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How do I create a four line staff?
Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2018 6:01 am
by pianoplayer
Is there a way to create a four lined staff in Sibelius 7.5?
Re: How do I create a four line staff?
Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2018 8:33 am
by MikeLyons
Is this a tab staff or for special notation for percussion? Sibelius already has several tab staff types, including for bass guitar and these can be adapted for other instruments. It is possible to create a new staff type (as long as you are using the full Sibelius (not Sibelius First).
Look in the manual for Edit Instruments. This will show you in detail how to create new staff types.
Re: How do I create a four line staff?
Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2018 9:13 am
by pianoplayer
Thanks, not for guitar I'm afraid, I need it to score a medieval chant with text.
Re: How do I create a four line staff?
Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2018 7:30 am
by MikeLyons
It may not be for guitar, but the same technique can be adapted for other instruments.
Is the attached slightly similar to what you want?
Re: How do I create a four line staff?
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 10:29 am
by pianoplayer
Yes, that's great. How did you do that?
Re: How do I create a four line staff?
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 10:52 pm
by MikeLyons
You need to obtain the LeRoy fonts and MS papers.
Create any notation staff (with an appropriate range) and create a new instrument based on it.
Use New Instrument and set the no of staff lines as 4.
You are pretty much on your way then.