Sibelius sound set round-up
It's been a little while since I mentioned the fine work that Jonathan Loving is doing, providing Sibelius compatibility for a number of third party virtual instruments and sample libraries…
Unpitched percussion in Sibelius, redux
My good friend Katie Wardrobe (@katiesw1 on Twitter – follow her!) has added another great tutorial on her blog, MusicTechTips, on the subject of creating drum parts from scratch. Once…
How Sibelius can help musicians with dyslexia
Last Thursday I had the pleasure of running a break-out session at the British Dyslexia Association's first Music Conference, which was held at the Royal Academy of Music. I was…
Understanding margins in Sibelius
In order to produce a good, consistent and attractive layout, there are many factors you have to consider. First you have to determine page size and staff size, and then…
Mix and match music fonts
Sibelius includes four complete families of music fonts as standard, each of which has a slightly different look. Opus, the default music font family, has a modern look with elliptical…
Save time with six speedy Sibelius selection shortcuts
Here are half a dozen useful keyboard shortcuts for Sibelius that you should add to your arsenal if they're not already engrained into your muscle memory. 1. Select More Being…
Danny Elfman’s Alice in Wonderland score prepared in Sibelius
Tim Burton's latest blockbuster, Alice in Wonderland, opened at cinemas last weekend. It marks his seventh collaboration with leading man Johnny Depp, but even more remarkably his fourteenth collaboration with…
John Metcalfe on arranging Peter Gabriel’s “Scratch My Back”
This past February, Peter Gabriel released his eighth studio album, Scratch My Back, which is a striking collection of 12 songs made famous by a diverse range of artists –…
Strictly Composing winner Julian Pombo is a Sibelius Student
I was delighted to receive a letter here at Sibelius HQ from a young composer called Julian Pombo, who has won the Strictly Composing competition, which was organised as part…
Avatar composer James Horner: “Without Sibelius, we’d be lost”
Check out this fantastic video taking you behind the scenes on the scoring and sound design of James Cameron's Oscar-winning blockbuster, Avatar, which became the highest-grossing movie in history in an…