Sibelius Manual Setting up Sibelius Starting a Score . Basic Note Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 4 5 7 10 Adding Text & Markings Altering the Layout of Your Score . Basic Shortcuts In Sibelius . . Excerpts from Sibelius Quick Start Manual by: Robin Hodson, Eastern Region Manager, Sibelius USA robin@sibelius.com, or 201 370 0936 This edition: August 2005 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 This is all testable by going to: Play>Playback and Input devices. Generally speaking, please only choose ONE device to use for playback. If all you see is your soundcard, then use that! 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. Windows users: you may wish to go to the "Mouse" section, and check the box that says "Enable copying with mouse" ­ this allows you to copy notes, measures, objects etc by clicking BOTH sides of the mouse button at once. 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) these options for when you want to record live are all in Notes>Flexitime Options: please check inside BOTH pages/tabs that appear, as choosing carefully will vastly improve the accuracy of live transcription. 6 Live playback velocities This feature vastly improves the quality of playback of your live performances, and of MIDI files if it is activated. To turn it on, go to View and click on Live Playback Velocities. Then, when you enter notes live or open a MIDI file, you'll see the velocities (volume levels) of all the notes in your score, which you can adjust by going to Play>Transform Live Playback. If you don't want to see the velocities displayed on-screen, go to the floating PLAYBACK window, and click on the "lightening bolt" you see there. 2 7 Saving scores Please be careful to remember WHERE you save scores in your computer's hard drive. On windows they are typically saved in My Documents>Scores on your computer, but you can choose instead to create your own folder, perhaps on the DESKTOP, where you typically save your scores. You can also SEARCH for a score you might have lost in your hard drive by going to START>Search (windows users), and typing "*.sib" in the search box ­ that finds ALL the Sibelius files on your hard drive. Mac users, hit Command + F once you have hidden Sibelius: this launches the "Find" feature to allow you to search for files on your Mac. 8 Tutorial Videos Purchased versions of Sibelius v4 have excellent "quick start" videos that you can watch before trying anything: you'll find these in the Quick Start Dialog box that should open whenever you launch Sibelius. Starting a Score in Sibelius v4 (Mac shortcuts in italics) 1 2 Launch Sibelius, and click NEW to start a new score - follow the various steps in the set up wizard to create a score. Always start by choosing a template score. At this stage, you can add, remove or reorder INSTRUMENTS in your score by hitting the button that says "Add Instruments". Choose any number of instruments by selecting the family, then the instrument, and then clicking ADD. Keep choosing instruments until you have what you need, then click OK. Follow the remaining pages to complete the score setup wizard. Once your score appears on the screen, you can add more blank MEASURES if you need, by hitting Control + b (Command + b) If you need to change or add a TIME signature, Hit ESCAPE, then hit T to choose a time signature (4/4 is the default already chosen). Click on the first measure of your score to add the time signature. If you need to change or add a KEY signature, Hit ESCAPE, then hit K to add a key signature in the score. You can see your score as a transposing score by clicking the ICON at the top of the screen with two flats on it. Click the same icon again to revert to a non-transposing score. If you have forgotten to add a Title or other kinds of TEXT, you can find these in the CREATE menu. Add a tempo marking by selecting the first measure of the score, typing Control +Alt T (Command +Option T), then right clicking (Control +click) to get a submenu of all you need. You can MOVE around the score around by pressing and holding the mouse inside the gray box in the BOTTOM LEFT of the computer screen (the NAVIGATOR). You can also press and hold the mouse on any white space on the score itself to drag the paper around. Also use the PAGE UP/PAGE DOWN/HOME/END keys. 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 Also note: you can ZOOM in or out of your score at any time by hitting Control and "+" key a few times (+ key is found near the P key) or Control and the "­" key (Command and "+" key or Command and the "­" key). You can also add/delete or re-order the instruments in your existing score by hitting i on your computer's keyboard, and following the steps in the instruments box that appears. You can adjust the volume levels of each staff by hitting m (the Mixer). Each staff has its own slider for volume. Hit m to close the mixer again. To PLAY back your score, hit the ESCAPE key twice, then hit p to play your score from the beginning and Escape to stop it playing. A green cursor will follow the score ­ this can also be controlled by hitting SPACEBAR to start and stop. Use the playback floating window to control tempo, metronome, location to play from etc. There is also a timeline in the playback window (below the icons) which you can click and drag with your mouse to advance through the score. The shorter horizontal line controls TEMPO. 9 10 11 Basic Note Entry Basic Note entry A (Click notes into your score with a mouse) 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 Hit escape key Choose note value on keypad (box in bottom right of screen) with mouse Click on any measure with mouse ­ keep clicking to add lots of notes Use arrow keys to change pitches of any blue notes just added Hit Control + z (Command + z) if you make a mistake Hit escape key when done Hit escape key Select empty measure with mouse Hit N, then choose note value on keypad (box in bottom right of screen) Type a, b, c, d, e, f or g on computer keyboard (or number zero on number pad for rests) Use Control (Command) + arrow up or down to change octave of note Hit escape key when done Hit escape key Select empty measure Hit N, then choose note value (on keypad on screen) with mouse ­ or use numeric keypad on right of computer keyboard to select note value on screen Play pitches on MIDI keyboard ­ hit zero on number pad for rests also Hit escape key when done Check your recording options: go to Notes>Flexitime options Hit escape key Select empty measure Hit round red Record button or Control+Shift + F (Command + Shift + F) Play live, but listen carefully to the metronome Hit escape to stop recording Hit Control + Z (Command + Z) to undo recording Use the r key to repeat selected notes/measures/passages Use the numbers along the top of the computer's keyboard to add pitches to selected notes/measures/passages To paste anything, select object, note, measure or passage, move mouse to destination place, then hit Alt (option) + click with mouse to paste (or windows users can click both sides of mouse to paste ­ please set up this feature first ­ see p2, step 3) To change length of selected note(s), choose different value on keypad Don't forget that the keypad on the screen can also be accessed from the NUMERIC KEYPAD on your computer's keyboard For Voice 2 notes, hit N and choose a note value on keypad, then hit 2, 3 or 4 at the bottom of the keypad on screen (or use shortcut Alt + 2,3 or 4 on main computer keyboard, then enter notes: they will be GREEN. You can also select an existing note or notes and change its voice the same way. All voices are color coded. Rarely use voices 3 and 4!! 4 Basic Note entry B (Type notes into your score using computer keys) Basic Note entry C (Step time entry with a MIDI keyboard) Basic Note entry D (Live recording with a MIDI keyboard) Extra hints Adding Text and Markings Mac shortcuts are given in italics on this sheet. For ALL steps in Sibelius, we recommend hitting the ESCAPE key on the computer's keyboard before and after every action detailed below. 1 Slurs: Select a note where you want to add a slur, then hit S. Use the spacebar to extend the slur. Use shift+spacebar to reduce the length of the slur. Use X to flip a selected slur (also works for notes). You can also drag the slur manually with your mouse to reposition the arc. Crescendos & Decrescendos (Hairpins): Select a note where you want the crescendo (hairpin) to start, and hit H. Use the spacebar to extend the hairpin, and shift+spacebar if you go too far. For decrescendos, use Shift + H as the shortcut instead. Use your mouse or arrow keys to reposition the hairpin. They have "handles" on either end which can also be adjusted, and you can adjust the "aperture" of hairpins by hitting Control+Shift+E (Command + Shift +E), choose the "Lines" tab and changing the options on the screen. Accents, Staccatos and Tenutos: These can be recorded live using Flexitime, but if you need to mark them into your score, select the note (or notes) where you want them, and add them using the first keypad layout screen (the keypad usually lives in the bottom right of your computer screen). They play back. Marcatos and other markings are on page 4 of the keypad. Ties: Don't confuse them with slurs! To add them, select a note or notes, and use the tie that's on the first keypad layout screen. Triplets: add these by first adding an eighth note in the score, then typing Control +3 (near the "w" key) or Command +3. Then click or type/play in the remaining notes. For other tuplets like quintuplets, type Control + 5 etc (Command + 5). For complex tuplets, (like 15 in the time of 16), go to Create>Tuplet, and specify what you want there. Re-beaming notes: Use the third keypad layout screen to change the beaming of notes. Don't forget to select the notes you wish to rebeam first. String markings/Pauses/Fermatas: These can be found on the fourth keypad layout screen. Follow the same steps as in 3, 4 or 5 above. Trills: Select a note where you want a trill to appear, then hit L (Lines menu in Sibelius). Choose a trill from the list on the left hand side that appears, then hit OK. Use the spacebar to extend the length of the trill if you need. Use the properties box in Sibelius to alter the playback of trills. Ottavas, Glissandi and Pedal Markings, etc: These can all be found and added using exactly the same method as in step 7 above. Rits, Ralls, Accelerandos, etc: hit Escape key, then hit L (lines menu) and choose what you need from the right hand column. Draw them into your score by pressing and holding your mouse from left to right. Note that these markings appear at the top of systems, not on individual staffs in your score. Repeat Bars, First & Second Time Bars and Rehearsal Marks: For repeat bars, select barline, then go to Create>Barline and choose what you want. For first and second time bars (as with step 9 above), use the Lines menu and draw the first/second time bars into your score. For rehearsal marks, select a barline, then use Control + R (Command + R). These can be copied in the normal way by Alt + Clicking them (Option + click). You can adjust the style of rehearsal marks (letters or numbers etc), by going to Control + Shift + E (Command + Shift + E) and choosing the Rehearsal Marks tab. 5 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Adding Text and Markings 11 Coloring sections of your score: Sibelius allows you to do this. Hit Escape key, then select an object, note, passage (or anything in the score); hit Control + J (Command + J), and choose what color you'd like for your objects. To delete the coloring, select the colored object, and choose Layout>Reset Design (Control + Shift D or Command + Shift D). Symbols & Pictures: you can also insert pictures of anything in your score. Hit Z for the symbols menu, and choose/add them, or go to Create>Graphic, and insert a TIFF file of any other image in your score. These are resizable once on the screen, and we provide users with a folder called "Graphic Files" with many images already created. Import your own TIFF files into Sibelius if you wish. Dynamic markings and ...