This blog post is written by Bob Zawalich, creator of hundreds of useful plug-ins for Sibelius. Read on to learn how to improve your workflow by quickly and easily accessing your favorite plug-ins. I tend to run a lot of plugins, but I often run one a lot and then not again for a while. […]
Registration is now open for two online Sibelius courses in 2013 headed by Katie Wardrobe of Midnight Music. The two courses are, appropriately enough, Basics and Advanced. Each course runs for four successive Tuesdays for 75 minutes each (the Basics course is in February, and the Advanced course is in March). No previous Sibelius experience […]
Bob Zawalich has created so many useful plug-ins over the years, so it’s entirely possible to have overlooked one on occasion, like the no-nonsense Respace Clef Change. This handy tool ameliorates the curious situation in which Sibelius stubbornly leaves too much space in bars that contain one or more clef changes: In Bob’s words: For […]
Part of Sibelius’s appeal is how intuitive it is to use. Within a few moments of launching Sibelius for the first time, a new user can start creating music. Another appealing thing is that there are often many ways to accomplish the same task. Sometimes, though, we tend to stick with how we first learned […]
In Sibelius, you can import and use graphics directly in your score. This alone is terrific, but you can even make a graphic more powerful by importing it into your score as a symbol, and then making that symbol into an articulation, with all the benefits that entails.
It’s impossible to overstate how much Daniel Spreadbury has meant to anyone who uses Sibelius. From the occasional newbie to the most experienced pro seeking advice, Daniel has tirelessly offered his help, expertise, and good humor. So many times we have seen a Sibelius user, stressed out and under a deadline, post a frantic message […]
Engela Fullard of Note-so-easy will be holding workshops on two successive Saturdays in November in South Africa. The first one is just two days from now, November 3 in Durbanville, and the other one is November 10 in Johannesburg. Engela writes: There will be 2 sessions at each location, the first one for beginners to […]