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MakeMusic announced today the release of Finale SongWriter 2007, a new version of their entry-level music notation software. SongWriter lets users compose and arrange music, hear their work and print sheet music. This latest version runs natively on both Intel- and PowerPC-based Macintosh as well as Windows computers.
Notes can be entered via a computer keyboard, [...]

eMedia’s Guitar Pro 5.1 is the new Windows/Macintosh hybrid version of the best-selling multi-track tablature editor software for guitar, banjo and bass from Arobas Music. Besides writing scores, Guitar Pro 5.1 is a tool for beginner and accomplished guitarists alike to improve, compose, or accompany themselves.
New advanced notation features add drum notation, vocal notation and [...]

Harmonic Sense has released ChordMate for Mac OS X, an app that is designed to make it easy to choose chords for guitar.

Description:
Choosing the right chord—and the right voicing for that chord—can transform a song. Whether you are a beginner worried about stretching your fingers to the right frets or a professional musician looking for [...]

Notion Music announced two new percussion features and two new sound kits: Sessions: Rhythm Section and Expanded Mallets 1 at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) in Austin, Texas, November 8-11, 2006.
Additions to Notion’s powerful scoring tools include the ability to notate for drum set (multiple instruments on one staff), alternate note heads (x, [...]

Notion Music, creators of music composition and performance software, have introduced PROTÉGÉ, a new program designed to be easy enough for beginners and yet robust enough for seasoned musicians.
PROTÉGÉ allows musicians of all skill levels to write, rehearse and perform their compositions as if they were working with a full ensemble of musicians. By including [...]

Recordare LLC, an Internet music software and publishing company, has released version 3 of its Dolet plug-in for the Sibelius 4 music notation program.
Dolet 3 for Sibelius writes MusicXML 1.1 files for the highest-fidelity translation available between music notation programs. Dolet 3 also includes a batch translation feature to automate the process of moving music [...]

PG Music Inc. has released the 2005 version of Band-in-a- Box intelligent music software for Windows. With over fifty new features, Band-in-a-Box 2005 offers users a major upgrade in features and functionality.
New features include a fully-featured “Piano Roll” window; support for alternate guitar tunings; new harmonies with voicing in 4ths; “auto endings” added for styles [...]

PG Music has released Version 9 of its popular PowerTracks Pro Audio sequencing software for Windows with a “new look” workspace, automatic audio harmonies, and more than 30 other new features for seamlessly integrated MIDI/digital audio music production.
With this new release, PowerTracks Pro Audio users now have the unique ability to load any MIDI file, [...]