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Outsmarting Smart Shapes in Finale

September 28, 2021September 30, 2021

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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Better Sibelius slurs for opposite stem direction on outer notes

January 13, 2020January 16, 2020

In thinking of ways to spend fewer hours in Sibelius adjusting slurs that encompass the opposite stem direction on outer notes, I happened upon the settings in Engraving Rules, and experimented in search of better defaults.

Tips

DJA’s Notes: Music preparation basics

October 16, 2019October 23, 2019

In this installment of DJA’s Notes by Darcy James Argue, we learn the basics of well-prepared lead sheets, scores, and parts from a jazz/big band perspective — so that you can communicate musical intent in the most clear, familiar, and unambiguous manner.

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.

Reviews

Dorico 1.2.10 update brings program-wide improvements

February 21, 2018July 13, 2018

Dorico 1.2.10 is available, bringing with it a variety of improvements in all areas of the program including engraving, playback, and workflow. This update, free to registered users, is likely the last update to Dorico 1.

Reviews

NAMM 2018: The Sibelius 2018.1 release is smarter with multi-edit workflow improvements

January 25, 2018July 13, 2018

With its release coinciding with the opening of the 2018 NAMM Show, Sibelius 2018.1, the latest update to Sibelius, brings broad improvements to how users perform common tasks in Sibelius like placing slurs, hairpins, other lines, ties, special barlines, and a new note editing feature.

News

Notion 6.2 released with more integration with Studio One

May 25, 2017July 13, 2018

Notion’s latest update is out — version 6.2 brings tighter integration between the scoring program Notion and its DAW counterpart in the PreSonus family, Studio One. A handful of notation improvements are included along with other fixes.

Tips

3 helpful plug-ins for working with lyrics in Sibelius

October 2, 2014March 30, 2022

Make quick work of unbeaming lyrics, slurring melismas, and swapping verses with these three time-saving plug-ins.

Tips

Stick to it with sticky tuplets, slurs and lines

July 10, 2014July 9, 2014

Learn about new features and a few shortcuts that were added in Sibelius 7 to help you quickly enter tuplets, slurs and lines during note input.

Tips

Sibelius plug-in: Dangling Ties to Slurs

June 10, 2014April 9, 2021

A Sibelius plug-in can replace dangling ties with slurs, for use in scores where someone has mistakenly entered slurs as ties.

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