Encore podcast episode! If you’ve ever needed to open a music notation file in a different program, you’ve relied on MusicXML to do it. Michael Good invented this now-ubiquitous format two decades ago, and we find out how it happened. Plus, an update.

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

Sibelius has built-in tools for marking up your score, which can actually be quite useful in professional situations. In this post we'll explore Sibelius's commenting feature, how to use it, and how to make the most of it through plug-ins.

If you work with SMuFL in Finale v27 you’ll encounter the Symbol Selection dialog, which will be called from any tool that requires you to select a symbol like the Articulation Designer, or other places throughout the Document Options.

Keyboard shortcuts are essential tools for pro users on any platform. Although it's not possible to natively program global shortcuts in Finale, you can use FinaleScript to fill the gap.

Steinberg has released Dorico 2.0 for iPad, a major update to the app that shares many features with its desktop counterpart, plus annotations.

New post! Steinberg has released Dorico 2.0 for iPad, a major update to the app that shares many features with its desktop counterpart. Many of the additions in Dorico 4 are now available on the mobile platform, as well as a bonus: freehand annotation for marking up scores in Read mode.

Save time by using the Re-input Pitches feature in Sibelius, or the Repitch tool in Finale, when you’re writing for several instruments that have the same rhythm but different pitches.

One of Dorico's most helpful features for score layout is the introduction of master pages. We explain the basics of how master pages work and how to edit them.

Samara Ginsberg's multi-part cello arrangements of TV and movie themes have created a sensation on social media. She tells us how she uses music notation software to get results.