An affordable way to write, score, and play music on your computer.

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Sibelius First software makes it easy to share the songs in your head with the rest of the world. If you're more comfortable with guitar and keyboard then the intricacies of scoring music, Sibelius First is for you. This music notation software is the fast-and-easy way to create great-looking scores using Sibelius software's acclaimed notation technology&mdash-ready to print, share, perform, and post online. Whether you are into rock, classical, funk, or Latin music, Sibelius First provides a music scoring software that can accommodate you.

Sibelius First Software lets you work on up to 16 staves of simple to moderate musical ideas. Notation features in the music scoring software include normal and double accidentals; common articulations; single, double, and repeat barline types; fixed brackets and braces, fixed chord symbols, single dotted notes; basic guitar tabs, automatic page numbering; and more!

As far as playback, Sibelius First software gives you a limited amount of built-in sounds, including a GM soundbank; limited Live Tempo (conduct playback by tapping); and fixed playback of hairpins, rits, accel, fermatas, and words which affect playback. Publishing-wise, you get a limited ability to edit fonts; a fixed magnetic layout; limited reset position and design of objects; manual adjustment of staff spacing; House Style import; fixed note spacing rules; and more. Other features in the music notation software include the ability to import music/XML files, keyboard shortcuts, single-format display timecode, 6 paper and desktop textures, 8 plug-ins, rehearsal marks, repeat structures, an Ideas Hub, and low-res copy and paste to Word and other programs.

These are just a few of the things that help make Sibelius First software worthy of being your first choice for doing your music notation on a computer.

Sibelius First Software Features:

Automatic collision avoidance: score elements move into their perfect position automatically
Great-sounding playback out of the box, or use any VST/AU virtual instrument or effect
Add chord symbols and guitar fretboard diagrams simply by playing the chord on your MIDI keyboard or guitar
Easily add lyrics, titles, other text and graphics
Turn guitar tab into notation, and back again
Scan in printed sheet music or open PDF files to transpose, edit and print
Parts automatically update when you change your score
ReWire support
Share and sell your scores worldwide on SibeliusMusic.com
Comes with with on-screen 200-page manual

Improvements over previous version
Create scores for up to 16 staves (was 12)
Score Starter templates help inspire you to you write in a wide range of styles
Magnetic Layout for automatic collision avoidance
Use VSTand Audio Units virtual instruments and effects
Automatic page and staff size adjustments to fit music
ReWire sync to DAWs and sequencers
Automatic chord symbol recognition
Repeat bars that play back
Automatic cautionary accidentals
Three new plug-ins
Many types of MIDI devices supported

Sibelius First Software Specifications:

System Requirements
Windows: Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista, Windows 7 32-bit or 64-bit, 512MB+ RAM, 500MB hard disk space, DVD-ROM drive
Mac: Mac OS X 10.4.11, Mac OS X 10.5.8, Mac OS X 10.6 or later, 512MB+ RAM, 500MB hard disk space, DVD ROM drive
Recommended: MIDI keyboard or MIDI guitar, TWAIN-compatible scanner, printer, Internet connection, ASIO-compatible soundcard or audio interface (Windows only)