When time's a ticking, the best music notation software will help you to get the job done fast. You know the, ahem, score – nothing in life is more fleeting than a good creative idea. So, when ...

Already one of the best music notation and composition software apps, Steinberg’s Dorico has now been updated to version 5 and should be even better. The new version offers improved playback features, ...

In one sense, MuseScore is the "odd man out" in this article. It does not employ LilyPond in any way, but it does support MusicXML. That support gives it an entry into the LilyPond environment by way ...

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, MakeMusic (formerly known as Coda Music Technologies) announced earlier this week that effective immediately the music notation program known as Finale would shut ...

In this article, we will be talking about how to convert plain text to a musical notation PDF in Windows. You can create a piece of beautiful sheet music from the plain text on your Windows 11 or ...

MakeMusic have end-of-lifed Finale, the industry standard music notation software, which has been a mainstay on Mac since 1988 -- the same year that Photoshop, Quark XPress and Office were released.

If you’re a composer and you want to use your Mac to create music, you may be interested by music notation software but put off by the price without having a chance to try it first. If that’s the case ...

Looking for some mac-specific software, any advice appreciated.<BR><BR>I've got a project in mind, but not sure exactly what I need software-wise. <BR><BR>My mom plays piano, by ear. Neither of us can ...

Tewksbury, Mass.-based Avid Technology has announced the acquisition of London, England’s Sibelius Software in a deal valued at $23 million in cash. The deal puts on of the leading developers of music ...

The following article presents a status report on the development of five of the most active notation software projects for Linux. Most of them are works in progress, but all are well along on their ...