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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.

Tips

Create a part with an alternate transposition in Dorico

November 2, 2022November 10, 2022

Need to make a clarinet part in a different transposition than the original part? Or a treble clef baritone part linked to the bass clef euphonium part? Here are the step-by-step instructions to set it all up in Dorico.

Tips

Create a part with an alternate transposition in Finale

October 5, 2022November 2, 2022

Need to make a clarinet part in a different transposition than the original part? Or a treble clef baritone part linked to the bass clef euphonium part? Here are the step-by-step instructions to set it all up in Finale.

News

Sibelius 2022.9: Staff names in groups; more selection commands

September 29, 2022October 5, 2022

Sibelius 2022.9 adds an additional way of labeling staff names that effectively allows groups of instruments and individual staves to be named separately, a long-requested feature.

News

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.

News

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.

Tutorials

The measure number matrix in Finale

June 28, 2022July 1, 2022

Measure numbers in Finale are a bit complex, incredibly flexible, and maybe a little over-engineered. But with this video tutorial series, you don’t need to choose between the red or blue pill when it comes to working with measure numbers; you can have it all.

Reviews

Dorico 4.1 review: a better Key Editor; improvements to lyrics, interface and more

June 1, 2022June 4, 2022

Dorico 4.1 further refines the Key Editor, improves the user interface with more color options, overhauls the way lyrics are treated, prints selected flows in a layout, and adds new effects plug-ins and a library export function. Plus, a lifetime unlock option for Dorico for iPad.

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