how to manage a final sheet design
ok let's say i have finished all the stuff, wrote/recorded/marked all the notes.
now i want to make it clear and readable. I set a special number of bars for every page, a width of bars and so on. I want the first theme will finish exactly at the last bar of a page, the second one will start with a new page etc., you get my point.
the only one problem is - the program rules it together with me, and rewrite and redesign all changes I do afterwards. And when I come back to the pages I have already fixed, I just see all my changes are gone and the sheet design looks like it was a one hour ago when I had started.
The question - how do I say to Sib., don't touch anything, it's done, it's final?
now i want to make it clear and readable. I set a special number of bars for every page, a width of bars and so on. I want the first theme will finish exactly at the last bar of a page, the second one will start with a new page etc., you get my point.
the only one problem is - the program rules it together with me, and rewrite and redesign all changes I do afterwards. And when I come back to the pages I have already fixed, I just see all my changes are gone and the sheet design looks like it was a one hour ago when I had started.
The question - how do I say to Sib., don't touch anything, it's done, it's final?
If you want to fix the system/page ends, select the barline you want the system to finish on and press [return] and for a page break press[ctrl/cmd][return]
[return] is the large enter key on the main part of teh keyboard, not the [enter] key on the numberpad.
I don't know why you want to do this. Sib is very good at properly flowing the music on the page. Each system will likely have different numbers of beats on it so it will naturally contain different numbers of bars.
The only place where this generally doesn't happen is with what are called 'lead sheets' which have the same number of bars per system.
[return] is the large enter key on the main part of teh keyboard, not the [enter] key on the numberpad.
I don't know why you want to do this. Sib is very good at properly flowing the music on the page. Each system will likely have different numbers of beats on it so it will naturally contain different numbers of bars.
The only place where this generally doesn't happen is with what are called 'lead sheets' which have the same number of bars per system.
Sib 6.2, 7.5 and 2024.3.1, Windows 11, 32GB RAM, 16TB 7200RPM Storage, 2TB SSD, Note Performer 4, EWQLSO, EWQLSC, Harmony Assistant and some others. mike@mike-lyons.co.uk
thanks for your replyMikeLyons wrote:If you want to fix the system/page ends, select the barline you want the system to finish on and press [return] and for a page break press[ctrl/cmd][return]
[return] is the large enter key on the main part of teh keyboard, not the [enter] key on the numberpad.
I don't know why you want to do this. Sib is very good at properly flowing the music on the page. Each system will likely have different numbers of beats on it so it will naturally contain different numbers of bars.
The only place where this generally doesn't happen is with what are called 'lead sheets' which have the same number of bars per system.
it is exactly to the point. unfortunately in my case Sib does not flow the music properly. It needs manual enhancing
It depends on your version of Sibelius. From version 8, I think, onwards you can have each instrument on a different sized staff. You choose it in the instruments dialog.
Sib 6.2, 7.5 and 2024.3.1, Windows 11, 32GB RAM, 16TB 7200RPM Storage, 2TB SSD, Note Performer 4, EWQLSO, EWQLSC, Harmony Assistant and some others. mike@mike-lyons.co.uk
may be i understood you wrongMikeLyons wrote:It depends on your version of Sibelius. From version 8, I think, onwards you can have each instrument on a different sized staff. You choose it in the instruments dialog.
didn't you mean smth like on this Liszt screen ?
https://www.virtualsheetmusic.com/score ... tudes.html
I have already told you how to make 'system breaks' by pressing [return] after selecting the barline you want the break on. Make sure your margins are set appropriately to allow so many notes on a line and change the staff size as a last resort if all else fails.
In order to get rid of any messing around you may have already done, I would select all ([ctrl]a) followed by [ctrl][shift]u (unlock format) followed by [ctrl][shift]n (reset note spacing). Then select the first barline (end of bar 1) and press [return] This will move the following bars onto the next system. Do the same for all the bars at which you want to make a line break.
This is one of the simplest things to do in Sib.
In order to get rid of any messing around you may have already done, I would select all ([ctrl]a) followed by [ctrl][shift]u (unlock format) followed by [ctrl][shift]n (reset note spacing). Then select the first barline (end of bar 1) and press [return] This will move the following bars onto the next system. Do the same for all the bars at which you want to make a line break.
This is one of the simplest things to do in Sib.
Sib 6.2, 7.5 and 2024.3.1, Windows 11, 32GB RAM, 16TB 7200RPM Storage, 2TB SSD, Note Performer 4, EWQLSO, EWQLSC, Harmony Assistant and some others. mike@mike-lyons.co.uk
oh thanks but i did it already long ago, many thanks to help. but what i have asked recently it is a question from viewtopic.php?p=84188#p84188 about how to make notes smaller (for large passages for example) - i attached the picMikeLyons wrote:I have already told you how to make 'system breaks' by pressing [return] after selecting the barline you want the break on. Make sure your margins are set appropriately to allow so many notes on a line and change the staff size as a last resort if all else fails.
In order to get rid of any messing around you may have already done, I would select all ([ctrl]a) followed by [ctrl][shift]u (unlock format) followed by [ctrl][shift]n (reset note spacing). Then select the first barline (end of bar 1) and press [return] This will move the following bars onto the next system. Do the same for all the bars at which you want to make a line break.
This is one of the simplest things to do in Sib.