The Sibelius 2025.3 update addresses issues related to decondensing parts and hidden notes, and fixes some other longtime bugs and workflows.
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Sibelius 2025.2 introduces decondensing parts with staff filters
Sibelius 2025.2 introduces a new “decondensing parts” option, where Sibelius will create two new Dynamic Parts from a single staff, rename them for you, and show only the music relevant to each player, using a new “staff filter” feature.
NAMM 2025 preview: Decondensing parts in Sibelius; Steinberg sale [updated]
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.
A “condensed” overview of formatting scores in MuseScore Studio
Proper score formatting can make a dramatic difference in readability. We take a look at two of those formatting techniques — condensing scores and adding oversized time signatures — and how to incorporate them into MuseScore.
Restore the link in File Info fields between score and parts in Sibelius
In Sibelius, when working in a file with a score and parts, you can unintentionally break the link between the wildcards used for title and composer text. It can cause a whale of a problem, but fortunately there’s a way to escape.
MuseScore 4.2 adds more guitar features and improves scores with parts
MuseScore 4.2 sports many new guitar notation and playback features like bends and alternate string tunings, and a new sample library. Improvements in score/part synchronization, harp pedal diagrams, arpeggios, ties, Braille, MusicXML import, sharing, and more round out this update.
Sibelius 2023.5: New hiding options make individually voiced parts possible from a condensed score
Sibelius 2023.5 introduces the ability to hide individual notes that appear in the same chord in one voice and create dynamic parts sourced from one staff. The update also adds the option to export and view a list of keyboard shortcuts, as well as other improvements.
The missing link(ed) parts in Finale
“Part”-y on with this installment of the Conquering Finale video tutorial series, where we discuss linked parts, how they work, and how to manage them effectively within your Finale documents.
Create a part with an alternate transposition in Dorico
Need to make a clarinet part in a different transposition than the original part? Or a treble clef baritone part linked to the bass clef euphonium part? Here are the step-by-step instructions to set it all up in Dorico.
Sibelius 2022.10: Make into part command and better text dynamics
Sibelius 2022.10 adds a command for making a part from a selection of instruments in the score, or one instrument that’s part of a group. This update also automatically stylizes dynamic text when entered in the Expression text style.