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Dolet 8.2 MusicXML plug-in for Sibelius is released [updated]

December 7, 2022January 5, 2023

MakeMusic has released Dolet 8.2 for Sibelius, its latest version of the free plug-in that writes MusicXML files, and the first version of the plug-in to be released under the permissive MIT License.

Reviews

Finale version 27.3 adds eight powerful JW tools, fixes some linked part issues

December 2, 2022December 6, 2022

MakeMusic has released Finale version 27.3, adding native installation of eight of the most popular and powerful JW Tools. Longstanding issues affecting voiced linked parts and other areas have also been addressed.

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Black Friday 2022 deals for music notation software and related tech [updated]

November 21, 2022December 3, 2022

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.

People

Michael Good, the inventor of MusicXML [transcript]

October 26, 2022October 30, 2022

A transcript of one of our most popular podcast episodes. If you’ve ever needed to open a music notation file in a different program, you’ve relied on MusicXML. Michael Good tells us how it happened.

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Music notation software, macOS Ventura, and Apple Silicon [updated]

October 24, 2022December 15, 2022

A summary of desktop notation software compatibility with macOS Ventura (macOS 13) and Apple Silicon-powered Macs: How Sibelius, Finale, Dorico, MuseScore, and Notion are faring on Apple’s latest operating system and hardware.

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News roundup: Michael Good retirement; W3C meeting; Finale price cut; Sibelius team licensing [updated]

September 8, 2022September 17, 2022

Let’s get up to speed on some recent developments in the music notation software industry, like software updates, Michael Good’s retirement, the next W3C group meeting, Sibelius team licensing, and more.

Tips

Score system divider plug-in in Finale

July 21, 2022July 28, 2022

The Score System Divider plug-in, included with Finale, inserts or removes system separation marks between staff systems on the same page. Here’s how it works, along with a little history of this useful creation.

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Finale to include and support eight JW plug-ins in next update

July 8, 2022July 13, 2022

The next update to Finale, v.27.3, will for the first time include a set of powerful plug-ins from developer Jari Williamsson, without requiring you to separately download and install them.

News

Dolet 8.1 MusicXML plug-in for Sibelius is released

June 1, 2022

MakeMusic has released Dolet 8.1 for Sibelius, its latest version of the free plug-in that writes MusicXML files that can then be read and used in more than 200 applications that support the interchange format.

Reviews

Finale version 27.2 adds new jazz template, native Apple silicon support

March 2, 2022March 8, 2022

Finale version 27.2 runs natively on Apple silicon Macs for the first time. All default documents and document styles in v27.2 are now SMuFL-based, and, in a welcome surprise, there is a fully revamped SMuFL-compliant jazz default file and document style.

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