Key Information About the Avid Sibelius Ultimate Crossgrade from Finale Software
- Official Crossgrade from Finale: switch to Sibelius Ultimate while retaining your engraving and layout habits.
- Professional Editing Quality: "Magnetic Layout" page layout, score styles, and engraving rules for a clean, readable, and print-ready result.
- Fast Workflow: input via mouse, keyboard, MIDI, and step-time; part extraction and instrument management designed for real projects (orchestra, bands, choirs).
- Production and Sharing: audio playback, export (PDF, MIDI, MusicXML, audio), and practical tools to send clear scores to musicians.
Requirements Based on License Type
This version is a CG (crossgrade): it is reserved for users holding a valid Finale license. Proof of ownership may be required during activation (e.g., registered account, purchase receipt, serial number, screenshot of account/product). Without eligible proof, the crossgrade license cannot be validated.
What Sibelius Ultimate Is For
Sibelius Ultimate is a music notation software designed to compose, orchestrate, arrange, engrave, and prepare scores for publishing or performance. It suits both classical writing (orchestra, chamber music, choir) and contemporary contexts (band, musical theater, film music), thanks to fluid input, robust instrument management, and layout designed to deliver immediately usable documents for performers.
Whether you write full scores, individual parts, educational scores, or studio arrangements, Sibelius Ultimate helps you save time preparing materials while maintaining fine control over engraving and readability.
Main Features
"Print-Ready" Engraving and Layout
Sibelius Ultimate emphasizes readability: automatic spacing, minimized collisions, and consistent alignments speed up preparation of complex scores. Style settings, fonts, barlines, articulations, dynamics, and performance markings enable a uniform presentation, especially useful when delivering scores to a team of musicians.
Fast Input and Detailed Musical Editing
Note input can be done via keyboard, mouse, or MIDI keyboard, with tools suited for composition and arranging. Editing covers common needs (transposition, reharmonization, multiple voices, dynamics, articulations) as well as advanced notations depending on the project. The goal: stay focused on writing while retaining control over details.
Parts, Instruments, and Orchestration
Instrument management and part extraction facilitate material production: the full score and parts remain consistent, and layout adjustments are easier to standardize. For ensembles, this is a real time-saver when finalizing a session, rehearsal, or concert date.
Playback, Export, and Exchange
Sibelius Ultimate offers audio playback to review the writing and share a reference with musicians. For exchanges, standard exports (score and exchange formats) allow integrating Sibelius into a modern production workflow among composers, arrangers, copyists, and studios.
Technical Specifications
License Type
- Product: Avid Sibelius Ultimate
- Edition: Crossgrade (CG) from Finale
- Reference: 9938-30014-00
- Eligibility: Finale proof of ownership required (per activation procedure)
- Activation: download and online activation required (user account needed)
General System Requirements
- System: Windows or macOS compatible computer (64-bit environment recommended)
- Internet Connection: required for download, activation, and updates
- Storage: disk space needed for application and sound library (varies depending on installed content)
- Audio/MIDI: audio interface recommended for comfortable playback, MIDI device optional for input
Supported Formats and Exchanges
- Notation: import/export MusicXML (depending on settings and project compatibility)
- MIDI: import/export MIDI for exchanges with sequencers and keyboards
- Printing: score export to PDF (depending on print options)
- Audio: audio export to share a playback mockup (depending on available features)
Features (Overview)
- Engraving Tools: automatic layout, collision management, styles, and presentation rules
- Editing: transposition, multiple voices, articulations, dynamics, text, symbols, and markings
- Parts: creation and layout of individual parts from the full score
- Playback: orchestration control via integrated playback and sound assignment
- Productivity: shortcuts, templates, instrument management, and page organization
Included Content
- Software: Sibelius Ultimate (crossgrade license)
- Content: sound library and associated resources (depending on installer and chosen options)
- Documentation: integrated help/resources within the software (depending on version)
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