Split Multirests

Added 01 Aug 2005 (last updated 17 Mar 2008)

For use with Sibelius 3.x, Sibelius 4 and Sibelius 4.1

Split Multirest uses hidden text objects to split multirests into smaller pieces, a specified number of bars into the multirest. You can split a multirest once or several times, and specify whether to split all multirests below a certain size, or to split all multirests above a certain size.

Fixed in v1.20 (2006-07-04):

  • The plug-in was not calculating the size correctly for Multirests longer than n bars, which is now fixed.
  • The plug-in disallowed splitting all multirests into single bars, which is now fixed.

For Sibelius 5, use Split Multirests for Sibelius 5

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Narrow Two Voices

Added 01 Aug 2005 (last updated 04 Oct 2007)

For use with Sibelius 4, Sibelius 4.1 and Sibelius 5

This plug-in controls the horizontal note offset in passages which use voice 1 and voice 2 simultaneously. There are three actions predefined (you can define and save more actions for yourself):

  • Default Rules of Sibelius: This essentially behaves identically to Sibelius, but corrects some known problems: a unison of two semibreves shows now two noteheads, and so does a unison of e.g. a dotted minim and an undotted crotchet.
  • Narrow Mode: In situations where voice 2 goes above voice 1, move the voice 2 notes to the left. This allows a more dense note typesetting and is used in particular in organ and piano music.
  • Arpeggio Mode: If you have fast arpeggios running in voice 1 while voice 2 doubles the first note of each arpeggio with a longer note, it is common that the noteheads on the first beats are typeset overlapping.

To use the plug-in, make a passage selection (i.e. a single box), then choose Narrow Two Voices from the Plug-ins menu and follow the on-screen instructions.

Changes in v2.0 (updated 29 August 2005):

  • Plug-in now requires use of the Preferences plug-in, so will only run in Sibelius 4
  • Added wizard with three pre-defined modes, to select your job with two clicks
  • Added font metrics for Helsinki font
  • improved offset mechanism for several combinations of dotted/undotted notes

Changes in v1.20 (updated 17 November 2004):

  • Now possible to force noteheads to overlap, even if their shape differs (useful for arpeggio-like passages where the first note is played with longer notes in a second voice)
  • Added fixes for the positioning of unison semibreves and dotted notes in one voice at the same pitch as undotted notes in another
  • Added a full set of user options

Plug-in written by Hans-Christoph Wirth.

Make Layout Uniform

Added 01 Aug 2005 (last updated 17 Mar 2008)

For use with Sibelius 3.x

This is an updated version of the plug-in supplied with Sibelius 3. It has the following improvements over the existing version:

  • clearer user interface for setting breaks on pages correct breaks used
  • faster (screen redraw turned off)
  • ability to unlock formatting
  • much improved handling of multirests in extracted parts (new in v2.20.2).
  • ability to automatically insert system breaks at rehearsal marks (new in v2.60.01)
  • option to ignore pick-up (upbeat) bars (new in v2.60.01)
  • pick-up bars are now defined to be irregular bars that are either the first bar in the score, the first bar in the selection, or are irregular bars that have bar number changes (such as pick-up bars created by Create > Time Signature). This allows the ignoring of pick-ups in the middle of multi-song scores (new in v2.64)
  • A new option to break on special barline (such as double and final barlines) has been added.

For Sibelius 5, use the shipping version of this plugin

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Split Bar

Added 31 Aug 2005 (last updated 20 Apr 2008)

For use with Sibelius 4 and Sibelius 4.1

This plug-in automates several of the steps needed to split a bar into smaller pieces. It can be used to split a bar at the end of a system, or to break a bar into pieces to simulate mid-bar repeat barlines, or to split a bar into 3 pieces.

To use it, select the note that you want the bar to split before, or make a passage selection to split before and after the selection.

You will most likely have some cleaning up to do after the plug-in runs.

The plug-in will rewrite the bar, adding several time signatures. You will probably want to delete the new time signatures - select and delete them and click No if asked to rewrite.

If you use the Final split breaks system option, the plug-in will add a system break before the final split bar, and (in Sibelius 4 only), a bar number change to the final split bar. You may want to hide that bar number change. You may also want to change the barline of the first split bar to be hidden, since the plug-in cannot do that.

New in version 1.20:

  • In Sibelius 4.1 or later, bar number changes added to split bars will be automatically hidden.

For Sibelius 5, use the shipping version of this plugin.

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Split Multirests for Sibelius 5

Added 06 Oct 2007 (last updated 21 May 2009)

For use with Sibelius 5 and Sibelius 6

Breaks up mutirests at various intervals using true split multirest breaks (the previous version used hidden text).

Updated June 7, 2008 to allow multirests to be split before and after irregular bars

Updated February 7, 2009 to add a separate option to split all multirests and to allow totals notification to be inhibited.

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Create Blank Page

Added 14 Dec 2007 (last updated 21 May 2009)

For use with Sibelius 5 and Sibelius 6

Adds one or more blank pages before or after a selection. (This is somewhat redundant because it just adds a Special Page Break, but it avoids having to select a barline and is comparable to Create Title Page).

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Time Signature For Irregular Bars

Added 13 Apr 2008 (last updated 21 May 2009)

For use with Sibelius 4, Sibelius 4.1, Sibelius 5 and Sibelius 6

Adds a time signature appropriate to the length to an irregular bar, so that irregular bars are made regular. It can also trace the locations of irregular bars.

It also puts an appropriate time signature into the following \"regular\" bars where this is required. Its goal is to end up with a score where every bar has a size that matches an explicit time signature.

It will not always spell the time signature correctly (it only looks at the length of a bar, not the notes it contains). The lowest denominator is 4, so it will not generate 3/2 or 2/2, but other than that, it picks the simplest fraction, so it will always choose 3/4 over 6/8 and 6/4 over 12/8.

If there is no initial time signature, it will add one.

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Merge Bars

Added 29 Jul 2008 (last updated 21 May 2009)

For use with Sibelius 5 and Sibelius 6

Merges adjacent bars into a single larger bar.

It requires a passage (blue box) selection of at least 2 bars. Any unselected portions of the first and last bars selected will be split off as separate bars.

Any blank pages attached to barlines that are merged will be lost.

It can draw barlines where the barlines were, but their spacing must be adjusted manually. It can also reset bar numbering in the following bars.

One use is to simulate tuplets crossing a barline. Merge 2 bars so the tuplet crosses the former barline, then draw in a barline.

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Change Selected Barlines

Added 07 Jan 2009 (last updated 26 Aug 2009)

For use with Sibelius 5 and Sibelius 6

Adds a barline of a specified type to each bar in the selection, thus allowing multiple barlines to be changed at once.

It offers a special barline type called Default, which resets the barline in selected bars to the default barline type as defined in Engraving Rules. This is usually, but not always Normal. (Normal adds in a Special Barline of type Normal, which is also what Create Barline in Sibelius does).

Updated 7 August 2009 to work with individually selected barlines as well as passage selections of bars

Updated 24 August 2009 to fix problems with individual barlines

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Suggest Page Turns

Added 11 Jan 2009 (last updated 17 Apr 2009)

For use with Sibelius 5

This plug-in scans the currently opened score for bars that would mkae suitable locations for a page turn. It outputs two lists, \'Best Suggested Page Turns\' and \'Other Suggested Page Turns\'. The plug-in does not actually make the page turns for you, it simply suggests the beat locations for such a turn. It is most effective when run on a part, as there are fewer staves, and larger/full scores are generally not concerned with the playability of a page turn.

The plug-in recognizes the number of staves and will notify the user if the the staff count is high enough as to complicate page turns. Additionally, if in a score with more than one staff, you can select a staff to base the suggested page turns on. If there are no apparent good spots for page turns the plugin will notify the use. The output is printed to the trace window or a user specified log file.

Plug-in written by Roman Molino Dunn.

Resize Bar

Added 22 Aug 2009 (last updated 28 Aug 2009)

For use with Sibelius 5 and Sibelius 6

Changes the length of selected bars by a fixed amount (e.g., a quarter note/crotchet) or to a given size, including the size of the current time signature. This will change the affected bars to be irregular bars in most cases.

Updated 24 August 2009 to fix some error handling code

Updated 26 August 2009 to fix problems with special barlines

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

Break At Bars

Added 27 Sep 2009

For use with Sibelius 5 and Sibelius 6

This plug-in allows users to enter a string of bar numbers to make page breaks or system breaks, or both. This is especially helpful when used in conjunction with the Suggest Page Turns plug-in. Other situations, such as making corrections from a PDF, where it is easiest to put page turns into the Sibelius file before correcting (easier to navigate), and quick formatting, are made a little bit easier.

Plug-in written by Roman Molino Dunn.

Trace Internal Bar Numbers

Added 01 Oct 2009 (last updated 03 Oct 2009)

For use with Sibelius 5 and Sibelius 6

The bar numbers you see in a score (the external or displayed bar numbers) may not reflect the consecutive ordering of the bars. So you may have bars numbered 0 (for a pickup), 1, 2, then 1 again, 2, 3, then 10, 11, 12… in an extreme case. You could at least restart bar numbers as a section break.

Sibelius keeps an internal or consecutive bar number as well so that each bar has a unique and consecutive number. If your score has any bar number changes, the internal and external bar numbers are most likely different.

Note that in the General Pane of the Properties Window, the bar number displayed is the external number (it reflects bar number changes) while the page numbers displayed are internal page numbers (they do not reflect page number changes).

In Sibelius 6.1, the new Manual Repeats Playback feature (in Play – Repeat) requires that internal bar numbers be used.

This plugin writes the internal and external bar numbers of selected bars to the Trace window.

Updated 3 October 2009 to show range of selected bars for a passage selection.

Plug-in written by Bob Zawalich.

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