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Timely news and announcements about music notation software, related products, and the fields of music notation and music technology.

Sibelius 2023.11: Sonoma support, more system object positions, better Keypad

November 30, 2023December 1, 2023

Sibelius 2023.11 adds many more system object positions for items like tempo marks and large time signatures, refreshes the Keypad, brings the automatic chord symbol completion feature to mobile, and adds official Sonoma support, among other improvements.

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Finale version 27.4 supports macOS Sonoma, true black printing, other fixes

November 29, 2023

Finale version 27.4 provides official support macOS Sonoma, adds some small but helpful improvements, and fixes some longtime bugs, such as the “true black” printing issue.

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Black Friday 2023 deals for music notation software and related tech [updated]

November 20, 2023November 30, 2023

All the Black Friday deals in the world of music notation software and related technology, so you can make the most of your holiday spending budget, and still have plenty of time to take advantage of some serious savings.

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StaffPad “captures” the imagination — and your piano performance

November 11, 2023November 18, 2023

StaffPad’s autumn 2023 update brings Piano Capture, designed to transcribe the audio directly from piano performances, and create music notation in near real-time. MIDI Capture, full video support, auto-harmonization are also included in this major update.

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Notation Express for Dorico 5 released

October 25, 2023November 11, 2023

Notation Express and XL for Dorico 5 add lots of new buttons and features to support many of the newer features in Dorico.

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NotePerformer 4.2 adds support for new sample libraries and more

October 18, 2023October 25, 2023

NotePerformer, the popular playback solution for Dorico, Finale, and Sibelius, is updated to version 4.2. The update includes revisions to NotePerformer Playback Engines (NPPE), with support for four new sample libraries.

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Music notation software and macOS Sonoma [updated]

September 26, 2023November 30, 2023

A summary of desktop notation software compatibility with macOS Sonoma (macOS 14) and Apple Silicon-powered Macs: How Sibelius, Finale, Dorico, MuseScore, and Notion are faring on Apple’s latest operating system and hardware.

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Lelandia fonts for Sibelius updated

September 13, 2023September 18, 2023

The Lelandia music fonts for Sibelius have been updated. This is a minor update, with a few fixes for clefs and dynamic text.

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Sibelius 2023.8 released

August 31, 2023September 11, 2023

Sibelius 2023.8 adds an option for repeating the most recently executed command via the Redo function, improves the automatically generated chord symbol completion feature, and resolves a number of outstanding items.

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Avid to be acquired by private equity firm STG for $1.4 billion

August 10, 2023August 24, 2023

Avid has announced that it will be acquired by the private equity firm Symphony Technology Group (STG) in a $1.4 billion deal.

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Music notation platforms: an industry perspective

August 5, 2023August 24, 2023

A discussion with the developers of Dorico, MuseScore, Notion, and Soundslice, from the Tech Fair at the 2023 MOLA Conference in Berlin, about the past, present, and future of music notation software.

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