14 DAY TRIAL // For those who are either into serious music listening or even better in the music-writing business, here's a fresh one that will make you happy: the world's leading music-writing and music notation software, Sibelius, has reached version 5.
The new code offers the same functionality and the same exceptional reliability for the music writer only not everything is better. The biggest new thing brought forth by the Sibelius 5 is the Panorama option allowing you a completely new and enhanced method to look over your music and see what goes where in a blink of an eye.
"Instead of being chopped up into systems and pages, the music is shown in a single, infinitely-wide strip ? far easier to read and navigate around. So now you can just think about the notes, and forget about page layout until you?re ready to print." Switching between this and normal view or combining Panorama with Focus or Staves is a child's play.
As the world's largest music scores publishers use Sibelius to print out the beautiful layouts you admire in the shops, this new version of Sibelius will do the same for you. Printing your music in exceptional conditions is now easier and more affordable than ever as you will be filling up your desktop with score sheets in no time.[admark=1]
Another enhancement in the 5th edition of Sibelius regards the Ideas Hub, a place where you can capture, tag, find and bring together your ideas. No more phrases that just slip by as you forget about them or completely forget them all ? now you can recall everything in just an instant. Even more, Sibelius 5 comes with 2,000 preloaded ideas in all genres of music that will help and guide your inspiration.
For a more detailed description of the new things coming with Sibelius 5, go here.
Requirements:
Windows
Minimum requirements for Sibelius 5 alone:
Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista, 512MB+ RAM, 350MB hard disk space, DVD-ROM drive.
You must be running at least Windows XP Service Pack 2 to install and run Sibelius 5. If you have Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4.x, you need to purchase an upgrade to a more recent version of the Windows operating system.
Additional recommendations for using Sibelius Sounds Essentials and Kontakt Player 2, especially for scores with many instruments:
1GB+ total RAM, 3.5GB total hard disk space, ASIO-compatible soundcard. You can use Sibelius Sounds Essentials if your computer doesn?t meet the recommended requirements, but you may find that you cannot use as many sounds simultaneously.
Mac
Minimum requirements for Sibelius 5 alone:
Mac OS X 10.4 or later, 512MB+ RAM, 350MB hard disk space, DVD-ROM drive.
Sibelius 5 is a Universal application, which means that it runs on both older Macs with PowerPC processors and new Macs with Intel processors.
If you are running a version of Mac OS X earlier than Mac OS X 10.4, you cannot install and run Sibelius. You may want to upgrade Mac OS X now, although this normally incurs an upgrade fee. See www.apple.com for details.
Additional recommendations for using Sibelius Sounds Essentials and Kontakt Player 2, especially for scores with many instruments:
G5 or Intel processor, 1GB+ total RAM, 3.5GB total hard disk space.
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