Antoni Scott wrote:Hi Martin:
Thank you for taking the time to respond. I'm really not that interested in involving my self with something so technical considering my lack of knowledge in this area. Sibelius does offer some "sounds" but nothing to write home about. I was more interested in trying to get some help with Sibelius, just separating the left and right hand into the Bass and Treble Clef. I was able, by random trial and error, to discover that once the notes were applied to the score ( which usually looks like hodge-podge) that I could "re-notate" it. Bass notes that were way up in the Treble Clef were rearranged to the correct Clef ( most of the time).
However, I thank you for even considering to respond.
Antoni
Sibelius does not make any assumptions about where notes are "supposed" to go. It doesn't know. You have to tell it. It will input any note you press on any active stave. Remember, that different rep has different points at which hands take certain notes. Transpose a piece up and octave and both hands are playing in the treble clef. Or think of the piano work
Liebstraum... the melody is passed back and forth between hands. That's why Sibelius is not going to make that decision for you. You need to notate each hand separately on its own stave and not try and throw everything at the program at the same time and get upset that it doesn't know what you want it to do. Truthfully Sibelius is a notation/engraving program- not a "composing" program. That type of thing is best worked out by hand ahead of time, and then input into the program.