Time used in editing

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I am wondering how much time others use in editing their scores.  I am currently engaged in edit of three compositions produced using Sonar 4 Studio Edition, and exported to Sib 6.1.  It looks like each of them (two pianos, four hands) will be in excess of 100 pages, and I expect the job will be horrendously time consuming, and wonder if I will live long enough to complete the work.

How long, on average (?) would this task take others with a similar work pattern?

With Sonar, I use the staff view exclusively unless the notes disappear of the top of the screen, in which case I use the music roll view, which is also useful for setting levels.

Richard

[Kevin]

I think it depends on what you are editing Richard. If it a case of just cleaning up a score that has been imported from somewhere else then it should not take too long but if you are out to change much else it t
Could take ages!

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Hi Richard,

I agree with Kevin; who knows how long it could take to edit the music. But editing the score shouldn't be so time consuming provided one has taken the trouble to set up and get used to a good list of Sibelius keyboard short-cuts. Attached is a list of mine if you care for Sibelius 7.5.1 (although many can be set in 6.1), as well as the *.cfs file that implements them. (Quit Sibelius and put the attached *.cfs file into the file folder that corresponds to C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Avid\SIBELIUS_DIRECTORY\Keyboard Shortcuts.)

That said, I'm in the position of having to edit an entire concerto (50 minutes) for the purpose of re-recording it in a new environment that I have created this year to mock up Sibelius scores. I used it to mock up the slow movement to my string quartet (you can hear it here: ,
and I was pleased with the results. However, mocking up a triple concerto is another story all together. Wish me luck.

From your post, I gather that some of your issues have to do with visibility of the score and/or sequencer. Could you be more specific. Perhaps there is a work around.

Attachments:

Sibelius Keyboard Shortcuts.pdf (105.07 KB)

custom.sfs (66.72 KB)