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.

The retro-futuristic Apparatum draws from Polish electronic music history

It’s equal parts Polish Radio Experimental Studio and starship control panel. The Apparatum by Warsaw’s panGenerator proves that not only can everything old is new again – maybe it’s even newer.

Peter Kirn - August 1, 2018

What if you could touch and feel a score?

What if scores could be touched and felt instead of only read? We’ve just come from a deep, far-ranging discussion with artist Enrique Tomás, a researcher at the Interface Culture Lab in Linz. It’s part of Enrique’s residency with CTM Festival and ENCAC – European network for contemporary av creation, who also support some of […]

Peter Kirn - February 2, 2017

Inside, Limbo game follow-up, music by SØS Gunver Ryberg

Peter Kirn - August 4, 2016

Sakamoto and Alva Noto again create electronics, scoring masterpiece

Peter Kirn - February 4, 2016

The next Web standard could be music notation

Peter Kirn - July 28, 2015

Fork this Chant: GitHub Goes Gregorian, with Open Source Notation

- July 16, 2014

Pattern and Design: A 2-Day Festival Turns Vintage Type into Musical Scores

- April 11, 2014

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

- October 15, 2013

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