You can “slide” a note during note entry, or after-the-fact by making a selection.
It’s worth remembering the shortcuts here: Command-Alt-Left/Right Arrow (Mac) or Ctrl+Alt+Left/Right Arrow (PC). This first appeared in Sibelius 8.2 and was refined in 8.3. Number 5 is the ability to move notes and rests horizontally, which we’ll call “sliding” notes. If View > Invisibles > Differences In Parts is checked, the notes will turn orange. You do this simply by pressing the regular shortcut key Return while working in the part. But if you produce concert pitch scores with dynamic parts, you’ll appreciate the ability to change the spelling of notes in a part without affecting the score. If you don’t deal with parts much, or if you only work with transposing scores, you might yawn here. Number 6 is independent enharmonic spelling in parts, introduced in 8.2. #6: Independent enharmonic spelling in parts But it’s a useful and time-saving feature and the first real engraving improvement we saw in the post-Sibelius 8 updates.
Like Magnetic Layout, it’s not perfect, and you still have the option of manually adjusting rests on a case-by-case basis or changing the rules in Appearance > Engraving Rules > Rests, where disabling the feature entirely returns this feature to a pre-8.1 state. Now, they move, avoiding notes in other voices as well as taking other notes in the same voice into account. The major exception to this was rests in multiple voices, which stayed in a fixed offset position unless you moved them manually. Since Sibelius 6 we’ve all become accustomed to objects repelling each other automatically, avoiding unwanted collisions in the score. You might think of this as “Magnetic Layout” for rests. Number 7 is automatic rest placement, first appearing in Sibelius 8.1. #7: Automatic rest placement in multiple voices This change really had more to do with certain patents relating to the MP3 format expiring than any major technical work in Sibelius, but still, we’re glad that Avid included it as soon as possible. Before 8.1 you only had the option to export uncompressed audio, meaning that you had to go through a separate step in another program to convert the audio file to MP3. MP3 export was added in 8.1 and you’ll find it in File > Export > Audio. Number 8 is the only one on my list that isn’t a notation feature. Enjoy!Īll right, let’s start the countdown. I’ve tried to appeal to both advanced and casual users here - the features apply to almost everyone and can be easily appreciated. This video is current as of the 2018.7 release, and some features are more recent than others. So I figured I’d review my eight favorite features that have come out since Sibelius 8. It also surprised me how many friends and colleagues were still using Sibelius 7.5 or earlier because they didn’t think there was anything new in Sibelius 8 and beyond. The updates initially started off slowly, but in the last couple of years we’ve been treated to a steady stream of improvements.īecause the new features dribbled out one or two at a time and weren’t all packed into one major release, it’s easy to lose track of what’s new.
It’s been more than three years since Avid released Sibelius 8.
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