Learn more about the software you use every day with these bits of advice designed to speed your workflow and improve the quality of what you produce.
If you use music notation software — or any software where you need to edit text — you will very quickly encounter the concept of point size. But have you ever stopped to consider what point size actually means?
What’s on and around our newly upgraded desks — not to mention, the desks themselves.
It can be worthwhile to have a consistent workspace for a long time. Sometimes, though, the opportunity presents itself to start anew. Here’s how we made those upgrades — from the desk itself, to what’s on and around it.
There’s nothing like a good run through the alphabet, from A to Z, and then some. Here’s what pressing each of those 26 letters does in Dorico.
There are lots of ways to get things done in Sibelius. But what could be more elementary than the ABCs? Here’s what pressing each of those 26 letters does on their own.
Knowing the various rules and conventions that govern the setting of lyrics in vocal music is good, but if you use music notation software, there’s more to learn. In this second of a two-part episode, we discuss how to apply those principles in Finale, Dorico, and Sibelius.
Working with lyrics and vocal music presents a special set of challenges and opportunities to burnish your music engraving skill set. In this first of a two-part episode, we discuss many of the conventions and principles that govern lyric text.
Here’s a solution to correct when a cautionary time signature is uncomfortably hanging outside the edge of the page margin in Sibelius.
When you work with music notation software, sometimes the greatest challenge is knowing what a task is actually called and where to find it. We uncover those hidden and not-so-hidden treasures. Plus, an update.
A reliable way to actually create true 100% black output in PDFs from Finale, and a Keyboard Maestro script to automate the process for an entire set of parts.
Darcy James Argue returns to talk about his role in creating the fully revamped SMuFL-compliant jazz default file and document style in the Finale v27.2 update, and offers some tips for how users can make the most of it.