The free SE version only allows 2 players. unlimited in Pro, but that shouldn't be a problem for most entry level user's projects. I posted this deal because Dorico Elements at $37.50 offers quite a lot (no-brainer) for someone who wants to get started with notation! The biggest limitation is the 24 player limit vs. I have Studio One & Notion, and would agree that if you primarily work in a DAW, this integration is great! And I am not encouraging anyone already using another notation program make the switch! Dorico is a standalone notation program with decent playback features, plus import/export for MIDI, audio (wave & MP3), and MusicXML. Notion could do with an update but the Studio One integration is priceless for my work flow, particularly since the lyric improvement in S1 6. Sweetwater is offering the crossgrade to Pro at 150$: Hopefully others can have better deals than I, that would at least make me a little happier (for having a good feeling of doing something good to others).įor having Elements, yes, the cheapest way is to get SE first. Learned this after I upgraded my Elements 3.5 to Pro 4 at Steinberg's site ( using EUR, which isn't my country's currency). After a year, you will still have 2 Dorico licenses. This way, at least for a year, you have Sibelius, Dorico Elements, and Dorico Pro. Or, you can use the Avid promotion posted a while back to get a year worth of Sibelius, and use that to crossgrade to Dorico Pro.

Why? Because with roughly the same amount of money (more so if currency exchange is involved), you can get Pro from resellers (in particular: best service, which offers a very surprising sale price that I thought it could be a glitch/mistake) while still keeping your Elements. But in regard to upgrading, especially from Elements to Pro, and even more if your home currency isn't EUR or USD, it could be more advantageous if you don't upgrade (particularly during this sale season). I have zero regrets of purchasing Dorico.

Just want to share my experiences here regarding buying/upgrading Dorico.

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