New Sibelius 2 software available for Mac OS X - Music Marketplace - advertisement

American Music Teacher, June-July, 2002

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The Sibelius Group, developer of market-leading music software, recently announced that Sibelius 2, the revolutionary new version of the world's fastest-selling music notation software program, is now available for Mac OS X. Sibelius 2 is the first music notation program to leverage Mac OS X's advanced capabilities.

"Sibelius is more elegant and beautiful than ever, with a new look which complements Mac OS X's stunning Aqua interface," said Ben Finn, CEO of The Sibelius Group. "Sibelius 2 for Mac OS X represents our continued commitment to meeting the requirements of music educators, students, and professional composers using Macintosh computers. Users will be amazed at all the new features that have made Sibelius easier to use than ever."

Sibelius 2 for Mac OS X integrates more than 200 new features and robust feature enhancements, making it one of the significant upgrades of any software ever. Among its new product features is Arrange, a function enabling the use of artificial intelligence to arrange and orchestrate music automatically. Sibelius 2 for Mac OS X is the first commercial program capable of such power. Sibelius 2's Arrange feature dramatically reduces the time it takes to produce arrangements and orchestrations for any ensemble.

Also, note input has been reengineered and is now significantly faster. Users can now use almost every feature of Sibelius--including copying and pasting, and moving lines and staves--without ever touching the mouse.

With Sibelius 2 for Mac OS X, it is easier than ever to import color graphics into the music. Users can create professional looking covers or add color graphics to worksheets.

For more information contact Sibelius USA, Inc.