Paul Walmsley, SteinbergвЂ™s architect and developer for Dorico, offered some additional advice: When IвЂ™m recording using my laptopвЂ™s internal card, IвЂ™ve landed on a value of -170ms.ДЄfter youвЂ™ve calculated for the proper latency compensation, change your quantization setting back to reflect the smallest note value youвЂ™ll actually need in the recording. Gradually lower the value of the MIDI input latency compensation until the notation is correct - in fact, try lowering it further until the notation is ahead of the beat, then backtrack the value until youвЂ™re right in the middle. If you have a consumer-grade sound card like I do, itвЂ™s almost certain the recorded notes will be notated slightly after the beat. To do this, first set your quantization value ( Preferences > Play > Recording > Quantization OptionsвЂ¦) to 32nd notes, and in a completely blank spot in the score (with no other instruments playing back), try a test recording playing simple quarter notes, as precisely following the metronome as possible. Second, even if you turn off MIDI thru, you may need to make adjustments for latency from the sound card. Dorico 3 solves this issue by allowing the user to turn off MIDI thru, and instead use a lightweight external VST, or better still, built-in sounds from your keyboard (if you have them). Usable recordings need to be as accurate as possible, and itвЂ™s maddening to play to a click if youвЂ™re dealing with monitoring latency from the instrument youвЂ™re inputting. Latency is the first problem in MIDI entry, and itвЂ™s no small matter. Note that these same basic process applies to inputting monophonic instruments, though some of the steps might not be needed if youвЂ™re playing a single melodic line.

Thankfully, there are several new features in Dorico that have finally made real-time MIDI entry a regular part of my workflow. Sure, Finale had it, and Dorico has had it too, but letвЂ™s be honest: itвЂ™s difficult to get usable results without a great deal of tweaking, even if youвЂ™re a competent pianist. But what IвЂ™ve always wanted was real-time MIDI entry, especially for piano music. Coming from Speedy Entry in Finale (pitch-before-duration), I admittedly struggled to adapt to DoricoвЂ™s method of duration-first. One way or another, you have to get the notes onto the staff.

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