Percussion notation.
MuseScore Studio 4.5 features improvements in the areas of percussion, engraving, text handling, and input. Several features are designed specifically to appeal to Finale users switching to MuseScore.
Dorico 5.1.60 adds support for macOS Sequoia, accommodations for Finale-like behavior during note input, and improved MusicXML import by supporting system and frame breaks by default. Among other improvements, condensing on larger flows has been made faster.
MuseScore Studio 4.4 introduces integrated support for a new percussion playback library, Muse Drumline, tailored for marching band composition and arranging. Engraving improvements abound in the areas of hairpins, dynamics, accidentals, beams, text, and more.
Dorico 5.1.30 includes more options for staff labels, barlines, percussion, repeats, and user interface choices, among other improvements. In addition, more than 40 bugs have been fixed since the last release.
At the 2024 NAMM Show, Muse Group's Jack Sutton discusses their inaugural presence at NAMM as the parent company of Hal Leonard. We learn about the company's plans to expand offerings in licensing and publishing, as well as new MuseScore features.
The Dorico 4.2 update makes it easier to edit the music on drum sets and other percussion kits directly in the Key Editor. Among other improvements, Dorico 4.2 also improves the way the Key Editor works in linked mode.
Avid has introduced a new licensing system with the intent of making it easier for a single user to activate and use Sibelius on multiple computers. Sibelius 2021.12 for both desktop and mobile apps is out; headlining the improvements is a new way of entering percussion notation.
A review of Finale version 27. Headlining the new features are deep support for two open standards: Standard Music Font Layout (SMuFL), and MusicXML. Tighter SmartMusic integration, playback improvements, and user interface enhancements round out what's new.
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.
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.
