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Double Bass Dorico pizzicato/arco expression map for playback

Pings Bass

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Generally really liking the cross-grade from Finale to Dorico, but I'm struggling to get the playback of a score to honor the pizz/arco notation. Apparently this is controlled by an expression map, but neither the default "CC11 Dynamics" nor other included expression maps seems to work. I got lost in the weeds trying to create my own expression map or modify any of the included maps.

Is there an "out of the box" way to get playback to honor the pizz/arco markings in the score? Or an expression map download or something?
 
OK figured this out; for posterity:

You need to use a playback template that includes HALion Symphonic Orchestra (HSO). This did not show up for me until I reinstalled it from the Steinberg Download Assistant, under "VST Instruments and Plugins".

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