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December 2016

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2016: The Sibelius plug-in year in review

December 30, 2016March 24, 2017

Thanks to Bob Zawalich, Kenneth Gaw, Hans-Christoph Wirth, and Tom Curran, 2016 brought us more useful Sibelius plug-ins. Bob summarizes the year in plug-in development along with a list of all plug-ins newly created in the past year.

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2016: A year in review

December 26, 2016December 29, 2016

Have some down time during the holidays? Or looking to get ahead for the new year? Here you’ll find many of the posts 2016, from industry news to tips and tutorials in the field of music notation software and related technology.

News

Second Dorico maintenance update released

December 20, 2016April 16, 2017

The second Dorico update, version 1.0.20, is available. New features and improvements abound, with arpeggios, more page layout options, better bar rest handling in voices, and a new playback options dialog among the many enhancements and bug fixes.

Tips

New Sibelius plug-ins for ties, text, and pasting

December 15, 2016

Just in time for the holidays, we’ve found a few presents under the tree! Three new Sibelius plug-ins from Kenneth Gaw will surely make the season bright: Intelligent Ties, Multiple Text Entry, and Complete Copy and Paste.

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Finale v.25.2 maintenance update is released

December 8, 2016April 16, 2017

Finale 25.2 is the second maintenance update to Finale. It adds two long-requested options: instruments that transpose at the octave can retain their transposition in concert pitch scores, and a ruler to display bar numbers.

Tips

Bug fixes (and new bugs) in Sibelius 8.5

December 6, 2016December 6, 2016

Some of the most requested bug fixes have finally been addressed in Sibelius 8.5, but there are also a couple of new ones to be aware of, too. Also a new plug-in from Bob Zawalich addresses a bug and improves the process of applying rehearsal marks and double barlines together.

News

Sibelius 8.5 introduces staff sizes on a per-system basis

December 1, 2016April 16, 2017

The Sibelius 8.5 update introduces the long-awaited ability to change the staff size on a system-by-system basis. A refresh of the Inspector and various other fixes round out this latest update.

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