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If your keyboard doesn't have a USB connection on the back but has a MIDI out socket instead, you'll need to connect this to your computer with a USB MIDI interface. These are very standard and we recommend an Avid M-Audio UNO, which can be bought online from
Start Sibelius and go to File, Preferences (Sibelius menu, Preferences on Mac) and click on Input Devices on the left. You should see the name of your MIDI keyboard or the name of the USB interface on the right hand side. There, you can specify if your MIDI input device is a keyboard or guitar and also which type of keyboard you have. If yours isn't listed, choose MIDI Keyboard.
There could be a number of reasons this could happen. Firstly, go to File, Preferences (or Sibelius menu, Preferences on Mac) and check your keyboard or USB interface is listed. If so, check it's in use by ticking it in the list. Play on the keyboard and see if you can see the green light flashing. If so, click OK and try inputting notes in the score again,
If not, this means you have connected the keyboard to the computer but the MIDI information isn't getting through to Sibelius. If you're using a MIDI interface, this could be due to the cables being the wrong way round on the keyboard. It's easy to get these muddled up so try swapping the MIDI in to the out and the out to the in.
If that doesn't help or if you have connected your computer via a USB cable directly, you should reinstall the drivers. The drivers on the CDs aren't always the latest so it's recommended you always download the most recent drivers from the manufacturer's website.
This is very unlikely to be a problem in Sibelius as Sibelius simply asks Windows or Mac what's connected and they report back what's there. If nothing is appearing in Sibelius, chances are that your computer can't see the device either. To check this:
On Windows, go to Start, Control Panel and find the Sound settings. Unfortunately, Windows Vista and 7 only show audio devices here so you'll have to read on for further help. On Windows XP, you should open the Sounds and Audio Devices Control Panel and click the Audio tab at the top. Check in the MIDI devices section that your keyboard or MIDI interface is there. If not, Sibelius won't be able to see it.
Similarly on Mac, go to the Applications, Utilities folder on Mac and open Audio MIDI Setup. Click on the MIDI Devices tab at the top and you should see your keyboard or MIDI interface there. To make sure it's working, click the Test button at the top. Clicking on the keyboard or MIDI interface, you may hear a note being played on the keyboard. If your keyboard doesn't have any sounds on it then you won't hear anything. If you play on your keyboard, you should hear a click coming from your computer's speakers. If the keyboard or MIDI interface doesn't appear in this window at all, Sibelius won't be able to see it.
If your computer isn't able to see the keyboard or MIDI interface at all, you will need to download and install the latest drivers from the manufacturer's websites. Here's a list of common MIDI keyboard and MIDI interface manufacturers' support pages:
One way to speed up the process is by adding your computer keyboard to the mix. Included in this guide are some of the most handy keyboard shortcuts to shave some time off your note entry and help reduce the confusion that comes from switching between palettes and tools. (See Step-Time Entry for a faster way to get large amounts done)
Tired of finding the note names on the keyboard? Wish you could make use of your piano skills? Come to the Music Library and use our MIDI keyboards to speed up your note entry. This method is great for efficiently entering notes and then adding the details in later with the Mouse Entry tools. Step-Time Entry allows you to select the pitches on a MIDI keyboard and lets you more quickly enter phrases. You do need to have a basic understanding of a piano keyboard layout for it to work for you.
This allows you to use a MIDI keyboard to select pitches & note durations, but be warned, you have to be very exact in your playing and will likely have to go back and clean up what you wrote. The computer will enter whatever you play, even if you think you're playing a half note, it may interpret it as a double dotted quarter. This is a fast method, once you get used to it and is good for composers looking for a program to dictate as they improvise. However, it takes a lot of practice, very good keyboard skills, and will always require clean-up after the notes are entered.
Sib. 7.1: Note input has stoped working from keyboard and midi input
Posted by JoeUk442 - 27 May 10:08AM (edited 27 May 10:11AM) Hide picture Hi,
I have been working through the tutorial files and with Scarborough Fair was able to input notes via either my QWERTY keyboard or the MIDI keyboard.
I've started my own score and these are now not working - I select the rest, press N and then try to input. I can hear the sounds either from the QWERTY keyboard or the MIDI keyboard and shadow notes appear, but they don't input and the cursor does not move on.
If I now go back to the Project 1 tutorial, it's not working in there either.
Does anyone have any ideas about this? Back to top Allthreads Re: Sib. 7.1: Note input has stoped working from keyboard and midi input
Posted by Richard Vitale - 27 May 04:42PM (edited 27 May 04:43PM) Hide picture Joe, try restarting your computer, and then Sibelius, with your MIDI keyboard on.
If the keyboard is not on when Sibelius starts, Sibelius will not recognize it.
In fact, since it often uses more electricity to turn the keyboard on/off, I leave it on. The solid state is very good and generates very little heat/electricity.
If that doesn't work, post back.
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Richie Vitale-Sib 7.1.2 User
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Back to top Allthreads Re: Sib. 7.1: Note input has stoped working from keyboard and midi input
Posted by JoeUk442 - 27 May 05:49PM Hide picture Hi
Thanks for the reply. I've tried restarting as you suggested but it hasn't worked.
As far as I can tell my keyboard has been correctly detected.
It plays the notes, and they appear as shadow notes on the score but only on the first beat. They do not input and the cursor does not move on to the next beat.
If I start flexi-time record then the input from the MIDI keyboard works. Back to top Allthreads Re: Sib. 7.1: Note input has stoped working from keyboard and midi input
Posted by Martin P. Kellogg - 27 May 07:01PM Hide picture Check your Note Input preference. Is "pitch, then duration" selected (screen shot)? If it is, you need to select the "duration before pitch" preset.
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Sibelius 7.1.2 & 6.2, Core i5 M560 2.67 GHz, 8 GB, Windows 7 Pro SP1 64-bit.
Sibelius 6.2, Core 2 Duo 2.26 GHz, 3 GB usable, Windows XP Pro SP3 32-bit (rarely used now).
Shared second monitor (1920x1200), KeyRig 49, Echo Indigo IOx audio interface. Year 2012 Attachment Note Input Mode.png (70K) Back to top Allthreads Re: Sib. 7.1: Note input has stoped working from keyboard and midi input
Posted by JoeUk442 - 27 May 10:16PM Hide picture Perfect - you fixed it! Thank you very much for all your help :D :D Back to top Allthreads Re: Sib. 7.1: Note input has stoped working from keyboard and midi input
Posted by JazzKeyboardist - 29 Oct 05:07PM Hide picture Changing "Pitch before duration" back to "Duration before pitch" worked for me as well. My question is: under what conditions would someone use the "Pitch before duration" selection? Back to top Allthreads
Sib. 7.5: Double notes!?!?!?!
Posted by Tombo - 23 Nov 11:00PM Hide picture I'm being driven crazy by double note heads!! Whenever I enter a note it comes up with a double head. I've tried disconnecting the midi device and then connecting it again, but that only works SOMETIMES. It only used to happen once a day. Now it's happening every 5 minutes! Does anyone know why it happens and how to make it stop? Back to top Allthreads Re: Sib. 7.5: Double notes!?!?!?!
Posted by Robin Walker - 23 Nov 11:16PM (edited 23 Nov 11:32PM) Hide picture You are using a MIDI keyboard. It is configured to do "MIDI-thru", that is, reflect back to Sibelius everything that Sibelius sends to the keyboard, thus re-entering the note a second time. Re-configure your MIDI keyboard not to do that.
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Posted by Tombo - 23 Nov 11:20PM Hide picture Hi Robin,
For a beginner like me, not too familiar with computers, can you tell me exactly, step-by-step, how to "re-configure my MIDI keyboard not do to that?" Because I'm being driven absolutely crazy by double notes that I can't make it stop giving me!!!
Thank you so much!
Tom Back to top Allthreads Re: Sib. 7.5: Double notes!?!?!?!
Posted by Bob Morabito - 23 Nov 11:28PM Hide picture What kind of Midi keyboard--make and Model are you using?
Thanks Bob
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Bob Morabito
Sib 5.2.5, 6.2, 7.1.3. 7.5.1
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Posted by Laurence Payne - 23 Nov 11:35PM Hide picture Or you may be using a keyboard with a keyboard split or layering feature, hitting a key plays two sounds. It will also transmit on two MIDI channels, and Sibelius is recognizing them both.
Soultion - change to a single-layer patch on the keyboard. Back to top Allthreads Re: Sib. 7.5: Double notes!?!?!?!
Posted by Tombo - 23 Nov 11:40PM Hide picture Yamaha Portable Grand DGX-530 YPG-535 Back to top Allthreads Re: Sib. 7.5: Double notes!?!?!?!
Posted by Tombo - 23 Nov 11:43PM Hide picture Sorry, but I don't even know what "single-layer patch" means. Can you tell me step-by-step what I should do about that?
Thanks!
P.S. It's been working perfectly for a couple weeks since I got it, now, without changing anything, it just starts putting down double note heads. THen if I disconnect and connect the MIDI keyboard, it behaves itself for a few notes, then starts up again! Back to top Allthreads Re: Sib. 7.5: Double notes!?!?!?!
Posted by Laurence Payne - 23 Nov 11:44PM Hide picture > Yamaha Portable Grand DGX-530 YPG-535
This keyboard offeres "Dual Mode". Turn it off. Back to top Allthreads Re: Sib. 7.5: Double notes!?!?!?!
Posted by Tombo - 24 Nov 12:04AM Hide picture THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!! Guess what stupid place I placed my laptop as I worked? On top of the keyboard, where all the buttons are. So I had accidentally turned on "Dual Voice". As soon as I turned it off it stopped putting down double note heads. Thank you SO MUCH!!!
Tom Back to top Allthreads Re: Sib. 7.5: Double notes!?!?!?!
Posted by Laurence Payne - 24 Nov 12:14AM Hide picture I can now go to bed happy! :-) Back to top Allthreads Re: Sib. 7.5: Double notes!?!?!?!
Posted by Bob Morabito - 24 Nov 12:40AM Hide picture So glad its solved Tom..YAY!!:):)
Thanks Bob
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Bob Morabito
Sib 5.2.5, 6.2, 7.1.3. 7.5.1
Mac OS 10.9.5 iMac 32GB RAM, 1 TB SSD Back to top Allthreads