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Steinberg Dorico 6 notation tool adds cutaways, font, layout features, more
Steinberg Dorico remains the commercial scoring tool to beat. Dorico 6 for macOS, Windows, and iPadOS adds a bunch of new features, but I’m particularly excited to see features like Lutosławski-style cutaways, system-attached items, and full OpenType glyph positioning and glyph substitution features. For advanced contemporary music, this is exactly the flexibility we were waiting for across the evolution of Sibelius and then Dorico – and it’ll be welcome news to those arriving from the now-discontinued Finale.
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In Dorico 5, refined notation and more realistic playback with less effort – even in Elements
Steinberg’s Dorico may be a flagship notation tool in the traditional mold, but frequent updates continue to argue for making this your scoring option of choice. That’s an easy case to be made with the high-end Pro edition if your budget allows – but it’s increasingly true of the Elements and iPad editions, too.
Peter Kirn - June 5, 2023
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iPad Score Reading: Scorecerer Emphasizes Markup, Page Turn Control, PDFs
If Beethoven had an iPad, he’d want annotations. Lots of them. His iPad would be covered with fingerprints. Since today is Beethoven’s 241st birthday, it seems only appropriate to inject a little conventional notation into today’s coverage. And what better way to do that than with an iPad app that promises some musician-friendly reading features. […]
In-Depth Windows 7 Preview, and Better In-Box Codec Support
Peter Kirn - September 30, 2009
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GSVideo GStreamer Video Library for Processing: Cure for Live Video Ills?
Peter Kirn - September 11, 2008
Archive Motion Music tech
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