[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":181},["ShallowReactive",2],{"\u002Fru\u002F:main-categories":3,"markdown-link\u002Fru\u002Foverview":36,"markdown-link\u002Fru\u002Fmy-library":39,"markdown-link\u002Fru\u002Fcommunity-overview":42,"\u002Fru\u002F:popular-topics":44,"markdown-link\u002Fru\u002Fimport":67,"markdown-link\u002Fru\u002Fprint-export":70,"markdown-link\u002Fru\u002Ftabs":73,"markdown-link\u002Fru\u002Ftranspose":76,"markdown-link\u002Fru\u002Faddvoice":79,"markdown-link\u002Fru\u002Fhistory":82,"markdown-link\u002Fru\u002Fshare-collaborate":85,"\u002Fru\u002F:homepage-tutorials":88,"\u002Fru\u002F:other-categories":89,"markdown-link\u002Fru\u002Fwhat-is-flat":120,"markdown-link\u002Fru\u002Fembed-intro":123,"markdown-link\u002Fru\u002Fdev":126,"markdown-link\u002Fru\u002Ffaq-index":129,"\u002Fru\u002F:blog-posts":131},[4,12,20,29],{"title":5,"description":6,"thumbnail":7,"link":9},"Начать","Легко начните и откройте для себя отличные инструменты для роста как композитора.",{"url":8,"alt":5},"\u002Fimg\u002Findividual\u002Fhomepage\u002Fmain-categories\u002Fget-started.png",{"pid":10,"text":11},"overview","Поехали",{"title":13,"description":14,"thumbnail":15,"link":17},"Библиотека","Flat позволяет создавать, редактировать, воспроизводить, печатать и экспортировать ваши ноты и табулатуры.",{"url":16,"alt":13},"\u002Fimg\u002Findividual\u002Fhomepage\u002Fmain-categories\u002Fapp-features.png",{"pid":18,"text":19},"my-library","Исследовать библиотеку",{"title":21,"description":22,"thumbnail":23,"link":26},"Редактор","Вот все, что вам нужно, чтобы поднять ваши композиции на новый уровень.",{"url":24,"alt":25},"\u002Fimg\u002Findividual\u002Fhomepage\u002Fmain-categories\u002Fmusic-notation.png","Music notation",{"url":27,"text":28},"\u002Fmusic-notation-software\u002F","Узнать больше",{"title":30,"description":31,"thumbnail":32,"link":34},"Сообщество","Flat — это яркое сообщество композиторов со всех уголков мира.",{"url":33,"alt":30},"\u002Fimg\u002Findividual\u002Fhomepage\u002Fmain-categories\u002Fmidi.png",{"pid":35,"text":28},"community-overview",{"title":37,"permalink":38},"Начало работы с нашей программой для нотной записи","\u002Fru\u002Fmusic-notation-software\u002Fget-started\u002F",{"title":40,"permalink":41},"Моя библиотека","\u002Fru\u002Fgeneral\u002Fmy-library\u002F",{"title":30,"permalink":43},"\u002Fru\u002Fcommunity\u002F",{"topicsConfig":45},[46,49,52,55,58,61,64],{"pid":47,"title":48},"import","Как импортировать ваши партитуры",{"pid":50,"title":51},"print-export","Как экспортировать ваши партитуры",{"pid":53,"title":54},"tabs","Как использовать табулатуры",{"pid":56,"title":57},"transpose","Возможности транспонирования",{"pid":59,"title":60},"addvoice","Как добавить две ноты с разной длительностью одновременно?",{"pid":62,"title":63},"history","Как восстановить более раннюю версию вашей партитуры",{"pid":65,"title":66},"share-collaborate","Поделитесь и добавьте соавторов к вашим партитурам",{"title":68,"permalink":69},"Импорт и редактирование существующих партитур и табулатур","\u002Fru\u002Fmusic-notation-software\u002Fimport\u002F",{"title":71,"permalink":72},"Печать и экспорт ваших партитур","\u002Fru\u002Fmusic-notation-software\u002Fprint-export\u002F",{"title":74,"permalink":75},"Композиция с табулатурами","\u002Fru\u002Fmusic-notation-software\u002Ftabs\u002F",{"title":77,"permalink":78},"Транспонирование","\u002Fru\u002Fmusic-notation-software\u002Ftranspose\u002F",{"title":80,"permalink":81},"Работа с голосами","\u002Fru\u002Fmusic-notation-software\u002Faddvoice\u002F",{"title":83,"permalink":84},"История","\u002Fru\u002Fmusic-notation-software\u002Fhistory\u002F",{"title":86,"permalink":87},"Делитесь и сотрудничайте","\u002Fru\u002Fmusic-notation-software\u002Fshare-collaborate\u002F",null,{"id":90,"title":91,"body":92,"breadcrumb":88,"extension":116,"meta":117,"posts":88,"stem":118,"__hash__":119},"configs\u002Fru\u002F_homepage\u002Fother-categories.yml","Other Categories",[93,99,105,111],{"title":94,"description":95,"link":96},"Общая помощь","У вас есть вопрос о Flat, нашем редакторе, платформе или вашей учетной записи? Найдите ответы здесь.",{"pid":97,"text":98},"what-is-flat","Посмотрите",{"title":100,"description":101,"link":102},"Встраивание нот","Встраивайте интерактивные нотные листы без швов на ваши веб-сайты, блоги и приложения.",{"pid":103,"text":104},"embed-intro","Встраивайте ваши партитуры",{"title":106,"description":107,"link":108},"API","Откройте для себя наши специальные ресурсы для разработчиков, чтобы использовать и интегрировать наши API и встраивание музыкальных нот.",{"pid":109,"text":110},"dev","Ресурсы для разработчиков",{"title":112,"description":113,"link":114},"Часто задаваемые вопросы","Найдите ответы на самые часто задаваемые вопросы",{"pid":115,"text":98},"faq-index","yml",{},"ru\u002F_homepage\u002Fother-categories","0oHaMiPDLVUH6ZnCndYSHAKiqH-8ZP7n-cB32pp51Us",{"title":121,"permalink":122},"Что такое Flat?","\u002Fru\u002Fgeneral\u002Fwhat-is-flat\u002F",{"title":124,"permalink":125},"Встраивание вашей нотной записи в веб","\u002Fru\u002Fmusic-notation-embed\u002F",{"title":127,"permalink":128},"API Flat и встраивание","\u002Fru\u002Fgeneral\u002Fdevelopers-api-embed\u002F",{"title":112,"permalink":130},"\u002Fru\u002Fgeneral\u002F",[132,151,166],{"id":133,"slug":133,"featureImage":134,"publicationDate":135,"title":136,"excerpt":137,"html":138,"url":139,"tags":140,"authors":147},"69e8c86950415a06089103b7","https:\u002F\u002Fblog.flat.io\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F2026\u002F04\u002Fflat-header--4--1.png","2026-04-24T20:31:27.000+02:00","16th-Note Swing Is Now in Flat","16th-note swing is now in Flat. Composers writing jazz, funk, neo-soul, Latin, can now notate, display, and hear 16th swing exactly as notated.","\u003Cp>If you write jazz, funk, neo-soul, Latin, or half-time shuffle, you already know what 16th-note swing feels like. That slight push and pull between sixteenth notes — the groove that makes a funk chart sit, that makes a neo-soul ballad breathe. Until now, Flat didn't know the difference.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgo.flat.io\u002Ft6czL21?ref=blog.flat.io\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog.flat.io\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F2026\u002F05\u002FBanner-A.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"742\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog.flat.io\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002Fsize\u002Fw600\u002F2026\u002F05\u002FBanner-A.png 600w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog.flat.io\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002Fsize\u002Fw1000\u002F2026\u002F05\u002FBanner-A.png 1000w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog.flat.io\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002Fsize\u002Fw1600\u002F2026\u002F05\u002FBanner-A.png 1600w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog.flat.io\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F2026\u002F05\u002FBanner-A.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 720px) 720px\">\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>That changes today.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2 id=\"whats-new\">What's new\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>16th-note swing is now a first-class swing type in Flat.\u003C\u002Fstrong> When you enable swing on a measure, you can toggle between 8th and 16th as the swing unit.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>The score displays the correct glyph.\u003C\u002Fstrong> 16th swing shows the right annotation — not the 8th-swing glyph.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Playback applies the right timing.\u003C\u002Fstrong> The playback engine now emits 16th-based swing timing for measures set to 16th swing.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>MusicXML round-trips cleanly.\u003C\u002Fstrong> The implementation aligns with the MusicXML 4.0 swing-type spec.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Ch2 id=\"why-it-matters\">Why it matters\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Notation is only useful if it captures what you mean. A wrong annotation tells the performer (or the playback engine) the wrong thing. This update is small in scope and precise in purpose: the two most common swing units are now both supported, correctly, end-to-end.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2 id=\"how-to-use-it\">How to use it\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>When you enable swing on a measure in the Flat editor, you'll see a toggle to choose between \u003Cstrong>8th swing\u003C\u002Fstrong> and \u003Cstrong>16th swing\u003C\u002Fstrong>. Select 16th, and the annotation, the glyph, and the playback all update to match.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2 id=\"ready-to-try-it\">Ready to try it?\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Flat's composer tools let you write, hear, and share your scores directly in the browser — no download needed. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fflat.io\u002F?ref=blog.flat.io\">Start composing in Flat\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgo.flat.io\u002Ft6czL21?ref=blog.flat.io\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog.flat.io\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F2026\u002F05\u002FBanner-A.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"742\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog.flat.io\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002Fsize\u002Fw600\u002F2026\u002F05\u002FBanner-A.png 600w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog.flat.io\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002Fsize\u002Fw1000\u002F2026\u002F05\u002FBanner-A.png 1000w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog.flat.io\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002Fsize\u002Fw1600\u002F2026\u002F05\u002FBanner-A.png 1600w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog.flat.io\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F2026\u002F05\u002FBanner-A.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 720px) 720px\">\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>","https:\u002F\u002Fblog.flat.io\u002F16th-note-swing-flat\u002F",[141,144],{"name":142,"slug":143},"Flat","flat",{"name":145,"slug":146},"Flat - News & Updates","flat-updates",[148],{"name":149,"picture":150},"Tina Kresović","https:\u002F\u002Fblog.flat.io\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F2023\u002F03\u002F1662500324806.jpeg",{"id":152,"slug":152,"featureImage":153,"publicationDate":154,"title":155,"excerpt":156,"html":157,"url":158,"tags":159,"authors":162},"69e188e82952d925a20d8a0b","https:\u002F\u002Fblog.flat.io\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F2026\u002F04\u002FGroup-6356381.png","2026-04-22T23:27:27.000+02:00","Keyboard Shortcuts in Flat: migration guide for MuseScore, Dorico & Sibelius users","Switching to Flat from MuseScore, Dorico, or Sibelius? This guide maps every shortcut difference between tools and covers Flat's full keyboard system — including Workflow Modes — so you can get up to speed fast.","\u003Cp>If you're switching to Flat from MuseScore, Dorico, or Sibelius, a few shortcuts work differently than you'd expect — knowing them upfront makes the transition a lot smoother. In Flat's editor, \u003Ccode>S\u003C\u002Fcode> opens a slur — not staccato like in MuseScore. \u003Ccode>T\u003C\u002Fcode> creates a triplet — not a tie like in Dorico, and not a time signature like in Sibelius. And the duration keys run from longest to shortest: in Flat's editor, \u003Ccode>1\u003C\u002Fcode> is a whole note, while in MuseScore and Dorico \u003Ccode>1\u003C\u002Fcode> is a 64th note.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This guide does two things. First, it gives you a complete shortcut comparison table between Flat, MuseScore, Dorico, and Sibelius for the actions you'll use most. Second, it covers Flat's full keyboard system — including Workflow Modes, which are unique to Flat and change how you work through a score. Open the interactive shortcuts reference in the Flat editor any time with \u003Ccode>Alt+\u002F\u003C\u002Fcode>.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fflat.io\u002Fauth\u002Fsignup?ref=blog.flat.io\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog.flat.io\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F2026\u002F04\u002FGroup-39212-1.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"621\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog.flat.io\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002Fsize\u002Fw600\u002F2026\u002F04\u002FGroup-39212-1.png 600w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog.flat.io\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002Fsize\u002Fw1000\u002F2026\u002F04\u002FGroup-39212-1.png 1000w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog.flat.io\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002Fsize\u002Fw1600\u002F2026\u002F04\u002FGroup-39212-1.png 1600w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog.flat.io\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002Fsize\u002Fw2400\u002F2026\u002F04\u002FGroup-39212-1.png 2400w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 720px) 720px\">\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Ch2 id=\"shortcut-comparison-flat-vs-musescore-dorico-sibelius\">Shortcut Comparison: Flat vs. MuseScore, Dorico & Sibelius\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Each tool has its own shortcut logic — this table shows exactly how the most-used actions map across all four, so you know what to expect before you start.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!--kg-card-begin: html-->\n\u003Ctable>\n\u003Cthead>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Cth>Action\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003Cth>Flat\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003Cth>MuseScore\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003Cth>Dorico\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003Cth>Sibelius\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Fthead>\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>Slur\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>S\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>S\u003C\u002Fcode> (same)\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>S\u003C\u002Fcode> (same)\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>S\u003C\u002Fcode> (same)\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>Staccato\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>1\u003C\u002Fcode> (Articulations mode)\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>Shift+S\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>]\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>Keypad (layout 1)\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>Tie\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>,\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>T\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>T\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>Keypad Enter\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>Triplet\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>T\u003C\u002Fcode> or \u003Ccode>Shift+3\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>Ctrl+3\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>;\u003C\u002Fcode> then \u003Ccode>3\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>Ctrl+3\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>Time signature\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>Toolbar\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>Toolbar\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>Shift+M\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>T\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>Duration: whole note\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>1\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>7\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>7\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>Numpad \u003Ccode>6\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>Duration: half note\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>2\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>6\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>6\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>Numpad \u003Ccode>5\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>Duration: quarter 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hairpin\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>Shift+,\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode><\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode><\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>H\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>Diminuendo hairpin\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>Shift+.\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>>\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>>\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>Shift+H\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>Repeat\u002Fduplicate selection\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>R\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>R\u003C\u002Fcode> (same)\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>R\u003C\u002Fcode> (same)\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>R\u003C\u002Fcode> (same)\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>Enharmonic respell\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>J\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>J\u003C\u002Fcode> (same)\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>Alt+-\u003C\u002Fcode> \u002F \u003Ccode>Alt+=\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>Enter\u003C\u002Fcode> (main keyboard)\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>Add bar\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>Ctrl+Shift+Enter\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>Ctrl+B\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>Shift+B\u003C\u002Fcode> + number\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>Ctrl+B\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>Enter note input mode\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>Click or select a note\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>N\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>Shift+N\u003C\u002Fcode> or \u003Ccode>Enter\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>N\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>Augmentation dot\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>.\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>.\u003C\u002Fcode> (same)\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>.\u003C\u002Fcode> (same)\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>Numpad \u003Ccode>.\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>Tenuto\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>3\u003C\u002Fcode> (Articulations mode)\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>Shift+N\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>#\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>Keypad (layout 1)\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>Accent\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>6\u003C\u002Fcode> (Articulations mode)\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>Shift+V\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>[\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>Keypad (layout 1)\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>Fermata\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>7\u003C\u002Fcode> (Articulations mode)\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>Palette\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>Shift+H\u003C\u002Fcode>, type \"fermata\"\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>Keypad (layout 4)\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>Undo\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>Ctrl+Z\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>Ctrl+Z\u003C\u002Fcode> (same)\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>Ctrl+Z\u003C\u002Fcode> (same)\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>Ctrl+Z\u003C\u002Fcode> (same)\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>Next measure\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>Ctrl+→\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>Ctrl+→\u003C\u002Fcode> (same)\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>Ctrl+→\u003C\u002Fcode> (same)\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>Ctrl+→\u003C\u002Fcode> (same)\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003C!--kg-card-end: html-->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Sibelius uses a numeric keypad for durations and most articulations — the Keypad references above are for default Sibelius layouts. On Mac, replace Ctrl with Cmd throughout all four tools.\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2 id=\"coming-from-musescore\">Coming from MuseScore\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>MuseScore and Flat share the most similarities in shortcut logic, so the transition is generally the smoothest — but a few specific differences will still trip you up.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Duration keys run in reverse.\u003C\u002Fstrong> In MuseScore's editor, \u003Ccode>1\u003C\u002Fcode> sets a 64th note and \u003Ccode>7\u003C\u002Fcode> sets a whole note — shorter values on lower numbers. In Flat's editor, it's the opposite: \u003Ccode>1\u003C\u002Fcode> is a whole note, \u003Ccode>7\u003C\u002Fcode> is a 64th. It takes about a session to recalibrate, but it becomes automatic quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>\u003Ccode>S\u003C\u002Fcode> is the same, but staccato isn't.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Both tools use \u003Ccode>S\u003C\u002Fcode> for slur, so that's one less thing to relearn. For staccato in Flat, switch to Articulations mode (\u003Ccode>Ctrl+2\u003C\u002Fcode>) and press \u003Ccode>1\u003C\u002Fcode> — or stay in Composing mode and use the toolbar.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Tuplets use \u003Ccode>Shift+number\u003C\u002Fcode>, not \u003Ccode>Ctrl+number\u003C\u002Fcode>.\u003C\u002Fstrong> In MuseScore, \u003Ccode>Ctrl+3\u003C\u002Fcode> creates a triplet. In Flat's editor, it's \u003Ccode>Shift+3\u003C\u002Fcode> (or just \u003Ccode>T\u003C\u002Fcode>). The gesture is the same; the modifier key is different.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Ties move to the comma key.\u003C\u002Fstrong> MuseScore uses \u003Ccode>T\u003C\u002Fcode> for tie. In Flat's editor, tie is \u003Ccode>,\u003C\u002Fcode> and \u003Ccode>T\u003C\u002Fcode> creates a triplet.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2 id=\"coming-from-dorico\">Coming from Dorico\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Dorico's keyboard logic is mode-based and quite different from Flat's — but the most important differences are concentrated in a small set of high-frequency keys.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>\u003Ccode>T\u003C\u002Fcode> is the big one.\u003C\u002Fstrong> In Dorico's editor, \u003Ccode>T\u003C\u002Fcode> creates a tie. In Flat, \u003Ccode>T\u003C\u002Fcode> creates a triplet. For ties in Flat, use \u003Ccode>,\u003C\u002Fcode>. This is the single most common muscle-memory adjustment for Dorico users, and it's worth drilling before your first session.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Duration keys run in reverse.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Dorico uses \u003Ccode>1\u003C\u002Fcode>–\u003Ccode>9\u003C\u002Fcode> for durations, with \u003Ccode>1\u003C\u002Fcode> as the shortest value (64th note) increasing upward. In Flat's editor, \u003Ccode>1\u003C\u002Fcode> is the longest value (whole note) — the direction is flipped.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Articulations use different keys.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Dorico places articulations on symbol keys near Enter: \u003Ccode>[\u003C\u002Fcode> for accent, \u003Ccode>]\u003C\u002Fcode> for staccato, \u003Ccode>#\u003C\u002Fcode> for tenuto, \u003Ccode>'\u003C\u002Fcode> for marcato. In Flat, articulations live on number keys 1–7 in Articulations mode (\u003Ccode>Ctrl+2\u003C\u002Fcode>).\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Enharmonic respelling works differently.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Dorico uses \u003Ccode>Alt+-\u003C\u002Fcode> and \u003Ccode>Alt+=\u003C\u002Fcode> to respell enharmonically. In Flat, \u003Ccode>J\u003C\u002Fcode> toggles between enharmonic equivalents instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2 id=\"coming-from-sibelius\">Coming from Sibelius\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Ch2 id=\"\">\u003Cbr>\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Sibelius has the most different shortcut architecture of the three — it relies heavily on a numeric keypad with multiple switchable layouts for note values, articulations, and accidentals. Flat's system is entirely keyboard-row based and requires no keypad.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>No keypad required.\u003C\u002Fstrong> In Sibelius, durations and most articulations are entered via the numeric keypad. Flat handles all of this through the letter\u002Fnumber row and Workflow Modes — nothing keypad-dependent.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Duration mapping is completely different.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Sibelius maps durations to the numeric keypad: Numpad 6 is a whole note, Numpad 5 a half, Numpad 4 a quarter. In Flat's editor, the top number row handles durations: \u003Ccode>1\u003C\u002Fcode> is a whole note, \u003Ccode>2\u003C\u002Fcode> a half, \u003Ccode>3\u003C\u002Fcode> a quarter.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>\u003Ccode>T\u003C\u002Fcode> in Sibelius opens the Time Signature dialog.\u003C\u002Fstrong> In Flat, \u003Ccode>T\u003C\u002Fcode> creates a triplet. Ties in Flat are \u003Ccode>,\u003C\u002Fcode>. Triplets in Sibelius are \u003Ccode>Ctrl+3\u003C\u002Fcode>.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Hairpins are straightforward in both tools, just different keys.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Sibelius uses \u003Ccode>H\u003C\u002Fcode> for crescendo and \u003Ccode>Shift+H\u003C\u002Fcode> for diminuendo. In Flat's editor, it's \u003Ccode>Shift+,\u003C\u002Fcode> for crescendo and \u003Ccode>Shift+.\u003C\u002Fcode> for diminuendo.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Enharmonic respelling uses the main Enter key.\u003C\u002Fstrong> In Sibelius, press \u003Ccode>Enter\u003C\u002Fcode> (main keyboard, not numpad) to respell a selected note enharmonically. In Flat, it's \u003Ccode>J\u003C\u002Fcode>.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Navigation by measure is the same.\u003C\u002Fstrong> \u003Ccode>Ctrl+→\u003C\u002Fcode> and \u003Ccode>Ctrl+←\u003C\u002Fcode> move by bar in both Sibelius and Flat — one thing you won't have to relearn.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2 id=\"workflow-modes-the-feature-that-changes-how-you-work\">Workflow Modes: The Feature That Changes How You Work\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Ch2 id=\"-1\">\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Workflow Modes are unique to Flat — no other notation tool works this way. The idea is simple: your number keys (1–9) mean different things depending on which composing pass you're in. Switch modes with a single shortcut, and your entire number row reassigns instantly. A toast notification in the Flat editor confirms the switch so you always know which mode is active.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!--kg-card-begin: html-->\n\u003Ctable>\n\u003Cthead>\n\u003Ctr>\u003Cth>Mode\u003C\u002Fth>\u003Cth>Switch shortcut\u003C\u002Fth>\u003Cth>What keys 1–9 do\u003C\u002Fth>\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Fthead>\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>Composing (default)\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>Ctrl+1\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>Note durations: whole note (1) through 64th note (7)\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>Articulations\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>Ctrl+2\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>Staccato (1), staccatissimo (2), tenuto (3), detached legato (4), marcato (5), accent (6), fermata (7), up bow (8), down bow (9)\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>Dynamics\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>Ctrl+3\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>ppp (1) through fff (8), sfz (9)\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>Ornaments\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Ccode>Ctrl+4\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>Trills, turns, mordents and extended techniques\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003C!--kg-card-end: html-->\n\u003Cp>In practice: input your notes in Composing mode, then hit \u003Ccode>Ctrl+2\u003C\u002Fcode> and do your entire articulation pass keyboard-first — staccato, tenuto, fermatas — without a single toolbar click. Hit \u003Ccode>Ctrl+3\u003C\u002Fcode> and do the same for dynamics. Each mode is a focused sweep through the score, and it eliminates the biggest source of mouse detours in the notation workflow.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>💡\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fhelp.flat.io\u002Fen\u002Fmusic-notation-software\u002Fkeyboard-shortcuts\u002F?ref=blog.flat.io\">\u003Cstrong>\u003Cu>Get the full shortcut reference for Flat here.\u003C\u002Fu>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Flat auto-detects your keyboard layout on Chrome and the desktop app. On Safari or Firefox, open the shortcuts modal with \u003Ccode>Alt+\u002F\u003C\u002Fcode> and set your layout manually — this is especially relevant if you're on AZERTY, QWERTZ, or any non-QWERTY layout.\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Ready to put it into practice? \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fflat.io\u002F?ref=blog.flat.io\">Try it free at flat.io\u003C\u002Fa> and open \u003Ccode>Alt+\u002F\u003C\u002Fcode> on your first session to see the full interactive reference!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fflat.io\u002Fauth\u002Fsignup?ref=blog.flat.io\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog.flat.io\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F2026\u002F04\u002FGroup-39213-1.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"621\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog.flat.io\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002Fsize\u002Fw600\u002F2026\u002F04\u002FGroup-39213-1.png 600w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog.flat.io\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002Fsize\u002Fw1000\u002F2026\u002F04\u002FGroup-39213-1.png 1000w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog.flat.io\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002Fsize\u002Fw1600\u002F2026\u002F04\u002FGroup-39213-1.png 1600w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog.flat.io\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002Fsize\u002Fw2400\u002F2026\u002F04\u002FGroup-39213-1.png 2400w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 720px) 720px\">\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>","https:\u002F\u002Fblog.flat.io\u002Fkeyboard-shortcuts-flatio-migration-guide\u002F",[160,161],{"name":142,"slug":143},{"name":145,"slug":146},[163],{"name":164,"picture":165},"Rebeca Valverde","https:\u002F\u002Fblog.flat.io\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F2020\u002F02\u002FFOTO-CV.jpg",{"id":167,"slug":167,"featureImage":168,"publicationDate":169,"title":170,"excerpt":171,"html":172,"url":173,"tags":174,"authors":177},"69df86bb24294262e8862760","https:\u002F\u002Fblog.flat.io\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F2026\u002F04\u002FScreenshot-2026-04-21-at-15.32.27.png","2026-04-21T14:19:30.000+02:00","More expressive dynamics playback - sounds like you wrote it","Flat's dynamics playback just got un upgrade. Soft passages, loud passages, and hairpins now sound exactly as written.\n\n","\u003Cp>You write a careful crescendo from \u003Cem>mf\u003C\u002Fem> to \u003Cem>ff\u003C\u002Fem>, press play, and the phrase blooms. That's what this update is about — playback that finally has the dynamic range your notation deserves.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>We've just rewritten the whole velocity-to-gain curve. Soft passages are noticeably softer, loud passages noticeably louder, and hairpins have actual shape. Here is what changed and why it sounds more musical.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2 id=\"why-linear-velocity-to-gain-didnt-do-justice-to-music-dynamics\">Why linear velocity-to-gain didn't do justice to music dynamics\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Until recently, the playback engine mapped MIDI velocity to audio gain linearly. A velocity of 50 produced roughly half the gain of a velocity of 100. That math is clean, but it doesn't match how we actually hear.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>When you place a pp on a measure, you're asking for a specific character, not \"lower number on a fader.\" Linear scaling forces every dynamic marking through a straight line from 0 to 1, which flattens the extremes. ppp and pp end up closer to mf than they should, and ff and fff stop having room to bloom. The usable band of music dynamics gets compressed toward the middle.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If you compose with a wide dynamic palette, this shows up everywhere. Quiet intros that are not quiet enough. Climaxes that don't climb. Hairpins that look right on the page and barely exist in the ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2 id=\"how-our-ears-actually-hear-loudness\">How our ears actually hear loudness\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Human hearing is logarithmic. Doubling the physical amplitude of a sound doesn't feel like \"twice as loud.\" It feels like a noticeable step, not a dramatic one. That's why decibels, the standard unit for loudness, are logarithmic too.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The practical consequence: in a linear velocity-to-gain map, the same velocity delta produces very different perceived changes depending on where you sit in the range. Moving from velocity 5 to 15 used to yield about 9.5 dB, which is enormous. Moving from 100 to 110 yielded about 0.8 dB, which most listeners can't reliably detect.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>So a crescendo sitting in the upper half of the range could gain twenty velocity units across a phrase and still arrive at the downbeat sounding roughly identical to where it started. The notation was expressive; the playback just couldn't keep up.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2 id=\"the-new-map-for-music-dynamics\">The new map for music dynamics\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>We replaced the linear mapping with a perceptual power curve. In plain terms: the gain you hear now grows at a rate closer to how your ear perceives loudness, so equal steps in notation produce more uniform steps in what you hear.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>mf at velocity 50 stays put as the reference point, so existing scores keep their centre of gravity. Everything softer than mf is now noticeably quieter, and everything louder than mf is noticeably louder.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Here is the new map, with the difference in dB compared to the previous behavior:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!--kg-card-begin: html-->\n\u003Ctable>\n  \u003Cthead>\n    \u003Ctr>\n      \u003Cth>Dynamic\u003C\u002Fth>\n      \u003Cth>Velocity\u003C\u002Fth>\n      \u003Cth>Change\u003C\u002Fth>\n    \u003C\u002Ftr>\n  \u003C\u002Fthead>\n  \u003Ctbody>\n    \u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>ppp\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>9\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>-7.4 dB (quieter)\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\n    \u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>pp\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>16\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>-4.9 dB (quieter)\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\n    \u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>p\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>25\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>-3.0 dB (quieter)\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\n    \u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>mp\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>35\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>-1.5 dB (quieter)\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\n    \u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>\u003Cstrong>mf\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Cstrong>50\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Cstrong>0.0 dB (identical)\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\n    \u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>f\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>70\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>+1.5 dB (louder)\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\n    \u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>ff\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>99\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>+3.0 dB (louder)\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\n    \u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>fff\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>127\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>+4.0 dB (louder)\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\n  \u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003C!--kg-card-end: html-->\n\u003Cp>The total usable range is wider, which gives your music dynamics more room to actually mean something from one marking to the next. A pp should now sound like a genuine hush, and an ff should land with weight, not a mild lift.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2 id=\"crescendos-and-decrescendos-you-can-hear\">Crescendos and decrescendos you can hear\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Wedges benefit from the new curve, and we went further and changed how they're rendered. The default velocity range spanned by a wedge is now wider, so a crescendo from p to f actually crosses a distance worth calling a crescendo. Longer wedges that stretch over several measures hold their shape across the entire span rather than front-loading the change into the first bar.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The effect is most obvious on phrases that start quietly and arrive loud, or the opposite. You should hear a real build rather than a nudge, and the shape should feel continuous rather than stepped.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>No changes to how you notate wedges. Drop a hairpin, attach your dynamics at either end, and the playback engine does the rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2 id=\"try-this-in-flat-hear-the-difference\">Try this in Flat: hear the difference\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>The short score below has a crescendo climbing to a peak and a diminuendo easing it back down. Before this update, both were barely perceptible on playback, especially sitting in the upper half of the dynamic range where a handful of velocity units translated to less than a decibel. Press play and hear what the same markings sound like under the new curve.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"kg-card kg-embed-card\">\u003Ciframe src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fflat.io\u002Fembed\u002F69cef3b7f2788fef29411eb5?locale=en&appId=65cdaec2f04e9c58b82c2ba1&sharingKey=783ce557f9efc72690516b06943ca2eb0f9b28706fd8a951af401271689c6d3be48656d9177dace9c1507dc1534e17fa0c1325f3fabccc6b07e3bf28fdfe043d\" height=\"450\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; midi\">\u003C\u002Fiframe>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>To try it on your own material, a quick test takes about two minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Col>\u003Cli>In any score, write a single line four to eight measures long.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Place a pp at the start, a hairpin underneath, and an ff at the end.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Press play.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Fol>\u003Cp>Repeat with ppp and fff to hear the new extremes. If you've been quietly compensating for flat playback by writing less expressive markings than you wanted, this is a good moment to put your original intent back in the score. Arrangers working on large ensembles should try it on a passage where one section swells while another holds steady. The contrast is the thing the old engine was hiding.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2 id=\"what-this-means-for-your-existing-scores\">What this means for your existing scores\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Nothing in your existing scores needs to change. The new mapping runs on the same notation, so every dynamic marking you've already written now has more headroom and more floor. If you've been composing for a while, it's worth revisiting older pieces with the new engine on. Some of them have been sitting on more dynamic range than you could hear.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Ready to hear it? Open any score, press play, and let the dynamics do what you wrote them to do. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fflat.io\u002F?ref=blog.flat.io\">Try Flat free\u003C\u002Fa>. The new curve is on by default, right in your browser, with nothing to install.\u003C\u002Fp>","https:\u002F\u002Fblog.flat.io\u002Fmusic-dynamics-playback-update\u002F",[175,176],{"name":142,"slug":143},{"name":145,"slug":146},[178],{"name":179,"picture":180},"Corentin Gurtner","https:\u002F\u002Fblog.flat.io\u002Fen\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F2015\u002F02\u002FDSC09171-JPG_effected.jpg",1778598986596]