Condensing—combining multiple players onto shared staves, as in Dorico.
Sibelius 2025.12 adds an option to customize the order of parts, along with numerous minor improvements and bug fixes. In addition, upgrade pricing for perpetual licensees has been simplified.
Dorico 6.1 brings added functionality to condensing and proofreading, a new piano library, a playback template overhaul, and much more.
The Sibelius 2025.3 update addresses issues related to decondensing parts and hidden notes, and fixes some other longtime bugs and workflows.
Sibelius 2025.2 introduces a new "decondensing parts" option, where Sibelius will create two new Dynamic Parts from a single staff, rename them for you, and show only the music relevant to each player, using a new "staff filter" feature.
At the 2025 NAMM Show, Avid's Sam Butler reflects on the past year of progress and industry news, the path forward, and breaks down Sibelius's marquee new feature, decondensing parts from a score staff.
As the 2025 NAMM Show gets underway, Avid is previewing a new decondensing parts feature in Sibelius, and speech-to-text AI technology in Pro Tools. Steinberg is launching a sale with up to 40% off products, including Dorico.
Proper score formatting can make a dramatic difference in readability. We take a look at two of those formatting techniques — condensing scores and adding oversized time signatures — and how to incorporate them into MuseScore.
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.
How many versions of Handel's Messiah are there? It's hard to say, but by using Dorico's flows and condensing features, it's possible to prepare a version to suit your particular performance.
Dorico 3.5.10, the first minor revision to Dorico 3.5, brings finesse and refinement to a wide range of the notation app’s functions in the form of feature enhancements and bug fixes.
