You can input and record notes at either sounding pitch or written pitch; for example, if you want to record notes at their sounding pitch in transposing part layouts.
In concert pitch layouts, written pitch and sounding pitch are the same.
Procedure
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To input/record notes at their written pitch, choose .
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To input/record notes at their sounding pitch, choose .
Result
The resulting pitch notated or recorded is changed. For example, if you input a C in a Horn in F transposing part layout with the input pitch set to Sounding Pitch, the note is written as a G.
You can change whether Dorico Pro inputs notes for octave-transposing instruments at the played pitch or the appropriate transposed octave when inputting notes using a MIDI keyboard on the MIDI Input page in Note Input Options.