2015 was another active year for plug-in development, thanks to Bob Zawalich and Kenneth Gaw. Bob summarizes the year in plug-ins for us along with a list of all plug-ins newly created in the past year.
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Following up with Gear Fisher, MakeMusic CEO
More than a year after taking the helm of MakeMusic, and shortly after its latest software release of Finale 2014.5, I caught up with CEO Gear Fisher about the company’s products, its progress, and future.
Avid ramping up Sibelius development with new Montreal office
Avid is in the process of hiring a team of six Sibelius developers to be based in Montréal. Avid’s Tim Carroll tells us about the new office, where the developers will work exclusively on Sibelius.
Music Encoding Conference call for proposals
The Music Encoding Initiative (MEI) is seeking proposals for its 2016 Music Encoding Conference, to be held in Montréal, Canada from May 17-20, 2016.
User folders and user-editable files in Sibelius
Explore along with guest author Bob Zawalich as he takes us through the inner workings of Sibelius’s user folders and user-editable files, what their purposes are, where to find them, and how to modify them.
An interview with Thomas Bonte on the release of MuseScore 2.0
Coinciding with today’s official release of MuseScore 2.0, we have a roundup of the program’s new features as well as a lengthy interview with MuseScore’s co-founder and CEO Thomas Bonte.
2014: The plug-in year in review
Bob Zawalich authors the final post of 2014, and it’s a good one: nothing less than a comprehensive round-up of all the new plug-ins created in the past year.
Finale 2014d and beyond: a discussion with MakeMusic
An update to Finale 2014, and a breakfast discussion with top MakeMusic employees about the future of their products and of the field.
Bobby Lombardi, others, leaving Avid for Gobbler
Four longtime Avid employees, including Bobby Lombardi, have left the company to work for Gobbler, a media cloud platform.
Avid Everywhere and the possible future direction of Sibelius
Avid’s Andrew Wild talks about the new Avid Everywhere strategic vision for the company, and how it could influence the future development of the Sibelius product line.