Dorico's features for advanced editing: Comparison with Finale's Special Tools and Plug-ins
Finale has an extremely rich set of features for individually editing the shape and position of notation elements such as notes and...
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tarokoike
Nov 26 min read
Comparison of Chaconne EX, a music font for the Japanese published scores, and the main SMuFL fonts currently in use
In a previous article , I pointed out the issue that music fonts such as Kousaku and Chaconne, which have been used in the Japanese...
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tarokoike
Oct 153 min read
How to achieve Finale's “Speedy Entry” in Dorico
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...
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tarokoike
Oct 134 min read
Will Dorico 5.1.60 fix the layout issues when importing MusicXML?
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...
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tarokoike
Oct 65 min read
Switching from Finale to Dorico: Problems and solutions during migration (4) Changes in music fonts
In this article, I will discuss the migration issues regarding music fonts, which greatly affect the appearance of music scores. This is...
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tarokoike
Sep 277 min read
Switching from Finale: Another strong option, Sibelius Ultimate
MakeMusic, the developer of Finale, has partnered with Steinberg, the developer of Dorico, to promote cross-grading to Dorico. However,...
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tarokoike
Sep 263 min read
Switching from Finale to Dorico: Problems and solutions during migration (3) Inability to migrate music style
In Finale, you can apply music styles such as slash notation, “repeat one measure” and “hide staff” to any measure by selecting the staff...
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tarokoike
Sep 223 min read
Notes on obtaining Finale v27 and file migration via MusicXML
On the morning, Wednesday, August 28th (Japan time), MakeMusic, the developer of Finale, announced a solution to allow all registered...
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tarokoike
Sep 135 min read
For those considering switching from Finale to Dorico: Dorico Intensive Course (Course starting in October 2024)
In response to the discontinuation of development and sales of Finale, we have decided to start a new course in October to support...
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tarokoike
Sep 94 min read
Switching from Finale to Dorico: Issues and solutions during migration (2) Symbol Migration Failure
Expressions, articulations, smart shapes, chord suffixes, and other symbols entered in Finale can be transferred to other software,...
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tarokoike
Sep 54 min read
Switching from Finale to Dorico: Issues and solutions during migration (1) Changes in music score layout
When migrating a Finale file to other software such as Dorico via MusicXML, various issues may occur. From what we have researched so...
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tarokoike
Aug 287 min read
Switching from Finale to Dorico: The key is handling MusicXML files
【Updated 2024/11/14】 There is a sequel to this article, please check it out. ▼ Switching from Finale to Dorico: Issues and solutions...
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tarokoike
Mar 195 min read
[All] Comparison of expressions of guitar harmonics playing in music notation software
In this article, we will take a look at several types of music notation software currently on the market that are especially suitable for...
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![[All] Comparison of guitar ghost notes, brushing, glissando, and pick scratch expressions in music notation software](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a7ee85_93b936b5af674a45a4e8486e33ff3cf9~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_626,h_470,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/a7ee85_93b936b5af674a45a4e8486e33ff3cf9~mv2.jpg)
tarokoike
Mar 14 min read
[All] Comparison of guitar ghost notes, brushing, glissando, and pick scratch expressions in music notation software
In this article, I will focus on some of the various music notation software currently on the market that are especially suitable for...
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![[All] Impact of music notation software on notation conventions for guitar scores](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a7ee85_f4d6cc7e6f5944c882d5cac8deab53f6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_706,h_530,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/a7ee85_f4d6cc7e6f5944c882d5cac8deab53f6~mv2.jpg)
tarokoike
Feb 215 min read
[All] Impact of music notation software on notation conventions for guitar scores
When I was writing the previous article, I noticed something interesting while researching various guitar bend expressions using multiple...
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tarokoike
Feb 184 min read
[All] Comparison of guitar bend (bending) expressions in music notation software
In this article, I will focus on several types of music notation software currently on the market that are especially suitable for...
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tarokoike
Jan 184 min read
[Windows] ASIO, DirectSound and WASAPI with music notation software
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...
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tarokoike
Jan 124 min read
[Dorico] What to do when you don’t hear sound (mainly Windows, sometimes Mac)
Some people say “what music notation software should do is just make scores, playback is not necessary,” but if you can playback, you can...
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