Scorewriters

Steinberg’s Dorico inches ever closer to full DAW status...

PlayScore 2 is an iOS and Android app that performs OMR (optical music recognition) via a device’s camera or graphics‑type file import.

Steinberg’s scoring suite just keeps getting better!

Let Neuratron take the misery out of copying musical notation.

Pen-based input devices have been sadly neglected in music software. The StaffPad notation app reminds us why they're cool!

Steinberg's innovative notation package reaches version 3 — and maturity?

We conclude our review of PG Music’s unique music auto-generation package by exploring some of the more advanced ways you can shape its output.

With thousands of styles, songs and sounds on tap, Band In A Box 2017 can supply everything from inspiration to finished tracks.

As competition hots up in the world of notation software, does the latest version of MakeMusic’s long-established Finale have what it takes to stay in the race?

Dorico is the biggest thing to happen to notation software for years. We explore the initial release and discover the thinking behind its innovative design.

Using pencil and paper to write down music may seem outdated in this digital age, yet it retains a hands-on immediacy unrivalled by conventional notation software. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a system that combines the advantages of both? Enter StaffPad, an app which lets you write music with a pen directly on screen...

With development accelerating under new ownership, Notion continues to challenge the established names in the music notation market.

DoReMIR’s unique program helps to bridge the gap between performance and musical score — and it’s free!