Sibelius 5 from Sibelius is a fully featured and complete software solution for writing, playing, printing and publishing music notation. From its clear design through all of the deep tools, the software has been designed to be easy to use, save time, produce professional looking scores, publish music world-wide, and create CDs.
Designed for every kind of musician, from students and teachers to professional composers, the software includes features such as preset score templates, multiple entry methods, automatic real-time part extraction, video support and the ability to customize all of these features to produce scores that range from early music to the most modern.
Enhancements over the previous version of Sibelius include an "Ideas Bin" which allows the user to save snippets of musical ideas into a central location, tag them with descriptions, key signature etc., or color code them. These can then be recalled later for other projects. A new sample player and support for VSTi and Audio Units virtual instruments allow even better playback of scores.
A Panorama view, easy cue creation, complete layout control and over forty enhancements elevate the software to greater heights, without adding complexity and bloat. Exporting audio for use in CD creation, and over seventy plug-ins that automate tasks or correct inaccuracies, have been carried over from the previous version.