Items of interest about the blog and NYC Music Services, including year-in-reviews and other compilations of blog posts from time to time.
PDF-BatchStitch 1.7.0 is now available from Notation Central. The update adds sequential page numbers with placement options, headers & footers, and a "Don't stitch" mode that processes every file in a folder separately.
Have you ever listened to an episode of the Scoring Notes podcast and wished you could ask a question directly on the show? Now's your chance. Send us your questions by July 22 and we may feature them on the next episode.
Scoring Notes has a brand-new look — the first ground-up redesign in nearly a decade. Here's what's changed, what's stayed the same, and a quick trip back to where this all began.
It's time to send us your questions for the Scoring Notes podcast — deadline July 22. Plus, a mid-year catch-up on Dorico, Sibelius, and MuseScore updates, Cantai, and a first look at the reimagined 2027 MOLA Tech Fair in San Francisco.
It's time to "summer-ize" summ-more! We consolidate your reading, re-listening (to podcasts), and reductions (in price), all in one place, so you can spend more time at the beach.
The 2027 annual MOLA Conference will take place April 30 – May 3 in San Francisco, and with it comes a new Tech Fair, geared not just towards performance librarians, but to the wider community of music notation and technology.
Introducing the Dynamic Chain in Notation Express for Dorico — select a passage, arm the chain, press a gradual and two dynamics in any order, and place the complete marking in one move. Also new: smart niente buttons, hairpin line style cycling, poco a poco, and more.
LS Iris has always been a distinctive presence in the SMuFL font landscape — a handwritten music font with calligraphic roots and a warmth that sets it apart from the field. After several years off the market, it’s back, newly overhauled and significantly expanded.
The Graphical MIDI Tools plug-in for Sibelius is updated and has spawned three new separate custom tools: a harp tool, a walking bass tool, and a Native American Flute fingering tool.
PDF-Counter 1.1.0 is now available from Notation Central. The update adds a Columns dialog with ten selectable data fields — including page size, file size, dates, and more — and names the output file after the scanned folder.
