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Dorico from A to Z

April 21, 2022April 26, 2022

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.

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Sibelius from A to Z

April 18, 2022April 26, 2022

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.

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Dynamic parts come to Sibelius for Mobile

January 27, 2022January 31, 2022

The latest update to Sibelius for Mobile for iOS and iPadOS supports dynamic parts for the first time. The update also includes a few usability enhancements.

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Sibelius for Mobile update adds MIDI support and more

November 18, 2021November 20, 2021

The latest update to Sibelius for Mobile brings step-time note entry via a MIDI keyboard. Support for pickup bars, merging bars, and better keyboard integration round out this update.

Tutorials

Super-powered keyboard shortcuts with BetterTouchTool

June 3, 2021June 5, 2021

Extend your keyboard shortcuts on a Mac by using BetterTouchTool, an app which allows the user to define a trigger, and then associate one or more actions that will be launched when that trigger is detected.

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Getting the hang of HyperScribe in Finale

June 1, 2021June 3, 2021

Finale’s HyperScribe tool is a method of recording music into the software in real-time. We will show you how to get the setup correct and give you a few pointers for getting the most accurate transcription possible, along with lots of power user features.

Tutorials

Speeding up Speedy Entry in Finale

May 5, 2021June 1, 2021

Time to get even speedier with this series of videos on Finale’s Speedy Entry tool. Everything from notes, rests, ties, tuplets, grace notes, chromatic alterations and many advanced notation options can be controlled from the Speedy Entry frame.

Tutorials

Simplifying Simple Entry in Finale

April 27, 2021June 1, 2021

Finale’s Simple Entry tool is actually very powerful. Learn how to enter notes, rests, dots, ties, accidentals, grace notes, tuplets, and much more — even articulations, expressions, clefs, time signatures and key signatures, all right from this tool.

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Set a shortcut to export PDFs in Sibelius

September 23, 2020September 30, 2020

How often do you export PDFs from Sibelius? More often than you access the fretboard? Yet the fretboard has a default shortcut, and Export PDF doesn’t. Let’s fix that.

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Command and control in Sibelius

March 20, 2020October 28, 2020

In Sibelius, typing the Command (Mac) or Ctrl (Windows) key in combination with another key often means “do this, but bigger.” Get to know the keyboard shortcuts where this applies.

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