Cinematic Music - master-the-score.teachable.com/a/aff_krxyb085/external?affcode=827102_zlce6r1r
💥 Hybrid Orchestral Composition and Sound - master-the-score.teachable.com/a/aff_wdltvt0m/external?affcode=827102_zlce6r1r
🤖 Syntorial - tinyurl.com/syntorialRL
The ABSOLUTE BEST way to learn how to use a synthesizer. It makes learning how to program a synth feel like a video game!
🎹 Master the Score masterthescore.com
🎵 Sound Stripe tinyurl.com/soundstriperyan
Where I get my background music (awesome for YouTubers).
STAY IN TOUCH
🤖Come join us on DISCORD! discord.gg/YCpmQVepu9
🌍 Website — ryanleach.com
✉️ email — ryanleachmusic at gmail.com
GEAR I USE EVERY DAY
🎹 M-Audio Keystation 61 MK3 geni.us/oTCT
🖥 LG 34” UltraWide Monitors geni.us/dux3mE
⌨️ Logitech MX Keys Keyboard geni.us/PkPvYs
🖲Kensington Expert Wireless Trackball Mouse geni.us/QKnLbJ
🎧 Apple AirPods Max geni.us/jzYq5
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PS: Some links may be affiliate links which I receive a small kickback at no extra cost to you.
It’s time to review Dorico 3.5 and give it a try.
🎹 Why is everyone using MUSESCORE for music notation? youtu.be/05f6fzmOu7A
Check out Dorico on Amazon: geni.us/bCFRiV3
As a composer I’ve been using the Sibelius music notation software for a really long time, but the user interface is a nightmare and sometimes the simplest of tasks can be insanely difficult to pull off. And even worse, there are some things I consider pretty basic that just simply can’t be done!
A lot of musicians have been encouraging me to give Steinberg’s notation software a go, so in this video I’m going to try it out. I’ll spend an hour playing around without tutorials, trying to see how intuitive the program is and how easily I can just pick it up and start writing.
Will I finally abandon Sibelius and join my comrades on the other side? Or is it too late at this point and I should just stick with the known evil?
0:00 Intro
1:35 Note input
5:51 Basic functions
8:07 Advanced features
10:57 Audio
13:17 Video
16:10 Final verdict
🥳 Check out my new course Pillars of Composition! tinyurl.com/pillarsofcompositioncourse
🏛 Learn how to compose music! ➔ tinyurl.com/pillarsofcompositioncourse
🧙 Compose in the style of Harry Potter: tinyurl.com/magicmusiccourse
🎓 Study with me ➔ ryanleach.com/lessons
🎼 Early access, exclusive content and more on Patreon ➔ patreon.com/ryanleach
📫 Join my newsletter for updates and more ➔ tinyurl.com/ryanleachnewsletter
🤖 Come join us on DISCORD! discord.gg/YCpmQVepu9
🏆 Composing Competitions every 3 months! youtube.com/@composingcompetitions
_____________________________________
FOR MUSICIANS
🎶 ScoreClub - tinyurl.com/scoreclubryan
*OUTSTANDING* composition courses including “Orchestrating the Line” which completely changed my approach to writing music.
Master the Score
🎻 20th Century Orchestral Writing - master-the-score.teachable.com/a/aff_kdbj7w4q/external?affcode=827102_zlce6r1r
🎚 Mixing Cinematic Music - master-the-score.teachable.com/a/aff_krxyb085/external?affcode=827102_zlce6r1r
💥 Hybrid Orchestral Composition and Sound - master-the-score.teachable.com/a/aff_wdltvt0m/external?affcode=827102_zlce6r1r
🤖 Syntorial - tinyurl.com/syntorialRL
The ABSOLUTE BEST way to learn how to use a synthesizer. It makes learning how to program a synth feel like a video game!
🎹 Master the Score masterthescore.com
🎵 Sound Stripe tinyurl.com/soundstriperyan
Where I get my background music (awesome for YouTubers).
STAY IN TOUCH
🤖Come join us on DISCORD! discord.gg/YCpmQVepu9
🌍 Website — ryanleach.com
✉️ email — ryanleachmusic at gmail.com
GEAR I USE EVERY DAY
🎹 M-Audio Keystation 61 MK3 geni.us/oTCT
🖥 LG 34” UltraWide Monitors geni.us/dux3mE
⌨️ Logitech MX Keys Keyboard geni.us/PkPvYs
🖲Kensington Expert Wireless Trackball Mouse geni.us/QKnLbJ
🎧 Apple AirPods Max geni.us/jzYq5
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PS: Some links may be affiliate links which I receive a small kickback at no extra cost to you.
