The latest update for Sibelius for Mobile adds transposing for both staff and system selections, along with other improvements. Separately, Avid is once again bringing back upgrades for perpetual license users who have older versions.
April 2022
Robert Puff, leading music preparer and notation expert, dies at 66
Robert Puff, one of the foremost music preparers working in concert and commercial music, and music notation software expert whose advice was available on his highly-regarded industry web site Of Note, died on Thursday, April 21, 2022.
Dorico from A to Z
There’s nothing like a good run through the alphabet, from A to Z, and then some. Here’s what pressing each of those 26 letters does in Dorico.
Sibelius from A to Z
There are lots of ways to get things done in Sibelius. But what could be more elementary than the ABCs? Here’s what pressing each of those 26 letters does on their own.
Scoring Notes turns 5 (or 13½)
As we head into a holiday weekend, it’s time to enjoy another notable occasion: the fifth anniversary of the re-launch of Scoring Notes.
Dorico for iPad adds “Open In Place” for better file management
Dorico for iPad 2.2 adds Open in Place, bringing a more desktop-like file opening and saving process to the app and making it easier to handle files when moving between different devices.
All NorFonts are on sale, up to 60% off
For a limited time, all NorFonts distributed through Notation Central are on sale at up to 60% off. This is the beautiful and growing catalog of music and text fonts by Nor Eddine Bahha, who has fully embraced SMuFL font design, giving Dorico and Finale v27 users more distinctive options.
Repeats redux in Finale
A complete video tutorial series on everything to do with repeats in Finale. From setting up basic repeat structures, to endings, bracket adjustments, text repeats like D.S. al Coda, complex scenarios, and more, it’s all here!
New versions of Sibelius, Finale write music automatically; secret Dorico project underway
Saving users from the tedium of actually thinking about music, today Avid and MakeMusic both released new versions of Sibelius and Finale, their flagship notation software, respectively, that composes music automatically. A secret Dorico project is also underway.