Muse Group to “partner” with music publishing giant Hal Leonard

Music consolidation continues – even beyond what we might have imagined. Hal Leonard is “joining” software maker Muse Group in a “partnership” (read: merger, but with separate operations, they say). Private equity giant Francisco Partners, the same company behind the NI – Plugin Alliance – iZotope conglomerate, is providing the investment.

Dorico 4 is finally engraving-level notation with MIDI editing powers, in a single tool

As Steinberg’s Dorico 4 matures, at last, we’re seeing a single, elegant tool that produces engraver-quality scores, but also the editing powers you expect from computer music.

Peter Kirn - January 14, 2022

‘R is for Roland’ is Coffee Table Pr0n For Synth Lovers

Blah, blah, the influence of the Roland drum machines, their musical/cultural significance… I’ve actually written those words before, so I’ll skip doing it this time. In case the YouTube subtitles aren’t working, let me translate the German from the making-of video below: “We decided to make a giant bit of pr0n for you because these […]

Peter Kirn - May 6, 2015

The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Google Music Contract?

- June 25, 2014

The Natural World, in Code: Dan Shiffman Talks Genetic Algorithms

Peter Kirn - May 28, 2013

A Handmade Children’s Book, a 7″ Vinyl Record, and Tangible, Handmade Music

Peter Kirn - November 17, 2011

Google's Video Play Could Finally Open Up Video on the Web; The Key – Choice

Peter Kirn - April 22, 2010

Magazine Cover Opens Imagined Worlds: Augmented Reality Publishing, Free Code

Peter Kirn - March 12, 2010

Cakewalk’s $35 Music Creation Software for Windows Gets Major Polishing

- April 21, 2009

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