New post! As the 2025 NAMM Show gets underway, Avid is previewing a new decondensing parts feature in Sibelius, and speech-to-text AI technology in Pro Tools. Steinberg is launching a sale with up to 40% off products, including Dorico.

MakeMusic has made all of its Finale fonts available for anyone to download, for free, independently of Finale itself. This includes not just the "Finale" SMuFL fonts introduced in Finale 27, but the older fonts as well, such as the Maestro, Engraver, and Jazz fonts.

New post! MakeMusic has made all of its Finale fonts available for anyone to download, for free, independently of Finale itself. This includes not just the "Finale" SMuFL fonts introduced in Finale 27, but the older fonts as well, such as the Maestro, Engraver, and Jazz fonts.

Steinberg has released Dorico 5.1.80, a minor update to Dorico 5, with improvements on how VST plug-ins are accounted for during the application launch sequence, as well as more than 40 bug fixes.

New post! Steinberg has released Dorico 5.1.80, a minor update to Dorico 5, with improvements on how VST plug-ins are accounted for during the application launch sequence, as well as more than 40 bug fixes.

The 2025 NAMM Show will take place from Thursday, January 23 through Saturday, January 25, 2025, at the Anaheim Convention Center. We’ll have coverage from the show; here’s what to expect.

New post! The 2025 NAMM Show will take place from Thursday, January 23 through Saturday, January 25, 2025, at the Anaheim Convention Center. We’ll have coverage from the show; here’s what to expect.

New post: There have been two notable personnel changes at MakeMusic and Avid: Grégory Dell'Era has left his position as president at Alfred Music and MakeMusic, and Justin Tokke's position at Avid as senior product designer for Sibelius has been eliminated.

Today, we can enjoy lossless streaming anywhere we go… but getting here wasn’t easy. Our friends at Twenty Thousand Hertz chart the 150-year history of audio mediums, from cylinders made of tin foil and wax, to vinyl, 8-track, cassette, CDs, and mp3s.

New podcast episode! Today, we can enjoy lossless streaming anywhere we go… but getting here wasn’t easy. Our friends at Twenty Thousand Hertz chart the 150-year history of audio mediums, from cylinders made of tin foil and wax, to vinyl, 8-track, cassette, CDs, and mp3s.