Edit Playback Template dialog

The Edit Playback Template dialog allows you to create new custom playback templates and edit existing ones. You can use any combination of custom endpoint configurations and existing playback templates and specify the order in which they should be used.

Playback templates are available in all projects you open or create on your computer.

  • You can open the Edit Playback Template dialog in Play mode by clicking Add Playback Template, Duplicate Playback Template, or Edit Playback Template in the Apply Playback Template dialog.

Figure 1. Edit Playback Template dialog

The Edit Playback Template dialog contains the following sections:

  1. Playback template data

    Allows you to specify the following identifying information for the selected custom playback template:

    • Name: Allows you to set the name of the playback template that appears in the program, for example, in the Apply Playback Template dialog.

    • ID: Allows you to set the unique ID of the playback template. Dorico Pro automatically populates the ID field with the information you enter into the Name field.

    • Creator: Allows you to name the creator if you are sharing your playback template with other users.

    • Version: Allows you to indicate the playback template version so you can identify the most recent one, for example, you can increase the Version number each time you make changes to the playback template.

    • Description: Allows you to add any other information about the playback template.

    Note

    All fields in the playback template data section, except for Name, are locked by the Lock Info button. You must click this button in order to change the information in the fields.

  2. Entries

    Contains a table of all the custom endpoint configurations and existing playback templates used by the selected custom playback template. Entries are listed in order of priority, meaning that Dorico Pro assigns sounds from the top entry first. 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.

    In most cases, listing entries in your order of preference in the Entries section is sufficient to achieve your desired playback. However, if multiple entries in your custom playback template provide sounds for the same instrument, you must set family and/or instrument overrides, for example, if you only want to use woodwind sounds from the first entry and use all other sounds from the second entry.

    The column on the right identifies the type of the entry in the corresponding row.

    • Manual: Entries that cannot load sounds automatically, including custom endpoint configurations

    • Auto: Entries that can load sounds automatically, that is, factory default playback templates

    The action bar at the bottom of the section contains the following options:

    • Add Manual: Allows you to add a manual entry to the playback template.

    • Add Automatic: Allows you to add an automatic entry to the playback template.

    • Move up: Moves the selected entry up the list.

    • Move down: Moves the selected entry down the list.

    • Delete: Removes the selected entry from the playback template.

  3. Family Overrides

    Contains a list of family overrides applied to the selected entry and allows you to add/remove overrides. Family overrides allow you to specify the instrument family sounds you want to use, for example, if you only want to use the woodwind sounds from an entry that also includes brass and string sounds.

    The action bar at the bottom of the section contains the following options:

    • Add Instrument Family: Allows you to select an instrument family to apply as an override to the selected entry.

    • Delete Instrument Family: Removes the selected family override from the selected entry.

  4. Instrument Overrides

    Contains a list of instrument overrides applied to the selected entry and allows you to add/remove overrides. Instrument overrides allow you to specify individual instrument sounds you want to use, for example, if you only want to use a solo violin sound from an entry that also includes ensemble string sounds.

    The action bar at the bottom of the section contains the following options:

    • Add Instrument: Allows you to select an instrument to apply as an override to the selected entry.

    • Delete Instrument: Removes the selected instrument override from the selected entry.