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Create tuplets over a barline in Sibelius

September 8, 2020September 12, 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.

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Create a sparkling Christmas tree in Finale

December 21, 2019December 23, 2019

It’s the holiday season, so what better way is there to celebrate than by creating a sparkling Christmas tree directly in Finale. And yes, this tree sparkles and the lights twinkle as well.

Tips

Adding headers for multi-movement works in Sibelius [updated]

May 10, 2017May 26, 2022

Sibelius isn’t particularly well suited to having different headers in the same document for use in files with multiple sections. But with a little ingenuity, you can learn how to achieve this by setting up your text style in a particular way.

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Get accidentals to display correctly on cross-staff notes in Sibelius (updated)

February 21, 2017July 13, 2018

Cross-staff notes and accidentals have long been problematic in Sibelius — sometimes they stubbornly won’t appear when they should, no matter what you try. Here’s a way to finally get those pesky accidentals to show up.

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Stretching the limits of notehead styles and plug-ins in Sibelius

April 21, 2015March 24, 2017

In this post geared towards Sibelius power users, Bob Zawalich describes the rather generous limitations of the numbers of notehead styles and plug-ins Sibelius can support at a given time, and how to get around those limitations, if needed.

Tips

What’s with those strange-looking accidentals?

April 15, 2015

Here’s how to correct the occasional strange accidental symbol making mischief in your score.

Tips

Change the startup sound in Sibelius

February 24, 2014March 30, 2014

If you don’t mind diving into some of Sibelius’s program files, you can change the program’s startup sound from the soothing symphonic strains to most anything you like.

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