New podcast episode! We discuss the news that Fender has made plans to acquire PreSonus Audio Electronics, and dig up an interview from the Scoring Notes archive with PreSonus CEO Jim Boitnott about Notion by PreSonus, the notation software that was an early pioneer for both its focus on playback and for its iPad app.

Ever since Sibelius 4 introduced Dynamic Parts feature in 2005, and Finale 2007 followed in due course with Linked Parts a year later, I've hardly ever needed to extract parts from a Finale or Sibelius file — and you shouldn't have to, either.

Page numbers in Sibelius can be a bit of a mystery if you need to change their defaults. This in-depth post will take you through how page numbers are created, controlled, and modified in Sibelius.

New post! Apple's Shortcuts, with its easy drag-and-drop interface, is the future of automation on all their platforms. Robby Burns shows us how to use it to automate actions in apps like Avid Sibelius, Finale Music Notation Software, and Dorico.

Straight from a Scoring Express template! We make ’em and use ’em. scoringexpress.com

New post! Fender Musical Instruments Corp. announced that it intends to acquire PreSonus Audio Electronics, subject to regulatory approval. PreSonus is best known to Scoring Notes readers for Notion by PreSonus, its music scoring software for Mac, Windows, and iOS.

Scoring Notes monthly Newsletter: Avid Sibelius comes to iPhone, music notation software compatibility with Windows 11 and macOS Monterey, and tips.

Encore podcast presentation! To celebrate Halloween, we're looking at scary things we see in the music notation software and score preparation process, and see if we can sweeten the experience with some tricks and treats.

New post! A summary of desktop notation software compatibility with macOS Monterey (macOS 12) and M1-powered Macs: How Avid Sibelius, Finale Music Notation Software, Dorico, MuseScore, and Notion by PreSonus are faring on Apple's latest operating system and hardware.

News from our Scoring Notes web site: Sibelius is now on iPhone.