Composing
Composers will enjoy our selection of the latest software tools. Notation software, orchestral and choral sample libraries, atmospheric and ambient instruments, and even generative tools for modern music.
Sibelius launches Sibelius 5
Sibelius 5 represents a major upgrade to the powerful yet easy-to-use software that has revolutionised how music is written and taught around the world. In the past year alone, the product has been used on Grammy and Oscar-winning productions including Casino Royale, The Last King of Scotland, The Beatles LOVE and Dixie Chick's Taking The Long Way - winner of Best Album and Record of the Year. In education, Sibelius is now used by more of the world's schools, universities and music conservatoires than any other music notation software.
Sibelius 5 is packed with exciting new features that sets it even further apart from the competition:
Ideas Hub - A first for any music software. Ideas Hub makes it easy for users to capture, tag, find and bring together their musical ideas. Composers can quickly capture snippets of music they have written, tag them with keywords - such as, 'violin', 'tremolo', 'minor' etc - and then find them again in an instant. Ideas can then be pasted from the hub into a score, and are automatically transposed into the right key and range, as well as the right tempo. Ideas Hub also comes pre-loaded with over 2000 professionally-written ideas that cover all genres of music, from classical through to hip-hop. These are perfect for inspiring music students, and for users wishing to try their hand at new styles of music.
Stunning new built-in sounds & playback - Sibelius 5 comes with Sibelius Sounds Essentials as standard - a 2GB collection of sounds selected from top-name libraries by Garritan, SonicVox and Tapspace. As well as these new built-in sounds, Sibelius 5 offers full VST & Audio Units support for the first time. This enables users to playback their scores using renowned sample libraries such as the East West Quantum Symphonic Orchestra or Vienna Symphonic Library. Playback is handled by Kontakt Player 2, the latest version with much improved performance.
Sibelius 5 enhances the realism of playback by handling accents, articulations, hairpins etc. better than ever before. A further improvement to playback is SoundWorld™, a revolutionary new way of categorizing sounds that ensures Sibelius always chooses the most suitable sound available on any device.
Panorama offers a clear, wide view of music that enables faster composition, easier revisions and, in education, clearer analysis of entire pieces. Instead of being chopped up into systems and pages, the music is shown in a single, infinitely-wide strip - far easier to read and navigate around. Users can now just think about the notes, and forget about page layout until ready to print.
Whether you're composing for an orchestra, scoring for a film, writing a microtonal masterpiece or charting for a jazz quintet, Carbon Sound and Picture has the tools you need.
Notation
Today's notation software is more powerful than ever. For those who havn't upgraded in years, a wealth of powerful new features exist in programs such as Sibelius 5, Finale 2006, Logic Pro, Digital Performer, Cubase SX and Photoscore Pro. Each of these software packages brings something unique to the world of notation. With features such as integrated video playback, sheet music scanning and the ability to learn notation for rare instruments, your workflow can be made faster and easier.
Sound Libraries
Sound quality is everything. Gone are they days of cheesy sounding sample libraries. Vienna Symphonic Library, East West Symphonic Choirs, NI Kontakt, NI Acoustic Piano, Ivory and more provide extremely realistic orchestras, pianos and percussion. These libraries let you create professional sounding recordings or hear more accurately what your piece will sound like when performed live.
Realistic not your thing? Try Spectrasonic Atmosphere, NI Reaktor and NI Absynth where strange worlds and haunting sound design await.
Scoring History: Dirk Campbell's Origins Sample Library
The creator of the popular World Winds sample library, Dirk Campbell, brings us a new production that journeys to a place where no one has yet traveled. Deep into the sonic terrain of worlds past, Origins is an exhaustive collection of authentic, atmospheric historical sounds that will add color to any composer's palette. Along with a huge collection of multisamples presented in a variety of different dynamics and articulations, the library features a large number of expressive phrases and performances. Origins' vivid, dramatic samples promise to add sonic and musical interest to historical and archaeological productions, film scores (especially Fantasy, Sci-Fi and Horror), World Music soundtracks, Left-Field rock and pop, creative remixes and any recordings that require imaginative sound design and innovative textures. Many of the sounds in this collection are available for the first time in any sample library.
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