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by andyg
Mon Dec 18, 2023 1:06 pm
Forum: General Sibelius Help
Topic: paste as cue visible in the master score, neglecting preferences
Replies: 2
Views: 2990

Re: paste as cue visible in the master score, neglecting preferences

Not sure if 2023.8 is fully compatible with Sonoma.

1) update to 2023.11 and check
2) if it's still an issue, post on the official forum, rather than this one

http://www.sibelius.com/cgi-bin/helpcen ... ?groupid=3
by andyg
Fri Dec 15, 2023 6:05 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Tempo Marking Appears Double
Replies: 4
Views: 4130

Re: Tempo Marking Appears Double

Sibelius version?
Operating system?

If this has just started to happen, have there been any operating system updates - manually done or 'pushed' recently?
by andyg
Sun Nov 26, 2023 7:56 pm
Forum: General Sibelius Help
Topic: Convincing brass
Replies: 6
Views: 4343

Re: Convincing brass

Mike has said exactly what I'll now echo. For mock-ups, I'll use Sibelius Sounds plus Garritan GPO 4 together. That usually does the job quite adequately. If I want something better, I'll export the piece as a MIDI file and import it into Cubase, where I have a lot of higher quality virtual instrume...
by andyg
Fri Nov 24, 2023 5:52 pm
Forum: Playback Problems
Topic: No Sound On Playback
Replies: 6
Views: 6126

Re: No Sound On Playback

If you really are on that version of Sibelius and a very recent Mac O/S, you will have to upgrade. In fact Apple pushed an update to older O/S versions some time ago that permanently disabled sounds on playback. So again, you probably have no choice but to upgrade to a new version of Sibelius :( One...
by andyg
Tue Nov 21, 2023 3:26 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: How do I redirect the neck of notes?
Replies: 2
Views: 3715

Re: How do I redirect the neck of notes?

You have input them using the wrong voices. In future, you should use Voice 1 for higher notes - up stem. And Voice 2 for lower notes - down stem. Voices 3 and 4 work the same way as Voices 1 and 2. It is possible to select the bars and swap the voices for the notes that you have already input. Read...
by andyg
Tue Nov 14, 2023 7:11 pm
Forum: General Sibelius Help
Topic: Automatically render beat accent and pauses into midi output?
Replies: 2
Views: 2899

Re: Automatically render beat accent and pauses into midi output?

Add an accent > or a stress - to the first and third notes of each bar? A bit of a pain if there are lots of bars! That would do it and you can always hide the accents as you won't want them showing in the score.
by andyg
Tue Nov 07, 2023 4:52 pm
Forum: General Sibelius Help
Topic: Authenticating issue
Replies: 3
Views: 3503

Re: Authenticating issue

Ingrid is a very helpful lady! But here are some instructions that may get you up and running: https://avidtech.my.salesforce-sites.com/pkb/articles/en_US/Knowledge/How-to-manually-activate-Sibelius-7-1-to-7-5? No ads, just step by step instructions. If they don't work the way they should (and the s...
by andyg
Mon Nov 06, 2023 12:38 pm
Forum: General Sibelius Help
Topic: Number pad hardware? Expected behavior?
Replies: 3
Views: 3353

Re: Number pad hardware? Expected behavior?

It's been a while since this question's come up! I have a non-branded Chinese one bought off Ebay years ago. Works just fine, but that's on Windows! My usual recommendation is to go with a full keyboard with number pad, but you don't want that! I'll leave it to others to chip in, but you could do a ...
by andyg
Mon Oct 30, 2023 9:10 am
Forum: General Sibelius Help
Topic: Delta symbol for m(maj7) chord?
Replies: 2
Views: 2986

Re: Delta symbol for m(maj7) chord?

Try using Legacy Chord input.
by andyg
Fri Oct 27, 2023 8:04 am
Forum: General Sibelius Help
Topic: Reinstall 7.3 "Total device count exceeded" ???
Replies: 2
Views: 2734

Re: Reinstall 7.3 "Total device count exceeded" ???

You'll have to raise a case with Avid support to get them to reset your seat count, and then follow their instructions for activating Sibelius 7. You could email Ingrid at Avid, as she's always helpful. ingrid.guce@avid.com Explain what's happened and I'm sure she will be able to assist. I had to do...
by andyg
Tue Oct 24, 2023 9:19 pm
Forum: General Sibelius Help
Topic: Sibelious to 2nd computer
Replies: 3
Views: 3048

Re: Sibelious to 2nd computer

Yes, you can install, activate and use Sibelius on the 2nd computer, but you'll have to deactivate the older installation first. In theory you can install as many times as you like, but only have two active installations. If you want to have three active installations you will have to buy a second l...
by andyg
Mon Oct 23, 2023 8:18 am
Forum: General Sibelius Help
Topic: Sib file convert, old to new
Replies: 1
Views: 2436

Re: Sib file convert, old to new

No conversion needed. You can just open the files in the new version. So just copy the files as they are to your new computer.

But your 'new' version of Sibelius 2020.9 may not work fully with that Mac O/S. If so, you'll need to update to the latest version.
by andyg
Mon Oct 16, 2023 2:27 pm
Forum: General Sibelius Help
Topic: Can't open Sibeilus files from within program
Replies: 9
Views: 7153

Re: Can't open Sibeilus files from within program

Older versions of Sibelius like yours are not compatible with later Mac operating systems like 10.13 Ventura. You may get some functionality but expect problems. Reinstalling won't make a difference, you have to upgrade to the latest version of Sibelius. Windows 10 and 11 will happily run old versio...
by andyg
Fri Oct 13, 2023 10:22 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Yes I Will The Hollies vocal parts
Replies: 1
Views: 2292

Re: Yes I Will The Hollies vocal parts

There are only three of us left answering questions on this old unofficial forum. I've not notated it, and if I had done so for personal use, I shouldn't share it as it's copyright material. :( One person down, two people to go... If you could find an old piano/vocal score, the piano part might give...
by andyg
Wed Oct 11, 2023 3:13 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Adding a quarter note with half notes
Replies: 4
Views: 26173

Re: Adding a quarter note with half notes

And have a good read through 'Working with Voices' in the Reference Manual, which explains things more fully than we can here. I always input upper notes (Voice 1) first, maybe a line or a few bars at a time, then go back and input lower notes (Voice 2). For complex voicings you may need Voices 3 an...