Metagrid 1.5 gives your iPad shortcuts for everything – DAW, notation,...
Sure, theoretically you should memorize a bunch of keyboard shortcuts and painstakingly map macros for tools you use every day. Or you could use Metagrid instead. The post Metagrid 1.5 gives your iPad...
View ArticleCubase 11 is Steinberg firing on all cylinders for pros, precision
In the midst of the 2020 DAW updates, Steinberg appears to be uniquely focused on pro workflows and precise editing and sound processing tools. Cubase 11 is looking like a landmark update. The post...
View ArticleApple Music goes Lossless, Spatial, Dolby Atmos
Apple will update its Apple Music subscription service in June with a no-cost addition of new sound features. But more than that, it hints at a world of music listening generally that dumps lossy...
View ArticleSteinberg brings Dorico to the iPad, for complete tablet notation that starts...
Big news in the world of scoring and notation - Steinberg's Dorico, fast becoming the most compelling notation tool, is now on iPad, too. It realizes the dream a lot of us had years ago of taking this...
View ArticleDorico, scoring for iPad, already has massive 1.1 update and unlimited players
I had to check the calendar. It's only been two weeks - and Steinberg has a massive update for Dorico, their powerful scoring tool for iPad. The post Dorico, scoring for iPad, already has massive 1.1...
View ArticleDorico 4 is finally engraving-level notation with MIDI editing powers, in a...
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 post Dorico 4 is...
View ArticleIn Dorico 5, refined notation and more realistic playback with less effort –...
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...
View ArticleFree, ultra-deep spectral synth from Steinberg: X-Stream
Here's still more experimental sound and cinematic soundscape creation for free. X-Stream is a new free monophonic spectral instrument from Steinberg, complete with support for manipulating your own...
View ArticleFinale music notation software discontinued; devs embrace Dorico
It's the end of an era in music notation software. 35 years after its introduction as Coda Music Technologies' Finale, the landmark scoring software is at the end of its life. Developer MakeMusic is...
View ArticleThree free spectral synths to try after the new Serum spectral oscillator
Spectral resynthesis is having a moment now that it's one of the new oscillator types in the mighty Xfer Serum 2. If you're looking for other ways to get your spectral resynthesis on - or you're a...
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