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A delightfully nerdy take on new Notation Express updates for Dorico and a major overhaul to the PDF Batch Utilities. Plus, the notation software tools hiding in plain sight, and where they could go next.

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Dorico 6.2.10 update is available

March 31, 2026April 2, 2026

Dorico 6.2.10 arrives with further guitar tablature refinements, a more granular approach to smart quotes controlled at the paragraph and character style level, a new option for tuplet bracket position, and more than three dozen bug fixes.

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PDF Batch Utilities get a major rebuild and a brand new app

March 30, 2026March 30, 2026

The PDF Batch Utilities for music printing get their biggest update yet: native Apple Silicon, codesigning, new icons, bookmarks in output files, bug fixes, and a brand new app — PDF-Counter.

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Notation Express for Dorico 6: Your Stream Deck just got smarter

March 18, 2026March 31, 2026

Notation Express for Dorico 6 introduces real-time bidirectional feedback, chainable Note Tools, and a refined product lineup. This major update represents a significant architectural step forward for Stream Deck control in Dorico.

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Dorico 6.2 gives a repeat performance with engraving refinements

March 10, 2026March 18, 2026

Dorico 6.2 adds smarter handling of repeats, expanded guitar tablature features, improved harmonic notation, engraving refinements, and workflow updates.

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Sibelius 2026.2 cleanses the palette

February 25, 2026March 25, 2026

Sibelius 2026.2 introduces dark mode on desktop, refreshed UI icons, early cross-staff engraving improvements, scripting updates, and bug fixes.

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NAMM 2026: An avid Sibelius discussion with Sam Butler and Joe Plazak

January 31, 2026February 28, 2026

At the 2026 NAMM Show, Avid’s Joe Plazak and Sam Butler have a conversation about Sibelius’s access, product positioning, and development philosophy.

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NAMM 2026: Getting into a Fender-bender with Chris Swaffer

January 30, 2026February 28, 2026

At the 2026 NAMM Show, Fender’s Chris Swaffer talks about where Fender Notion finds itself at a moment of subtle but consequential transition.

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NAMM 2026: Sounding out the inputs with klang.io’s Sebastian Murgul

January 29, 2026February 20, 2026

At the 2026 NAMM Show, klang.io’s Sebastian Murgul talks about a category that sits just adjacent to music notation — and yet increasingly intersects with it in practical, unavoidable ways: music transcription.

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NAMM 2026: John Barron opens the door to Dorico’s future

January 27, 2026February 7, 2026

At the 2026 NAMM Show, Steinberg’s John Barron talks about where Dorico finds itself at this stage of its evolution.

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NAMM 2026: Piascore’s bet on interactivity

January 26, 2026January 30, 2026

At the 2026 NAMM Show, Piascore founder Hiroyuki Koike shows how his company is transforming digital sheet music through MusicXML-based interactivity and AI-driven tools that respond to musicians in real time, pointing toward a more practical and musical future for notation.

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