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.
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Your search is a command in the Sibelius 2021.2 update; M1 Mac support under Rosetta [updated]
The Sibelius 2021.2 release continues the ongoing evolution of the Find in Ribbon function into an increasingly comprehensive launch bar, now called Command Search. This update also expands Sibelius’s scripting and plug-in capabilities.
Direct Sibelius file import headlines 2020.12 release
Sibelius 2020.12 is available. The new feature in this release is the long-awaited ability to import Sibelius files directly into an existing Sibelius file or template. There are other improvements in the areas of plug-ins and fonts.
Sibelius 2020.6 brings better MusicXML import, color options
Sibelius 2020.6 brings a more sophisticated method of importing MusicXML files directly into a pre-existing template. There are new options for changing the default colors, along with other updates in the areas of accessibility, ties, exporting, and more.
Sibelius 2020.3 released with laissez vibrer ties, other fixes
Sibelius 2020.3 is out with true support for L.V. “laissez vibrer” ties for the first time as well as improvements in many areas such as house styles, accessibility, and automatic staff spacing.
New edition of Copland’s Billy the Kid ballet with Peabody Orchestra
We’ve been “road testing” a new edition of the full ballet of Copland’s Billy the Kid with the Peabody Symphony Orchestra to make the music the very best it can be before it’s published.
Differentiating staff text, system text, and lyrics in Sibelius
In this guest post, Bob Zawalich explains the differences among the types of text used in Sibelius, such as staff text, system text, and lyrics, and covers some tips and plug-ins for changing one type of text to another.
New web-based editor available for Sibelius plug-in developers
This blog post is written by Neil Radisch, a freelance composer, arranger, orchestrator, and software developer. In addition to working for thirty years in the software industry, he has worked with the Philip Glass ensemble and wrote a musical that ran Off-Broadway. He is also the musical supervisor for the Mask and Wig Club of […]
Video tutorial: Installing and using plug-ins in Sibelius 7
Philip Rothman at NYC Music Services has put together another interesting and useful video tutorial, following up his recent tutorials concerning the Inspector and Sibelius 7’s advanced text and typography features, this time on the subject of installing and using plug-ins in Sibelius 7. In addition to the more than 150 plug-ins that ship […]
How to make plug-ins appear in any ribbon tab in Sibelius 7
In this guest post, plug-ins maven Bob Zawalich shares his tips on how to make plug-ins in Sibelius appear on any ribbon tab. Bob has written more than 300 plug-ins for Sibelius, and nearly all of his creations are either included in Sibelius by default or available for download from the Sibelius web site. In […]