length of score
view and edit any number of pages on the screen at once typically
85% of the screen is left clear for your music music shown exactly
as it will be when finally printed multiple views of same document
(at different zoom factors) unique navigator lets you click on
a miniature view to move anywhere in the score optional scroll bars
zoom from 12.5% to 1600%, allowing long zoom-outs to see multiple
pages textured paper, desk and Windows dialogs, with choice of over
50 high-quality textures notes outside instrument range shown in
dark red (difficult) or bright red (unplayable) editable instrument
ranges pitch spectrum colors notes according to pitch in the
circle of fifths, to help identify notes, chords and tonal areas at a
glance mark important music or work in progress with highlighter pen
view hidden objects (e.g. deleted rests, hidden dynamics)
Windows 2000/XP: translucent keypad, navigator, Properties and Mixer
windows (optional) Windows: full screen mode hides the taskbar,
menus, etc.
- Creating music
MIDI input: Flexi-time
intelligent real-time MIDI input which follows your tempo play in
music while playing back the existing staves (overdubbing)
quantization varies with context (e.g. quantizes in smaller values when
you play faster notes) transcribes staccatos, tenutos, triplets and
other tuplets auto-ranging split point user-definable
split point custom metronome click patterns for compound/irregular
time signatures adjustable record tempo step-time input
custom drum maps for MIDI input of percussion
Mouse & keystroke input:
keypad allows easy input of notes, rests, accidentals,
articulations, ties, etc. numeric keys select keypad tools for fast
inputting 5 different keypad layouts for fast access to many symbols
touch-type notes using letters A to G single keys to add
intervals, e.g. 8 key turns a note or whole passage into octaves
Scanning: scans printed music
recognizes notes, rests, clefs, accidentals, ties, etc.
typically takes just 15-120 seconds per page compatible with
standard scanners advanced version PhotoScore Professional (can
be purchased with Sibelius or separately) also reads text,
articulations, hairpins, slurs, etc.
File conversion: converts Finale
98 / 2000 / 2001 (.etf) / 2002 (.etf), SCORE, Allegro, PrintMusic, Acorn
Sibelius and MIDI (type 0 and 1) files in seconds MIDI file
importing intelligently works out the instrument names, clefs and
transpositions, notates staccatos, tenutos, triplets (and other tuplets),
and drum sets, splits keyboard music between two staves, quantizes
automatically according to context (like Flexi-time), and formats the
whole score to produce a clean result
Notes & chords: any note
value from 512th-note (hemidemisemihemidemisemiquaver, 7 beams) to
long (double breve, for early music) triplets (automatically
positioned and spaced) and all other tuplets, e.g. 83:51 notes
play as you select/edit them ensures rhythm of each bar adds up
all notes and other objects automatically aligned according to rhythmic
position 25 notehead designs (e.g. diamond, cross, slash, shape
notes) custom notehead designs up to 3 rhythm dots any pitch
from 5 octaves below middle C to 5 octaves above change spacing by
moving column of notes left/right move individual notes left/right
out of alignment tremolos on/between notes, from 1 to 5 strokes
adjustable stem-lengths grace notes (at any size) cue notes (at
any size) and cue grace-notes up to 4 rhythmically independent
voices (layers) per staff, each of which can have chords of up to 32
noteheads voices are color-coded intelligent positioning of
notes in crossing and interlocking voices merge voices into chords
split chords into separate voices
Accidentals: all standard
accidentals including double-accidentals and microtones one-key
input intelligently positioned but moveable intelligent spelling
of accidentals during Flexi-time, step-time input and MIDI file
importing enharmonically respell accidental of any notehead or group
of notes bracketed accidentals quarter-tones work as real
accidentals, e.g. play, transpose, respell
Articulations: one-key input of
standard articulation marks (e.g. staccato, tenuto, accent)
automatically positioned, but moveable custom articulations (using
any symbol)
Beams: automatically positioned
using user-definable engraving rules adjustable beam-angles
automatically grouped according to time signature (even for irregular
time signatures) beamed note-groups easily adjustable, including
beams across rests and barlines automatic cross-staff beaming
between 2 or 3 staves
Rests: automatically
created/deleted when you edit notes to keep bars the correct length
automatically grouped according to time signature (even for irregular
time signatures) can be moved up/down to avoid notes in other voices
multirests automatically consolidated, using H-bar, narrow H-bar
(for film parts) or traditional block designs
Instruments & staves: nearly
300 different instruments full range of keyboard, woodwind, brass,
percussion, fret, stringed and electronic instruments and voices
custom instruments instruments automatically arranged into correct
order, bracketed and barlined into groups, given correct names,
abbrevations, clefs, transpositions and playback sounds, etc.
unlimited number of instruments in a score unlimited number of
staves per instrument (e.g. piano with 3 or more staves) any number
of staff-lines for percussion etc. wide-spaced staves for guitar tab
etc. transposing instruments fully supported pasting music
between transposing instruments automatically transposes to preserve
sounding pitch instruments can change transposition mid-score (e.g.
Clarinet in A/Bb, Alto/Tenor Sax) change number of staff-lines
mid-staff small staves (for accompaniments etc.) at any percentage
of full size custom staff sizes of virtually unlimited size all
objects attached to cue staves automatically scale to size automatic
ossias and other floating bars lineless staves for rhythm
examples etc. erase parts of staves for cut-away scores
Bars & barlines: easy to
create irregular and pick-up (up-beat) bars barlines automatically
created for new bars barlines automatically split between
instrumental sections barline split points adjustable dotted,
repeat, double, Mensurstrich, short, tick and invisible barlines
winged repeats (for jazz)
Lines: slurs, ties, hairpins,
trill, 8va, 15, pedaling, glissando, arrows, rectangles (frame
notation), etc. lines automatically behave intelligently when split
across systems e.g. 8va lines appear as cautionary (8va) can be
drawn at any angle, even wavy lines, gliss. text etc. multi-arc
phrase-marks, with any number of arcs create custom lines using any
combination of dashes, arrows, symbols, text, etc.
Clefs: 25 types of clef,
covering standard notation, avant garde music, early music, percussion
and guitar tab music automatically shifts to maintain sounding pitch
when clef is inserted or moved automatic cautionary clef changes at
end of staves (optional)
Key signatures: automatically
transposed for transposing instruments automatic cautionary key
changes at end of staves (optional) automatic canceling naturals at
key changes (optional) key signatures can be omitted from individual
instruments (e.g. horn, percussion) supports different key
signatures on different staves (polytonal music)
Time signatures: from 1/1 to
99/64 additive time signatures (e.g. 2+3+2/8) C and cut-C
rests and beamed notes automatically grouped for irregular time
signatures (e.g. 7/8 = 3+2+2 or 2+2+3 or 2+3+2) automatic cautionary
time signatures at end of staves (optional) large time signatures
above staves, with adjustable size and position
Page numbers, bar numbers &
rehearsal marks: automatic page numbers, in any position on the page
automatic bar numbers (every 1/5/10 bars or every system),
individually moveable bar numbers mid-bar or below the system
automatically lettered/numbered rehearsal marks custom rehearsal
marks bar number and rehearsal mark sequence can be reset at any
point
Files: long scores typically
just 1K2K per page Mac and Windows versions use identical file
format easy to transfer Sibelius files between Mac and Windows
uses Unicode to ensure accented letters etc. transferred correctly
between Mac and Windows auto-save auto-backup preserves 40 most
recently saved files
- Composing and arranging
Arrange: automatically
arranges/orchestrates music, choosing appropriate instruments and
doublings (e.g. Piccolo an octave above Flute) and adjusting to suit
instrument ranges over 130 Arrange styles, including the following
ensembles: orchestra (Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Impressionist, film,
etc.) wind/marching/school/concert/brass band choir jazz
groups & big band pop/rock groups solo instrument with
accompaniment single family (woodwind, strings, etc.) two
families (e.g. woodwind + brass) various mixed ensembles choose
instrument ranges to arrange onto, for players of different abilities
explode chords onto multiple staves make keyboard
reductions edit Arrange styles create new Arrange styles
Text & lyrics: large range
of predefined text styles (as in desktop publishing programs) for
titles, lyrics, tempos, footnotes, etc. custom menus and keyboard
shortcuts for common text, e.g. pp, cresc., legato text styles
govern size, font, positioning, alignment, angle, with more advanced
options for (e.g.) text in a box/circle all Mac/Windows fonts can be
used comes with Inkpen2 handwritten text font edit text styles
create new text styles lyrics automatically positioned and
spaced according to standard engraving rules copy lyrics from/to
word processors headers and footers (on one page or repeating)
Copying & transposing: copy
any selected object(s) with one click copy arbitrary passages of
music, sets of objects, etc. music adjusts to maintain sounding
pitch when copied between clefs or transposing instruments
multicopy makes multiple copies of dynamics, repeating figures,
etc. transpose whole score or any passage of music chromatic or
diatonic transposition transposing whole score typically takes less
than 1 second other objects (e.g. articulations, ties, slurs,
tuplets) move appropriately when notes are transposed optional
double-accidentals when transposing into remote keys automatically
transposes chord symbols and quarter-tones instantly switch whole
score between sounding pitch and transposed notation
- Playback
Automatically understands all standard
markings, including: instrument names, articulations, ties, trills,
slurs, hairpins, fermatas (pauses), repeats, 1st/2nd endings
(1st/2nd-time bars), rits, accels, pedaling, transposing instruments,
tremolos, glissandos (continuous/chromatic/white-note/black-note),
percussion & drum sets, guitar tab playback of text (e.g. mf,
mute, Allegro, change to Piccolo) using customizable dictionary of
musical terms in several languages plays back in real time, while
screen follows the music fast-forward, rewind and pause buttons
real-time tempo slider and tempo display play selected
passage/staves playback multitasks, so you can work on another score
while playing! Espressivo (5 levels): natural-sounding expression,
with independent phrasing for each instrument Rubato (6 levels):
subtle variation of tempo like a human performer Rhythmic feel:
modifies the rhythm and/or beat accents for 16 styles of music, e.g.
swing, funk, Viennese waltz, notes in้gales SoundStage: reproduces
the 3D positioning of orchestral and band instruments Mixer: view
and edit volume, pan, channel, named sounds, bank/program numbers,
solo/mute, reverb, etc. (all intelligently defaulted) in real time
hide dynamics, notes (e.g. realized improvisations), pedaling, MIDI
messages, etc. make individual notes or notehead types (e.g.
diamonds) silent set time curves for individual rits/accels/glissandos
supports wide range of standard soundcards, keyboards and sound
modules add MIDI messages (e.g. control changes, SYSEX messages)
exports MIDI files, incorporating all playback features into MIDI file
(e.g. Espressivo, SoundStage, swing, interpretation of musical words,
etc.) Mac: can play scores without any external equipment (using
QuickTime Music) Mac: supports FreeMIDI and OMSฎ
Page layout and part extraction
Page layout: notes, rests,
accidentals, articulation marks, clefs, key signatures, beams, time
signatures, barlines, etc. all automatically positioned according to
standard music engraving rules (with alternative rules available as
House Style options) magnetic objects (articulations, slurs,
tuplets, guitar bends, etc.) automatically reposition when pitch of note
changes advanced Double Prism rule gives optimal spacing of
polyphonic rhythms layout is entirely automated over 130
ready-made manuscript papers (templates) for standard
instrumentations and page sizes define your own manuscript
paper automatic reformatting of the whole score whenever you make
any change to it, in around 1/10th of a second lock format of
individual bars, systems and pages if you want to prevent reformatting
force page and system breaks align staves on facing pages
expand/contract note-spacing (e.g. to condense a score into a given
number of pages) hide empty staves throughout or in specified bars
wide range of standard page sizes custom page sizes custom
page margins same, mirrored or different margins for left/right
pages intelligent attachment of objects (e.g. slurs, text) to
appropriate notes optional attachment line shows which staff each
object belongs to indent any system by any amount split systems
for codas, incipits, etc. reset position/design of objects to
default
Part extraction: typically takes
less than 1 second to extract a part automatic consolidation of bar
rests into multirests, splitting at changes of key, time signature,
clef, tempo, rehearsal marks, double/repeat barlines, fermata (pause)
bars automatically transposes transposing instruments includes
only relevant text and markings resets note spacing and reformats
onto different page/staff size includes cues (hidden in full score)
extract multiple instruments into same part (to create vocal scores
etc.)
- Internet publishing
Sibelius scores can be placed on the
Internet so people can view, transpose, play, print and save them from
websites uses free Scorch web browser plug-in Scorch produces
same playback and print quality as Sibelius Save as Scorch web
page feature automatically creates web page containing your score
web page uses template including text for composer, title, etc.
choice of web page templates custom web page templates can also
be used to distribute music on CD-ROM or floppy disk button to
upload your music to SibeliusMusic.com, the largest sheet music
self-publishing site on the Internet Sibelius Internet Edition
available for commercial web publishing
- Power tools
Plug-ins: comes with 37 free
plug-ins for compositional techniques, automatic notation (e.g. add
chord symbols), playback, proof-reading and batch processing group
plug-ins into custom menus write your own plug-ins using built-in
ManuScript language ManuScript is an easy-to-use object-oriented
language designed around music notation built-in interactive
development environment including text and dialog editors ManuScript
plug-ins work on both Windows and Mac no need to modify or recompile
them
Properties: window of advanced
information about selected object(s) view/edit properties of
multiple objects at once 6 separate properties panels can be
opened/closed properties include: object position/bar/staff/voice,
pitch/notehead of note, text style/font/size, tuplet format, instrument
playing range, staff type, bar options, hairpin/trill/rit/accel/glissando
playback options
Timecode & score duration:
calculates and displays timecode above barlines and as digital clock
during playback calculates duration of score takes into account
metronome marks, time signatures, irregular bars, fermatas (pauses),
even text such as rit., accel. and Allegro timecode and score
duration instantly update when music changes set start time
formats: hours/minutes/seconds, tenths of seconds, centiseconds, 24 / 25
/ 29.97 / 30 (non-drop) frames per second
Find & filters: search for
objects in whole score or any passage by criteria, then move/edit/delete
them Find and Find Next select individual objects in succession
filters select/deselect multiple objects at once search criteria
include: notes/rests with specified pitch / note value / articulations /
position in bar / position in chord / player (e.g. Flute 1 or 2),
specified text (e.g. cresc.) in particular text style, lyrics, dynamics,
hairpins, slurs, other lines, tuplets, chord symbols, guitar frames
Keyboard shortcuts: Sibelius can
be used almost entirely without the mouse create, edit or move
almost any object using computer keyboard over 200 keyboard
shortcuts many shortcuts compatible with other programs
word-processor-style shortcuts for selecting and editing notes, groups
of bars, etc. customizable keyboard shortcuts equivalent
shortcuts on Mac and Windows
Undo up to 10,000 operations
undo/redo history lists recent operations and lets you jump back to any
point display rulers for selected object(s)/all objects/all staves
use inches/mm/spaces/points set mouse drag threshold of all
objects set arrow key nudge distance of all objects
- Publishing
House Styles & engraving rules:
complete House Style menu of different publishing conventions
numerous options for engraving rules, including: size and thickness of
leger lines, stems, ties, slurs, lyric lines, lyric hyphens, barlines,
staff-lines, beams, instrument brackets/sub-brackets/braces format,
font and size of time signatures, instrument names, multirests,
rehearsal marks (e.g. numbers, letters, letters+numbers), page numbers,
bar numbers spacing of key signatures, clefs, articulations (e.g.
above/below notes, within/outside staves), rhythm dots, staves, etc.
beam angle rules size of staves, small staves, grace-notes,
cue-notes guitar frame design ...and many more set default
position of all objects edit note spacing table, text styles, line
types, notehead types, staff types, symbols export/import house
styles various house style files provided save frequently-used
house styles in manuscript paper (templates)
Graphics import/export: imports
color and black-and-white TIFF files resize graphics compresses
graphics to save file space repeated graphics take up negligible
extra file space exports EPS, PICT (Mac), BMP (Windows) and EMF
(Windows) graphics files selects best format for the program
youre exporting to export multiple pages at once export part
of a page optional TIFF preview and font embedding in EPS files
choose scale factor & bitmap resolution crop margins
Music fonts & symbols: over
450 miscellaneous symbols such as special noteheads, microtones,
ornaments and percussion symbols create custom symbols using any
character from any font with any size/position, or any composite of
characters comes with Opus engraving font and Inkpen2 handwritten
music/text font in TrueType & PostScript (Adobe Type 1) formats
compatible with all standard music fonts including Petrucci, Jazz,
Sonata, Anastasia, Susato, Ghent, Tamburo
Printing: exceptional print
quality satisfies the most stringent requirements of the worlds top
publishers crop marks print page borders (for guillotining)
scale fit to paper collate print any selection of pages
(need not be consecutive) print in reverse order booklet
printing (automatic imposition) print spreads (two pages
side-by-side on one sheet) prints graphics and highlights in color
print screen annotations (e.g. rulers, hidden objects) uses any
standard Mac- or Windows-compatible printer does not require
PostScript
- Special notations
Avant garde notation: ratio
tuplets (e.g. 67:58) of any complexity, with option to write unit note
value nested tuplets, to multiple depth all standard microtones
quarter-tones automatically play and transpose extreme pitches
and note values huge range of noteheads, percussion symbols, etc.
polytonal music individual staves can appear/disappear or change
number of staff-lines at any point (even mid-staff) import/export
graphics for invented notations and graphic scores
Guitar tab & frames:
comprehensive tab notations, including bends, quarter-tone &
microtone bends, pre-bends, slides, hammer-on, pull-off, vibrato bar
scoop/dip/dive and return, bracketed notes, vibrato & wide vibrato,
stemless grace-notes, palm mute, rake, etc. input tab using MIDI,
mouse or keystrokes tab plays back dynamically converts notation
to tab and back almost unlimited range of fret instruments and
tunings supported mandolin, lute, banjo, dobro, etc. create
custom fret instruments and tunings guitar frames automatically
generated for over 50 chord types with any key note, bass note, stretch
and tuning optional chord symbols with guitar frames
Jazz, commercial & rock music:
chord symbols with automatic superscripts/subscripts automatically
transposed Nashville chord numbering jazz chord slashes,
lifts/falls, etc. special Inkpen2 font emulates handwritten music
& text drum set notation (based on recommendations of the US
Percussive Arts Society)
Early music: automatic ossias
all C-clefs, French violin clef, etc. large range of ornaments
C and cut-C time signatures breves and longs figured bass
incipits stemless notes (for plainchant etc.) lute tablature
(automatically created from notation) create other tablatures (e.g.
vihuela) with any tuning
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