June 2016 - Scoring Notes
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June 2016

News

Avid extends upgrade deadline by one week to July 6 (updated)

June 30, 2016June 30, 2016

Today Avid announced that the deadline to upgrade to Sibelius 8 from Sibelius 7.5 or earlier at an introductory price is being extended by one week to July 6, 2016.

News

Sibelius 8.4 released with more custom staff sizes; Scorch for iPad updated

June 27, 2016

Released today, Sibelius 8.4 includes the option of using more custom staff sizes in a Sibelius document. MusicXML import and export of the feature is supported. The Scorch iPad app has also been updated in tandem with the Sibelius 8.4 release.

Opinion

MakeMusic pulls PDF importing and scanning from Finale in response to concerns

June 20, 2016June 20, 2016

After a week where a PDF importing feature unexpectedly ignited a firestorm on social media, MakeMusic decided to pull the feature — and all scanning capabilities — from future versions of Finale.

Opinion

Finale’s new importing feature should be welcomed, not scorned

June 17, 2016June 22, 2016

Finale’s recently announced PDF-importing feature does not spell doom for composers, despite what you may have otherwise heard.

News

News in brief: Sibelius upgrade plans, new Finale features, Logic update — and e-ink for sheet music

June 10, 2016

A take on the week’s news in music notation and technology, from Sibelius upgrade plans to new Finale features, Logic Pro X updates, and a dual-screen e-paper music reader that may be in our future.

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