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Francisco Partners has concluded its investment in Muse Group — the parent of MuseScore, Audacity, Hal Leonard, and Ultimate Guitar. The move caps a period that also saw notable personnel departures. Here's what changed, and what Muse Group says comes next.
Cantai 3.0.0 merges its Dorico and Sibelius installers into one, adds Spanish lyric support, introduces the Ottetto ensembles and six new voices, and cuts pricing to $9.99/month or $149 lifetime across every platform.
Originally appearing as a document that composer David MacDonald created for his weekly master class, this bullet-list of score preparation and production notes will improve the quality of your performance materials in no time. To it we have added relevant links from Scoring Notes and other sources.
MuseScore Studio 4.7, the final 4.x release, adds arrowheads on lines, chord brackets, guitar dives, ASIO support on Windows, and workflow improvements for repeat and duration changes.
As we close the book on 2025, it’s time to look back at another year of music notation news, updates, creativity, and conversation.
MuseScore Studio 4.6.4 brings support for Cantai, a new machine-learning-based vocal and lyric synthesizer, within a major music notation software application for the first time.
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.
Three more fonts from the legendary Music Type Foundry are now available for the first time in SMuFL format: MTF-Gutenberg 1939, MTF-Ross, and MTF-Improviso. In addition, each of the original five MTF fonts receives significant updates.
MuseScore Studio 4.6 brings improvements in engraving, workflow and playback. Full support for custom SMuFL fonts, improved staff hiding functionality, and increased options for bar numbers and chord symbol display are among the highlights.
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.
