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

Elaine Gould to retire as Senior Music Editor at Faber; applicants sought for managing editor

January 16, 2023January 19, 2023

Elaine Gould, senior music editor at Faber Music and author of the music notation reference Behind Bars, will retire at the end of September 2023. As a result, Faber has announced that the company will be hiring for the role of managing editor in contemporary music.

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The Nepomuk text font: it takes a certain type

January 11, 2023January 16, 2023

Nepomuk is a text font inspired by the type commonly found in music plate engraving from the late 19th to the mid 20th-century. It’s available on Notation Central. Learn all about its origins and design.

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Backup with Backblaze and get three free months

December 27, 2022January 5, 2023

Get three free months of Backblaze, the simple and affordable backup solution for Mac and PC. Check off that new year’s resolution early by getting serious about backing up all your hard work!

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Sibelius 2022.12 is “part”way to more layout independence with score subsets

December 15, 2022December 21, 2022

Sibelius 2022.12 introduces score subsets, which make it possible to have different configurations and layouts of the score, independent of the full score and parts. There are new barline options in this update, too.

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Long-awaited MuseScore 4 release brings major improvements to engraving and audio

December 14, 2022January 7, 2023

MuseScore 4 is out. It’s the first update in nearly two years, with major improvements to the user interface, layout, engraving, playback features — and a brand-new sound library to top it all off.

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Dolet 8.2 MusicXML plug-in for Sibelius is released [updated]

December 7, 2022January 5, 2023

MakeMusic has released Dolet 8.2 for Sibelius, its latest version of the free plug-in that writes MusicXML files, and the first version of the plug-in to be released under the permissive MIT License.

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Dorico 4.3.11 update is available [updated]

December 6, 2022December 9, 2022

Steinberg has released Dorico 4.3.10. This update focuses mostly on bug fixes, although there are a few improvements to the Key Editor. Dorico for iPad is also updated.

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Finale version 27.3 adds eight powerful JW tools, fixes some linked part issues

December 2, 2022December 6, 2022

MakeMusic has released Finale version 27.3, adding native installation of eight of the most popular and powerful JW Tools. Longstanding issues affecting voiced linked parts and other areas have also been addressed.

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22 in 22: All NorFonts are on sale for 22% off

December 1, 2022December 3, 2022

The Notation Central Black Friday sale continues with NorFonts. 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.

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Black Friday 2022 deals for music notation software and related tech [updated]

November 21, 2022December 3, 2022

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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Dorico 4.3 brings Key Editor power tools and chord symbol note generation

November 15, 2022November 21, 2022

Dorico 4.3 is out with more powerful controls in the Key Editor and a robust system for automatically generating notes on staves from chord symbols. There’s also improvements in the areas of engraving, note input, and editing, and the iPad version is updated, too.

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