Dorico 5.1.50 brings better automatic chord symbol playback, and engraving improvements for barlines, bar numbers, hairpins, instrument changes, and multi-bar rests, among other areas. In addition, more than 50 bugs have been fixed since the last release.

New post! Dorico 5.1.50 brings better automatic chord symbol playback, and engraving improvements for barlines, bar numbers, hairpins, instrument changes, and multi-bar rests, among other areas. In addition, more than 50 bugs have been fixed since the last release.

The Stream Deck Mobile app has been updated so that it can connect directly to the computer via USB, instead of relying on WiFi.

New post! The Stream Deck Mobile app has been updated so that it can connect directly to the computer via USB, instead of relying on WiFi.

If you have a passage in Finale with eighths and sixteenth rests (and vice versa) which you want to automatically combine into a dotted eighth rests, the solution is far from obvious — but it's possible, if you know where to look.

Notation Express — the custom profile for the Stream Deck console that makes powerful notation features in Sibelius and Dorico easy and fun to use — can also be used on the Stream Deck mobile app.

Cellist and arranger Samara Ginsberg talks about her multi-part cello arrangements of TV and movie themes that have taken over social media.

Scoring Express is a collection of templates, manuscript papers, house styles and plug-ins for Sibelius to help you get professional results as quickly and easily as possible.

Jeremy Levy first fell in love with Gustav Holst’s “The Planets” in high school; now he's recorded his arrangements of the work for jazz band. Learn about his process and pick up some Finale tips along the way from this top orchestrator and arranger.

On the podcast, we learn about how Allison Loggins-Hull and Nathalie Joachim met and began their collaboration, and the process of creating brand new repertoire for their unique combination of two flutes and electronica.