DISC Sibelius for Education Annual Subscription with Upgrade Plan

Full Description

Efficient and Intuitive Composition with Sibelius

Sibelius is designed to make composing and transcribing faster and more efficient than ever before. Time saving features like magnetic layout, dynamic parts, and the timeline window can be utilised to enhance the user experience of Sibelius. The software is designed with a range of musicians in mind, flexi-time MIDI input enables players of all levels to input MIDI information into the software and select quantise as strictly or as loosely as required.

Extensive Sound Library and External VST support

With an extensive sound library included in the sotfware, you have immediate access to a wide range of professional, realistic samples to use within your compositions. Sibelius supports VST and AU plug-ins, giving you access to third-party sample libraries. You can also sync Sibelius with other popular audio software?such as Pro Tools?via ReWire.

Proffesional Layout with a Range of Printing and Publishing Options

Avid has recognised the varying formats of sheet music required by composers and musicians. Traditionally, printed or handwritten sheet music were the only options for scores, as technology has advanced PDF format has become increasingly popular due to it's compatibility throughout a range of operating systems. Sibelius can export your scores to PDF format at the click of a button, plus individual pages or smaller sections in EPS, PNG, and SVG formats.

Professional text and typography tools allow you to annotate your scores with more freedom than ever before. Take advantage of the latest OpenType fonts, including advanced features like ligatures, and employ them in text frames with full DTP-level capabilities.

Scorch App Integration for Scores On-The-Go

Export Sibelius scores directly to Avid Scorch on your iPad (available on iTunes) for fully interactive playback, practice, performance, and publishing. Sibelius automatically optimizes your score for iPad display, paying special consideration to page orientation, number of staves, margin sizes, and more.

Specifications

What's Included with Sibelius

• Sibelius software
• 36 GB Sibelius Sounds library
• AudioScore Lite audio transcribing software
• PhotoScore & NotateMe Lite music scanning and handwriting recognition software
• Avid upgrade plan (includes all upgrades for 12 months with a perpetual license purchase, renewable annually, or throughout the duration of an active subscription)
• Avid Standard Support for Sibelius

System Requirements

• Windows:
  • 64-bit Windows 7 (SP1 or later) or Windows 8.1 (not Windows RT)
  • 1+ GB of RAM
  • 1 GB hard disk space for Sibelius software only
  • DVD-ROM drive (only for Media Pack)
  • Internet connection required for software download and activation

• Mac:
  • Mac OS X 10.9 or 10.10
  • 1+ GB of RAM
  • 1 GB hard disk space for Sibelius software only; 36 GB additional hard disk space for the Sibelius Sounds library (optional installation)
  • DVD-ROM drive (only for Media Pack)
  • Internet connection required for software download and activation

Recommendations for the Sibelius Sounds library

• Windows:
  • 4+ GB of RAM
  • 36 GB hard disk space (SSD preferred)
  • ASIO-compatible soundcard

• Mac:
  • 4+ GB of RAM
  • 36 GB hard disk space (SSD preferred)