New post! Avid Sibelius Ultimate comes with wide range of instruments for playback, but did you know that you can mix Sibelius 7 sounds and third party sounds in the same score? Here's how — plus, a coupon code for more tutorial videos.

New podcast episode! The first of a two-part party with parts — the essential step in music preparation where you create individual performance materials for each player — what to do on the page, and how to do it in the software.

Tomorrow's podcast episode is all about part preparation! Tune in wherever you get your podcasts, or at scoringnotes.com/category/podcast

New post! Avid is bringing back discounted upgrades, or "reinstatements", for Avid Sibelius customers with a perpetual license to get current with the latest updates and support — but the offer is only good through December 31, 2021.

New post! MakeMusic is seeking beta testers for its free Dolet 8 plug-in for Avid Sibelius. Although Sibelius has its own built-in MusicXML export function, Dolet exports MusicXML differently from the native Sibelius feature. This is the first update to Dolet since 2016.

New podcast episode! Black Friday is back, and with it, our take on the hottest deals, discounts, and determination to make the most of your holiday spending budget in the world of music notation and related tech.

Black Friday deals abound, including 33% off Elgato Stream Deck, and 20% Notation Express for Avid Sibelius and Dorico. Serious savings! https://www.scoringnotes.com/news/black-friday-2021-deals/

We've updated our Black Friday roundup with news about Steinberg's "Cyber Weeks" promotion, including 30% off Dorico new licenses and upgrades.

New post! All the 2021 Black Friday and Cyber Monday offers in music notation software and related tech products that we know about, all in one place!

It's here! The Notation Central Black Friday sale. 20% off almost everything: Notation Express for Avid Sibelius and Dorico, SMuFL fonts for Finale Music Notation Software v27, Scoring Express templates, plug-ins and more. Use the code SCORE20 through Dec. 1. notationcentral.com