

Under Export MusicXML, choose Uncompressed, and click the Export button. If you haven’t already opened your document in Sibelius, do so now. Step 1: Save your Sibelius document as a MusicXML file.

For more information on the differences between Sibelius and Finale, visit our comparison webpage. With the easy-to-use portability of the MusicXML file format, you can quickly convert any document created in Sibelius so that you can work with it in Finale. It is available now from the Recordare Online Store.You are here: Tutorials > Switching from Sibelius Switching from SibeliusĮasily convert your Sibelius files for use in Finale. Upgrades from Dolet 4 for Sibelius are available for $129.95. New Dolet 5 for Sibelius licenses for Windows and Mac are available for US $199.95. Export of chord symbols in German, Solfege, and Scandinavian styles.Greater accuracy in exporting Sibelius 6 chord symbols.System and page breaks are exported even without the layout being locked first.Octave-transposing clefs even work for Sibelius 5 users when they appear at the start of the score.īeyond transpositions, some of the other new Dolet 5 features for Sibelius 6 users are: As a tenor I’m especially happy to see this working. But it also helps choral and vocal music, as the octave-transposing treble clef used by tenors is now exported with full musical accuracy. This is especially important for people converting band and orchestra scores from Sibelius to Finale and other programs. Sibelius 6 filled in the missing pieces, so we are happy to now be able to export transposed scores at written pitch rather than concert pitch. The Sibelius 5 point releases added more of the plug-in features needed to export transpositions, but not quite everything. This has been our most requested Dolet for Sibelius feature for years now. The star feature of this release is exporting transpositions. Sibelius 6 added many new features to the ManuScript language, allowing us to export more of a Sibelius score than was possible in earlier versions.

While it has over 30 improvements for Sibelius 5 users – including running about 20% faster – the big news is for Sibelius 6 users. Dolet 5 for Sibelius, Recordare’s plug-in for converting Sibelius files into MusicXML files, is now available.
