Hacks and clever tricks for getting more out of notation software.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Here's how to correct the occasional strange accidental symbol making mischief in your score.
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.
