NAMM 2019: Wrap-up

January 29, 2019

The 2019 NAMM Show is over, and we had more news coverage, interviews, photos, and videos than ever. Whether you missed any posts from the past few days or just want to relive the excitement, here's a wrap-up of all our activity from sunny Anaheim, California.

NAMM 2019: Full speed ahead with Dorico

January 27, 2019

At the 2019 NAMM Show, we visit with Steinberg’s product marketing manager Daniel Spreadbury and product specialist John Barron to talk about Dorico's past, present, and future, after a busy year of major updates and rapid progress in the software.

NAMM 2019: A “Notion” of music with the 6.5 update and more

January 26, 2019

At the 2019 NAMM Show, we visit with PreSonus’s Jim Boitnott and Chris Swaffer, and talk about the latest Notion developments, including Notion 6.5 — the seventh free maintenance update for Notion 6 — which was released earlier this month on January 15, 2019.

NAMM 2019: GVIDO gets a 2.0 software update

January 26, 2019

At the 2019 NAMM Show, the GVIDO music reader was on full display. We visit with GVIDO representatives to talk through the version 2.0 GVIDO software update and explore how GVIDO is evolving in the market.

NAMM 2019: Talking shop with MakeMusic

January 25, 2019

As the sun set on the first day of the 2019 NAMM show, I talked with Mark Adler, MakeMusic's director of production, and Jonathan Tschiggfrie, product manager of audio and notation, about the show, Finale v26, and more.

NAMM 2019: Sibelius 2019.1 released with Review Mode, Avid Link

January 24, 2019

Sibelius 2019.1, released to coincide with the opening of the 2019 NAMM Show, introduces a new Review Mode, adds some playback enhancements and integrates Avid Link, the new way for users to manage their Avid account, licensing, and subscriptions.

Working with master pages in Dorico, part 2

January 21, 2019

In this second of two posts in a series, we explore working with master pages in Dorico: adding custom master pages, inserting master page changes, and creating additional master page sets.

MuseScore 3 released with automatic placement, much more

January 16, 2019

MuseScore 3 is officially available. This is the first major new version of the software since MuseScore 2 in 2015. The most notable improvement in MuseScore 3 is the new automatic placement facility, and there are many other improvements, including a timeline, a score comparison tool, and much more.