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.
Instruments
In Dorico Pro, an instrument is an individual musical instrument, such as a piano, a flute, or a violin. Human voices, such as soprano or tenor, are also considered instruments.
Edit Strings and Tuning dialog
The Edit Strings and Tuning dialog allows you to customize the tuning of individual fretted instruments by changing the number of strings and frets they have, the pitches of their open strings, and the spacing of their frets.
Exporting fretted instrument tunings
You can export fretted instrument tunings so you can reuse them for other instruments and in other projects. Fretted instrument tunings are exported as .doricotuning library files.

Exporting fretted instrument tunings

You can export fretted instrument tunings so you can reuse them for other instruments and in other projects. Fretted instrument tunings are exported as .doricotuning library files.

Procedure

In the Players panel, expand the card of the player holding the fretted instrument whose tuning you want to export.
Click the arrow that appears in the instrument label when you hover over it and choose Edit Strings and Tuning to open the Edit Strings and Tuning dialog.
Click Export Tuning at the bottom of the dialog to open the File Explorer/macOS Finder.
In the File Explorer/macOS Finder, specify a name and location for the library file.
Click Save.

Result

The tuning of the selected fretted instrument is exported and saved as a .doricotuning library file.

After Completing This Task

You can import the library file into other projects to reuse the fretted instrument tuning.