Author Archives: Daniel Spreadbury

Singer-songwriter Alexa Weber Morales on arranging with Sibelius First

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Daniel Spreadbury

Alexa Weber Morales in her grandmother's cloak in front of a church door Alexa Weber Morales is a singer-songwriter from Oakland, CA whom I have not yet had the pleasure of meeting in person, but with whom I have conversed … Continue reading →

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London Olympics mascots movie Rainbow to the Games scored in Sibelius

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Daniel Spreadbury

Click here to view the embedded video. With just 73 days to go until the opening ceremony of the London Olympic and Paralympic games, the anticipation around the UK, and indeed the world, is building. One of the key ways … Continue reading →

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Film composer John Powell: “Without Sibelius, we couldn’t meet our deadlines”

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Daniel Spreadbury

Composer John Powell in the control room (photo by Melinda Lerner) John Powell is one of Hollywood’s most in-demand composers, his music having graced more than 50 feature films. British-born, John has called the United States his home for the … Continue reading →

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Introducing the new Sibelius First

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Daniel Spreadbury

Click here to view the embedded video. We’re very pleased to announce that a new version of Sibelius’s little brother, Sibelius First, is available from today, with some great new features never before seen in music notation software (including Sibelius … Continue reading →

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How to make plug-ins appear in any ribbon tab in Sibelius 7

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Daniel Spreadbury

A plug, yesterday (courtesy Samuel Livingstone on Flickr) In this guest post, plug-ins maven Bob Zawalich shares his tips on how to make plug-ins in Sibelius appear on any ribbon tab. Bob has written more than 300 plug-ins for Sibelius, … Continue reading →

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Sibelius makes light work of ETHEL’s new album Heavy

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Daniel Spreadbury

ETHEL in the studio The New York-based experimental string quartet ETHEL (@ETHELCentral) are one of the most exciting chamber music groups performing today. Founded in 1998 by graduates of Juilliard and Eastman / SUNY Stony Brook, the group has built a … Continue reading →

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How to run Sibelius 7 without the Quick Start window

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Daniel Spreadbury

An empty Sibelius document window, yesterday. Warning: this post gets a bit nerdy about software windowing models. If that doesn’t sound like your cup of tea, try this instead. Likewise, if you’re a Mac user, you might find all this … Continue reading →

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Everything old is new again: Sibelius 7 now supports Windows XP

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Daniel Spreadbury

A computer running Windows XP, yesterday (courtesy Federica Testani on Flickr) When we released Sibelius 7 last summer, the minimum system requirements jumped significantly: on Mac, we dropped support for Macs with PowerPC processors, and specified Mac OS X 10.6 … Continue reading →

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Sibelius 7.1.2 update now available

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Daniel Spreadbury

A new Sibelius 7 update is available from today, bringing the program to version 7.1.2. This update is free for existing Sibelius 7 users, and includes more than 150 bug fixes and improvements. Among the most significant improvements in this … Continue reading →

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Sibelius 7 Essential Training on Lynda.com

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Daniel Spreadbury

Click here to view the embedded video. If you’re looking for ways to learn Sibelius 7, you’re spoiled for choice. Not only is there comprehensive on-screen documentation provided with the software (which you can also download here), an optional printed … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Sibelius clinics on the Pacific coast

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Daniel Spreadbury

The Pacific Coast, as seen from Oceanside, OR (photo courtesy Heather Culligan on Flickr) If you’re fortunate enough to live in the western United States of America, you may be interested in some upcoming training days and clinics being run … Continue reading →

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Rogue Amoeba release Audio Hijack Pro and Airfoil updates to fix Sibelius conflict

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Daniel Spreadbury

Many Sibelius users also have one or more of the excellent audio utilities from Rogue Amoeba installed on their Macs, such as Audio Hijack Pro or Airfoil. Both of these products include a feature called Instant On, which allows the … Continue reading →

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