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Scoring NotesCleo Huggins, the designer of the first music font [encore]We talk a lot about fonts on the Scoring Notes podcast. But there was a time when there were no music fonts. And then, there was one.
Cleo Huggins, on the staff of Adobe in 1986, designed Sonata, the very first music font. It’s hard to imagine today, but it was revolutionary at the time, and a leading industry publication called it the “Music Product of the Year”. Sonata provided the blueprint for the core music fonts later created for use in Finale and Sibelius, but it may surprise you to learn that Sonata was created without any on...
2025-11-0158 min
Scoring NotesDaniel Spreadbury on Dorico 6: “Our largest release to date”Steinberg’s product marketing manager Daniel Spreadbury returns to the podcast to discuss Dorico 6 and its bevy of features for music composers and preparers. Daniel talks in-depth with Philip Rothman and David MacDonald about a few of the headline items, especially those that are unique to Dorico. The new proofreading tool continuously scans a project looking for potential pitfalls, and the cutaway scores feature makes quick work of what was once a tedious effort. We explore those key elements of Dorico 6 along with cycle playback, grids, fill view, chord symbols, and more, learning more about their origins and what’s pl...
2025-05-031h 19
Scoring NotesAn interview with Steinberg’s Daniel SpreadburyWe last visited with Steinberg’s product marketing manager Daniel Spreadbury on the podcast upon the release of Dorico 4 in January 2022, and more recently last summer in Berlin at the MOLA conference in a panel discussion with his colleagues and competitors in the music notation software industry.
Although Dorico didn’t have much of a presence at the 2024 NAMM Show, we welcome the opportunity to visit with Daniel here in a similar manner that we did with many of those colleagues and competitors at NAMM.
We start not by focusing on the latest Dorico features, alth...
2024-03-021h 13
Anthony Plog on MusicDaniel Spreadbury, Bonus Room: Blending Music, Literature, and Tech into a Fast Paced Career in Notation Software DevelopmentIn the Bonus Room, Daniel talks about the tight-knit nature of his team and how he views the success of a product. He discusses balancing priorities while still keeping an eye toward the future and what he thinks about the potential of tech advancements on the future of notation software. He briefly talks about his friendship with the prolific composer Derek Bourgeois, and finally, Daniel and Eddie geek out about a beloved style of Digital Audio Workstation from 1990s.DoricoProfessional music notation and composition software from Steinberg. Download a free 30-trial today!...
2023-08-1123 min
Anthony Plog on MusicDaniel Spreadbury, Part 2: Blending Music, Literature, and Tech into a Fast Paced Career in Notation Software DevelopmentIn Part 2, Daniel talks about the beginnings of working for Steinberg and their culture. He then goes over the initial years of building Dorico from the ground up and the shift in focus once the product was available to the world. He discusses innovation and the goal of not just "building a faster horse." Finally, he talks about a day in his life as a product marketing manager.DoricoProfessional music notation and composition software from Steinberg. Download a free 30-trial today!Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase...
2023-08-1143 min
Scoring NotesMusic notation platforms: an industry perspectiveFor the first time ever, MOLA, An Association of Performance Librarians, devoted an entire day to technology that featured vendor exhibits, presentations, discussions, and meetings. Bookending the day were two panel discussions; one moderated by David MacDonald on the subject of music reader tablet experiences, and one moderated by Philip Rothman with representatives from the music notation software platforms.
The concluding discussion, heard here, is entitled “Music Notation Platforms: An Industry Perspective”. It brought together the representatives of a cross-section of notation software solutions: Adrian Holovaty of Soundslice; Bradley Kunda of MuseScore; Daniel Spreadbury of Steinberg (Dorico); and...
2023-08-0558 min
Anthony Plog on MusicDaniel Spreadbury, Part 1: Blending Music, Literature, and Tech into a Fast Paced Career in Notation Software DevelopmentWhen I first began the podcast, producer Eddie Ludema and I thought our main goal would be to dig deeply into what makes a great musician, and we had many fascinating interviews in that vein. But as time progressed, we noticed that our interviews were with subjects that didn’t concern themselves directly with performance and practice techniques (Hamido Fujita on A.I. and music, biographer Jan Swafford, Anne Midgette on music criticism), and so we have been expanding our interviews to explore as many different aspects of music as possible. And since I am a composer who...
2023-08-0148 min
Music Ed Tech Talk#53 - Get Organized Digitally! with Dr. Frank BuckDr. Frank Buck returns to the show to talk about digital productivity and his new book Get Organized Digitally! Subscribe to the Blog… RSS | Email Newsletter Subscribe to the Podcast in… Apple Podcasts | Overcast | Castro | Spotify | RSS Support Music Ed Tech Talk Become a Patron! Buy me a coffee Thanks to my sponsors this month, Scale Exercise Play Along Tracks. Show Notes: Recent Dorico episode of Music Ed Tech Talk with Daniel Spreadbury musescore 4 Alpha Craft update Craft episode of Music Ed Tech Talk with...
2022-04-151h 32Music Ed Tech Talk#52 - Dorico Updates! with Daniel SpreadburyDaniel returns to the show to discuss the release of Dorico 4 for desktop, Dorico 2 for iPad, Steinberg licensing, and other updates! Subscribe to the Blog… RSS | Email Newsletter Subscribe to the Podcast in… Apple Podcasts | Overcast | Castro | Spotify | RSS Support Music Ed Tech Talk Become a Patron! Buy me a coffee Show Notes: Dorico 4 Dorico 2 for iPad Dorico YouTube Channel Introducing Steinberg Licensing Scoring Notes Review of Dorico 4 Dorico 4 | Music Ed Tech Talk Previous Appearances on this show from Daniel - Dorico | Dorico for iPad Club MacS...
2022-03-281h 26Scoring NotesCleo Huggins, the designer of the first music fontWe talk a lot about fonts on the Scoring Notes podcast. But there was a time when there were no music fonts. And then, there was one.
Cleo Huggins, on the staff of Adobe in 1986, designed Sonata, the very first music font. It’s hard to imagine today, but it was revolutionary at the time, and a leading industry publication called it the “Music Product of the Year”. Sonata provided the blueprint for the core music fonts later created for use in Finale and Sibelius, but it may surprise you to learn that Sonata was created without any on...
2022-02-2657 min
Contrabass ConversationsDaniel Spreadbury and Garrett Hope on DoricoWe're talking today with Daniel Spreadbury and Garrett Hope about what's new in Dorico 4, my music notation app of choice. For more information and to download a free 30-day trial of Dorico 4 visit steinberg.net/dorico. Subscribe to the podcast to get these interviews delivered to you automatically! Check out our Online Sheet Music Store with 100+ wide-ranging titles for bassists. Listen to Contrabass Conversations with our free app for iOS, Android, and Kindle. Check out my Beginner's Classical Bass course and Intermediate to Advanced Classical...
2022-02-0751 min
Scoring NotesBack to the future of music notation on computersBefore the personal computer revolution of the late 1970s, computers were so large and so expensive that they could only be found in universities and government departments. But almost as soon as there were computers, people were figuring out how to use them for creating and printing music.
Ben Byram-Wigfield joins Philip Rothman and David MacDonald on a journey back in time and again to the present day to discuss some of the key moments of encoding music notation in the form of 1s and 0s.
We start with the huge mainframe computers of the 1950...
2022-01-2237 min
Scoring NotesDorico 4: SuperchargedDaniel Spreadbury returns to Scoring Notes to talk with Philip Rothman and David MacDonald about Dorico 4, the huge update to Steinberg’s scoring software.
We learn about the development team’s approach to this update, the challenges an opportunities it presented for Dorico after its release on iPad, and bringing those features and much more to the desktop version as they aim to “supercharge your workflow”.
We talk all about the new playback features that are now available directly in Write mode, like the Key Editor, and mixer. Smart MIDI input comes to Dorico 4 and we learn...
2022-01-151h 03
The Portfolio ComposerDorico 4 with Daniel Spreadbury and Jason Heath Daniel Spreadbury, who is part of the development team for Dorico at Steinberg, and Jason Heath of the Double Bass Conversations podcast join Garrett to discuss Dorico 4, a major new update to the engraving software. This episode is sponsored by Dorico by Steinberg, the future of scoring. Visit www.steinberg.net/tpc for a free 30-day trial version. Join The Portfolio Composer community and support the creation of the platform on Patreon. Just $1/month to enable the creation of more great content to help you build your career! Daniel Spreadbury and Jason Heath di...
2022-01-1348 min
iPad ProsDorico for iPad with Daniel Spreadbury (iPad Pros - 0128)Daniel Spreadbury is the Product Marketing Manager for Dorico. Dorico is one of the three leading professional-level music notation programs and was released on the iPad earlier this year.Bonus content and early episodes with chapter markers are available by supporting the podcast at www.patreon.com/ipadpros. Bonus content and early episodes are also now available in Apple Podcasts! Subscribe today to get instant access to iPad Possibilities, iPad Ponderings, and iPad Historia! New episodes of the bonus shows release the first week of every month. Show notes are av...
2021-11-241h 55iPad ProsDorico for iPad with Daniel Spreadbury (iPad Pros - 0128)Daniel Spreadbury is the Product Marketing Manager for Dorico. Dorico is one of the three leading professional-level music notation programs and was released on the iPad earlier this year.Bonus content and early episodes with chapter markers are available by supporting the podcast at www.patreon.com/ipadpros. Bonus content and early episodes are also now available in Apple Podcasts! Subscribe today to get instant access to iPad Possibilities, iPad Ponderings, and iPad Historia! New episodes of the bonus shows release the first week of every month. Show notes are av...
2021-11-241h 55
Scoring NotesThe history and future of Dorico for iPadDaniel Spreadbury returns to the podcast to go behind the scenes into the making of Dorico for iPad. Daniel is the product’s marketing manager at Steinberg, and he takes Philip Rothman and David MacDonald through the process of developing this new version of Dorico. We go through everything from the technical details all the way up to the user experience, and Daniel recalls the crucial decisions and pivotal moments that culminated in Dorico’s release for iPad.
We get Daniel’s take on what’s currently available for iPad-based music apps, and explore how Dorico both compares...
2021-08-0749 minMusic Ed Tech Talk#37 - Dorico for iPad, with Daniel SpreadburyDorico is out for iPad! Daniel Spreadbury (Product Marketing Manager) joins me to talk about it. Subscribe to the Blog… RSS | Email Newsletter Subscribe to the Podcast in… Apple Podcasts | Overcast | Castro | Spotify | RSS Support Music Ed Tech Talk Become a Patron! Buy me a coffee Show Notes: Dorico, featuring Daniel Spreadbury (Season 3, Episode 2) Dorico website My blog post–> Dorico for iPad: First Impressions Video demo of Dorico for iPad
2021-07-281h 25
Scoring NotesJason Wick on Finale developmentJason Wick joins David MacDonald and Philip Rothman to talk all about the upcoming release of Finale version 27. Jason is MakeMusic’s senior manager for Finale, and he gives us an inside look into its development, the planning process, how new features are considered, and how they’re eventually incorporated into the software that we use. We hear about the brand-new support for the Standard Music Font Layout, or SMuFL, that’s included in Finale version 27, and how that will make it easier for users to switch between music fonts in their document.
Jason also talks about some o...
2021-06-1247 min
Contrabass ConversationsGarrett Hope on Dorico and portfolio careersIn addition to a thriving career as a composer and podcast host, Garrett Hope has been using Steinberg's new music notation software Dorico for several years. After having Daniel Spreadbury, Product Marketing Manager for Dorico, on the podcast, I decided to sit down with Garrett to talk through my experiences with the software as a novice and his as a seasoned professional. We also talk about how Garrett has been adapting to changes brought about by the pandemic, how musicians can continue to build their portfolio careers despite the current challenges of live performance, and much more.
2020-12-261h 09
Scoring NotesMusic fonts and open standards with Daniel SpreadburyDaniel Spreadbury returns to Scoring Notes for the final episode of the year. As one of the co-chairs of the W3C Music Notation Community Group, Daniel is responsible for maintaining and developing the Standard Music Font Layout, or SMuFL, an open-source common set of font specifications which he created. On today’s episode, Daniel talks with David MacDonald and Philip Rothman about the forthcoming updates to that standard, which in less than a decade has been adopted by many diverse and robust music applications. Daniel takes us through a bit of music font history, from the early days of...
2020-12-1955 min
Contrabass ConversationsDaniel Spreadbury on next-generation music notationDaniel Spreadbury is the Product Marketing Manager for Steinberg's professional scoring application Dorico. Before joining Steinberg, Daniel and many members of the Dorico team worked for many years on the Sibelius music notation software. We discuss the innovative approach Dorico takes to user interface, how Adobe Lightroom influenced the initial development of Dorico, lessons learned from legacy products like Sibelius and Finale, and much more. Enjoy, and pick up a free version of Dorico SE to experiment with all the interface and design concepts that we dig into here! Listen to...
2020-11-051h 13
Nikhil Hogan Show93: Daniel SpreadburyWe’re joined today by a great guest, Dorico Product Marketing Manager Daniel Spreadbury, to talk about the new release of Dorico, version 3.5 and the new Figured Bass feature. ------- 0:22 The new feature: figured bass in Dorico 3.5 1:05 How is Dorico figured bass different in implementation compared to Sibelius, Finale, and other notation software? 4:38 On the greatness of the letter G being reserved for figured bass 6:14 Was figured bass a feature that was greatly requested? 9:30 F.T. Arnold as a reference for research for the Dorico team 9:46 Will the smart figured ba...
2020-06-0321 min
Scoring NotesDorico 3.5 interview with Daniel SpreadburySteinberg product marketing manager Daniel Spreadbury talks with Scoring Notes about the Dorico 3.5 release. We learn about pitch-before-duration input (a.k.a “Speedy Entry”), semantic figured bass notation, VST expression maps, and what a “graphic slice” is. Also: Daniel talks about what it’s like creating music notation software in the middle of a pandemic, and we find out his personal favorite feature in this release — even if it’s obscure.
Read more: Scoring Notes review of Dorico 3.5
2020-05-2159 minScoring NotesDorico 3.5 interview with Daniel SpreadburySteinberg product marketing manager Daniel Spreadbury talks with Scoring Notes about the Dorico 3.5 release and what it's like developing music notation software.
2020-05-2100 min
Teaching Notes - MTA PodcastTeaching Notes - MTA podcast - Ep.09 - Daniel Spreadbury, Simon Toyne, Vinota Karunasaagarar, Yogesh DattaniSend a textIn this episode, Patrick chats to Daniel Spreadbury from Steinberg, about Dorico, and what it can do for music teachers. Simon Toyne feeds back about how one-to-one tuition is working in schools, including the use of technology and the wider life of the music departments during lockdown. Plus, looking back to the Music Expo in early March 2020, Patrick meets Vinota Karunasaagarar from the ISM, and the head of Ealing Music Service, Yogesh Dattani, revealing the new online Indian classical music resource “Indian Take...
2020-05-0821 minNikhil Hogan ShowDaniel SpreadburyWe have a very special guest here today! Daniel Spreadbury, who is the Dorico Product Marketing Manager is here today to talk about Dorico 3, the latest update to Steinberg’s music notation software program. ----- 1:01 Talking about condensing 3:19 Do you have a grand plan for features? 4:20 What kind of modern technology is being utilized in Dorico? 6:29 How many people work in the Dorico programming team? 8:00 Will the condensing feature be refined in later updates? 9:41 Soundiron’s Olympus Choir Micro integration 11:20 What’s the state of playback? 13:51 How’s the rece...
2019-10-2531 min
The Music Tech Teacher PodcastMTT62: Dorico Notation Software with Daniel SpreadburyMy guest is Daniel Spreadbury - who was the Senior Product Manager for Sibelius in a previous life - but for the past 6 years he has been working on the conception, design and marketing of the new professional-level scoring application Dorico. Daniel and I discuss what it’s like to start a new software application from scratch and what makes Dorico different from the other notation software on the market. This episode is brought to you by my free hour-long online training 7 Easy Ways To Use Tech In Your Music Classes (all attendees receive a professional dev...
2018-08-031h 05The Music Tech Teacher PodcastMTT62: Dorico Notation Software with Daniel SpreadburyMy guest is Daniel Spreadbury - who was the Senior Product Manager for Sibelius in a previous life - but for the past 6 years he has been working on the conception, design and marketing of the new professional-level scoring application Dorico. Daniel and I discuss what it’s like to start a new software application from scratch and what makes Dorico different from the other notation software on the market. This episode is brought to you by my free hour-long online training 7 Easy Ways To Use Tech In Your Music Classes (all attendees receive a professional dev...
2018-08-031h 05Nikhil Hogan ShowDaniel SpreadburyDorico Product Marketing Manager Daniel Spreadbury returns to the show for his 2nd appearance to talk about the recent major release of Dorico Pro and Dorico Elements. Great new features such as added Video, Time Signatures, System Track, Automation, Divisi, Ossias, Slashes, Bar Repeats, Note Performer 3 and many more! We talk in-depth about the exciting new features and also spend a little time talking to Daniel about his musical tastes!
2018-06-0950 min
Music Ed Tech TalkApple Education Event, with Friend Chris Russell (Season 3, Episode 4)Chris returns to the show to talk about Apple's Education Event this past week. Chris Russell Twitter | Blog: Technology in Music Education | Podcast: Music Education Technology | Blog: Ukestuff | Youtube Show Notes: Apple Education Page | Keynote Apple's 2012 Keynote Acer Chromebook Tab 10 Logitech Rugged Combo 2 Keyboard| Logitech Crayon Here's Everything You Need to Know About the Logitech Crayon Stylus - The Mac Observer Canvas Podcast - Episode #57: Apple Education Event 2018 jamf Apple Education: Teaching Tools (Apple Classroom and Schoolwork)...
2018-04-011h 21Nikhil Hogan ShowDaniel SpreadburyDaniel Spreadbury is the product marketing manager for Dorico, the revolutionary new music software that changes the game when it comes to digital music notation. No stranger to industry, Daniel has worked in the music notation software field for nearly 20 years and was an integral part of the Sibelius team before starting the Dorico project in 2012. We talk about his past work in Sibelius, amazing new features of Dorico, exciting future Dorico features and much, much more!
2018-03-2653 min
Music Ed Tech TalkDorico, featuring Daniel Spreadbury (Season 3, Episode 2)Daniel Spreadbury, Product Manager of notation editor, Dorico, joins the show. Once we got going, this conversation ventured into great detail on the subject of Daniel's start at Sibelius, using the different modes of Dorico, user interface design, the challenges of software development, the future of Dorico on mobile, and much more. Daniel's articulate thought and meticulous attention to detail made this a really fun episode to record. You can hear Daniel's inner nerd pour out over every side of the product. From the backend code, to the user experience, to the customer support.
2018-01-062h 04
The Next TrackEpisode #83 – Daniel Spreadbury on Music Notation SoftwareWe welcome Daniel Spreadbury to discuss the software that composers use to put their notes onto virtual paper.
This week’s guest:
Daniel Spreadbury, Dorico
Dorico
Show notes:
Sibelius
ARM processor
An original score of a fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach
A score by William Byrd
German organ tablature
French-style lute tablature
Bach’s unfinished fugue
Real book
Newzik
A shakuhachi score
Our next tracks:
Kirk: Stan Richardson: Shakuhachi Meditation Music
Doug: 10cc: Sheet Music
If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate...
2017-12-1536 min
Clarineat40 - Daniel Spreadbury on Steinberg's new scoring software "Dorico"Today I speak with Daniel Spreadbury, who is the Product Marketing Manager for Steinberg's new scoring program, Dorico. Daniel and his team have set out to develop a new "gold standard" for music scoring applications, and we discuss some of its features, the philosophy behind the product, pricing and upgrade eligibility, and the story behind its interesting name.
2016-11-291h 32
Clarineat: The Clarinet Podcast40 - Daniel Spreadbury on Steinberg's new scoring software "Dorico"Today I speak with Daniel Spreadbury, who is the Product Marketing Manager for Steinberg's new scoring program, Dorico. Daniel and his team have set out to develop a new "gold standard" for music scoring applications, and we discuss some of its features, the philosophy behind the product, pricing and upgrade eligibility, and the story behind its interesting name.
2016-11-291h 32
Music Education & Technology PodcastAn Interview with Aron Nelson, developer of unrealBookChris and Paul discuss the release of Dorico, the latest update for Notion for iOS (and some of the problems with the handwriting feature/in-app purchase), Sheet Music Plus, Gustaf, Sample Tank, and some classroom management tips. The second half of the podcast is an interview with Aron Nelson, developer of unrealBook. Special thanks to Aron for joining us, and to UberChord for sponsoring the podcast!
Part One Links:
Dorico: http://www.steinberg.net/en/products/dorico/start.html
Notion for iOS: referral links (Paul or Chris)
Gustaf: referral links (Paul or...
2016-10-2000 min
SONICSTATE - TV on the InterwebDorico Notation Software with Daniel Spreadbury of SteinbergSteinberg Dorico - Daniel Spreadbury
2016-09-2714 min
The Audio Podcast104 Winter Time NotationThis week on The Audio Podcast show 104 Winter Time Notation,
We interview, Daniel Spreadbury of Steinberg about notation.
In News,Console 1 Software Update,Korg ARP Odyssey,iox AudioWare Titan 410x,
and in plunder, History of Notator and Logic.
This weeks highlight, The quiz continues!
Full show notes online at http://theaudiopodcast.co.uk/show/104/.
Thanks to our guest Daniel Spreadbury of Steinberg. The Audio Podcast is presented by Scott Hewitt,Samuel Freeman, and Adam Jansch.
2014-02-1846 min