Search found 1476 matches

by Sebasian
Mon Aug 16, 2010 7:40 am
Forum: General Sibelius Help
Topic: Insert a video with the score?
Replies: 3
Views: 2748

Re: Insert a video with the score?

Where need i place the video wich lokation...? When you load the video ( using Play > Video and Time > Add Video ) you will see a dialog which allows you to search for your video file. Most common formats are supported by Sibelius. In Windows you can use Preferences to choose whether to use Quickti...
by Sebasian
Mon Aug 16, 2010 7:35 am
Forum: Wishlist
Topic: making tuplets out of existing notes
Replies: 3
Views: 10214

gmardoc wrote: If there was a shortcut for it that was similar to making tuplets the normal way . . .
Make your own user-defined shortcut. The plug-ins (which are in Sibelius 5 as well) don't cover all eventualities but "Make Into Tuplet" would probably do most of what you describe.
by Sebasian
Mon Aug 16, 2010 7:24 am
Forum: Wishlist
Topic: turn off playback for ties
Replies: 1
Views: 6180

Re: turn off playback for ties

. . . it is common to have a tie hanging off the notehead to indicate that the instrument should be allowed to ring . . It is comparatively easy to make a line to do this, using the existing l.v. symbol, and which then gives you control over how long a sound rings on after the written duration. Alt...
by Sebasian
Sat Aug 14, 2010 5:00 am
Forum: Hardware Issues
Topic: Help with writing choral responses
Replies: 1
Views: 2934

Re: Help with writing choral responses

partist wrote:I can't remember how I did the formatting earlier
Key signature: Select the first bar of a new section. In the Bars pane of the Properties Window set Gap before bar to a value other than 0.
by Sebasian
Sat Aug 14, 2010 4:55 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Chant with no time signature
Replies: 3
Views: 7687

there are -- rather often -- occasions when I need bar lines in the middle of lines (often ticks, but not always). Put barlines wherever you need them. If you have the default barline 'invisible', you can still see them if View > Hidden Objects is switched on. Select a barline and use Create > Barl...
by Sebasian
Thu Aug 12, 2010 10:38 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Chant with no time signature
Replies: 3
Views: 7687

Re: Chant with no time signature

there must be an easier way than what I described. First, look at the plug-in "Draw Free Rhythm Barline" (in Plugins > Composing Tools ). I'd recommend that you set up a user-defined shortcut for this plug-in to make your life easier. See Section 6.6 of the Sibelius 6 Reference for some more detail...
by Sebasian
Thu Aug 12, 2010 10:31 am
Forum: General Sibelius Help
Topic: "Fit To Page" Function?
Replies: 2
Views: 22389

Re: "Fit To Page" Function?

Is there a way to automatically re-size the staff so that it fits it all to 1 page No, but there is a fairly simple way: use Layout > Document Setup > Staff Size and make small changes. The miniature version of the page shown in the dialog window will help you gauge the most economical size to use ...
by Sebasian
Thu Aug 12, 2010 10:08 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Composing motivation?
Replies: 1
Views: 1781

Re: Composing motivation?

. . what I played on the piano never sounds the same . . . There are several possible reasons: 1. You're not notating correctly what you played. There's no real cure for this except, maybe, recording your playing and comparing it very carefully with the computer-performed version. Or become more ta...
by Sebasian
Tue Aug 10, 2010 12:11 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Lead sheet in a score?
Replies: 4
Views: 5815

Re: Lead sheet transposing/Copying between clefs

the slashes are actually still notes, so if you transpose the piece, they move up or down on the stave They don't for me. Perhaps it's a change in the latest versions, but if you got to House Styles > Edit Noteheads and Edit the slash styles you can un-tick "transpose". (This will apply only to the...
by Sebasian
Tue Aug 10, 2010 12:05 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Drum Parts and Lining up Parts
Replies: 2
Views: 2263

Re: Drum Parts and Lining up Parts

AlexKeysMusic wrote:How do you make parts 1 and 2 in line?
Always put Voice 1 notes above Voice 2.

Don't re-input what you've done, though: you can swap Voice 1 and Voice 2 by selecting a passage (or the whole staff) and clicking on
Edit > Voice > Swap 1 & 2 (shortcut Shift-V).
by Sebasian
Tue Aug 10, 2010 11:59 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Problems with bars lenght
Replies: 3
Views: 3163

Re: Problems with bars lenght

I have a very long bar . . . If you want more music on that system you might need to select as many bars as you want to see on one line and then click Layout > Format > Make into System (or Make into Page). If it's a final bar, and you just want to shift the right margin, click just past the middle...
by Sebasian
Tue Aug 10, 2010 11:55 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: How do I move page numbers?
Replies: 1
Views: 4720

Re: How do I move page numbers?

Bcor wrote:. . . to move my page numbers to the bottom . . .
House Styles > Edit Text Styles > Page Numbers > Vertical Posn.
Click on mm from bottom margin instead of "mm from top margin"
(it might say 'inches' instead of 'mm' depending on your country settings)
by Sebasian
Sat Aug 07, 2010 10:09 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: How to partially hide an Stave?
Replies: 6
Views: 10711

dvorak888 wrote: I selected the passage, chose to create a "no instrument (hidden), and then clicked OK
Maybe I'm reading too much into the wording of your question, but you don't create the hidden instrument. Rather, you use an Instrument Change (Create > Other > Instrument Change)
by Sebasian
Sat Jul 31, 2010 12:01 pm
Forum: General Sibelius Help
Topic: user-defined shortcuts
Replies: 2
Views: 2585

Re: user-defined shortcuts

britfid wrote:Is there some way of defining Ctrl-something instead of Create - Text - Other System Text - Plain System Text?
Preferences > Menus and Shortcuts allows you to do this.
by Sebasian
Thu Jul 29, 2010 6:16 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: How to partially hide an Stave?
Replies: 6
Views: 10711

Re: How to partially hide an Stave?

I need to hide just the part of the Stave which is enclosed You can use an Instrument Change. Select the passage and use Create > Other > Instrument Change . From the available instruments choose All Instruments then in 'Family' choose Others (you may need to scroll down). From here you can choose ...