Players panel

The Players panel lists the players, instruments, and groups in your project. It is located on the left of the window in Setup mode.

You can hide/show the Players panel in Setup mode in any of the following ways:

  • Press Ctrl/Cmd-7.

  • Click the disclosure arrow on the left edge of the main window.

  • Choose Window > Show Left Panel.

Figure: Players panel in Setup mode

The Players panel contains a list of all the groups, players, and ensembles in your project, with each player shown as a card. Each player card shows the following:

  1. Disclosure arrow

    Expands/Collapses the player card.

  2. Player type

    Shows the type of player from the following options:

    • Solo player

    • Section player

  3. Player name

    Shows the name of the player. Dorico Pro automatically adds the names of the assigned instruments to the player name. If required, you can rename the player.

  4. Add instruments icon

    Opens the instrument picker from which you can select an instrument for the player.

  5. Instrument labels

    Each instrument assigned to a player has its own instrument label. If you hover the mouse pointer over an instrument label, an arrow appears that allows you to open a menu with further options that allow you to, for example, change the instrument names or move the instrument to another player.

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

Add Solo Player

Adds an individual player to your project. Dorico Pro also automatically adds a part layout for the player to the Layouts panel.

Add Section Player

Adds a player to your project that represents multiple players who all play the same instrument. Dorico Pro also automatically adds a part layout for the player to the Layouts panel.

Add Ensemble

Adds multiple players to your project that represent standard combinations of musical instruments. Dorico Pro also automatically adds part layouts for each player in the ensemble to the Layouts panel.

Add Group

Adds a group to your project to which you can assign all types of players.

Delete Player

Deletes selected players or groups from the Players panel.

The order in which the players are listed in the panel is the default order in which they appear in layouts. You can change the player order for each layout individually in the Players section of the Players page in Setup > Layout Options.