My post linking to James Humberstone’s Learn Sibelius in one hour videos remains the most often-viewed post on this blog after more than 18 months. Now James has written an ebook to accompany the videos, and it’s available as a Kindle book on Amazon. Weighing in at a svelte 60 pages, James’s book covers the […]
December 2010
Last-minute gift ideas for the Sibelius user in your life
With Christmas only a week away, I’m sure you’ve finished all your gift shopping by now (just like I have…). But just in case there are still a few spots under the tree for a few extra gifts, I’ve put together a short list of ten gift ideas for the Sibelius user in your life. […]
How to enlarge symbols in Sibelius
If you need to make a symbol larger without affecting the size of the rest of the music, how do you do it? The answer lies in the House Style > Edit Symbols dialog. In the picture above, the comma symbol often used as a breath mark is shown in four sizes. Here’s how to […]
LittleBigPlanet 2 composer says “Sibelius is just so quick and easy to use”
LittleBigPlanet was arguably one of the first “killer apps” for Sony’s Playstation 3 console, and the forthcoming sequel, set to debut in January 2011, is one of the most eagerly-anticipated games of next year. I caught up with composer Paul Thomson to find out more about his work on the game, how Sibelius plays a […]
Sibelius and Pro Tools seminar for students in Sydney
My friend Katie Wardrobe (@katiesw1) got in touch to tell me about a two-day student seminar that will be taking place at the beautiful Trackdown Scoring Stage in the Entertainment Quarter in Moore Park, Sydney this coming January, during the long holiday for high school students. Katie, herself a former Avid employee with years of […]
Long-lost trombone concerto revived with a little help from Sibelius
The Herald, a national newspaper in Scotland, this week told the story of former Royal Scottish National Orchestra trombonist Bryan Free’s quest to revive a long-lost trombone concerto by the almost-forgotten composer Nathaniel Shilkret, a 15-year journey that ends tonight with the piece’s UK premiere in Edinburgh. Bryan worked on restoring the score and parts […]
Tape Op Magazine “can’t imagine life without” Magnetic Layout
The November/December issue of Tape Op Magazine contains a review of Sibelius 6 from contributing writer Dave Hidek, who shares his experiences of using the software to write a large-scale piece for full orchestra, with a deadline of a read-through by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in February of this year. Dave writes that the feature […]
Stephen Webber’s Stylus Symphony scored in Sibelius
Stephen Webber is a professor at the Berklee College of Music in the Music Production and Recording department, and he got in touch to tell me about his Stylus Symphony, a work for orchestra and turntables that he composed and performed in its premiere at the Berklee Performance Center in November 2008. Naturally, the work was […]