NotePerformer 5.1.0 features several bug fixes and incremental improvements to NotePerformer’s core sounds. This is the first update since NotePerformer discontinued support for third-party VST3 instruments.
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MuseScore Studio 4.6.4 released with Cantai support
MuseScore Studio 4.6.4 brings support for Cantai, a new machine-learning-based vocal and lyric synthesizer, within a major music notation software application for the first time.
Dorico 6.1: Select more [updated]
Dorico 6.1 brings added functionality to condensing and proofreading, a new piano library, a playback template overhaul, and much more.
MuseScore Studio 4.6 adds full SMuFL support, other engraving and playback updates [updated]
MuseScore Studio 4.6 brings improvements in engraving, workflow and playback. Full support for custom SMuFL fonts, improved staff hiding functionality, and increased options for bar numbers and chord symbol display are among the highlights.
Dorico 6.0.22 extends proofreading capabilities [updated]
Dorico 6.0.22 extends the proofreading feature introduced in Dorico 6 by allowing the user to mark an identified item as ignored. Many other improvements and bug fixes abound in this update.
NotePerformer reverses course, drops support for third-party VST3 instruments
NotePerformer has discontinued support for third-party VST3 instruments. NotePerformer 5.0.1 no longer includes the Playback Engines (NPPE) extension, which was the main focus of the NotePerformer 5 update.
MuseScore Studio patched to 4.5.2
The MuseScore Studio 4.5.2 update brings stability improvements, bug fixes, and some minor feature improvements. It also introduces playback support for partial ties at repeats and jumps.
NotePerformer 5 released with new instruments and NPPE overhaul [updated]
NotePerformer 5 is available, with new instruments added to NotePerformer core, and a complete overhaul of the architecture for NPPE, its system for integrated playback of third-party VST3 instruments.
Dorico 6 review: Proof positive
Dorico 6 is out with engraving leading the way in this update. Cutaway scores and proofreading are two of the headline features, but there are robust advancements in chord symbols, text, playing techniques, user workflows, and much more.
Triplets on single-note tremolos in Sibelius
Creating single-note tremolos with triplets that both look and play back correctly is possible in Sibelius, but it takes some advanced moves to get there.