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An Easy-to-use Compositional Tool Just Got Even Better!

Sibelius First - based on the amazing Sibelius 6 notation software - is the perfect compositional tool for those of us who are more comfortable with a guitar or a keyboard than with music notation. Sibelius First provides an easy-to-manage user interface and flexible tools for composing and arranging at a lower price than the full version of Sibelius. Whether you play guitar or keyboard or are a beginner or intermediate composer, Sibelius First offers you all the tools you need to create the song in your head. Sibelius First is a must-have tool!

Sibelius First lets you easily write music with your mouse or computer keyboard, or you can capture notation in real-time from a MIDI keyboard or MIDI guitar. When working with a previously printed piece of music, you can scan in the music for editing or transposing as you work on the full score. Sibelius First will open Sibelius files, MIDI files, and MusicXML documents for the ultimate in compatibility. Score Starter templates get you started quickly, in a range of musical styles.

Sibelius First is loaded with flexible tools to manage many aspects of composition. Convert from guitar tab to notation or notation to tab with ease, or transpose the key of your music with a single click. Play back your scores using the included high-quality sampled instruments. Plus, you can use your own VST and Audio Units instruments and effects for playback. Create instrumental parts automatically and keep them in sync while you compose your full score. ReWire lets you sync to your favorite computer recording software or sequencer, and

When your composition is finished, post your score on the Internet for other people to view, play back, and transpose using Sibelius' free Scorch technology. Or export to Sibelius 5, or as a MIDI file or an audio file.

Sibleius First Features at a Glance:

• Create scores for up to 16 staves
  
• Score Starter templates, for a wide range of styles
  
• Magnetic Layout - automatic collision avoidance
  
• Use VST and 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
  
• 3 new plug-ins
  
• Many types of MIDI devices supported
  
• Easily create original songs
  
• Friendly user interface
  
• Includes composing and arranging tools for up to 12 staves of music
  
• Scan in sheet music or open PDF files easily
  
• Arrange for different instruments
  
• Create instrumental parts that automatically sync up with your score
  
• Switch from guitar tab to notation and back again with ease
  
• Change the key of your score with one click
  
• Realistic playback
  
• Hear what your score will sound like with playback using 128 sampled instruments
  
• Print professional-quality full scores or individual parts at the touch of a button
  
• Export an audio file of your score to burn a CD
  
• Free Sibelius Scorch technology lets you post and share scores on the web for others to see and hear your music
  
• Capture notation in real-time from a MIDI keyboard or MIDI guitar
  
• Scan in printed music for editing or transposing as you work on the full score
  
• Open Sibelius files, MIDI files, and MusicXML documents for the ultimate in compatibility
  
• Write music easily with your mouse or computer keyboard
  
• Convert from guitar tab to notation or notation to tab with ease
  
• Transpose the key of your music with a single click
  
• Play back your scores using high-quality, sampled instruments
  
• Create instrumental parts automatically and keep them in sync while you compose your full score
  
• Export to Sibelius 6, Scorch, a MIDI file, or an audio file

Sibelius First gives you high-quality, affordable, easy-to-use compositional tools!

Specification Detail Software Type Notation Supported Computer Format Mac, PC Supported Plug-In Formats VST, AU Supported Audio Formats ASIO, Core Audio Hardware Requirements - Mac Intel Core Duo or better, 1GB RAM Hardware Requirements - PC Intel Core Duo or AMD Turion or better, 1GB RAM OS Requirements - Mac Mac OS X 10.4.11, Mac OS X 10.5.8 or Mac OS X 10.6 or later OS Requirements - PC Windows XP 32-bit SP2 or later, Windows Vista 32-bit SP1 or later, Windows 7 32-bit or 64-bit Manufacturer Part Number 8200-10103-81