439: Laissez vibrer (l.v.) lines - adding them easily
To easily add laissez vibrer (l.v.) lines to notes in your score, you can assign the l.v. line to one of Sibelius' custom articulations.
Sibelius 5
Step 1: installing the House Style
(This only needs to be done once.)
- Download this score and open it with Sibelius 5.
- Go to House Style > Export House Style.
- Choose a name for your House Style (e.g. "Laissez Vibrer Lines") and click OK.
Step 2: using the House Style
(This only needs to be done once per score.)
- Open the score to which you want to add the l.v. lines.
- Go to House Style > Import House Style.
- Select the House Style you exported in step 1 (e.g. "Laissez Vibrer Lines") and click OK.
It's even easier if you're starting a new score: just select the House Style you exported in step 1 (e.g. "Laissez Vibrer Lines") in the House Style section of the New Score dialog.
Step 3: adding the l.v. lines
- Select the note to which you want to add the l.v. line.
- Select the Articulations layout in Sibelius keypad (F11).
- Turn on the Custom Articulation 1 articulation (top row, second from the left).
Sibelius 4
Step 1: installing the House Style
(This only needs to be done once.)
- Download this score and open it with Sibelius 4.
- Go to House Style > Export House Style.
- Choose a name for your House Style (e.g. "Laissez Vibrer Lines") and click OK.
Step 2: using the House Style
(This only needs to be done once per score.)
- Open the score to which you want to add the l.v. lines.
- Go to House Style > Import House Style.
- Select the House Style you exported in step 1 (e.g. "Laissez Vibrer Lines") and click OK.
It's even easier if you're starting a new score: just select the House Style you exported in step 1 (e.g. "Laissez Vibrer Lines") in the House Style section of the New Score dialog.
Step 3: adding the l.v. lines
- Select the note to which you want to add the l.v. line.
- Select the Articulations layout in Sibelius keypad (F11).
- Turn on the Custom Articulation 1 articulation (top row, second from the left).
Sibelius 3
Download this House Style .lib file.
Unzip the archive, then copy the file L.V. Lines.lib to the House Styles folder inside your Sibelius 3 program folder. If you're having difficulties uzipping this archive, please refer to Help Center article A578.
To use the House Style, choose House Style > Import House Style and choose L.V. Lines.lib from the dialog.
The l.v. line is mapped to the first user-defined articulation space on the fourth (F11) Keypad layout.
House style contributed by James Humberstone.
Details
Product |
Sibelius |
Versions affected |
3.0 - 3.1.3, 4.0 - 4.1, 5.0 - 5.2.5, 6.0 - 6.2, 7.0 - 7.1 |
Changed |
29 Dec 2008 |
