Command Macros, Command Plug-ins, and cmdutils for Sibelius

September 1, 2021

Bob Zawalich takes us on a tour of a mega-plug-in library of routines that can be treated the same as commands in Sibelius, and gives an overview of the kinds of things these commands will enable you to do without having to go directly into ManuScript code.

Using commands in plug-ins in Sibelius Ultimate

March 18, 2021

Sibelius's Commands feature extends the program's capabilities in many ways. If you're willing to dig in a little more, there are some tools available for you to extend it even further by building powerful automations directly within Sibelius.

Create tuplets over a barline in Sibelius

September 8, 2020

A plug-in creates tuplets in Sibelius that appear to cross barlines. You can specify a tuplet starting position, a tuplet ratio and size, and some other tuplet properties, such as a tuplet bracket and number that will span the entire tuplet.

Harp support in Sibelius

August 13, 2020

A comprehensive roundup of the variety of tips and plug-ins to help the notation and playback of harp passages in Sibelius.

Remembering Mary Elizabeth

August 6, 2020

An obituary of Mary Elizabeth by Bob Zawalich. Mary Elizabeth, known as "ME", was a composer, author, teacher, and Sibelius beta tester, among many other things. She was someone that most Sibelius users likely never heard of, but she played important roles in making Sibelius what it became.

Convert LV symbols to LV ties in Sibelius

June 25, 2020

The Convert LV Symbols to LV Ties plug-in replaces LV (laissez vibrer) up and down symbols in Sibelius with native LV ties, which were introduced in the Sibelius 2020.3 update.

Converting folders of Sibelius scores to different formats

February 14, 2020

When you want to back up your Sibelius scores in a different format or work on scores you created in Sibelius in another program, there are lots of options and formats to export to, like MIDI, PDF, or MusicXML. But what if you want to work on many scores at once and need to convert folders of scores?

2019: A Sibelius plug-in year in review

December 30, 2019

Plug-ins can be solutions to various problems or ways to make it easier to accomplish tasks. Bob Zawalich looks back at the end of another productive year in the world of Sibelius plug-in development and gives a preview of what's to come.