Kirk Hamilton’s album “The Exited Door”
I stumbled across the blog of San Francisco-based multi-instrumentalist Kirk Hamilton, curiously named Murfins and Burglars, this afternoon (what's a murfin?), and I'm glad I did. Kirk is a talented…
Tips for quicker and easier note editing
Student Colin Griggs says, bluntly, "Sibelius Sucks." Colin says that Sibelius's handling of composition is neither elegant nor beautiful, that Sibelius 5 is rather bloated, and that "everything about it…
Student Composer of the Year 2008: winners announced!
Back in December I invited you to vote in the Student Composer of the Year competition, and I hope you managed to find the time to listen to some of…
Watching your parents grow up
Have you ever rooted around a box of old photos in your parents' loft and had a good giggle at their crazy hairstyles or kipper ties? Avid founder Bill Warner…
Good morning, MTEC09!
This week, my colleagues in Australia are holding the first ever Music Technology in Education Conference, MTEC09. This is the first event of its kind in Australia, and is being…
Plogue Chipsounds: oh sweet synchronicity
Plogue Art et Technologie are a particularly smart pair of chaps from Montreal who are very close to our hearts at Sibelius. David and Seb's audio engine powers the support…
A few photos from The BETT Show
Here are a few photos of Avid's stand at The BETT Show at Olympia, which closes tomorrow. (more…)
Sibelius 5: your musical classroom assistant, times five!
Today was the first day of BETT 2009, the UK's biggest education technology and training show, which runs until Saturday at London Olympia. You can find Sibelius on the Avid…
Computer music 25 years ago
I happened across a post about early notation software, Music Construction Set in particular (I never used the initial MCS program, but I did use Deluxe Music Construction Set for…
A look inside the composer’s studio
I've written before about the composer Michael Berkeley, who is one of our many famous Sibelius users. The picture above is a photo of his composing studio. Although you'll notice…
