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- About this Reference
- 1. Inputting
- 1.1 Note input
- 1.2 Keypad
- 1.3 Flexi-time™
- 1.4 Scanning
- INTRODUCTION
- PhotoScore Professional
- Scanning
- Installing and uninstalling PhotoScore Lite
- Suitable originals
- Copyright music
- GETTING GOING
- The four stages
- Quick start
- 1. SCANNING
- Scanning summarized
- Catalog of scanned pages
- Hints on scanning
- 2. READING
- Starting reading
- What PhotoScore Lite reads
- Hints on reading
- 3. EDITING
- What to correct
- Checking for mistakes
- MIDI playback
- 4. SENDING TO SIBELIUS
- Editing rhythmic mistakes
- Format
- Multi-staff instruments
- Closing the output score
- Deleting unwanted scans
- Saving MIDI files
- POSSIBLE PROBLEMS
- Scanning takes a long time
- Not all staves/systems are detected
- Reading takes a long time
- Music reads inaccurately
- ADVANCED FEATURES
- Choosing between scanners
- Adjusting detected staves/systems
- Scan window options
- List of scanned images
- Omitted staves
- Multi-staff instruments
- Instruments/staves introduced after the start
- Small staves
- Other preferences
- 1.5 Guitar tab input
- 1.6 Selections and passages
- 2. Notations
- 2.1 Accidentals
- Creating an accidental with a note
- Adding accidentals to existing notes
- Removing particular accidentals
- Removing lots of accidentals
- Hiding accidentals
- Accidentals in parentheses
- Small accidentals
- Double accidentals and quarter-tones
- Other microtones
- “Spelling” of accidentals
- Simplifying accidentals
- Adding accidentals to notes
- Altered unisons
- Typing accidentals in text
- Moving accidentals
- Engraving Rules options
- 2.2 Articulations
- 2.3 Barlines
- 2.4 Bars and bar rests
- Adding bars to the end of the score
- Adding bars in the middle of a score
- Changing the length of bars
- Deleting a bar entirely
- Deleting a bar in one staff
- Creating a bar rest in one voice
- Deleting a bar rest symbol
- Pick-up (upbeat) bars
- Creating irregular bars
- Changing a bar rest’s width
- Repeat bars and double whole note (breve)/blank bar rests
- Moving a bar rest symbol
- 2.5 Beams
- Beam groups
- Primary and secondary beams
- Resetting beam groups
- Reusing beam groups
- Editing beams
- Beams across rests
- Beams across barlines, system and page breaks
- Beaming tuplets
- Beaming eighth notes (quavers) in 4s
- Beam angles
- Level beams
- Reversing beams
- Flipping fractional beams
- Cross-staff beams
- Beams between notes on the same staff
- Chords split between staves
- Feathered beams
- Hiding beams, flags and tails
- Engraving Rules options
- Beam Positions
- Beam Appearance
- 2.6 Brackets and braces
- 2.7 Chord diagrams
- Creating chord diagrams
- Maximum stretch
- Copying, editing and deleting chord diagrams
- Editing and saving chord diagrams
- Adding fingering text
- Appearance of fingering text
- Chord diagram libraries
- Chord symbols
- Making chord diagrams play back
- Unrecognized chord diagrams
- Engraving Rules options
- Extra ManuScript functions
- 2.8 Clefs
- 2.9 Color
- 2.10 Free rhythm
- 2.11 Grace notes and cue notes
- 2.12 Guitar notation and tab
- Bend
- Bend intervals
- Bend and release
- Grace note bends and pre-bends
- Pre-bend and release
- Unison bend
- Slide
- Vibrato (whammy) bar dive and return
- Vibrato bar scoop
- Vibrato bar dip
- Other techniques
- Showing tunings on tab staves
- Customizing tab, tunings and fret instruments
- Changing the tuning of an instrument
- Editing or creating a tuning
- White out around tab notes
- Tab can be fun
- Engraving Rules options
- 2.13 Instruments
- Instruments or staves?
- Creating instruments
- Instrument order
- Nameless staves
- Deleting instruments
- Changing instrument names
- Format and style of names
- Instrument ranges
- Multiple players and divisi...
- ...easy case
- ...more complex case
- Doubling instruments
- Instrument names at new sections
- Transposing instruments
- Simplifying complex key signatures
- Enharmonic transposition of transposing instruments
- Changing transpositions of transposing instruments
- Defining a new instrument
- 2.14 Key signatures
- 2.15 Lines
- 2.16 Lute tablature
- 2.17 Manuscript paper
- 2.18 Multirests
- Using multirests
- Creating a multirest
- Inputting into a multirest
- Changing the length of a multirest
- Forcing a multirest to split
- Preventing a multirest from splitting in parts
- Hiding a multirest
- Deleting a multirest
- Auto layout of multirests
- Showing bar numbers on multirests
- Engraving Rules options
- Positioning multirest numbers below the H-bar
- 2.19 Noteheads
- 2.20 Percussion
- Drum set notation
- Drum mapping
- MIDI playback
- Sibelius Sounds extended percussion
- MIDI input
- Cleaning up drum set notation
- Different staves for different instruments
- Single staff for multiple instruments
- Single staff for each player
- Percussion symbols
- Removing borders from percussion beater symbols
- Buzz rolls (Z on stem)
- 2.21 Slurs
- 2.22 Staves
- Creating staves
- Multi-staff instruments
- Ossias
- Systems indented at the left-hand side
- Systems indented at the right-hand side
- Hiding staves
- Save trees - hide empty staves
- Show hidden staves
- Deleting staves permanently
- Staff size
- Small staves
- Changing the number of staff lines etc.
- Creating a staff type change
- Staves with gaps in
- Other staff types
- System separators
- Comparing two staves
- 2.23 Stems and leger lines
- 2.24 Symbols
- 2.25 Ties
- 2.26 Time signatures
- 2.27 Tremolos
- 2.28 Triplets and other tuplets
- Creating tuplets quickly
- Creating tuplets slowly
- Setting the unit length
- Special tuplets
- Moving tuplets
- Copying tuplets
- Deleting tuplets
- Nested tuplets
- Hidden tuplets
- Changing the appearance of tuplets already in your score
- Horizontal tuplet brackets
- Tuplets over barlines
- Tuplet design and Engraving Rules options
- 2.29 Voices
- What voices are
- Using voices
- Viewing voice colors
- Starting off an extra voice of notes
- Bars partially in two voices
- Deleting voice 2
- Merging voices
- Merging staves using voices
- Splitting voices
- Voices 3 and 4
- Swapping voices
- Copying voices
- Copying from one voice to another
- Rests
- Hiding voices
- Crossing voices
- Engraving Rules options
- 2.1 Accidentals
- 3. Text
- 3.1 Working with text
- Creating text fast
- Word menus
- Text editing
- Standard text styles
- Expression
- Technique
- Metronome mark
- Metric modulations
- Tempo
- Lyrics and Chord symbols
- Title, Subtitle, Composer, Lyricist, Dedication
- Figured bass
- Fingering
- Small text and Boxed text
- Copyright
- Footnote
- Header and Header (after first page)
- Footer
- Plain text
- Roman numerals
- Reset Position
- Reset Design
- Changing the text style of existing text
- Selecting a line of text
- Copying lines of text and text between programs
- Text at the left of the system
- Text between staves
- Multiple pieces of text
- Hiding text
- Special characters
- Creating special objects with text
- Creating and modifying word menus
- Font equivalents
- Wildcards
- Adding formatting changes to Score Info
- 3.2 Lyrics
- Typing lyrics
- Editing lyrics
- Verses, choruses and translations
- Copying lyrics into Sibelius
- Copying a whole line of lyrics
- Copying lyrics from Sibelius
- Sharing lyrics
- Lyrics in two voices
- Splitting words into syllables
- Several words per note and elisions
- Slurs and beams
- Hanging punctuation
- Horizontal position
- Lyric hyphens
- Vertical position
- Copying lyrics from one line (or verse) to another
- Text style
- Blocks of lyrics
- Stem directions
- Engraving Rules options
- 3.3 Chord symbols
- 3.4 Bar numbers
- Frequency
- Go to Bar
- Bar number changes
- First bar number
- Bar 1
- Pick-up (upbeat) bars
- Moving bar numbers
- Hiding bar numbers
- Text style
- Placing bar numbers below the bottom staff
- Centering bar numbers on the bar
- Bar numbers at the start of a system
- Changing the alignment of bar numbers above a barline
- Bar numbers on multirests
- Bar numbers in parts
- 3.5 Page numbers
- 3.6 Rehearsal marks
- 3.7 Edit Text Styles
- 3.1 Working with text
- 4. Playback & video
- 4.1 Playback
- 4.2 Mixer
- 4.3 Performance
- 4.4 Repeats
- 4.5 Live Playback
- 4.6 Playback dictionary
- 4.7 Video
- Adding a video
- Removing a video
- Synchronization
- Example videos
- File formats
- Saving and opening scores with video files
- Hiding and showing the Video window
- Setting the volume level of the video
- Setting the size of the Video window
- Full screen mode
- Windows Media and QuickTime (Windows only)
- Translucency of the Video window
- Start time
- Adding your music to video files
- 4.8 Timecode and hit points
- Timecode read-out
- Timecode and Duration dialog
- Notating timecode in the score
- Units
- Start time
- Duration at end of score
- How timecode and duration are calculated
- Hit points
- How to add hit points to your score
- Editing the time position and name of hit points
- Deleting existing hit points
- Shifting hit points
- Text styles
- 4.9 Kontakt Player
- Computer requirements
- Installing Kontakt Player
- Setting up Kontakt Player
- Audio Setup (Windows)
- Audio Setup (Mac)
- Settings window
- Playback via Kontakt Player
- Tips for slower computers
- Kontakt Player window
- Instrument header
- Kontakt Player Options
- Using Kontakt Player with other playback devices
- How Kontakt Player works
- Repeated notes
- Included sounds
- 4.10 Playback and input devices
- 4.11 MIDI for beginners
- 4.12 MIDI messages
- Creating MIDI messages in Sibelius
- Should I use the dictionary or MIDI messages?
- Syntax
- Channel messages
- Program and bank changes
- Control changes
- Pitch bend
- Aftertouch
- Modulation
- Breath
- Portamento
- Volume
- Pan
- Expression
- Sustain pedal
- Soft pedal
- Channel mode messages
- NoteOn/NoteOff
- System messages
- Hiding MIDI messages
- Further information
- 4.13 Edit Sound Sets
- 5. Power tools
- 5.1 Arrange™
- Summary
- Using Arrange musically
- How Arrange arranges
- Arrange styles
- Block and Mixed styles
- Explode
- Reduction
- Arranging for families of instruments
- Arranging for orchestra
- Arranging for band
- Arranging for mixed ensembles
- Arranging for choir
- Arranging for jazz ensembles
- Arranging for rock and pop ensembles
- Arranging for solo instrument(s)
- Arranging for other ensembles
- Preparing music to be arranged
- After arranging music
- 5.2 Edit Arrange Styles
- 5.3 Display settings
- 5.4 Dynamic parts™
- What are dynamic parts?
- Viewing dynamic parts
- Viewing multiple parts
- Distinguishing the score from a part
- Editing parts
- The Parts window
- Printing multiple parts
- Differences in parts
- Resetting objects in parts
- Hide and show in parts and score
- Editing part names
- Appearance of parts and score
- Multiple Part Appearance
- Text styles in parts
- Text at different sizes in the score and parts
- Clef changes in parts
- Codas in parts
- Copying part layout
- Exporting house styles from parts
- Creating new parts
- Adding or removing staves from parts
- Deleting parts
- Parts in different transpositions
- Multiple players on the same staff
- Extract Parts dialog
- Extracting individual players
- 5.5 Filters and Find
- 5.6 Focus on Staves
- 5.7 Grove Music
- 5.8 Hiding objects
- 5.9 Highlight
- 5.10 Menus and shortcuts
- 5.11 Plug-ins
- Additional plug-ins
- Installing new plug-ins
- Edit plug-ins
- Creating your own plug-ins
- ACCIDENTALS
- Add Accidentals to All Notes
- Add Accidentals to All Sharp and Flat Notes
- Add Cautionary Accidentals
- Add Ficta Above Note
- Respell Flats as Sharps/Respell Sharps as Flats
- Simplify Accidentals
- ANALYSIS
- Add Schenkerian Scale Degrees
- Compare Staves
- Find Motive
- Find Range
- BATCH PROCESSING
- Calculate Statistics for Folder of Scores
- Convert Folder of Acorn Sibelius Files
- Convert Folder of Finale Files
- Convert Folder of MIDI Files
- Convert Folder of MusicXML Files
- Convert Folder of SCORE Files
- Convert Folder of Scores to Graphics
- Convert Folder of Scores to MIDI
- Convert Folder of Scores to Web Pages
- Import House Style into Folder of Scores
- Print Multiple Copies
- COMPOSING TOOLS
- 12-Tone Matrix
- Add Drum Pattern
- Add Simple Harmony
- Invert
- Pitch Mapping
- Realize Chord Symbols and Diagrams
- Realize Figured Bass
- Retrograde
- Show Handbells Required
- NOTES AND RESTS
- Add Slash Noteheads for Parts
- Apply Shape Notes
- Boomwhacker® Note Colors
- Color Pitches
- Combine Tied Notes and Rests
- Convert Simple Time to Compound Time
- Copy Articulations and Slurs
- Double/Halve Note Values
- Duplicates In Staves
- Make Pitches Constant
- Remove Dangling Ties
- Remove Overlapping Notes
- Remove Rests
- Remove Unison Notes
- Split Dotted Quarter Rests
- Straighten Written-Out Swing
- OTHER
- Add Harp Pedaling
- Make Layout Uniform
- Preferences
- Remove All Highlights
- Scales and Arpeggios
- Set Metronome Mark
- PLAYBACK
- Cresc./Dim. Playback
- Harmonics Playback
- Ornament Playback
- Quarter-tone Playback
- Strummer
- PROOF-READING
- Check Attachments
- Proof-read
- Check for Parallel 5ths/8ves
- Check Multiple Stops
- What Is Where?
- TEXT
- Add Brass Fingering
- Add Chord Symbols
- Add Note Names
- Add Slurs to Lyrics
- Add String Fingering
- Add Tonic Sol-Fa
- Add Verse Numbers
- Align Lyrics
- Change Dynamics
- Chord Symbols As Fractions
- Find and Replace Text
- Number Bars
- Number Beats
- Reposition Text
- Save Lyrics
- Smarten Quotes
- Traditional Lyrics Beaming
- 5.12 Preferences
- 5.13 Printing
- Setting the paper size
- Printing
- Print range
- Copies and Collate
- Border
- Crop marks
- View menu options
- Print in color
- Date and time footer
- Fit to paper
- Scale
- Substitute options
- Double-sided printing
- Spreads
- 2-Up
- Booklet
- Printing multiple scores or parts at once
- Choosing good paper
- Problems with margins
- Problems with double-sided printing
- 5.14 Properties
- 5.15 SibeliusEducation.com
- 5.16 SibeliusMusic.com
- 5.17 Transposing
- 5.18 Undo and Redo
- 5.19 View menu
- 5.20 Window menu
- 5.21 Worksheet Creator
- 5.22 Adding your own worksheets
- 5.1 Arrange™
- 6. Layout & engraving
- 7. Files
- 7.1 Working with files
- Creating a score
- File size
- Saving
- Auto-save
- Backups
- Exporting files to older versions of Sibelius
- Opening files from older versions of Sibelius
- Score Info
- Several movements, songs or pieces
- Splitting a score into several files
- Append Score
- Sharing files with other users
- Sending files via email
- Files on Windows or Mac
- Opening Mac scores on Windows
- Opening Windows scores on Mac
- User-editable files
- Scorch templates and textures
- 7.2 Opening MIDI files
- 7.3 Importing graphics
- 7.4 Opening MusicXML files
- 7.5 Opening Finale 98-2003 files
- 7.6 Opening SCORE files
- 7.7 Opening Acorn Sibelius files
- 7.8 Exporting graphics
- 7.9 Exporting MIDI files
- 7.10 Exporting audio files
- 7.11 Exporting Scorch web pages
- 7.12 ASCII tab files
- 7.1 Working with files
- Glossary
- Index