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4. October 2024:
Perfect Layout v3.0225 released with
20 improvements.
20. September 2024:
Perfect Layout v3.0223 released with
7 new features and improvements.
29. August 2024:
Perfect Layout v3.0221 released with
5 improvements.
31. July 2024:
Perfect Layout v3.0219 released with
2 improvements.
30. July 2024:
Perfect Layout v3.0217 released with
14 new features and improvements.
20. June 2024:
Perfect Layout v3.0215 released with
4 improvements.
17. June 2024:
Perfect Layout v3.0213 released with
4 improvements.
15. June 2024:
Perfect Layout v3.0211 released with
7 improvements.
11. June 2024:
Perfect Layout v3.0209 released with
2 improvements.
07. June 2024:
Perfect Layout v3.0207 released with
1 improvement.
05. June 2024:
Perfect Layout v3.0205 released with
8 improvements.
27. May 2024:
Perfect Layout v3.0203 released with
14 new features und improvements.
6. May 2024:
Perfect Layout v3.0201 released with
5 new features and improvements.
5. May 2024:
Perfect Layout v3.0199 released with
27 new features and improvements.
18. April 2024:
Perfect Layout v3.0197 released with
15 new features and improvements.
10. April 2024:
Perfect Layout v3.0195 released with
14 improvements.
1. April 2024:
Perfect Layout v3.0193 released with
8 new features and improvements.
21. March 2024:
Perfect Layout v3.0191 released with
19 improvements.
11. March 2024:
Perfect Layout v3.0189 released with
13 new features and improvements.
2. March 2024:
Perfect Layout v3.0187 released with
43 new features and improvements.
25. December 2023:
Perfect Layout v3.0185 released with
5 improvements.
12. December 2023:
Perfect Layout v3.0183 released with
17 new features and improvements.
26. October 2023:
Perfect Layout v3.0181 released with
2 improvements.
25. October 2023:
Perfect Layout v3.0179 released with
8 improvements.
23. October 2023:
Perfect Layout v3.0177 released with
11 new features and improvements.
29. September 2023:
Perfect Layout v3.0175 released with
5 improvements.
22. September 2023:
Perfect Layout v3.0173 released with
9 new features and improvements.
8. September 2023:
Perfect Layout v3.0171 released with
7 improvements.
2. September 2023:
Perfect Layout v3.0169 released with
25 new features and improvements.
12. August 2023:
Perfect Layout v3.0167 released with
3 improvements.
5. August 2023:
Perfect Layout v3.0165 released with
7 improvements.
30. July 2023:
Perfect Layout v3.0163 released with
1 improvement.
24. July 2023:
Perfect Layout v3.0161 released with
3 improvements.
19. July 2023:
Perfect Layout v3.0159 released with
3 improvements.
16. July 2023:
Perfect Layout v3.0157 released with
4 new features and improvements.
7. July 2023:
Perfect Layout v3.0155 released with
8 improvements.
24. June 2023:
Perfect Layout v3.0153 released with
12 new features and improvements.
5. June 2023:
Perfect Layout v3.0151 released with
9 new features and improvements.
26. May 2023:
Perfect Layout v3.0149 released with
4 improvements.
25. May 2023:
Perfect Layout v3.0147 released with
11 new features and improvements.
11. May 2023:
Perfect Layout v3.0145 released with
2 improvements.
10. May 2023:
Perfect Layout v3.0143 released with
8 new features and improvements.
8. May 2023:
Perfect Layout v3.0141 released with
2 improvements.
6. May 2023:
Perfect Layout v3.0139 released with
6 improvements.
3. May 2023:
Perfect Layout v3.0137 released with
3 improvements.
23. April 2023:
Perfect Layout v3.0135 released with
14 new features and improvements.
12. April 2023:
Perfect Layout v3.0133 released with
4 improvements.
11. April 2023:
Perfect Layout v3.0131 released with
16 new features and improvements.
31. March 2023:
Perfect Layout v3.0129 released with
12 new features and improvements.
16. March 2023:
Perfect Layout v3.0127 released with
14 new features and improvements.
11. March 2023:
Perfect Layout v3.0125 released with
4 improvements.
8. March 2023:
Perfect Layout v3.0123 released with
8 improvements.
27. February 2023:
Perfect Layout v3.0121 released with
12 improvements.
23. February 2023:
Perfect Layout v3.0119 released with
7 improvements.
21. February 2023:
Perfect Layout v3.0117 released with
12 new features and improvements.
12. February 2023:
Perfect Layout v3.0115 released with
4 improvements.
7. February 2023:
Perfect Layout v3.0113 released with
9 new features and improvements.
28. January 2023:
Perfect Layout v3.0109 released with
9 improvements.
21. January 2023:
Perfect Layout v3.0107 released with
4 improvements.
20. January 2023:
Perfect Layout v3.0105 released with
3 improvements.
16. January 2023:
Perfect Layout v3.0103 released with
4 improvements.
14. January 2023:
Perfect Layout v3.0101 released with
2 improvements.
11. January 2023:
Perfect Layout v3.0099 released with
3 improvements.
10. January 2023:
Perfect Layout v3.0097 released with
3 improvements.
30. December 2022:
Perfect Layout v3.0095 released with
2 improvements.
24. December 2022:
Perfect Layout v3.0093 released with
one improvement.
23. December 2022:
Perfect Layout v3.0091 released with
9 improvements.
18. December 2022:
Perfect Layout v3.0089 released with
11 new features and improvements.
16. December 2022:
Perfect Layout v3.0087 released with
3 improvements.
14. December 2022:
Perfect Layout v3.0085 released with
3 improvements.
13. December 2022:
Perfect Layout v3.0083 released with
4 new features and improvements.
10. December 2022:
Perfect Layout v3.0081 released with
6 new features and improvements.
8. December 2022:
Perfect Layout v3.0079 released with
8 improvements.
6. December 2022:
Perfect Layout v3.0077 released with
45 new features and improvements.
13. October 2022:
Perfect Layout v3.0075 released with
4 improvements.
11. October 2022:
Perfect Layout v3.0073 released with
23 new features and improvements.
25. September 2022:
Perfect Layout v3.0071 released with
7 new features and improvements.
23. September 2022:
Perfect Layout v3.0069 released with
7 new features and improvements.
19. September 2022:
Perfect Layout v3.0067 released with
5 improvements.
18. September 2022:
Perfect Layout v3.0065 released with
3 improvements.
17. September 2022:
Perfect Layout v3.0063 released with
4 improvements.
15. September 2022:
Perfect Layout v3.0061 released with
18 improvements.
8. September 2022:
Perfect Layout v3.0059 released with
7 improvements.
5. September 2022:
Perfect Layout v3.0057 released with
12 improvements.
31. August 2022:
Perfect Layout v3.0055 released with
12 new features and improvements.
23. August 2022:
Perfect Layout v3.0053 released with
6 improvements.
13. August 2022:
Perfect Layout v3.0051 released with
24 improvements.
27. July 2022:
Perfect Layout v3.0049 released with
2 improvements.
25. July 2022:
Perfect Layout v3.0047 released with
31 new features and improvements.
02. July 2022:
Perfect Layout v3.0045 released with
six improvements.
26. June 2022:
Perfect Layout v3.0043 released with
two improvements.
25. June 2022:
Perfect Layout v3.0041 released:
15 new features and improvements.
20. June 2022:
Perfect Layout v3.0039 released: More than
70 new features and improvements.
27. April 2022: The
Elbsound Text Fonts Package has been updated to
v1.43. Six text font families have been added (Cinzel, Crimson Pro, Gentium Plus, GFS Didot, Golden Age and Fanwood Text) and four font families have been updated (Nepomuk, Edwin, FreeSerif and EB Garamond 08).
The package now includes
450 text fonts selected for use in musical scores.
21. March 2022:
Perfect Layout v3.0037 released:
8 improvements.
16. March 2022:
Perfect Layout v3.0035 released:
10 improvements.
10. March 2022:
Perfect Layout v3.0033 released:
5 new features and improvements.
8. March 2022:
Perfect Layout v3.0031 released:
9 improvements.
7. March 2022:
Perfect Layout v3.0029 released:
8 new features and improvements.
2. March 2022:
Perfect Layout v3.0027 released:
16 new features and improvements.
24. February 2022:
Perfect Layout v3.0025 released:
9 improvements.
20. February 2022:
Perfect Layout v3.0023 released:
2 improvements.
18. February 2022:
Perfect Layout v3.0021 released:
7 new features and improvements.
15. February 2022:
Perfect Layout v3.0019 released:
3 improvements.
12. February 2022:
Perfect Layout v3.0017 released for MacOS:
25 new features and improvements.
3. February 2022: The
Elbsound Music Fonts Package v2.93 has been released with 1 new font and 1 new Lua script.
29. January 2022:
Perfect Layout v3.0015 released for MacOS:
11 improvements.
25. January 2022:
Perfect Layout v3.0013 released for MacOS:
5 improvements.
21. January 2022:
Perfect Layout v3.0011 released for MacOS:
13 new features and improvements.
11. January 2022:
Perfect Layout v3.0009 released for MacOS:
27 new features and improvements.
19. December 2021:
Perfect Layout v3.0007 released for MacOS:
37 new features and improvements.
21. December 2021: The
Elbsound Music Fonts Package v2.92 has been released with 3 updated and 6 new fonts.
17. November 2021: The
Elbsound Music Fonts Package v2.91 has been released with 6 updated fonts.
15. November 2021:
Perfect Layout v2.61 released for MacOS/Windows:
2 improvements.
14. November 2021:
Perfect Layout v2.6 released for MacOS/Windows:
20 improvements.
29. October 2021:
Perfect Layout v2.59 released for MacOS/Windows:
4 improvements.
25. October 2021:
Perfect Layout v2.58 released for MacOS/Windows:
4 improvements.
23. October 2021:
Perfect Layout v2.57 released for MacOS/Windows:
10 improvements.
21. October 2021:
Perfect Layout v2.56 released for MacOS/Windows:
14 improvements.
6. October 2021:
Perfect Layout v2.55 released for MacOS/Windows:
6 improvements.
1. October 2021:
Perfect Layout v2.51-2.53 released for MacOS/Windows:
32 new features and improvements.
21. September 2021: The
Elbsound Music Fonts Package has been updated to
v2.9 with 7 new supplemental music fonts, making a total of
207 music fonts.
21. September 2021: The
Elbsound Text Fonts Package has been updated to
v1.30. 20 new text font families have been added.
17. September 2021:
Perfect Layout v2.50 released for MacOS/Windows:
31 new features and improvements.
1. September 2021:
Perfect Layout v2.49 released for MacOS/Windows:
14 new features and improvements.
21. August 2021:
Perfect Layout v2.48 released for MacOS/Windows:
3 improvements.
19. August 2021:
Perfect Layout v2.47 released for MacOS/Windows:
17 improvements.
14. August 2021: Added a new video for Perfect Layout:
Automatic System Optimization by Only Adjusting the Colliding Staves and Preserving Most of the Layout.
7. July 2021:
Perfect Layout v2.42 released for MacOS/Windows:
20 improvements.
29. June 2021:
Perfect Layout v2.4 released for MacOS/Windows:
11 new features and improvements.
15. June 2021: Yes, Perfect Layout also works in
Finale® 27.
14. June 2021: An
interactive hairpin/dynamics feature demo of Perfect Layout has been added to our website.
6. June 2021:
Perfect Layout v2.23 released for MacOS/Windows:
11 new features and improvements.
27. May 2021:
Perfect Layout v2.22 released for MacOS/Windows:
5 improvements.
26. May 2021:
Perfect Layout v2.21 released for MacOS/Windows:
17 improvements and fixes.
21. May 2021:
Perfect Layout v2.201 released for MacOS/Windows:
11 new features and improvements.
17. May 2021:
Perfect Layout v2.2 released for MacOS/Windows:
60 new features, improvements and fixes.
16. May 2021: The
Elbsound Music Fonts Package has been updated to
v2.83 with two new supplemental music fonts, making a total of
200 music fonts.
21. April 2021: The
Elbsound Music Fonts Package has been updated to
v2.82 with two new supplemental music fonts and five updated supplemental fonts, making a total of
198 music fonts.
14. April 2021:
Perfect Layout v2.11 released for MacOS/Windows:
13 improvements,
including an Italian translation of the user dialog
.
9. April 2021:
Perfect Layout v2.1 released for MacOS/Windows:
nearly 40 new features and improvements.
31. March 2021: The
Elbsound Music Fonts Package has been updated to
v2.8101 with one new supplemental music fonts and four updated supplemental fonts, making a total of
196 music fonts.
4. March 2021:
Perfect Layout v2.031 released for MacOS/Windows:
8 improvements.
1. March 2021: The
Elbsound Music Fonts Package has been updated to
v2.80 with 7 new supplemental music fonts and three updated fonts, making a total of
195 music fonts.
1. March 2021:
Perfect Layout v2.030 released for MacOS/Windows:
6 improvements.
26. February 2021:
Perfect Layout v2.029 released for MacOS/Windows
15 improvements, fixes and new features.
22. February 2021:
Perfect Layout v2.028 released for MacOS/Windows
Improved
niente hairpins above the staff and some Polish/Japanese updates.
18. February 2021:
Perfect Layout v2.027 released for MacOS/Windows
Mainly improvements to the
Polish and Japanese language handling and preview images only.
15. February 2021:
Perfect Layout v2.025 released for MacOS/Windows
9 new features and improvements.
9. February 2021:
Perfect Layout v2.024 released for MacOS/Windows
5 improvements and fixes.
6. February 2021:
Perfect Layout v2.023 released for MacOS/Windows
13 new features and 14 improvements/fixes.
27. January 2021:
Perfect Layout v2 for MacOS officially released.
Supported user dialog languages:
English, French (beta) and
German
21. January 2021:
Perfect Layout v2.022 has been released for MacOS/Windows beta.
A minor update with
8 improvements, fixes and new features.
Especially hairpin collisions on lyrics staves are now handled much better and with more options.
17. January 2021:
Perfect Layout v2.021 has been released for MacOS/Windows beta.
A minor update with
many improvements to the new German and French translations
and more many example images in the PDF manual.
9. January 2021:
Perfect Layout v2.0202 has been released for MacOS/Windows beta.
A minor update with
8 improvements and fixes.
4. January 2021:
Perfect Layout v2.02 has been released for MacOS/Windows beta.
Introduction of German, French and user-defined dialogs and a few other improvements.
18. December 2020:
Perfect Layout v2.01 has been released for MacOS/Windows beta.
17 improvements, new features and fixes.
12. December 2020:
Perfect Layout v2.0092 has been released for MacOS/Windows beta.
A minor update with
6 improvements.
9. December 2020:
Perfect Layout Update v1.x -> 2.0 for Windows has been released.
9. December 2020:
Perfect Layout v2.0080 has been released for MacOS/Windows beta.
A minor update with
6 improvements.
6. December 2020:
Perfect Layout v2.0060 has been released for MacOS/Windows beta.
15 improvements, new features and fixes.
27. November 2020:
Black Friday/Cyber Monday 40% Discount on Perfect Layout upgrades for users of v1.x and on our font packages
26. November 2020:
Perfect Layout v2.0052 has been released for MacOS/Windows beta.
12 improvements and one fix.
20. November 2020:
Perfect Layout v2.0050 has been released for MacOS/Windows beta.
21 improvements, new features and fixes.
8. November 2020:
Perfect Layout v2.0040 has been released for MacOS/Windows beta.
A minor update with
7 improvements, fixes and new features.
5. November 2020:
Perfect Layout v2.0030 has been released for MacOS beta.
A minor update with
10 improvements, fixes and new features.
2. November 2020:
Perfect Layout v2.0009 has been released for MacOS/Windows beta.
A minor update with
8 improvements, fixes and new features.
30. October 2020:
Perfect Layout v2.0 has been released for MacOS and Windows beta.
More than 40 improvements, new features and fixes.
25. September 2020:
Perfect Layout v1.86 has been released for MacOS beta.
More than 30 improvements, new features and fixes.
21. September 2020: Added two new videos for Perfect Layout:
How to manually add Perfect Layout to your Finale plug-in menu and
Automatic Horizontal Repeat Bracket Length.
4. September 2020:
Perfect Layout v1.85 has been released for MacOS beta.
A minor update with
4 improvements.
2. September 2020:
Perfect Layout v1.84 has been released for MacOS beta.
A minor update with
6 improvements and fixes.
29. August 2020:
Perfect Layout v1.83 has been released for MacOS beta.
A minor update with
5 improvements and fixes.
26. August 2020:
Perfect Layout v1.82 has been released for MacOS beta.
A minor update with
six improvements and fixes mainly for font handling on MacOS.
19. August 2020:
Perfect Layout v1.81 has been released for Windows and MacOS beta.
More than 50 improvements, new features and fixes. The Windows version is currently only available to new customers (not through the update function).
11. July 2020: The
Elbsound Music Fonts Package has been updated to
v2.70 with 32 new supplemental music fonts, making a total of
188 music fonts.
8. July 2020:
Perfect Layout v1.8050 has been released for Windows and MacOS beta.
Minor update with
two improvements for the progress bar and the installer. The Windows version is currently only available to new customers (not through the update function).
7. July 2020:
Perfect Layout v1.8047 has been released for Windows and MacOS beta.
25 improvements, new features and fixes. The Windows version is currently only available to new customers (not through the update function).
22. June 2020:
Perfect Layout v1.8045 has been released for Windows and MacOS beta.
3 fixes. The Windows version is currently only available to new customers (not through the update function).
19. June 2020:
Perfect Layout v1.8043 has been released for Windows and MacOS beta.
More than 50 improvements, new features and fixes. The Windows version is currently only available to new customers (not through the update function).
20. May 2020:
Perfect Layout v1.8039 has been released for Windows and MacOS beta.
11 improvements, new features and fixes. The Windows version is currently only available to new customers (not through the update function).
14. May 2020:
Perfect Layout v1.8035 has been released for Windows and MacOS beta.
9 improvements and fixes. The Windows version is currently only available to new customers (not through the update function).
12. May 2020:
Perfect Layout v1.8031 has been released for Windows and MacOS beta.
12 improvements, new features and fixes. The Windows version is currently only available to new customers (not through the update function).
05. May 2020: Added two new videos for Perfect Layout/MacOS:
MacOS Installer and
Plug-in Deactivation.
24. April 2020: MacOS beta update
Perfect Layout v1.80 has been released: this update gives a massive speed boost when the plug-in is applied to large scores (from trios to orchestra scores).
29 improvements, new features and fixes. The Windows version 1.8 will be released in May.
31. March 2020: Free update
Perfect Layout v1.71 for Windows has been released:
6 improvements and fixes.
Due to Mac beta test there will be more minor updates in the next weeks.
28. March 2020: Free update
Perfect Layout v1.70 for Windows has been released: More than
20 improvements, new features and fixes.
5. March 2020: Free update
Perfect Layout v1.60 for Windows has been released:
30 improvements, new features and fixes.
1. March 2020: The
Elbsound Music Fonts Package has been updated to
v2.60 with 46 new supplemental music fonts, making a total of
156 music fonts.
1. March 2020: The
Elbsound Text Fonts Package has been updated to
v1.20. It now includes
259 text fonts for musical scores.
24. February 2020: The
Elbsound Music Fonts Package has been updated to
v2.50 with 12 new supplemental music fonts.
06. February 2020: Added a new
video demo on automatic lyrics alignment in the upcoming Perfect Layout v1.60.
16. January 2020: Free update
Perfect Layout v1.52 for Windows has been released:
3 improvements and fixes, mainly for corrupted Finale documents.
27. December 2019: Free update
Perfect Layout v1.5 for Windows has been
released: more than
30 improvements, fixes and new features.
19. December 2019: The
Elbsound Music Fonts Package v2.0 has been released: it now includes 98 music fonts and all 24 Elbsound Music Fonts have been reworked for improved metrics in Finale.
26. November 2019: Free update
Perfect Layout v1.2 for Windows has been
released: more than
80 improvements, fixes and new features.
25. November 2019: The
Elbsound Music Fonts Package has been updated to
v1.50: it now includes 94 music fonts.
23. November 2019: Added a new
video demo, example documents and PDFs on "
Tuplet Optimization with Perfect Layout"
15. November 2019: The
Elbsound Music Fonts Package has been updated to
v1.43 with some improvements in the accompanying text files and documentation..
14. September 2019: Added new Perfect Layout
example files for
cue note and cue text automation plus
video documentation
13. September 2019: Added three new Perfect Layout demo videos:
-
Automatic Justification of sub. and più Dynamics
-
Cue Notes and Cue Texts Automation
-
Automatic Flattening Brackets of Tuplets That Start or End With Rests.
6. September 2019: Free update
Perfect Layout v1.1 for Windows has been
released: nearly
60 improvements and new features.
16. August 2019:
Perfect Layout v1.0 for Windows is
available for purchase.
15. August 2019: The
Elbsound Music Fonts Package v1.40 has been released. It now includes
82 music fonts..
15. August 2019: The
Elbsound Text Fonts Package v1.15 has been released. It now includes
258 text fonts for musical scores..
14. August 2019:
31 new JW Lua scripts from the French Finale forum were added to the free
JW Lua Scripts page.
9. August 2019: The
Elbsound Music Fonts Package v1.20 has been released. It now includes
69 music fonts..
02. August 2019: Some of our music font products are now featured on our new second domain
music-fonts.com.
28. June 2019: Added a new Perfect Layout demo video:
Exponential and Niente Hairpins.
27. June 2019: The first Perfect Layout PDF online manual is
available: a collection of all Perfect Layout web pages in one PDF.
17. May 2019: Added two new Perfect Layout demo videos:
Multi-Percussion Staff Optimization and
Inserting a large text block into a full score.
14. May 2019:
Elbsound Music Font Package v1.15 released: now includes 61 music fonts.
3. April 2019: Added
three new before/after examples for Perfect Layout
29. March 2019:
Elbsound Music Font Package v1.13 released
28. March 2019: Launch of our new website design.
28. February 2019: New font video:
Petaluma in Finale. The House Style plugin now supports Petaluma.
7. February 2019: New Perfect Layout demo video:
Automatic Measure Layout and Top/Bottom Margin Alignment in Extracted Parts.
1. November 2018: The
Perfect Layout public beta is available. Subscribe to our
newsletter and you will receive the purchase link.
15. October 2018: The new
Perfect Layout homepage is online.
1. May 2018: Elbsound.studio has updated its
privacy policy section according to the requirements of the new GDPR.
Elbsound.studio hat seine
Datenschutzerklärung überarbeitet, um sie an die neue DSGVO anzupassen.
08. November 2017: v1.12 of the
Elbsound Music Font Package released. Includes an updated Aruvarb font with more than 150 new symbols based on SMuFL 1.25.
10. October 2017: Added a link to a new
JW Lua script for creating single-number multi-measure rests on piano staves.
02. October 2017: A
catalog of some hard-to-find music symbols was added.
27. September 2017: A new article online on
using font names and font weights in Finale.
21. September 2017: How to create
large brackets in Finale.
18. September 2017: Looking for a good
text font for your musical score? Then check out this new text font comparison.
18. August 2017: Live video on
creating Schumann's Estrella for piano in just 10 minutes.
10. August 2017: 20 minutes live video on
creating a full orchestra page from scratch in Finale.
10. July 2017: New
step-by-step tutorial on how to setup Finale music fonts for Sibelius.
29. June 2017: Elbsound.studio is featured on
Finaleblog.de.
09. June 2017: The
Make Longa JW Lua script was updated: it now supports longa and maxima rests.
01. June 2017: The
music fonts link list now includes more than different 1320 entries.
04. April 2017: The
shop for arrangements has opened and a few
book recommendations are online.
23. December 2016: Update v2.0 of
Music Font Comparison released.
22. December 2016: Update v1.11 of
Elbsound Music Font Package released.
21. December 2016: The
music fonts link list now includes more than different 1250 entries.
08. December 2016: Added the
double bass MIDI files page: a comprehensive list for double bass players.
28. November 2016: Update v1.1 of
Elbsound Music Font Package released.
18. October 2016: New article "
Experiments in Automatic Music Conversion" online, together with 21 new music fonts for Finale in the
download section.
20. July 2016: Today the American OF NOTE blog published the
Jan Angermüller's article on music fonts in Finale.
