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changing metronome markings sibelius 6

Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 5:02 pm
by dcalfine
Hello! I am a new student of Sibelius 6 and so far it's quite easy to learn and use. However I'm wanting to find out if there is a way to change the starting metronome/tempo marking WITHOUT scrapping the score and starting over. I have looked in the references and cannot find instructions in this regard. Thanks so much for your assistance!

Re: changing metronome markings sibelius 6

Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 6:55 pm
by fredoviola
dcalfine wrote:Hello! I am a new student of Sibelius 6 and so far it's quite easy to learn and use. However I'm wanting to find out if there is a way to change the starting metronome/tempo marking WITHOUT scrapping the score and starting over. I have looked in the references and cannot find instructions in this regard. Thanks so much for your assistance!
I have the same question actually. You know, for the time being you can use the slider in the playback controller which is on the bottom right. Moving that will change the playback metronome setting. But when you quit and reopen the song it will have returned to the prior setting. Like you, I would like to know how to change this permanently as well!

Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 9:35 pm
by andyg
You lot don't look very hard, do you! :wink:

Metronome mark - Reference page 212.

Effects on playback - Reference page 263.

Both found in the Index at the back, btw!

Hope these help you, sure they will, but ask again if not.

metrnome marking/tempo

Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 10:08 pm
by dcalfine
Thanks for the answers Fredo & Andy. Andy we must have different manuals, as mine only has 140 pages! I checked the index again, and re metronome markings only found reference to the orginial score setup. No biggie, I'll just start the project over. I was just hoping for a cool button like the one that changes a concert score into a transposed score! Further into it I will insert new tempo texts.

take care,

david

Re: metrnome marking/tempo

Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 10:16 pm
by fredoviola
I think he's referring to the much longer reference document, which you can access online under HELP > DOCUMENTATION.

Andy, I thank you as well, but regarding the effects I was asking if there was a tape delay effect.

I'm sure that once I've mastered the program and manual Ill be able to create a solution myself, but as I have a deadline on this project and am just a beginner was reaching out to get a few hints. As always I'm quite grateful for any assistance, so again, thanks!
dcalfine wrote:Thanks for the answers Fredo & Andy. Andy we must have different manuals, as mine only has 140 pages! I checked the index again, and re metronome markings only found reference to the orginial score setup. No biggie, I'll just start the project over. I was just hoping for a cool button like the one that changes a concert score into a transposed score! Further into it I will insert new tempo texts.

take care,

david

Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 10:36 am
by andyg
Yes, it's the Reference that's the one you should look at, either within the programme itself or as a a hard copy (from Amazon).

The shorter book's more of a 'starter'.

Re: changing metronome markings sibelius 6

Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 3:57 am
by fredoviola
dcalfine wrote:Hello! I am a new student of Sibelius 6 and so far it's quite easy to learn and use. However I'm wanting to find out if there is a way to change the starting metronome/tempo marking WITHOUT scrapping the score and starting over. I have looked in the references and cannot find instructions in this regard. Thanks so much for your assistance!
Position your playback line at the start of the song. Goto PLUGINS > OTHER > SET METRONOME MARK and fill it in. Works like a charm!

Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 6:15 am
by zipperplug
Sibelius is very confusing compared to Finale, but basically you have to think of it this way:

ESCAPE to get out of things,
CONTROL - click to get things.

That's all.

Control click where you want the MM.

type in like "=60"

where you would want a quarter note just hit Control click again but WHILE in the text typey mode. ANOTHER menu will appear which will allow you to add a quarter note.

So stupid but my boss needs me to use Finale.

Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 8:51 am
by andyg
Sib does it thus for yout example:

Ctrl+Alt+M
Click where you want the marking
Ctrl+4 (on keypad), then = 60
Esc

I'd say about two second max, and no menus whatsoever.

If you say that Sib is confusing compared to Finale, then you haven't yet learnt how Sib works! :)