Are your plug-ins up-to-date?

February 28, 2020

A handy tool for keeping current on your Sibelius plug-ins was itself recently updated, so now is a good time to check to make sure you're running the latest versions.

Dorico 3.1.10 update is available

February 25, 2020

Steinberg has released Dorico 3.1.10 with more than 50 bug fixes. Helpful improvements include additional popover commands in clefs and ornaments. A number of other areas have also been addressed.

Musescore 3.4 released with usability improvements

February 20, 2020

Musescore 3.4 is available with usability and accessibility improvements. On the Musescore.com side, the five-score upload limit has been removed, and all users can now upload an unlimited number of scores.

Converting folders of Sibelius scores to different formats

February 14, 2020

When you want to back up your Sibelius scores in a different format or work on scores you created in Sibelius in another program, there are lots of options and formats to export to, like MIDI, PDF, or MusicXML. But what if you want to work on many scores at once and need to convert folders of scores?

Creating editorial marks with Dorico

February 11, 2020

A series of notation conventions has been established over the years to identify editorial content. For the creators of critical editions, we take a comprehensive look at Dorico's formidable set of tools for making editorial marks.

StaffPad wows with long-awaited iPad release and new free StaffPad Reader

February 5, 2020

StaffPad, the music composition app that uses handwriting recognition as the means of music entry, has been released for iPad and completely rebuilt for Windows, with a bevy of new features, improvements, and add-ons compared to the previous version. In addition, there is a new free digital music stand app for performers, called StaffPad Reader, providing a synced performance experience across multiple tablets.