Sibelius

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Sibelius 6 is a giant leap forward in notation software " with amazing new features and improvements for educators, students, composers, arrangers, copyists and musicians of all kinds.

Features:

Magnetic Layout takes care of almost every detail of score layout for you - so effortlessly, youll hardly notice. As you write, it gives everything just the right amount of space and avoids collisions " producing beautiful results. This one feature saves you up to half your writing time.

Track changes and compare versions: Have you ever written something better the first time around? Versions keeps track of revisions to your score, lets you look back at earlier versions of it, and see what changes were made since. Collaboration becomes a joy, and you can even add sticky Comments to leave notes for yourself, or others.

Conduct your scores
Its time to take to the podium! Live Tempo lets you conduct the playback of your score to produce a nuanced, musical performance. Simply tap a key on your computer keyboard, MIDI keyboard or foot pedal, and Sibelius follows your beat.

Great new sounds " in no time
High-quality playback now needs no set-up at all " just hit the space bar, and Sibelius plays back using amazing sampled sounds. High-quality playback is more seamlessly integrated than ever, thanks to the latest technology from Digidesigns AIR team.

Sync with sequencers and DAWs Add a live performance to an audio recording, or sync a recording with your score playback. You can do all of this and more thanks to ReWire support, which lets you sync Sibelius playback with products like Pro Tools, Cubase, Logic, GarageBand and more.

Beautiful Keyboard & Fretboard windows
If you prefer using a keyboard or guitar to notation, these beautiful new windows are ideal. Simply click on the keys or frets to input notes and chords " or play your computers QWERTY keys just like a piano! Theyre great for teaching, too.

Easy chord symbols & guitar diagrams
Chord symbols and guitar chord diagrams can now be created quicker than ever from your computer keyboard, MIDI keyboard or MIDI guitar. They also feature many enhancements and extra notations, including guitar scale diagrams.

Unrivalled pro engraving
Sibelius 6 lets you produce scores so stunning, theyre virtually works of art. Slurs are now the most beautiful and controllable of any program. Stemlets and beamed rests can be added and positioned instantly, as can arpeggio lines. Sibelius 6 will even include cautionary accidentals automatically " helping you produce performance-ready scores every time

Sell your scores around the world
Only with Sibelius: The brand new SibeliusMusic.com makes it even easier for you to earn an income from electronic sales of your scores around the world. Or you can just share and exchange scores with fellow musicians and Sibelius users.

People have been asking for years about inputting music from a microphone " and AudioScore lets you do just that! Developed by Neuratron, creators of PhotoScore, AudioScore lets you input music into Sibelius simply by singing or playing an instrument, then hit a button to put the results into Sibelius.

Plus more amazing new features
View pages arranged vertically rather than in a row
Optional stemlets (half-stems) for rests in beamed groups
Quick filters to select rests, Technique text, any staff text, and more
Notate dynamics automatically using Live Playback velocities

Power tools
Shift-drag moves objects horizontally/vertically
Alt+drag or Option-drag moves object without moving attachment position
Ctrl+drag or Command-drag suspends Magnetic Layout while moving
Tab advances to next bar when inputting chord symbols
New Keypad button to stop note input or deselect (for smartboards)
View handles " makes ends of lines etc. easier to select
Use F13-F19 as shortcuts on new Macs

Playback
Set duration of and silence after fermatas (pauses), individually or throughout
Double-click fader in Mixer resets it to default position (new since v5.0)
Shift or Ctrl/Command when opening instrument strip opens all similar/all other strips (new since v5.0)
Omit muted staves when exporting MIDI file (option)

Look & feel
Hide particular toolbar buttons
Auto-hide toolbar buttons if insufficient room
Tile multiple open scores (new on Mac)
Move around Symbol and Edit Symbols dialogs with arrow keys, and see symbol names
Smoother zoom with Ctrl+mouse wheel
Command+mouse wheel zooms on Mac
Better keyboard access for dialogs (e.g. Clefs, Symbols, Key Signature) on Mac
Set paper & desk texture of versions
Many other look & feel improvements

Engraving & notations
Dynamics automatically above vocal staves
Lines split between systems more controllable - e.g. two halves have independent vertical positions and slur/tie shape
Line ends easier to select
Chord symbols appear by default as diagrams on guitar notation staves, chord text on other staves
Tie thickness adjustable
Tuplets always above notes on vocal staves (option)
Accidentals persist after mid-bar clef changes
Width of empty bar varies with bar length (option)
Automatic breve bar rests in 4/2
Special staff spacing for multi-staff instruments (e.g. keyboards, divided winds)
Move rehearsal marks & tempo text up/down without affecting ones on other staves in same place
Better default positions of many text styles and lines
Cross-staff beams improved
Ossia staves improved

Plug-ins
Check Redundancies - hides/deletes unnecessary clef/key/time signature changes etc.
Export Each Staff as Audio - for importing into a sequencer
Convert Folder of Scores to Earlier Version
Other plug-ins improved

Network licenses
Easier network installation
Client copies can connect from any IP address
Largest network license now unlimited (previously 255 computers)
Use same preferences for all users of a computer

Other improvements
Many editing operations faster, particularly on large selected passages
Reminds you to save a version when you close a score
Improved manuscript papers for new scores
Auto-select US or European paper sizes for new scores or imported files
Imports octave lines in M