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Bye, bye Finale

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by Rick Cornish » Mon Aug 26, 2024 7:29 am
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Yikes! I need to replicate a disco/funk was-wah rhythm guitar for a theater cue

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by joelfriedman » Mon Sep 16, 2024 5:18 pm

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SmartScore 64 NE (New Edition) ver. 11.6 released (free to SS 64 owners)

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by mikehalloran » Wed Aug 14, 2024 12:19 pm

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Dorico - An Ongoing Journey

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by Elektroakoustika » Fri Jun 16, 2017 11:56 am
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In praise of "Organic Arrangement"...

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by Tidwells@aol.com » Tue Jan 02, 2024 10:59 am

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How to Orchestrate

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by Asgarzade » Mon Dec 18, 2023 2:13 pm

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Would like to purchase a copy of MOTU Mosaic 1.58 CD that has keyword activation, not by floppy disc

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by garybrosen » Wed Nov 29, 2023 3:10 pm

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Finale 27.4 ships, many issues resolved, last day of upgrade sale.

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by mikehalloran » Thu Mar 03, 2022 3:26 pm
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NotePerformer 4.2 released

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by mikehalloran » Tue May 02, 2023 3:10 pm

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Opinions on Miroslav Philharmonik 2 CE?

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by Tidwells@aol.com » Tue Sep 19, 2023 5:53 pm

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In praise of Simplicity....

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by Tidwells@aol.com » Wed Sep 20, 2023 10:08 am

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Your Favorite Song-Writing Tips

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by Tidwells@aol.com » Sun Aug 20, 2023 10:17 pm
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Steinberg Dorico 5 is out today

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by mhschmieder » Wed May 24, 2023 10:56 am

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Kontakt - Rosetta 2

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by VitcoMusic » Wed May 31, 2023 7:42 am

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Need Help. String Libraries- all notes crescendo

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by stubbsonic » Sat Mar 18, 2023 9:36 am

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Cross-platform MIDI (or DAW) for Youth Ensembles?

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88 key keyboard w/programable weight???

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by joelfriedman » Sat Nov 26, 2022 1:59 pm

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Online Petition for information about the 64-bit update of Encore on Mac

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by ericlecardinal » Mon Mar 01, 2021 3:36 am
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Can someone please remind me of this tech term and examples?

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by FMiguelez » Thu Jun 11, 2020 2:54 pm
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Do you want MOTU to develop notation apps? StaffPad-iPadPro

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by Steve Steele » Fri Dec 04, 2015 12:17 pm
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Tempo Map When There's No Tempo

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by bayswater » Tue Dec 28, 2021 4:57 pm

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Most realistic strings legato

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by Gate 13 » Mon Nov 01, 2021 9:44 am
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Robert Puff dies at 66

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by mikehalloran » Tue Apr 26, 2022 10:35 pm

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Basic Orchestral Scoring Tutorials

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by pneron » Sun Jan 09, 2022 2:30 pm

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What is this song?

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by bayswater » Fri May 21, 2021 4:16 pm
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Finale 26 Sale—Should I Upgrade?

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by Rick Cornish » Tue Apr 28, 2020 10:18 am
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Right now> Finals of the 18th International Chopin Piano Competition!

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by FMiguelez » Tue Oct 19, 2021 10:04 am

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9th International Film Music Competition

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Hopping on the bus!

Last post by FMiguelez « Wed Apr 07, 2021 11:31 am
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by MIDI Life Crisis » Mon Apr 27, 2020 8:08 pm
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Realistic legato strings library?

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by Gate 13 » Wed Mar 31, 2021 4:09 pm

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Quick question to guitarists from a pianist...

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by FMiguelez » Wed Mar 31, 2021 12:55 pm

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Fermata and MIDI

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by bayswater » Sun Mar 14, 2021 11:12 am

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if you ever thought you needed Finale, New, Trade-up or Update

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by mikehalloran » Wed Nov 25, 2020 10:59 pm

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VEP - Vienna Ensemble Pro - What do you have to buy?

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by magnas » Fri Sep 18, 2020 7:43 am

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SmartScore 64 Released — finally!

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by mikehalloran » Tue Aug 11, 2020 9:51 am

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Encore 5 shows Wrong type of notation

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by bayswater » Sat Jun 20, 2020 8:35 am

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Westworld Scoring Competition?

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Incredible composer and pianist> Nahre Sol...

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by FMiguelez » Fri Jun 05, 2020 10:58 am

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Wanted: advice on kybd w/electronic sounds in an orch piece

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by joelfriedman » Mon Jul 08, 2019 11:04 am

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Es muy bueno! Finale en Español

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by MIDI Life Crisis » Tue Jun 09, 2020 1:22 pm

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Garrick Ohlsson on how to practice 26 min.

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by mikehalloran » Sat Jun 06, 2020 8:09 pm

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Need assistance opening Encore compositions on older Mac

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by mahermusic » Sun May 31, 2020 8:08 pm

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Leroy Anderson

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by cuttime » Tue Apr 28, 2020 12:02 am

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West Side Story study score

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by Rick Averill » Mon Apr 27, 2020 9:10 am

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Impossibly GORGEOUS music... How is your modal counterpoint?

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by FMiguelez » Thu Feb 20, 2020 9:21 am

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Another piano Goddess enters the Piano Pantheon...

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by FMiguelez » Thu Feb 06, 2020 1:04 pm

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Catalina OS and Finale 26... not yet, says MakeMusic

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by MIDI Life Crisis » Wed Sep 25, 2019 5:08 pm

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Andy Brick is looking for a Copyist/Librarian

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by mikehalloran » Sat Sep 21, 2019 11:42 am

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Master Class/Interview in SoundBytes Magazine

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Live now> Finals of XVI Tchaikovsky Int. Piano Competition..

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by FMiguelez » Thu Jun 27, 2019 8:22 am

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