NotePerformer 5.1.2 features several bug fixes and incremental improvements to NotePerformer’s core sounds.
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2025: A year in review
As we close the book on 2025, it’s time to look back at another year of music notation news, updates, creativity, and conversation.
NotePerformer updated to 5.1.0
NotePerformer 5.1.0 features several bug fixes and incremental improvements to NotePerformer’s core sounds. This is the first update since NotePerformer discontinued support for third-party VST3 instruments.
Black Friday 2025 deals for music notation software and related tech
All the Black Friday deals in the world of music notation software and related technology, so you can make the most of your holiday spending budget, and still have plenty of time to take advantage of some serious savings.
Music notation software and macOS Tahoe [updated]
A summary of desktop notation software compatibility with macOS Tahoe (macOS 26): How Sibelius, Dorico, MuseScore Studio, and Notion are faring on Apple’s latest operating system and hardware.
Scoring Express for Finale prices permanently reduced
In recognition of the coming end of official support for Finale, the price for the Scoring Express templates for Finale — all three versions, plus the bundle — are permanently reduced from their previous prices.
Road report: Seeing Seattle
A quick and fun trip to Seattle in the middle of a surprisingly busy summer, meeting living legends in the world of music notation software and technology.
Leaving Finale behind
The last in a series of several articles about the end of Finale’s support. How to archive your work, update the Finale files, and exporting to MusicXML and PDF. And, some thoughts about alternatives to Finale.
Using Finale in the unsupported era
The second in a series of several articles about the end of Finale’s support. This focuses on how to use Finale for at least a while longer, after the period of official support has ended.
Finale’s twilight zone: Ensuring a smooth ride into the sunset
The first in a series of several articles about the end of Finale’s support. This focuses on what to expect as the support period comes to an end, how to use your Finale license to obtain other software (including other versions of Finale), and how you can continue to download and authorize Finale.