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by thesoundsmith
Fri Oct 24, 2008 4:15 pm
Forum: Wishlist
Topic: Could really use an insert vs. override option
Replies: 0
Views: 3067

Could really use an insert vs. override option

When entering data, if I have a string of, say, eighth notes with a quarter in the middle, I'd like to play them in as eighths, and change the one quarter to a quarter and have the rest of the bar push to the right, as opposed to overwrite the existing data. Conversely, when I delete a note, I'd lik...
by thesoundsmith
Sat Oct 18, 2008 4:51 pm
Forum: General Sibelius Help
Topic: Chord Symbol Display Squashed-up-how to fix?
Replies: 4
Views: 3714

Good point, Laurence. But I use software to make things LESS complicated, not more. If I need to do this I can, but what I want is full control, not a default position determined solely by the software. So this is still an issue: the proper solution is to allow any object to be placed anywhere, and ...
by thesoundsmith
Thu Oct 16, 2008 1:28 am
Forum: General Sibelius Help
Topic: Chord Symbol Display Squashed-up-how to fix?
Replies: 4
Views: 3714

Could not find it. Thanks, Sebasian - again... :)
by thesoundsmith
Sun Oct 12, 2008 10:16 pm
Forum: General Sibelius Help
Topic: Chord Symbol Display Squashed-up-how to fix?
Replies: 4
Views: 3714

Chord Symbol Display Squashed-up-how to fix?

With some instruments, using Chord Symbols and slash notation results in the chords colliding badly. If I have a chord like Bb13(+11) followed by another chord on the next beat, there is always an overlap. How can I resolve this without having to insert fake invisible rests?
by thesoundsmith
Sun Oct 12, 2008 10:12 pm
Forum: General Sibelius Help
Topic: Make an overall score display length longer - how?
Replies: 3
Views: 3495

Just as a follow-up, FWIW, the simplest way I've found to do what I want - elastic score size - is to change the staff size under Document Setup. Along with judicious use of Keep Bars Together and Make into System I can work around the issue, at least most of the time.
by thesoundsmith
Wed Oct 08, 2008 10:16 am
Forum: Wishlist
Topic: Temporary suspension of bar length
Replies: 0
Views: 3142

Temporary suspension of bar length

This may already exist in some more complex manner, but it would be nice to be able to temporarily enter more data than will fit metrically in a bar, then edit the note lengths - very time-saving if you're step entering from a midi keyboard, or entering a series of 16ths alternating with eighths, or...
by thesoundsmith
Tue Oct 07, 2008 8:38 pm
Forum: Wishlist
Topic: Treat tuplets like any other note objects
Replies: 0
Views: 3048

Treat tuplets like any other note objects

Sibelius should recognize that a tuplet is also a real note (or in fact, that all objects are some special case of tuplet, like 1/2 for a half note, or 1/4 for a quarter, etc. It would mean a significant change in how timing was treated, but in the end, it would save much grief. If I wish to set a h...
by thesoundsmith
Tue Oct 07, 2008 8:28 pm
Forum: Wishlist
Topic: Move notes to another beat
Replies: 4
Views: 12757

Guys, I'm doing all of these things (more or less). But it's still a PITA compared to the ability to just drag the selected notes and have the remaining objects move to the end of the selection (or bar.) Similar to Word's drag-and-drop. Just because you CAN do something does not mean the method is o...
by thesoundsmith
Mon Oct 06, 2008 8:27 pm
Forum: General Sibelius Help
Topic: Sibelius problem: video won't stop and CPU will get to 100%
Replies: 1
Views: 2584

Most likely insufficienat RAM. Movies want a big buffer, Sibelius seems to also for the instruments. Experiment with system settings...
by thesoundsmith
Mon Oct 06, 2008 8:24 pm
Forum: General Sibelius Help
Topic: Can't hear Kontakt sounds, but they're loaded
Replies: 1
Views: 3629

You might check the following: is there a dynamic marking before/on the first note of the staff? Kontakt player may keave the volume at 0 till it sees one. Also, click a notehead, if you hear it, you're working, if not, check your signal chain - output to amp/speaker.
by thesoundsmith
Thu Oct 02, 2008 8:18 pm
Forum: General Sibelius Help
Topic: Make an overall score display length longer - how?
Replies: 3
Views: 3495

Thanks again, Sebasian. Allegro does this VERY easily, I'm surprised at the omissions I've come across so far (but then I am using one limited subset of the program capabilities, symphonic folks might find my needs equally obscure...)
by thesoundsmith
Fri Sep 26, 2008 5:07 pm
Forum: General Sibelius Help
Topic: Make an overall score display length longer - how?
Replies: 3
Views: 3495

Make an overall score display length longer - how?

I have a score with several instruments that have a 2 1/2 page layout in individual parts. I would like these to expand to fill the page, at least enough to give some greater spacing to the notes in certain sections. I know I can try to adjust individual and minimum spacing of notes, but is there a ...
by thesoundsmith
Wed Sep 17, 2008 11:13 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: A Way to Loop continuously?
Replies: 2
Views: 2850

Thanks, Sebasian - half the battle in learning a new app is discovering what THIS company calls THAT function, so you can find it in the index... :lol:

The downloads site is a big bonus. Thanks - I did not see it on the site (but I'm - mentally - half blind, anyway.) :roll:
by thesoundsmith
Mon Sep 15, 2008 6:04 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: A Way to Loop continuously?
Replies: 2
Views: 2850

A Way to Loop continuously?

I'd like to have the ability to continually replay a short section - oe or two notes - either to sustain indefinitely or just repeatedly loop wile I adjust voices looking for the perfect chord voicing. Is this possible in Sib 5?
by thesoundsmith
Fri Sep 05, 2008 9:08 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Two questions - self-changing instruments+extracting parts
Replies: 0
Views: 1681

Two questions - self-changing instruments+extracting parts

Hi. I just bought Sibelius (haven't even received it yet!) and got it for one reason only. I have been using Allegro, which I did not like but mostly worked, until I imported my 11/8 big band score. The result bears no resemblance to readable, and I cannot rebar properly no matter what I do. So I bo...