On August 26, 2024, the long-time popular notation app called Finale announced that it would be permanently discontinuing all of its software, leading to very vocal anxiety and panic among its many veteran users. Professional composers and arrangers, as well as educators all need a good notation app, but Finale is no longer a choice. Jason Loffredo of Conquering Finale returns to chat about what steps Finale users should take to migrate as well as how to navigate the other choices, primarily deciding between Dorico and Sibelius.

Links:

Jason's personal site: https://jasonloffredo.com/

Conquering Finale: https://www.conqueringfinale.com/

Previous episode with Jason

Scoring Notes blog: https://www.scoringnotes.com/

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