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by MikeLyons
Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:15 am
Forum: General Sibelius Help
Topic: Amending default fingering position for piano bass clef
Replies: 2
Views: 82

Re: Amending default fingering position for piano bass clef

Set the default position for the fingering text style to be below the note. I'm not at my machine at the moment, but look on the appearance tab.
by MikeLyons
Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:12 am
Forum: Playback Problems
Topic: New Sibelius Ultimate can't see VSTs
Replies: 6
Views: 152

Re: New Sibelius Ultimate can't see VSTs

Sibelius no longer has 32 bit versions. The latest ultimate version is fully 64 bit.
Is your NotePerformer up-to-date? If you haven't updated that, you could be using the wrong dll.
by MikeLyons
Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:09 am
Forum: General Sibelius Help
Topic: Staves snapping too far to the bottom of the page
Replies: 2
Views: 72

Re: Staves snapping too far to the bottom of the page

Be awarecthat, if you do this, then later use reset space above/below, or some other function that changes page justification settings, you'll have to do it all again. Better to change the Justify staves when x% full setting. Sib automatically sets it to 60% which is way too small. Change it to 80 o...
by MikeLyons
Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:04 am
Forum: Playback Problems
Topic: Sibelius 6.2.0 Best Piano, strings woodwind sounds
Replies: 1
Views: 48

Re: Sibelius 6.2.0 Best Piano, strings woodwind sounds

Sibelius 6.2 is now very, very old and no longer supported by Avid. Also it will not work on any mac. However, if you want better sounds, you should go for something like NotePerformer. The sound quality is generally much higher, but both the price and the footprint on your computer are much lower. ...
by MikeLyons
Mon Mar 25, 2024 8:56 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Sibelius ignores the lower margins.
Replies: 1
Views: 46

Re: Sibelius ignores the lower margins.

...and your problem is?
Please describe your issue in words. What are you trying to do? In what way is it not working?
Don't forget to tell us what your operating system is and your exact version of sibelius.
by MikeLyons
Sun Mar 24, 2024 8:42 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Add bars to top of existing score
Replies: 3
Views: 84

Re: Add bars to top of existing score

Andy is correct. [Ctrl]b or [cmd]b will add a bar at the end of the score. [Ctrl][shift]b or [cmd][shift]b will add a bar after the current selection. If nothing is selected, it will load the cursor and you can add a new bar where you click. If this function doesn't work for you, then you have one o...
by MikeLyons
Sun Mar 24, 2024 8:36 am
Forum: General Sibelius Help
Topic: Separate System on a Page
Replies: 4
Views: 97

Re: Separate System on a Page

Sibelius's inability to do unusual things like this is one of its major weaknesses. However, that's the point. This is a very rare case that I haven't seen until now and I've been around for a very long time.
by MikeLyons
Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:14 am
Forum: General Sibelius Help
Topic: Separate System on a Page
Replies: 4
Views: 97

Re: Separate System on a Page

Much depends on whether there is more music on the next page. Andy's idea is a good one. If you really want to do this in sib, here's a plan. Create all the music, including the weird final bar Put a system break at the start if that bar. Turn off page justification (set justify page when to 100%) D...
by MikeLyons
Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:06 am
Forum: General Sibelius Help
Topic: Out of Range error
Replies: 1
Views: 59

Re: Out of Range error

Just check that your bassoon staff is really that.

Does the part play back at the correct pitch?

Make an instrument change to bassoon before the instrument name.

If this doesn't correct the issue, check that the notes aren't actually coloured (use the colour wheel on the Home tab).
by MikeLyons
Sat Mar 23, 2024 9:54 am
Forum: Playback Problems
Topic: New Sibelius Ultimate can't see VSTs
Replies: 6
Views: 152

Re: New Sibelius Ultimate can't see VSTs

Not sure I can help with your issue, except to say that it works here perfectly on win 11. I might consider uninstalling np4 completely, deleting the contents of the vst folder and then reinstalling it. Can you post images of your playback devices dialog and your audio engine options dialog? Also, m...
by MikeLyons
Wed Mar 20, 2024 3:05 pm
Forum: General Sibelius Help
Topic: Hiding notes on staves
Replies: 3
Views: 136

Re: Hiding notes on staves

You're welcome. That was going to be my next suggestion as I've just had a run-in with that rule. IMO, it needs to default to 'off'!
by MikeLyons
Tue Mar 19, 2024 6:29 pm
Forum: General Sibelius Help
Topic: Hiding notes on staves
Replies: 3
Views: 136

Re: Hiding notes on staves

Was spacing for hidden notes implemented in 2023.6? I think it may have been. In engraving rules, there is a setting to allow hidden notes to affect spacing.
by MikeLyons
Sat Mar 16, 2024 2:37 pm
Forum: General Sibelius Help
Topic: XML Import Error
Replies: 3
Views: 148

Re: XML Import Error

Unfortunately, I'm in Swansea at the moment and, as the shirkers at avid haven't produced an android version yet, I can't access sibelius right now. I'll have another look on Monday. I'll be too knackered after the five hour drive back tomorrow. Off the top of my head, though, if there's a Yes butto...
by MikeLyons
Fri Mar 15, 2024 7:30 am
Forum: General Sibelius Help
Topic: XML Import Error
Replies: 3
Views: 148

Re: XML Import Error

It happens a lot. Just ignore the error by clicking OK and it will continue processing the file.
by MikeLyons
Wed Mar 13, 2024 6:55 pm
Forum: General Sibelius Help
Topic: Aligning 1st and 2nd endings
Replies: 3
Views: 115

Re: Aligning 1st and 2nd endings

These shortcuts are for windows [ctrl]a =select all [Ctrl][shift] n = reset note spacing [ctrl][shift]p = reset position. (This is the one that should reset the positions of lines.) I also turn off all sibelius auto formatting in all parts (parts-->part formatting-->all parts). Reset space above and...