Category Archives: MusicXML

Dolet 5.4 Update for Finale 2011

Recordare has released its version 5.4 maintenance update for the Dolet 5 for Finale plug-in. The major new features is adding support for Finale 2011. In addition, we have updated our MusicXML sample files to reflect the latest software. Continue reading

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Dolet 5.3 Updates Now Available

Recordare has released version 5.3 maintenance updates for both the Dolet 5 for Sibelius and Dolet 5 for Finale plug-ins. Version 5.3 of Dolet for Sibelius improves export of lyrics created by importing a MIDI or PhotoScore file into Sibelius. Continue reading

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Dolet 5.2 Updates Now Available

Recordare’s Dolet plug-ins for Sibelius and Finale improve on the MusicXML support provided by these music notation editors. Dolet 5 for Sibelius lets you export MusicXML files from Sibelius. Sibelius will import MusicXML files out of the box, but it … Continue reading

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Digital Editing Between Experiment and Standardization

In December 2007, I participated in a conference on “Digital Editing Between Experiment and Standardization” in Paderborn, Germany. The conference focused on issues involving digital critical editions for both music and text, and was attended by many scholars and music … Continue reading

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"MusicXML in Commercial Applications" Now Online

My 2006 paper on “MusicXML in Commercial Applications“, published in Music Analysis East and West, is now available online. This gives a scholarly summary of MusicXML practice in the music industry as of four years ago. It is interesting to … Continue reading

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Dolet 5.1 Updates Now Available

Recordare now has version 5.1 maintenance updates available for both the Dolet 5 for Finale and Dolet 5 for Sibelius plug-ins. The Dolet 5.1 for Finale update was just released today, and includes a dozen new features and fixes compared … Continue reading

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Dolet 5 for Finale Now Available

Dolet 5 for Finale, Recordare’s plug-in for reading and writing MusicXML files from the Finale music notation program, is now available. Dolet 5 for Finale adds support for Finale 2010, including the new chord features, the new percussion features, and … Continue reading

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How to Convert Sibelius Files to Finale Files

With Recordare’s release of the Dolet 5 for Sibelius plug-in, we have updated our video on “How to Convert Sibelius Files to Finale Files” to use Sibelius 6, Dolet 5 for Sibelius, and Finale 2010. The video compares the results … Continue reading

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