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Dorico 5 review: Moving the music forward

May 24, 2023June 3, 2023

Dorico 5 is out with the inclusion of more SMuFL music fonts; speedier note input workflows; playback enhancements such as scrubbing, space and stage templates, pitch contour emphasis, MIDI trigger regions, and Groove Agent SE; an instrument editor; and a host of other worthwhile enhancements.

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Scoring Express jazz templates for Finale released; Sibelius and Dorico suites updated

May 17, 2023May 24, 2023

The Scoring Express Jazz package of templates and libraries for Finale is now available, adding to the popular Chamber and Theatre & Studio packages, and bringing it on par with the versions already available for Sibelius and Dorico.

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Apple announces Logic Pro for iPad, available May 23

May 9, 2023May 17, 2023

Apple will be releasing iPad versions of their digital audio workstation (DAW) Logic Pro as well as the non-linear video editor (NLE) Final Cut Pro.

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Introducing Lelandia, a new suite of music fonts for Sibelius

May 5, 2023May 17, 2023

Lelandia is a newly created music font available for use in Sibelius that you can get from Notation Central. Lelandia was migrated from Leland, which is the default music font used in newer versions of MuseScore. Leland is inspired by the look of the SCORE engraving program, created by Leland Smith.

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Sibelius 2023.5: New hiding options make individually voiced parts possible from a condensed score

May 4, 2023May 9, 2023

Sibelius 2023.5 introduces the ability to hide individual notes that appear in the same chord in one voice and create dynamic parts sourced from one staff. The update also adds the option to export and view a list of keyboard shortcuts, as well as other improvements.

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NotePerformer 4 connects your favorite notation software to your favorite sample libraries

May 2, 2023May 6, 2023

NotePerformer 4 is available, adding to its own modeled sound library the ability to play back many of the most popular, premium orchestral sample libraries in same user-friendly way as one can with the built-in NotePerformer sounds.

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Pedals, Pitches, and Pixels: MOLA harp notation webinar

April 14, 2023April 19, 2023

MOLA presented a webinar called Pedals, Pitches, and Pixels: An Introduction to Harp Notation. This session was jam-packed with resources about writing for the harp and how to get results in the software, with information from top players, librarians, and music preparers.

Ask your questions on the Scoring Notes podcast

April 11, 2023April 15, 2023

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 to do so, and we may feature it on our next episode.

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First-ever tech fair to debut at 2023 MOLA conference on June 2

April 6, 2023April 11, 2023

The MOLA 2023 conference will see the debut of the Tech Fair, on Friday, June 2, 2023. The fair will be an opportunity for technology-focused presentations and exhibits, especially those relevant to performance librarians, publishers and musicians.

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Dorico 4.3.30 update fixes integration with HALion Sonic 7, MediaBay

March 22, 2023April 1, 2023

Steinberg has released Dorico 4.3.30. This update solves a problem whereby closing a project that used the HALion Sonic 7 instrument would cause the MediaBay server to shut down; several other fixes are included.

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Sibelius 2023.2 advances score subsets and dynamic guitar staves

February 28, 2023March 4, 2023

Sibelius 2023.2 refines score subsets and dynamic guitar staves, allowing them to behave more independently for greater flexibility. Elsewhere, the ManuScript language can export audio in all bit depths and sample rates.