Creating custom playback templates

Dorico Pro Help

Product
Dorico Pro
Version
5.1
Language
English
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Webhelp
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You can create custom playback templates that can include combinations of factory default playback templates, custom endpoint configurations, and other non-factory default playback templates that cannot load sounds automatically.

Prerequisite

You have saved custom endpoint configurations for any third-party sound libraries you want to include in your custom playback template.

Procedure

  1. Choose Play > Playback Template to open the Apply Playback Template dialog.
  2. Open the Edit Playback Template dialog to create a new playback template in one of the following ways:
    • To create an empty playback template, click Add Playback Template in the action bar.

    • To create a copy of an existing playback template, select it and click Duplicate Playback Template in the action bar.

  3. In the Edit Playback Template dialog, click Lock Info to unlock the data fields.
  4. Enter information for your playback template in the relevant fields.
  5. In the Entries section, add the custom endpoint configurations and/or factory default playback templates you want.
    • To add a custom endpoint configuration or non-factory default playback template, click Add Manual and select the one you want from the menu.

    • To add a factory default playback template, click Add Automatic and select the one you want from the menu.

    Tip

    We recommend that you always include a factory default playback template at the bottom of the list as a fallback to ensure that all instruments are assigned sounds.

  6. Optional: To change the order of entries and their order of preference in the playback template, select an entry and click one of the following options in the action bar:
    • To move the selected entry upwards, click Move Up .

    • To move the selected entry downwards, click Move Down .

  7. Optional: Repeat step 6 until all the entries are in the correct order of preference.
  8. Optional: Select an entry for which you want to specify instrument family overrides.
  9. In the Family Overrides section action bar, click Add Instrument Family and select the one you want from the menu.

    For example, if you only want to use the woodwind sounds from a sound library that also has string sounds, select Woodwinds.

  10. Optional: Select an entry for which you want to specify individual instrument overrides.
  11. In the Instrument Overrides section action bar, click Add Instrument and select the one you want in the instrument picker.

    For example, if you only want to use the piano sound from a sound library that has other keyboard instrument sounds, select Piano.

  12. Optional: Repeat steps 8 to 11 for other entries for which you want to specify instrument family and instrument overrides.
  13. Click OK to save your changes and close the dialog.

Result

Your new custom playback template is created. It is available to use in the current project and all projects you create/open on your computer.