Did you miss the Avid Sibelius update over the weekend? 2019.4 introduces loop playback and a new scrubbing option. In addition, you can now mark up a score in Review Mode, finding instruments and plug-ins has gotten easier, and there are a couple of engraving and notation iterations.

New post! Avid Sibelius 2019.4 is released, introducing loop playback and a new scrubbing option. In addition, you can now mark up a score in Review Mode, finding instruments and plug-ins has gotten easier, and there are a couple of engraving and notation iterations.

If you don't mind diving into some of Sibelius's program files, you can change the program's startup sound from the soothing symphonic strains to most anything you like.

If you don't mind diving into some of Sibelius's program files, you can change the program's startup sound from the soothing symphonic strains to most anything you like.

The Scale Notehead Sizes plug-in easily resizes noteheads in Sibelius — making quick work of what was previously a time-consuming task.

The Scale Notehead Sizes plug-in easily resizes noteheads in Sibelius — making quick work of what was previously a time-consuming task.

New post! Dorico's various dialog boxes, known as editors, allow users to easily customize areas of notation for specific types of scores. Claude Lapalme explores the notation of a Handel secular cantata and an “ars subtilior” virelai.

Although it's more common to number bars in a score as if they are all played once straight through without factoring in repeats, often the bars are numbered according to the actual order in which they are played. Sibelius makes this easy to do.

Although it's more common to number bars in a score as if they are all played once straight through without factoring in repeats, often the bars are numbered according to the actual order in which they are played. Sibelius makes this easy to do.