Here’s how to switch from Finale to Dorico – and important advice

Steinberg has shared a quick “switcher” tutorial for Finale users getting started with Dorico. Plus, here’s some general advice for switchers—especially for composers who are now worried they’ll lose access to their work.

Finale music notation software discontinued; devs embrace Dorico

It’s the end of an era in music notation software. 35 years after its introduction as Coda Music Technologies’ Finale, the landmark scoring software is at the end of its life. Developer MakeMusic is offering a steeply discounted crossgrade to Steinberg’s Dorico, and says Dorico represents “the bright future of the music notation industry.”

Peter Kirn - August 26, 2024

This is the next-gen notation tool from original Sibelius team

It’s been a few years since the original development and management team behind Sibelius found themselves unemployed at the company they started, following a restructuring by owner Avid. Since then, Sibelius has continued to progress, but in a way that’s best described as incremental. It’s now a subscription product with an emphasis on the cloud, […]

Peter Kirn - May 17, 2016

The next Web standard could be music notation

Peter Kirn - July 28, 2015

Digital Notation, Like You Imagined It’d Work: Draw Into iPhone, iPad, Android

- October 15, 2013

Sibelius Core Team Now at Steinberg, Building New Notation Tool

- February 20, 2013

Notation Software Upgrades; Finale 2008 Adds Audio Recording, Single Selection Tool, Styles

Peter Kirn - June 29, 2007

Vista Support Updates for Sibelius, Finale Notation Software

Peter Kirn - April 17, 2007

Shipping Watch: Pro Tools HD 7.2, Finale 2007

Peter Kirn - August 3, 2006

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