The notation software for composing and arranging for ensembles of any size, with everything you need for beautiful scores, suitable for use at home and by students in secondary education.

Dorico Elements supports you from your first song to the finished arrangement: you enter notes quickly with keyboard or mouse, flexible editing tools let you change your mind at any time, and fully automatic engraving produces clean, legible notation including score and parts. Integrated MIDI editors with piano roll, linked guitar tab, drum notation and six chord symbol conventions cover a wide range of styles, while hundreds of sounds, more than 30 effects processors and an audio mixer handle playback. MIDI and MusicXML can be imported, exports are available as MIDI, MusicXML, audio or graphics, and projects are fully compatible between desktop and iPad. New features include automatic score checking in the Proofreading panel, Cycle Playback, multiple rows of chord symbols, Fill view and the Jump Bar.

Features

• Automatic engraving with score and parts
• Fast note input via keyboard or mouse
• Integrated MIDI editors with piano roll, velocity, controller and tempo track
• Linked guitar tab, drum notation and six chord symbol conventions
• MIDI and MusicXML import, export also as audio and graphics
• New: Proofreading, Cycle Playback, Fill view and Jump Bar

Technical details

• Type: standalone software (music notation and composition), full version
• Operating systems: Windows, macOS
• Plug-in formats: hosts VST3 plug-ins; VST2 not officially supported
• Architecture: 64-bit
• Licensing: computer-bound, internet connection required for activation

System requirements

• macOS Catalina, Monterey, Ventura, Sonoma or Sequoia
• Windows 10 or Windows 11
• Processor (Windows): 64-bit Intel or AMD multi-core (i5 or faster)
• RAM: 8 GB
• Disk space: 16 GB
• ASIO-compatible audio hardware recommended for low-latency performance
• VST 2 is not officially supported; VST 2 plug-ins may be loaded (on Mac not on native Apple silicon)

The licence is registered with the manufacturer at https://steinberg.net/sda. You will receive your serial number and the download link by e-mail immediately after purchase.