Play Loop

Added 01 Aug 2005 (last updated 26 Mar 2008)

For use with Sibelius 3.x

This plug-in allows you to choose a section of the score and have it played back as a loop. This is ideal for using Sibelius as an accompanist to practice tricky passages.

Does not work in Sibelius versions after 3.x. Try Loop Selection instead.

Plug-in written by Brian Bargent.

Fix Tied Notes Live Playback

Added 01 Aug 2005 (last updated 21 May 2009)

For use with Sibelius 3.x, Sibelius 4, Sibelius 4.1, Sibelius 5 and Sibelius 6

This plug-in processes notes and corrects problems with the Live Playback Original Duration in tied notes. If the Live Playback duration in a tied note has been set such that it ends either before or after the notational duration (i.e., if the note is a quarter note/crotchet, and Live Playback only plays for an eighth note/quaver), the note can playback incorrectly (the following note it is tied to will play with a separate attack). To prevent that, the Live Playback duration is set to the notational duration less the Live Start Position in those cases, so the tied note playback stops exactly at the end. A log file of changes will be written.

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Ornament Playback

Added 01 Aug 2005 (last updated 17 Mar 2008)

For use with Sibelius 2.x

This plug-in allows Sibelius to play back mordents and turns.

To use the plug-in, select the note (or notes) to which you want to add an ornament, and then choose File > Plug-ins > Playback > Ornament Playback. A simple dialog will appear, with the following options:

  • Mordent or Turn: allows you to choose the type of ornament you wish to add
  • Lower: produces an inverted ornament
  • Chromatic: produces a chromatic ornament; when this option is switched off, the ornament produced is diatonic
  • At end of note: intended for turns only, this option makes Sibelius insert the turn at the end of the selected note (i.e. just before the following note)
  • Add symbol: this option adds the appropriate symbol for the ornament above the selected note (or notes).

When you have chosen the desired options, click OK, and appropriate MIDI messages are added to your score (switch on View > Hidden Objects to see them).

Note that playback of turns is implemented by inserting pitch bend messages (to alter the pitch of the first note of the turn, i.e. to raise it or lower it from the written pitch), so if any other instruments are sharing the same MIDI channel as the instrument playing the ornament, the pitches played by those instruments will also be affected.

For Sibelius 5, use the shipping version of this plugin.

Plug-in written by Sibelius Software Ltd..

Strummer

Added 21 Dec 2005 (last updated 30 Mar 2009)

For use with Sibelius 4

This is a minor update to the Strummer plug-in included with Sibelius 4. This update has the following improvements:

  • Tied chords (and even partially tied chords) are handled correctly
  • Notes were sometimes clipped in the first chord in a bar following a strummed chord in the previous bar; this is now fixed

For Sibelius 5, use the shipping version of this plugin.

Plug-in written by David Harvey.

Dream Sequence

Added 25 Jan 2007 (last updated 05 Sep 2009)

For use with Sibelius 4, Sibelius 4.1 and Sibelius 6

This plug-in will open a folder of scores and play them back in turn, either sequentially (with an option to loop) or randomly (with an option to control the number of intermediate scores to be played until a particular score may be played again.)

Updated 5 September 2009 by Bob Zawalich for compatibility with Sibelius 6. Note that this plugin will run in Sibelius 4 and 6, but not Sibelius 5.

Plug-in written by Andrew Moschou.

Swing Fix

Added 11 Apr 2007 (last updated 13 Apr 2007)

For use with Sibelius 4 and Sibelius 4.1

This plug-in uses Live Playback to correct the playback of 16th notes (semiquavers) and pairs of eighth notes (quavers) marked with tenuto and staccato articulations when using one of the "swing" rhythmic feel settings in Play > Performance.

Plug-in written by Dave Foster.

Export Each Staff As Audio

Added 05 Oct 2007 (last updated 21 May 2009)

For use with Sibelius 5

Creates audio files for each staff or instrument (if multi-staff) in a score.

For Sibelius 6, use the shipping version of this plugin.

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Set Play On Pass

Added 06 Oct 2007 (last updated 21 May 2009)

For use with Sibelius 5 and Sibelius 6

Toggles (default), disables, or enables all 8 passes of Play on Pass for any selected objects. To change the option from Toggle, run the plugin with no selection. It will change *all* selected objects, so it will often be useful to filter just the items you want to change.

Updated January 15, 2008 to add a \"Show dialog\" flag to the dialog so it can be run with the dialog always visible. The flag is on by default so it will always appear the first time the plugin is run.

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Loop Selection

Added 24 Mar 2008 (last updated 21 May 2009)

For use with Sibelius 4, Sibelius 4.1, Sibelius 5 and Sibelius 6

This plugin will let you loop playback by adding marker and jump text to the start and end of the selection. If you play the score within the markers, playback will loop. The default target name is the first selected bar number.

By default, marker/jump text only jumps to the start or end of a bar; to loop partial bars, select the text and turn off \\\'Jump at bar end\\\' in the Property Window Playback pane.

In Sibelius 5, the plugin can delete any marker or jump text in the selection or in the score.

To make it more obvious which notes will loop, you may want to add a highlight or color to the selected notes.

Updated November 24, 2008 to fix problems deleting hidden markers and all markers in score.

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Play It Again!

Added 19 Jun 2009 (last updated 01 Oct 2009)

For use with Sibelius 6

Repeats playback of a selection either continuously or a specified number of times without requiring changes to the score.

There are some quirks, described in Help. Mainly, the final note will be cut off, there is a gap at the start of the selection, and if the final note is not on a beat, the following note may be played. But it is very convenient to use, and may be useful.

Instead, you may try the Loop Selection plugin, which avoids most of the playback quirks, but it adds text to the score, which may not be desirable.

Updated 20 June 2009 to fix bugs

Updated 1 October 2009 to use Sib 6.1 features to allow repeat of a single note, and to reduce previous quirks.

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Mute Unmute

Added 30 Jun 2009 (last updated 23 Aug 2009)

For use with Sibelius 6

Mutes, unmutes, or toggles the mute state of selected staves. This has only been practical since Sibelius 6; the changed mute status will be reflected in the mixer.

Updated 23 August 2009 to allow setting mute state to half muted

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Export Selection As Audio

Added 12 Aug 2009 (last updated 09 Sep 2009)

For use with Sibelius 6

Exports the selected music in the score to an audio file (unlike File - Export Audio, which always exports to the end of the score). It will only export staves that play back through virtual instruments, so it is best if your current playback configuration uses only virtual instruments, and does not use MIDI devices.

The plugin will export only selected notes, regardless of the initial position of the playback line.

The plugin creates a temporary score named TemporaryScoreForExportAudio.sib, in the default Scores folder, which it will reuse if run again. You may freely delete this score after the plugin finishes.

Updated 24 August 2009. The plugin now deletes the temporary score, so it will no longer be left around.

Updated 9 September 2009. The duration of the selection now appears in the dialog prior to export.

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Export Audio Score and Parts

Added 11 Sep 2009 (last updated 12 Nov 2009)

For use with Sibelius 6

Exports audio, creating .wav or .aiff files from a score, a score and each of its parts, or just the parts of a score. Will process the current score, all the currently open scores, or all the scores in a specified folder.

Updated 16 September 2009 so the options are visible even if you start with no scores open.

12 November 2009 there is a potential crashing problem with running this plugin on a folder of scores, and that use is not recommended until a fix becomes available.

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Rehearsal Recordings

Added 07 Oct 2009 (last updated 26 Oct 2009)

For use with Sibelius 6

Creates audio recordings for each dynamic part of a score, reducing the volume of the staves that are not in the current part, so that the part is louder.

This can be used for creating section rehearsal recordings for a choir or other ensembles. By default the plugin will export all parts, but you can choose which parts to export.

You may optionally pan the parts and the accompaniment staves to opposite sides.

Use half mute rather than volume scaling if your score contains MIDI messages that affect volume.

This plugin requires Sibelius 6.1.

Updated 26 October 2009. New option to generate altered scores so other plugins can generate MIDI or Scorch files

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

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