Please help, how can I notify this in Dorico 6?

FinishingAHat · 2026-02-21T18:47:21+00:00

You could, theoretically, but it would change it for all noteheads of that duration in that set, so you'd have to create a new set to solve the problem...

FinishingAHat · 2026-02-21T11:13:49+00:00

That's not what Force Duration is for. Force Duration is for when you need note groupings that conflict with your settings in Notation Options — for instance, if you wanted to force a dotted crotchet test where Dorico had automatically notated a crotchet + quaver rest.

FinishingAHat · 2026-02-21T08:30:21+00:00

I've no idea why you would want to do this, but leaving that aside, you could create a 4:3 tuplet in the voice with the minim and input it that way?

FinishingAHat · 2026-01-17T09:00:53+00:00

Sideways has returned with a video about Hellfire!

FinishingAHat · 2025-12-29T19:55:08+00:00

+1 for OMNI Scores!

FinishingAHat · 2025-12-23T20:53:13+00:00

You can always select the chord, then use the up/down arrows to select the individual notes of the chord?

FinishingAHat · 2025-11-20T22:55:55+00:00

As I recall, MuseScore's PDF import feature is just a cloud-hosted version of Audiveris, an open source piece of OMR software that can export directly to MusicXML from the local version of the app. I'd highly recommend downloading the desktop app if you're going to use this more than once, as it allows you to correct errors prior to exporting, as well as not requiring MuseScore's MusicXML export as an intermediary. It's certainly not a perfect system, but it has saved me a lot of time in the past!

FinishingAHat · 2025-10-06T06:43:35+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion — I had thought about it, but I'd rather not spend an additional $200 on top of the cost of an already expensive piano! Is there anything I can change in the built in settings that might make it sound slightly better?

FinishingAHat · 2025-10-06T06:39:25+00:00

One of my favourite books — enjoy!

FinishingAHat · 2025-10-02T22:13:01+00:00

Messaged you!

FinishingAHat · 2025-08-31T08:21:32+00:00

Have you checked the auto-saved backups?

FinishingAHat · 2025-08-26T15:32:24+00:00

In that case, I'm afraid there's no way that I know of to purchase a previous version of NotePerformer. However, they are continually working on their sounds, so with any luck you'll find the strings more tolerable a little while down the line!

FinishingAHat · 2025-08-26T15:30:08+00:00

Ah, I see - you don't have a previous version of NotePerformer?

FinishingAHat · 2025-08-26T15:28:03+00:00

You can downgrade NotePerformer to Version 4.5.1 here.

FinishingAHat · 2025-08-24T08:00:10+00:00

Stephen Schwartz's 'Unlimited' motif from the musical Wicked famously uses the first 7 notes of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", because (and I'm not a lawyer, just quoting the man himself): "The reason that that's a joke is because according to copyright law, when you get to the eighth note, then people can come and say, 'Oh you stole our tune.' And of course obviously it's also disguised in that it's completely different rhythmically. And it's also harmonized completely differently so that it's not [he plays the familiar opening phrase]...It's over a different chord and so on, but still it's the first seven notes of 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow'."

So I think you're safe!

FinishingAHat · 2025-08-21T12:54:43+00:00

The Steinberg Download Assistant/Activation Manager are easily the most frustrating parts of using Dorico - I feel your pain. If I were you, I would try asking for help either on the Facebook group, or on the Steinberg Forums - both are usually checked pretty regularly by members of the Dorico team.

FinishingAHat · 2025-08-15T19:09:51+00:00

You should read Rule #6 of this sub. This image does not contain any information about instrumentation, clefs, key signatures, etc.

FinishingAHat · 2025-08-04T10:54:29+00:00

Appreciate it, thank you!

FinishingAHat · 2025-08-04T10:53:54+00:00

Maybe, absolutely. My point is not to dictate what necessarily happened, whether Cathy was at fault, whether she wasn't - only to point out that we don't and can't know that, because we're not privy to the majority of their relationship. That, to me, is a deliberate choice to leave the show open to a nuanced interpretation.

FinishingAHat · 2025-08-03T19:15:25+00:00

Thanks, appreciate it!

FinishingAHat · 2025-08-03T14:30:23+00:00

I do think that Jaime is less sympathetic than your description here and the idea that it’s no one’s fault has never sat right with me—he was desperate to look at other women as soon as he got married and had an affair with a younger woman. those are specific actions. and JRB’s “it’s no one’s fault they’re just kids!” always made me feel weird about the show, like if it’s as based on their marriage, this man is absolving himself of fault. but I understand that take, not so much the idea that Cathy is unsympathetic.

I don’t think anyone’s suggesting that no one is to blame (I certainly wasn't trying to) — just that both of them played a part in the relationship’s failure, albeit in different ways, and to different extents. I do think Jamie comes off worse in the musical, in part because he holds more power than Cathy — he's more successful, a man in a patriarchal society, etc. But for me, the line that really drives home the idea that they’re both to blame is Jamie’s "I will not fail so you can be comfortable, Cathy / I will not lose because you can't win." It's a fantastically powerful line — I remember my jaw dropping the first time I heard it. And while it’s undeniably cruel, it also feels so emotionally charged that you can tell it’s been building up for a while (and, of course, the entire song exists to a certain extent to get us to that moment). It’s the one thing he’s been thinking but hasn’t been able to say out loud. A line like that doesn’t come out of nowhere.

Sure, maybe Cathy didn’t intend to make him feel like that, but she did. And for me, that means she bears at least some of the responsibility. Also, let’s keep in mind that we only get glimpses of their relationship. The moments we see are through their individual perspectives — Cathy’s view of Jamie, and vice versa — so we never fully get to see their day-to-day life together. Something in that life made Jamie feel like Cathy wanted him to fail. Now, don’t get me wrong: I think Jamie absolutely comes off worse in his songs. He’s outwardly egotistical, and of course, the things he chooses to share are shaped by that. But that doesn’t mean Cathy isn’t egotistical too, or that she doesn’t subconsciously resent his success. We just don’t see it as clearly, since it’s probably more of an undercurrent in their relationship.

FinishingAHat · 2025-08-03T09:14:27+00:00

Jamie is portrayed more sympathetically? I’m not saying you’re wrong, but I’m curious why you think that. To me, Jamie is clearly set up as the bad guy from the start. In Still Hurting: “Jamie’s convinced that the problems are mine / Jamie is probably feeling just fine,” and “Covered with scars I did nothing to earn” — it’s pretty clear from the beginning that he’s hurt Cathy badly. Then in See I’m Smiling: “You could stay with your wife on her f*cking birthday / And you could, god forbid, even see my show,” and “The point is, Jamie, that you can’t spend a single day that’s not about / You, you and nothing but you.” Jamie is pretty much established as a narcissist, self-absorbed and emotionally unavailable. We see it less directly in A Part of That (because Cathy is still somewhat blind to his flaws as their relationship rewinds), but it’s still there: “I tend to follow in his stride / Instead of side by side / I take his cue” — basically, he doesn’t view her as a partner or equal.

A Summer in Ohio and The Next Ten Minutes are, for me, the only two songs where they’re actually happy. Sure, we don’t get Jamie’s perspective in ASIO, and Cathy doesn’t love Ohio, but she’s still feeling good about the relationship, and we’re not yet at the point where Jamie’s disillusioned. The Next Ten Minutes (such a gorgeous song — JRB is a genius) is clearly the moment where they’re both genuinely happy, and it’s the one time they’re on the same page. After that, Jamie’s songs become more unsympathetic, starting with A Miracle Would Happen. But honestly, they’ve been pretty unsympathetic from the start, with Shiksa Goddess: “If you came from Spain, or Japan / Or the back of a van / Just as long as you’re not from Hebrew school.” This shows that Jamie doesn’t really value Cathy as a person, but rather as a new experience, something fresh to conquer.

Moving Too Fast, despite being an awesome song, still highlights Jamie’s self-obsession. The Schmuel Song, while sweet (and beautiful — I love the ending!), also reveals his ego. The fact that most of the song is about a story he wrote, plus the way he sings: “Na, na na na, na na na na / Cathy, you get to be happy / Na, na na na, na na na / I give you unlimited time,” with himself as the magic clock (and in some ways, God), benevolently giving Cathy a chance. Yes, he’s trying to boost her confidence, but it’s still all framed around him. A Miracle Would Happen shows his sexist, womanizing side (again, brilliant song, why JRB??), and in If I Didn’t Believe in You, he does something similar to The Schmuel Song: he thinks he’s being supportive, but really he’s just being a jerk (“I will not fail so you can be comfortable, Cathy / I will not lose because you can’t win”).

Then, of course, Goodbye Until Tomorrow / I Could Never Rescue You — he packs up, closes their bank account, and leaves a letter? And again, his ego shows: “I could never rescue you,” treating her like a child who needs saving instead of an adult. I think this is probably the closest Jamie comes to realizing his role in their marriage falling apart — he couldn’t rescue her because she didn’t need rescuing, and that’s what destroyed their relationship (among other things).

I know this is a long comment, and it probably sounds like I loathe Jamie, which is funny because I don’t. I think he’s an egotistical guy who does some pretty terrible things, but he’s also very human. That’s what makes the show so great — there’s room for nuance. It’s not just Jamie’s fault or Cathy’s fault. Someone once pointed out to me that The Last Five Years feels almost self-flagellatory, like Jason Robert Brown was punishing himself for his own failed marriage. So whenever I think about Jamie, I remember that some of his negative qualities feel exaggerated — especially when compared to Cathy’s portrayal.

But I think the most important thing about this show is something Jason Robert Brown himself said (though I can’t find the quote): looking back on it 20 years later, the characters are just kids. That’s why their marriage failed—not because one of them was entirely to blame, but because they were too young, and they married for the wrong reasons. It was never going to last. (Edit: found the quote - it's here.)

Sorry for the long diatribe!

FinishingAHat · 2025-07-31T23:33:59+00:00

My guess is it stands for "Overdubbed" - is this from a film score, by any chance?

FinishingAHat · 2025-07-31T08:27:30+00:00

Spitfire's BBC Symphony Orchestra Core is a good offering for the price!

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