Finale has an extremely rich set of features for individually editing the shape and position of notation elements such as notes and...

In a previous article , I pointed out the issue that music fonts such as Kousaku and Chaconne, which have been used in the Japanese...

Dorico 5.1.60, released on October 8, added a function to help correct layout collapse when importing MusicXML, as well as a function to...

On October 8, 2024, v5.1.60, a free update for Dorico, was released. This update adds two important features for users who have switched...

In this article, I will discuss the migration issues regarding music fonts, which greatly affect the appearance of music scores. This is...

MakeMusic, the developer of Finale, has partnered with Steinberg, the developer of Dorico, to promote cross-grading to Dorico. However,...

In Finale, you can apply music styles such as slash notation, “repeat one measure” and “hide staff” to any measure by selecting the staff...

On the morning, Wednesday, August 28th (Japan time), MakeMusic, the developer of Finale, announced a solution to allow all registered...

In response to the discontinuation of development and sales of Finale, we have decided to start a new course in October to support...

Expressions, articulations, smart shapes, chord suffixes, and other symbols entered in Finale can be transferred to other software,...

When migrating a Finale file to other software such as Dorico via MusicXML, various issues may occur. From what we have researched so...

【Updated 2025/7/28】 There is a sequel to this article, please check it out. ▼ Switching from Finale to Dorico: Issues and solutions...

In this article, we will take a look at several types of music notation software currently on the market that are especially suitable for...

In this article, I will focus on some of the various music notation software currently on the market that are especially suitable for...

When I was writing the previous article , I noticed something interesting while researching various guitar bend expressions using...

In this article, I will focus on several types of music notation software currently on the market that are especially suitable for...

In the previous article, I talked about how Finale and Dorico are more likely to have problems due to conflicts with the audio driver in...

Some people say “what music notation software should do is just make scores, playback is not necessary,” but if you can playback, you can find mistakes much more easily not only with your eyes but also with your ears. By making use of playback you can also focus on music itself rather than reading notes, I think you can enjoy great benefits from playback functionality. It's already unpleasant when the sound that is supposed to come out isn't coming out, you definitely want to