The new Scoring Express Lead Sheets suites for Dorico and Sibelius turn one jazz chart into concert, B-flat, E-flat, and bass-clef parts, in four house styles. Also in version 2.0: Dynamics Express, a Scoring Express-exclusive Sibelius plug-in, updates across all five suites, and web documentation.

New post! The new Scoring Express Lead Sheets suites for Dorico and Sibelius turn one jazz chart into concert, B-flat, E-flat, and bass-clef parts, in four house styles. Also in version 2.0: Dynamics Express, a Scoring Express-exclusive Sibelius plug-in, updates across all five suites, and web documentation.

Sibelius 2026.8 finally allows custom text on the continuation and end of a line, along with proper cross-staff ties, macOS Spotlight support, and a batch of fixes.

New post! Sibelius 2026.8 finally allows custom text on the continuation and end of a line, along with proper cross-staff ties, macOS Spotlight support, and a batch of fixes.

Graphical MIDI Tools 2026.8 for Sibelius adds instrument track icons, triplet and tuplet grid snapping, and better handling of multiple open tracks. The Graphical Harp Tool now writes and plays back glissandos across an entire chord.

New post! Graphical MIDI Tools 2026.8 for Avid Sibelius adds instrument track icons, triplet and tuplet grid snapping, and better handling of multiple open tracks. The Graphical Harp Tool now writes and plays back glissandos across an entire chord.

Robert Patterson's Denigma Online converts Finale .musx files to MusicXML entirely in your browser, with no copy of Finale needed. Jason Loffredo walks through the options, the caveats, and how the results compare with Finale's own MusicXML export in Dorico and Sibelius.

New post! Robert Patterson's Denigma Online converts Finale .musx files to MusicXML entirely in your browser, with no copy of Finale needed. Jason Loffredo walks through the options, the caveats, and how the results compare with Finale's own MusicXML export in Dorico and Sibelius.

Part one of our listener Q&A follows the mailbag into AI: scanning, audio transcription, proofreading, language-model bridges, and the “Gould test” — all leading to larger questions about expertise, judgment, and responsibility.

New podcast episode! Part one of our listener Q&A follows the mailbag into AI: scanning, audio transcription, proofreading, language-model bridges, and the “Gould test” — all leading to larger questions about expertise, judgment, and responsibility.