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September 2018

News

Music notation software and macOS Mojave [updated]

September 24, 2018November 29, 2018

A summary of desktop notation software compatibility with macOS Mojave (10.14) at this time: How Sibelius, Finale, Dorico, MuseScore, and Notion are faring on Apple’s latest operating system.

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Dorico 2.1.10 released with bug fixes

September 18, 2018September 21, 2018

Today Steinberg released Dorico 2.1.10, a maintenance update to its scoring program. There are no new features in Dorico 2.1.10, but the update addresses a number of stability and performance improvements that users will appreciate.

Meta

Printing music for The Tonight Show in Central Park

September 14, 2018September 18, 2018

Jimmy Fallon brought The Tonight Show outdoors to the Summer Stage at Central Park. Joining the show’s house band The Roots were musicians from the New York Philharmonic, making for a unique 20-piece ensemble. NYC Music Services played a small but important role in printing the music that got on the stands.

Tutorials

Sliding notes in Sibelius

September 11, 2018January 8, 2019

You can move notes and rests horizontally in Sibelius, which we call “sliding” notes. This first appeared in Sibelius 8.2 and was refined in 8.3. If you don’t know about this feature, you’ll want to see this 90-second video.

News

Finale version 26 to add better articulation support

September 7, 2018September 11, 2018

MakeMusic has been previewing some new features of the upcoming Finale version 26 in the area of better default articulation positioning, including stacking, slur avoidance, and automatic tremolo adjustments.

Reviews

Microtonal playback in Dorico

September 4, 2018September 7, 2018

A review of microtonal playback in Dorico, with audio and score samples by Thomas Nicholson.

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