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by MikeLyons
Thu Jan 25, 2024 8:43 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Lyric font size
Replies: 1
Views: 637

Re: Lyric font size

You change it in the Text tab of the ribbon. There's a little arrow on the bottom right of the Styles box. Clicki this and a dialog will open letting you change lots of things about text, including font sizes.
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by MikeLyons
Thu Jan 25, 2024 10:17 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Drums notation
Replies: 4
Views: 1084

Re: Drums notation

I've always found midi input of drum notation to be extremely unreliable. Using midi, the drum notation has to use channel 10. Some keyboards seem to have issues setting this up. After years of trying, I gave up and just started inputting by hand. In the end, it was too time costly to try to play th...
by MikeLyons
Wed Jan 24, 2024 9:32 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Multiple Installs
Replies: 2
Views: 787

Re: Multiple Installs

In a word - yes. You are allowed two concurrent activations for exactly this purpose. You can install the program on as many machines as you like, but only 2 can be activated at the same time.
by MikeLyons
Wed Jan 24, 2024 9:29 am
Forum: General Sibelius Help
Topic: Will Sibelius 6.2 open a Dorico 5.1.1 MusicXML file?
Replies: 3
Views: 1105

Re: Will Sibelius 6.2 open a Dorico 5.1.1 MusicXML file?

Yes. Ignore any error message. Sib 6.x does not support any if the newer xml features so the results will need considerable post-editing.
by MikeLyons
Wed Jan 24, 2024 9:27 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Drums notation
Replies: 4
Views: 1084

Re: Drums notation

The symbols you need are on the keypad, on one of the layouts (3?) Select the note to which you want them to apply and press the key on the keypad. They will only play with the correct sound when the piece is playing. Hi hat should be placed on the g space at the top of the staff. They should also u...
by MikeLyons
Wed Jan 24, 2024 9:22 am
Forum: General Sibelius Help
Topic: Accidentals persist on the keypad after the note is entered?
Replies: 2
Views: 680

Re: Accidentals persist on the keypad after the note is entered?

I can't say I've heard if this happening. I've very recently transcribed apiece using the parts, to produce a new, clean score and not noticed this behaviour. I'm on 2023.11.1 in Windows 11. Im not sure if theres a setting fir this. I do believe that the behaviour of accidentals in the parts was cha...
by MikeLyons
Wed Jan 24, 2024 9:15 am
Forum: General Sibelius Help
Topic: How Can I Turn Off Scrolling Text Feature?
Replies: 1
Views: 667

Re: How Can I Turn Off Scrolling Text Feature?

Hi. I've heard of this being reported on macs and acknowledged as a bug. I am not certain, but it may have been fixed in 2023.11.1.
by MikeLyons
Tue Jan 23, 2024 9:57 am
Forum: General Sibelius Help
Topic: Transposing from bass clef to treble clef
Replies: 3
Views: 955

Re: Transposing from bass clef to treble clef

If you're playing euphonium - the god if all instruments - you're automatically a musician! :D :D :D
by MikeLyons
Mon Jan 22, 2024 11:36 pm
Forum: General Sibelius Help
Topic: Transposing from bass clef to treble clef
Replies: 3
Views: 955

Re: Transposing from bass clef to treble clef

Input the notes from the part in non-transposing (bass clef) mode. I'd create a score using euphonium bass clef.

Then add a staff for euphonium Bb treble clef copy all the notes to it. Open the treble clef part and print that.
by MikeLyons
Thu Jan 18, 2024 3:10 pm
Forum: Playback Problems
Topic: Noteperformer 1.5 not working on Sibelius
Replies: 2
Views: 1706

Re: Noteperformer 1.5 not working on Sibelius

NotePerformer has been re-designed twice since your version and I am fairly sure you can't make it work with later versions if sibelius, which has also undergone a number if structural changes - one of which IIRC has to do with locations of vst files and folders. I'm afraid your only choice is to up...
by MikeLyons
Wed Jan 17, 2024 12:15 pm
Forum: General Sibelius Help
Topic: Saving a part as a pdf defaults to "Untitled"
Replies: 6
Views: 1718

Re: Saving a part as a pdf defaults to "Untitled"

Yes. Go to the official avid sibelius site here https://www.sibelius.com/cgi-bin/helpce ... ;groupid=3

Justin Tokke is your man.
by MikeLyons
Wed Jan 17, 2024 12:11 pm
Forum: Playback Problems
Topic: Playback Tempo Not Saved In Scores
Replies: 4
Views: 2162

Re: Playback Tempo Not Saved In Scores

If it's still proving intractable, please put it into a zip file and attach here or email it to the address in my signature and I'll have a look.

You don't say which version of the MacOS you are using. As Andy says, it might not be compatible with 2020.3.
by MikeLyons
Mon Jan 15, 2024 9:45 pm
Forum: General Sibelius Help
Topic: Saving a part as a pdf defaults to "Untitled"
Replies: 6
Views: 1718

Re: Saving a part as a pdf defaults to "Untitled"

If you have typed a title into the title field in the score info page, it will generally default to that. If you don't give the piece a title when you set it up, it doesn't have anything to substitute. If you believe you have given the piece a title, make sure you typed it into the Score info page f...
by MikeLyons
Mon Jan 15, 2024 10:45 am
Forum: Playback Problems
Topic: playback won't.
Replies: 1
Views: 1366

Re: playback won't.

Hi Steven and happy new year. "Ultimate " is no longer sufficient description for your sib version. Since apple [spit,] have been mucking about with their OSs, we need to know your EXACT version. Eg, mine is Ultimate 2023.11.1. The same thing applies to your mac os. Are you on sonoma, sierra, ventur...
by MikeLyons
Sun Jan 14, 2024 9:57 am
Forum: Playback Problems
Topic: Playback Tempo Not Saved In Scores
Replies: 4
Views: 2162

Re: Playback Tempo Not Saved In Scores

1. Turn off live playback.
2. Make sure you use Tempo text style ([ctrl][alt]t - on windows)
3. Leave the slider alone. It is only for "quick and dirty" checks and it is not retained between sessions.