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But since I know users out there (particularly in schools) who might not always have access to newer hardware, it is something to be aware of if you’re an existing Sibelius user looking to upgrade. It’s a little pointless to be critical of an application’s minimum requirements in this case they’re not unreasonable anyway, and it would be far worse for the application not to support new features on the Windows and Mac platforms. But if you want to take advantage of the new playback features you’ll need at least 1GB memory and 3.5GB hard disk space Windows users will also need ASIO–compatible audio hardware, and Mac users are recommended to have a G5 or Intel processor.

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It’s also claimed that Sibelius 5 is compatible with the forthcoming Mac OS X Leopard (10.5), although we’ll have to wait until October to know for sure.įor basic Sibelius use the company recommend 512MB memory, 350MB hard disk space and a DVD–ROM drive. Sibelius 5 now only runs on Windows XP (with Service Pack 2), Windows Vista and Mac OS 10.4, whereas Sibelius 4 supported Windows 98SE, ME, 2000 and XP, along with Mac OS 10.2.8, 10.3.9 and 10.4.

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Sibelius 5 supports the latest computing platforms, including Windows Vista, and Mac users will be pleased to know that Sibelius is now a Universal Binary, meaning that it runs exceptionally well on Intel–based Macs - using Sibelius 5 on my Macbook Pro was a revelation! However, this support for the latest technology comes at a price, because Sibelius 5 has slightly steeper minimum requirements than before, and also drops support for older operating systems. Sibelius 5 is the first version of the application to be released under Avid’s ownership, although there’s little evidence of parental interference at this stage it seems that development of this version was already well under way by the time of the acquisition. However, it hasn’t just been the British monarchy who have recognised what Sibelius have achieved since the company was founded in 1993 last year they were acquired by Avid to help the video and audio giants expand their reach into the education market, and it will be interesting to see how both the Sibelius brand and application will benefit from closer relationships with Digidesign and M–Audio.

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Although there wasn’t a public holiday on the day of Sibelius 5’s release, Sibelius co–founders Ben and Jonathan Finn did receive national recognition at around the same time, with the twin brothers being awarded the OBE by Her Majesty the Queen for services to software technology. The updated Mixer window shows Strips for each staff in the score (in blue), along with Virtual Instrument Strips (in green), Group Strips (in purple), Effects Bus Strips (in red) and the Master Volume Strip (in black).When Jean Sibelius premiered the fifth symphony on the day of his 50th birthday in 1915, the Finnish government, who had commissioned the work, declared the day a national holiday. Here you can see the new Kontakt Player 2 plug-in with instruments from Sibelius Sounds Essentials loaded to play back the current score. The latest version of Sibelius Software’s notation package brings instrument plug–ins from the sequencing world into the realm of score–writing.

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