New post! PDF-Counter 1.1.0 is now available from Notation Central. The update adds a Columns dialog with ten selectable data fields — including page size, file size, dates, and more — and names the output file after the scanned folder.

Use of Sibelius's Command Search, summoned with a single press of the comma key, is a habit worth forming. A practical guide to its use, the payoff on mobile, and the middle ground between muscle memory and Ribbon-hunting.

New post! Use of Sibelius's Command Search, summoned with a single press of the comma key, is a habit worth forming. A practical guide to its use, the payoff on mobile, and the middle ground between muscle memory and Ribbon-hunting.

Dorico's Jump Bar, summoned with a single press of J, is one of those features that quietly earns its keep once you make it a habit. A practical guide to commands, navigation, and the wide middle ground between muscle memory and menu-diving.

New post! Dorico's Jump Bar, summoned with a single press of J, is one of those features that quietly earns its keep once you make it a habit. A practical guide to commands, navigation, and the wide middle ground between muscle memory and menu-diving.

A small but meaningful update to the PDF Batch Utilities ensures markings survive processing, improves counting reliability with "incremental" PDFs, and adds a clever new shortcut in PDF-BatchScale.

New post! A small but meaningful update to the PDF Batch Utilities ensures markings survive processing, improves counting reliability with "incremental" PDFs, and adds a clever new shortcut in PDF-BatchScale.

A delightfully nerdy take on new Notation Express updates for Dorico and a major overhaul to the PDF Batch Utilities. Plus, the notation software tools hiding in plain sight, and where they could go next.

New podcast episode! A delightfully nerdy take on new Notation Express updates for Dorico and a major overhaul to the PDF Batch Utilities. Plus, the notation software tools hiding in plain sight, and where they could go next.

Dorico 6.2.10 arrives with further guitar tablature refinements, a more granular approach to smart quotes controlled at the paragraph and character style level, a new option for tuplet bracket position, and more than three dozen bug fixes.