Sibelius Software Sibelius 5 £595
The MusicRadar Team, Tue 23 Oct, 12:05 pm BST
Manufacturer's description
Whatever your musical style, Sibelius 5 makes writing scores a breeze - giving you more time to focus on the music. Stunning new features like Panorama mean you don’t need to think about pages while you’re composing or arranging. You can just let you creativity flow. Ideas Hub is a real first for music software. It lets you instantly capture your musical ideas, and then find them again in a second - so you’ll never lose another idea. Plus new, high-quality, built-in sounds play back your scores with astounding realism, because there’s no better way to perfect your music than by hearing it.
You can create audio files which can be converted to MP3s or burned to CD, produce instrumental parts effortlessly, compose for video, sell your music online and do hundreds of other things you might never have dreamed of.
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Verdict
Pros
Sounds are improved (though still unrealistic). Panorama mode. Ideas Hub is very cool. Many useful tweaks. Mixer now VST/AU-friendly.
Cons
Price makes you think twice. Additions aren’t actually vital.
The bottom line
Sibelius 5 is a first-class piece of software, and while the new features won’t make or break your ability to create good-looking scores, they’re welcome additions to an already outstanding program.
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SpecificationShow
Sibelius 5
- Price:
- £595
- Description:
- Professional score-writing sotware
- OS Requirements:
- Apple Mac OS X 10.4 or later, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 95 or later, Microsoft Windows 98 or later, Microsoft Windows ME or later, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Microsoft Windows XP SP 2
- Price at Launch:
- 595
- RAM Recommended (GB):
- 1
- Ram Required (MB):
- 512
- Required Hard Disk Space (GB):
- 3.5
- Required Peripherals:
- DVD-ROM Drive
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