NOTATIO

Ars Technica journalism is pretty solid. I think MuseGroup has done two things: they want to collect the data, just to improve their products; but they have not communicated that well to their users, many of whom feel strongly about free/open software and 'digital rights'.

MM have provided installers for their new fonts, which are available to download here: https://makemusic.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/1500013053461-MakeMusic-Fonts-and-Licensing-Information Bear in mind that the installer will also install all the legacy Finale fonts, of which there are a LOT. Thes...

Here's a website that has ranked all of them in order of "best"....!

https://van-magazine.com/mag/scarlatti-ranked/

I was suggesting editing the slur on the finished page, as a PDF, rather than making a slur and importing it into Finale. There are still problems (or were last time I looked) importing vector graphics into Finale and getting them to display correctly with regards to transparency, and then to print ...

I suspect not. I doubt any notation program** allows you to sub-divide the style of the slur. You'll have to edit a PDF in a vector artwork editor. You may have to cut chunks out of the slur. Also, there were some tutorials that you may be able to find for how to make dashed slurs in vector drawing ...

Very nice! I like it.

The Gospel according to Gould says: "This style of multiple rest bar may be used for any number of bars." There are examples of 2, 3, and more MBRs. Gardner Read's Music Notation gives examples of MBRs from 2 upward. Schirmer style guide says "Multiple bar rests should be used for any...

It's been bundled with Finale for a decade! It's basically a condensed Times. I'm not a huge fan, but it's better than using Times New Roman....

Here's a balanced article from Ars Technica, as ever:

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/07 ... t-spyware/

.... and the answer would appear to be "yes".

https://musescore.com/legal/privacy

They automatically collect IP address and other geolocation data, data about your hardware, software, and may pass it onto third-parties or law enforcement.