We discuss how to take the stress out of working on a deadline, organize a project, and make the end result better for everyone.
Podcast
A regular discussion with the interesting individuals who create music with notation software, as well as the talented people who create the tools themselves.
Sample rate, bit depth, bit rate, and you(r ears)
Have you ever wanted to export audio from your favorite music notation software, seen the terms “sample rate”, “bit depth”, and “bit rate”, and wondered what they really mean?
Comparing the major music notation software applications
Recorded live at the 2021 MOLA Conference, we talk all about the developments in MuseScore, Finale, Sibelius, and Dorico that have taken place over the past year, and compare each of them in a special presentation.
Daniel Ray “muses” about Audacity and StaffPad
Daniel Ray is the head of strategy for Muse Group, the company that originally started with Ultimate Guitar and later acquired MuseScore. He discusses Muse Group’s acquisitions of Audacity and StaffPad, and what it means for his company, for users, and for the entire industry.
Get organized with music notation files
You always want the right version of your music on the stands with the right players at the right time. Time to get organized with music notation files, and we’re here to help make it happen.
The “s” word: Subscription
The profane and sacred ways we pay for music notation software.
Dave Metzger, part 2: Workflow and tech
On this second part of a two-part interview with top orchestrator and arranger Dave Metzger, we learn more about his work on “Frozen”, how to get from a MIDI mockup in a sequencer to a notated score, and get a tour of Dave’s tech.
Dave Metzger, part 1: Arranging and orchestrating
Dave Metzger is one of Hollywood and Broadway’s most accomplished orchestrators and arrangers. On this first of a two-part interview, we discuss his career philosophy and approach to orchestration, and its fundamental relationship to music notation.
Documenting the documenter: Lillie Harris
Whether you give it a fleeting glance or you’ve eagerly read every last word, documentation is a vital component of music notation software. Lillie Harris, Dorico’s documentation writer, discusses its significance and her personal approach to the task.
The Well-Tempered Consort
Justin Tokke introduces the Well-Tempered Consort from Carl Fischer Music, a fully flexible and customizable way of configuring Bach’s masterpiece, so that anyone can configure and download the music to suit a wide variety of instrumental combinations.