Sibelius V4 Quick Start Guide

Sibelius 4 Quick-Starts Setting up Sibelius………………………………………………………… 2 On-screen Icons & Floating Windows in Sibelius………………………. 3 Starting a Score in Sibelius .......................................................................... 4 Entering Notes ............................................................................................... 5 Adding Text & Markings ............................................................................. 6 Using Dynamic Parts…………………………………………………….…8 Altering the Layout of Your Score ............................................................. 9 Introduction to the Arrange Feature………………………………………11 Formatting for Worksheets, Hand-Outs and Tests……………………....12 Making the most of plug-ins…………………………………………….…14 Music Scanning Tips and Hints……………………………………………15 Downloading MIDI Files from the Web……………………………….….17 Basic Shortcuts……………………………………………………………...19 Creating Scores for the Internet Using Scorch…………………………....21 Using Kontakt to burn CDs/rehearsal versions of your scores………..…23 Adding Video/MP3 files into your scores……………………………….….24 Robin Hodson, Eastern Region Manager, Sibelius USA robin@sibelius.com, or 201 370 0936 This edition: November 2006 Setting up Sibelius (Mac shortcuts in italics if needed) In this section, you’ll ensure that the program is set up the way you like to use it, every time you want to turn it on. 1 MIDI settings if you have a purchased version of Sibelius, ensure that you’ve actually loaded Kontakt Player, and that you have the required MIDI drivers for your MIDI interface (if you are using one). This is all testable by going to: Play>Playback and Input devices. If in doubt, call tech support on 925 280 2101. Generally speaking, please only choose ONE device to use for playback. If all you see is your soundcard (DLS on Mac), then use that! Do NOT use Kontakt for playback whilst you are creating a score – wait until you have entered all of the notes. 2 General Display Options The icons in the top right of the screen allow you to choose which floating windows you wish to see whilst using Sibelius: you choose! Obviously only use the windows that you NEED, and turn off windows when you don’t need them. This includes the keypad, navigator, playback window, parts window, properties box, Kontakt player and mixer. There are shortcuts to do this also. 3 Preferences Go to File>Preferences (Sibelius>Preferences on Mac). There are many choices here for layout, most of which are fine to leave as they are. This is also the place where you can customize your own shortcuts to use with the program (Menus and Shortcuts). 4 Note Input Options This is important too: find this in the Preferences section (see 3 above), as well as Score Position. Sibelius will remember these settings in the future. 5 Flexitime Input (live recording) the…