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Getting the hang of HyperScribe in Finale

June 1, 2021June 3, 2021

Finale’s HyperScribe tool is a method of recording music into the software in real-time. We will show you how to get the setup correct and give you a few pointers for getting the most accurate transcription possible, along with lots of power user features.

Tutorials

Speeding up Speedy Entry in Finale

May 5, 2021June 1, 2021

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.

Tips

Create tacet al fine in Sibelius

August 29, 2019September 5, 2019

When a player has finished playing for the remainder of a piece, this is indicated “tacet al fine”. Learn how to consolidate remaining multirests in a part and display this instruction in Sibelius.

Reviews

Dorico 2.2.10 released with improvements and bug fixes

February 5, 2019February 8, 2019

Steinberg has released Dorico 2.2.10. We explore what’s new in this update, which introduces improvements across all areas of the program and addresses a number of bug fixes as well, making it a solid iteration of the program and a worthwhile update to the massive 2.2 release.

Tutorials

Eight since 8: Top new Sibelius features

August 2, 2018August 20, 2019

A video review of our favorite features in Sibelius since version 8.0 was released in 2015. If you haven’t yet updated from 7.5 (or earlier), or even if you have, you’ll appreciate knowing what’s included.

Tips

Fermatas on bar rests in Finale

October 17, 2017July 13, 2018

Here’s how to place fermatas on bar rests in Finale, and why placing them as articulations yields more consistent results than using expressions.

Tips

Bug with rests in multiple voices in parts affects earlier files opened in Sibelius 8.5

March 21, 2017

If you work in Sibelius 8.5.1 and open files created in earlier Sibelius versions in which rests were manually moved to avoid notes, be aware that the position of those rests has shifted in the parts for your file, with no warning.

News

Third Dorico maintenance update released

February 28, 2017April 16, 2017

The third Dorico update, version 1.0.30, is available, with some new features particularly in the areas of rests, barlines, bar numbers, tremolo and grace note playback, as well as other areas of the program. In addition, dozens of bugs and other performance issues have been addressed.

Tips

Combine 8th and 16th rests into a dotted 8th rest in Finale

February 7, 2017July 13, 2018

If you have a passage in Finale with eighths and sixteenth rests (and vice versa) which you want to automatically combine into a dotted eighth rests, the solution is far from obvious — but it’s possible, if you know where to look.

News

Sibelius 8.2 released with new “sliding” feature and enharmonic differences in parts

March 31, 2016March 26, 2018

Sibelius 8.2 introduces the ability to enharmonically spell notes differently in a part and the score, a new sliding feature which moves notes and rests horizontally, and better placement of repeat barlines in relation to time signatures.

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