LOCATED : Dock>Music Folder>Sibelius 2
1) Getting Started
2) Entering Notes with the Mouse
3) Entering Notes with the Keypad
4) Step-Time Input
5) Flexi-Time Input
6) Playback
7) Getting Help
>>>>Getting Started
1. Launch Sibelius
2. A screen may appear that says” It looks like your midi devices have changed…”
-if so, Click OK, (if not, continue to number 3)
-On the settings screen next to MOTU Fastlane USB Port A go under the Sound Set column and choose the Kurzweil keyboard
-For Input Device highlight the MOTU Fastlane USB Port A
-or, if there is no selection for MOTU Fastlane USB Port A, select the keyboard that corresponds to the one at your station (i.e. Kurzweil K2500XS or Kurzweil K2VX). If no keyboard at your station, select Quicktime instruments
3. Open a new file by clicking this icon:(if menu automatically pops up, press New for a blank score, then follow instructions below)
4. The default format is Letter but you can choose a pre-made template such as String Quartet, Jazz Combo, etc. (Tabloid is larger and A3, A4 are European standard sizes)
5. After you choose Letter or another non-template size, it will ask you to add instruments and you must choose at least one.
6. Choose the necessary instruments for your score
7. Make sure that you set the “Play using this device” choice to the correct setting.
It should be set on MOTU Fastlane USB Port A (or corresponding keyboard) if you are using the MIDI keyboard. You can set it to use Quicktime Instruments as another option.
8. Adding more bars is done by holding down the Apple key and tapping the B key -OR- the bars are automatically added as you play in Step or Flexi Time input.
9. To set the Time Signature type ‘t’ and Key Signature type ‘k’ or they can be set by going to the Create menu in the top of the screen
10. An easy way to maneuver between sections is place your cursor on the section of the page you want to view in the navigator screen (located in the lower left hand corner of the score).>>>>
11. To change any text just double-click on itEntering Notes
With the Mouse
1. To enter notes with the mouse just click the correct note value (to make a rest also click the rest sign [0 key]) and then click on the place where you want to place it in the score.
2. You should hear the note as you enter it and if you want to change it to a different note, just drag it to the correct placement
3. You can make chords by clicking another note above or below the note you just entered
4. To clear notehead selections press Esc key twice
>>>>With the Keypad
1. Using the number keypad to the right on most computer keyboards and the arrow keys you can enter most notes and rests.
2. The layout of the keypad resembles that of the onscreen accidentals, notes, and rests. It starts with the seven and goes down to the . (period)
3. Experiment with pressing these keypad buttons and watch the onscreen keypad light-up and see what combinations are possible.
4. The horizontal arrows are used to move from note to note and measure to measure
5. The vertical arrows are used to move the note up or down on the staff
6. Another way to enter note names is by using the alphabetical letter on the keyboard
You can use both note entry types together.
>>>>Step-time input
(for computers with MIDI Keyboards only)
1. Select a note-value from the keyboard
2. Start playing notes on the MIDI keyboard, the space bar is a rest
3. Use the articulation, note-value, and other settings as you did with the Keypad input
4. Change note duration using the keypad as necessary
5. Chords can be input easier using this method
>>>>Flexi-Time input
(for computers with MIDI Keyboards only)
1. Click a bar to start recording from
2. Click the Flexi-time button with the red dot:
3. It will click for two measures at the metronome marking you have set to let you get ready, then it starts recording the notes you play on the MIDI keyboard in almost real-time
4. The flexible aspect of this input is that the metronome will attempt to follow you if you slow down or speed up.
>>>>Playback
Choosing your instrument sounds:
1. Under Window in top menu choose Mixer
2. Click on an instrument(track) name from your piece(in blue)
3. Make sure the Device is MOTU Fastlane USB Port A (or corresponding keyboard) for each instrument
4. Choose a Sound for each track from the Kurzweil Bank #’s
5. Make sure none of the tracks you want to hear are muted in the mixer
No MIDI Keyboard – If aren’t connected to a keyboard then you should use the built-in Quicktime music sounds. In the Mixer next to Devices choose Quicktime music, then choose the instrument for each of your parts.
6.By pressing the triangle-shaped Play button , the piece
will start from the point of the cursor (if the cursor is not in the score playback begins from the first measure).>>>>Getting Help
The easiest way to get information about Sibelius is to go to the Help Menu or by clicking on the question mark icon:
