Smart Shapes in Finale are lines, trills, slurs, octave lines, hairpins, pedal lines and other objects that “smartly” adjust their positioning based on the layout the score and the items to which they are attached.
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NAMM 2020: Dorico 3.1 is out with condensing changes, lines, and much more
Dorico 3.1, released to coincide with the opening of the 2020 NAMM Show, introduces condensing changes, lines, bracketed noteheads, a new dynamics lane for playback, local chord symbols, Hi-DPI support on Windows, user-defined chord shapes, and loads more.
Dorico 1.1.10 update brings chord symbol editor and other improvements
Dorico 1.1.10 is the first update since Dorico 1.1 introduced chord symbols, pedal lines, and repeat endings. The update introduces improvements in all of those areas and more, along with other fixes.
Get accidentals to display correctly on cross-staff notes in Sibelius (updated)
Cross-staff notes and accidentals have long been problematic in Sibelius — sometimes they stubbornly won’t appear when they should, no matter what you try. Here’s a way to finally get those pesky accidentals to show up.
New plug-in helps with cross-staff accidentals
Master plug-in developer Bob Zawalich has created another goodie to help with one of Sibelius’s nagging issues. It’s called Display Accidentals In Selected Notes and it may be downloaded directly through Sibelius 7 at File > Plug-ins > Install Plug-ins > Accidentals. Users may also install it manually in Sibelius 6 or 7 by visiting […]