Table of Contents
Setup mode
Setup mode allows you to set up the fundamental elements of the project: instruments and the players that hold them, flows, layouts, and videos. You can also determine how they interact with each other; for example, by changing the players assigned to layouts.
Players
In Dorico Elements, a player can represent an individual musician or multiple musicians in the same section. Players hold instruments, so you must add at least one player to your project before you can add instruments.
Changing the default player order
You can change the default order in which players’ staves appear in all layouts; for example, if your project requires an unconventional instrument order.

Changing the default player order

You can change the default order in which players’ staves appear in all layouts; for example, if your project requires an unconventional instrument order.

Procedure

In Setup mode, in the Players panel, select the players whose default position you want to change.
Click and drag the selected players upwards/downwards.

An insertion line indicates where the players will be positioned.

Result

The default player order is changed. This does not change the player order in layouts with custom player orders.

Tip

You can also automatically sort players according to their type by clicking Sort Players in the Players panel.

You can click and hold or right-click Sort Players to change the setting to one of the following options:

None
Orchestral
Band

We recommend changing the setting to None when using an unconventional default player order.