MuseScore Studio – MuseScore https://musescore.com/news Music news, analysis, and education from MuseScore.com Wed, 13 May 2026 16:17:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/wpnews.musescore.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-cover_85.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 MuseScore Studio – MuseScore https://musescore.com/news 32 32 253427791 MuseScore Studio 4.7 is Here: Dive Lines, Smarter Parentheses, and a Faster Workflow https://musescore.com/news/muse-news/musescore-studio-4-7-is-here-dive-lines-smarter-parentheses-and-a-faster-workflow/ Wed, 13 May 2026 16:14:51 +0000 https://musescore.com/news/?p=2609 MuseScore Studio 4.7 Guitar Additions

MuseScore Studio 4.7 leaned on more than 200 community suggestions. Several headline features, from the rebuilt Tuning and Temperaments plugin to MIDI accidental input, came directly from open-source contributors.]]>
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MuseScore Studio 4.6 Adds Online Sounds with AI Vocals from Cantai https://musescore.com/news/muse-news/musescore-studio-46-adds-online-sounds-with-ai-vocals-from-cantai/ https://musescore.com/news/muse-news/musescore-studio-46-adds-online-sounds-with-ai-vocals-from-cantai/#respond Wed, 03 Dec 2025 11:00:03 +0000 https://musescore.com/news/daily-score/musescore-studio-46-adds-online-sounds-with-ai-vocals-from-cantai/

MuseScore Studio 4.6 is the first desktop notation app to offer real-time AI vocals, turning typed lyrics into sung lines almost instantly.]]>
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Inside the Villain Theme Challenge: How Three Composers Shaped Their Darkest Ideas in MuseScore Studio https://musescore.com/news/muse-news/inside-the-villain-theme-challenge-how-three-composers-shaped-their-darkest-ideas-in-musescore-studio/ https://musescore.com/news/muse-news/inside-the-villain-theme-challenge-how-three-composers-shaped-their-darkest-ideas-in-musescore-studio/#respond Tue, 18 Nov 2025 13:09:02 +0000 https://musescore.com/news/daily-score/inside-the-villain-theme-challenge-how-three-composers-shaped-their-darkest-ideas-in-musescore-studio/

Three composers approached the Villain Theme Challenge from entirely different musical worlds, yet each relied on MuseScore Studio to shape their darkest ideas with clarity and precision.]]>
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Handbells Come to Life: MuseScore 4.6 Brings Authentic Bell Notation and Free Muse Handbells Library https://musescore.com/news/muse-news/handbells-come-to-life-musescore-46-brings-authentic-bell-notation-and-free-muse-handbells-library/ https://musescore.com/news/muse-news/handbells-come-to-life-musescore-46-brings-authentic-bell-notation-and-free-muse-handbells-library/#respond Fri, 07 Nov 2025 09:53:00 +0000 https://musescore.com/news/daily-score/handbells-come-to-life-musescore-46-brings-authentic-bell-notation-and-free-muse-handbells-library/

MuseScore Studio 4.6 introduces Muse Handbells, a free sound library featuring authentic handbell and handchime articulations.]]>
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Score the Shadows: MuseScore’s Halloween Challenge Invites Composers to Create a Villain Theme https://musescore.com/news/muse-news/score-the-shadows-musescores-halloween-challenge-invites-composers-to-create-a-villain-theme/ https://musescore.com/news/muse-news/score-the-shadows-musescores-halloween-challenge-invites-composers-to-create-a-villain-theme/#respond Wed, 22 Oct 2025 13:00:03 +0000 https://musescore.com/news/daily-score/score-the-shadows-musescores-halloween-challenge-invites-composers-to-create-a-villain-theme/

Composers are invited to embrace their darker instincts this Halloween by writing an original villain theme using MuseScore Studio and MuseSounds.]]>
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From Manuscript to Modern Scores: How MuseScore Studio 4.6 Brings Professional Engraving into the Digital Era https://musescore.com/news/muse-news/from-manuscript-to-modern-scores-how-musescore-studio-46-brings-professional-engraving-into-the-digital-era/ https://musescore.com/news/muse-news/from-manuscript-to-modern-scores-how-musescore-studio-46-brings-professional-engraving-into-the-digital-era/#respond Tue, 30 Sep 2025 12:14:36 +0000 https://musescore.com/news/daily-score/from-manuscript-to-modern-scores-how-musescore-studio-46-brings-professional-engraving-into-the-digital-era/

MuseScore Studio 4.6 expands creative tools for composers and performers, from hidden staves to Euphonium and Handbell playback.]]>
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How to Use the New Percussion Input Panel in MuseScore Studio 4.5 https://musescore.com/news/lessons-tutorials/how-to-use-the-new-percussion-input-panel-in-musescore-studio-45/ https://musescore.com/news/lessons-tutorials/how-to-use-the-new-percussion-input-panel-in-musescore-studio-45/#respond Thu, 24 Jul 2025 19:37:52 +0000 https://musescore.com/news/daily-score/how-to-use-the-new-percussion-input-panel-in-musescore-studio-45/

Explore MuseScore Studio 4.5’s new percussion panel, with support for note input by duration, drum pad customization, and improved MIDI integration.]]>
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How to Use ‘Input by Duration’ in MuseScore 4.5 https://musescore.com/news/lessons-tutorials/how-to-use-input-by-duration-in-musescore-45/ https://musescore.com/news/lessons-tutorials/how-to-use-input-by-duration-in-musescore-45/#respond Mon, 21 Jul 2025 22:08:17 +0000 https://musescore.com/news/daily-score/how-to-use-input-by-duration-in-musescore-45/

MuseScore Studio 4.5 introduced a powerful new feature designed for composers and arrangers who prefer an efficient, keyboard-driven workflow: Input by Duration. Whether you’re entering music using a computer keyboard or a MIDI keyboard, this new mode offers faster and more intuitive score writing—especially for users transitioning from Finale’s Speedy Entry. In this guide, you’ll […]]]>
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‘The Sound You Get Changes Everything’: Vienna Symphonic Library Comes to MuseScore Studio via MuseHub https://musescore.com/news/muse-news/the-sound-you-get-changes-everything-vienna-symphonic-library-comes-to-musescore-studio-via-musehub/ https://musescore.com/news/muse-news/the-sound-you-get-changes-everything-vienna-symphonic-library-comes-to-musescore-studio-via-musehub/#respond Sun, 20 Jul 2025 20:38:12 +0000 https://musescore.com/news/daily-score/the-sound-you-get-changes-everything-vienna-symphonic-library-comes-to-musescore-studio-via-musehub/

Vienna Symphonic Library is now available in MuseScore Studio, giving composers cinematic-quality sound in one streamlined workflow.]]>
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