Sibelius Speaking 3
from Dancing Dots
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO NEW SIBELIUS CUSTOMERS
If you order Sibelius Speaking and Sibelius itself from us, Dancing
Dots will ship Sibelius version 3 to you as our Sibelius Speaking scripts do not yet support Sibelius 5. Sibelius Speaking does not work with Sibelius Student Edition. Sibelius Speaking does not work with any version of Sibelius
Student Edition. Sibelius Speaking does not work with Sibelius 4 and their are no plans to make Sibelius Speaking
compatible with Sibelius 4.
Anyone who purchases a new unit
of Sibelius 3 after June 30, 2005, is eligible for a free upgrade to Sibelius 5 but you must contact
Sibelius Music Software (the company) directly in order to qualify.
Sibelius is likely to honor this free upgrade policy
for Dancing Dots customers but only at their sole discretion.
So don't delay!
Call 1-888-474-2354 or, if you're not in the U.S., go to
http://www.sibelius.com to locate a distributor in
your country.
Dancing Dots is not authorized to provide upgrades to Sibelius products and all upgrade arrangements
and eligibility decisions for such upgrades will be made directly with and by the people at Sibelius
Music Software (the company).
In other words, if you wish to use our Sibelius Speaking scripts, you must already own a copy of
Sibelius 3 or you must order Sibelius 3 from Dancing Dots. It may now be impossible for you to find
Sibelius 3 for sale as Sibelius 5 began shipping in June, 2007. If you already own Sibelius 5 but need
Sibelius 3 in order to use Sibelius Speaking, you must contact the people at Sibelius Music Software to
request a license for Sibelius 3 by special arrangement.
Customers who ordered Sibelius Speaking 3 after April 30, 2007, will recieve the updated Sibelius Speaking 5
at no additional cost as a free download.
Check this page from time to time to get the latest news about a release date for Sibelius Speaking
for Sibelius version 5 or, if you're not already subscribed to one of our online listservs, go to
http://www.dancingdots.com/main/listserv.htm
to subscribe so that you will receive notice of new releases right away.
System Requirements
Support and upgrades to the latest version
Audio demo
Online Purchasing
Overview
Sibelius Speaking delivers the power and flexibility of the excellent
notation program, Sibelius, to the blind user. Sibelius Speaking combines a
set of sophisticated scripts for the JAWS for Windows screen reader with
tutorial documents and superb online help. That means that blind composers
or arrangers can now independently transfer their creative musical ideas
directly from their mind's ear to the printed page! Sibelius Speaking frees
the blind composer to create music for all kinds of traditional or
not-so-traditional ensembles, from string quartets, to jazz bands, symphony
orchestras or (why not?) dueling tubas! You can print your music for any
sighted person to read in the medium they recognize: conventional, staff
notation.
With Sibelius Speaking, you can learn to use one of the world's premiere
notation tools. Enter notes from your PC's keyboard or with any MIDI
(piano-style) musical keyboard attached to your PC's soundcard. Listen back
to your composition and independently revise it until you're ready to print
it up for your sighted teacher, colleague or student to read.
In 2002, Dancing Dots released an access solution for Cakewalk's popular
SONAR software.
Read A Comparison of Sibelius and Cakewalk SONAR
to learn how these two great programs differ and what jobs are
best accomplished with which product.
Sibelius Speaking for Sibelius 3
Sibelius Speaking 3 is compatible with Sibelius 3 and JAWS for Windows 5.1 and 6.x! Dancing Dots and
David Pinto worked closely with Freedom Scientific, manufacturer of
JAWS, and Sibelius Music Software, manufacturer of the Sibelius notation
software, to bring you the best and most stable version of Sibelius Speaking
yet. Our warm thanks to these manufacturers who have listened to our
requests for enhancements and fixes to their own products which have vastly
contributed to the addition of new and improved features and the overall
performance of the Sibelius Speaking scripts. And, of course, David Pinto
once again proves worthy of his title as Scripting Master of JAWS for
Windows!
Most of all, we are deeply grateful to the late, great Ray Charles who
worked so closely with David to suggest helpful features. Ray was tireless
in his efforts to make Sibelius Speaking and Sibelius itself as
user-friendly as possible and loved using the software so much that he
agreed to endorse Sibelius (see
Famous Sibelius Users).
David and Ray had a
truly special relationship that was based on both a deep respect for each
others talents and their common goal of making music education and
technology accessible to the blind community.
We dedicate this release of Sibelius Speaking to the memory of Ray Charles.
Ray certainly belonged to the music world at large but he also belonged to
blind musicians everywhere in a unique way. Through his collaboration with
David Pinto during his last years, Ray left a genuine gift to us.
Current Sibelius Speaking users should see
upgrade pricing details.
New customers can purchase Sibelius Speaking online.
Customers outside of the United States are requested to contact
their local dealer.
Remember that you must use the English version of Sibelius and the U.S.
Windows keyboard lay-out even if you are running Sibelius on a laptop PC, in
which case, you must also use an auxiliary PC keyboard that has a complete,
standard num pad.
What's New in Sibelius Speaking 3
Ray Charles and Sibelius Speaking
Here's some text taken from a note Bill McCann, president of Dancing Dots,
wrote to the Dancing Dots listserv, not long after Sibelius Speaking's debut
presentation:
"As many of you have already heard, Ray Charles, the famous R&B artist,
showed us how he has learned to use Sibelius with our Sibelius Speaking
scripts for JAWS to print out his own creative ideas. At a special event
sponsored by Dancing Dots at the CSUN Technology and Persons with
Disabilities conference in Los Angeles in March, 2003. Ray charted out 32
measures of an original jazz waltz scored for four saxes and
a rhythm section in front of a capacity crowd which included Stevie Wonder
and Dianne Schuur. We printed out the parts, and assembled the band of
sighted players who had been waiting outside the room. Ray told them
something like: "Now, if I made any mistakes, *play* the mistakes!" He
counted it off, the guys played it and it was
perfect! It was, without question, an historic moment and, judging from the
hugely enthusiastic response from the audience (not to mention the highly
positive reaction from yours truly) we all knew we had witnessed a genuine
bit of history. in the making!"
Praise for Sibelius Speaking from Our Customers
"Sibelius is one of the most innovative pieces of software I have ever used. It allows you to work the way you want to work. For me, I like to create my charts in step-time, but you can also record in real time, or from your laptop's keyboard when you're on the road. That's the beauty of Sibelius...it doesn't limit you. I used to have to dictate every note of my charts to my arrangers. Now, I can hand them a score."
Ray Charles
Sibelius and the Sibelius Speaking JAWS scripts are exactly what I’d been waiting for! The excellent work Mr. David Pinto has done to make the notation program accessible has liberated me to arrange and compose, and Whether writing for solo voice, or a choir of more than 200, one piano or an ensemble of four pianos, and virtually any instrument combination, as a church and college faculty musician my musical dream is being fulfilled. Thank you, Dancing Dots, for providing a most adequate and satisfying product!
Sincerely,
Dale Lieser
Customer
More Praise for Sibelius Speaking from Kevin Kern.
David Pinto, developer of the Sibelius Speaking JAWS scripts,
gives an informative and entertaining demonstration of how to use the
Sibelius music notation program.
Using both a computer keyboard and a MIDI keyboard to input notes into
the score, Pinto demonstrates why Sibelius Speaking with Sibelius is
the most accessible and professional way for the blind musician
to create and print out conventional music scores.
This 40 minute demonstration is in mp3 format, and can be played back
with programs such as the Windows media player, Real Player, and the
ATI multimedia file player.
The file may either be downloaded or streamed depending on your mp3 software.
Please be patient after clicking on the audio demo links;
the files are large and it may seem like nothing is happening for a while.
Sibelius Speaking 3 System Requirements
- JAWS for Windows Version 5.1 or 6.x (Sibelius Speaking will run under more recent versions of JAWS but Dancing Dots does not provide tech support for use with those versions. Still, many customers report few problems doing so).
- Sibelius Professional or Academic Version 3 (Sibelius Student Edition is not supported)
- Pentium (Pentium II or faster recommended)
- Windows 98/Me/2000/XP or later.
- 64Mb RAM
- CD-ROM drive
- 40Mb+ free hard disk space
- Some features require printer, soundcard, MIDI keyboard,
Internet access or scanner.
- NOTE to users of Sibelius Speaking who wish to install on a laptop PC:
make sure that JAWS Keyboard Lay-out is "Desktop" (see JAWS/Options/Basics/Use
Keyboard Layout). In order for all of Sibelius Speaking's functions to work properly,
you must attach an auxiliary, full-size PC keyboard to your laptop via USB or a PS/2 port.
Unless you have standard Num Pad, some of Sibelius Speaking's features may not work as
described in its tutorial documentation.
-
Running CakeTalking and Sibelius Speaking on the same computer.
Online Purchasing
Sibelius Speaking 3
Our Online Price $289
Sibelius Speaking Upgrade
Our Online Price $199
Sibelius 3 Professional Version
List Price $599
Our Online Price $499
Sibelius 3 Academic Version
To qualify for this price, you must fax one of the following
to Dancing Dots at 610-783-6732:
- Your student ID
- A letter on your school's letterhead stating that you are
affiliated with your school.
Price $319
Keyboards, Cables and MIDI Interfaces
To use Sibelius you will probably want a musical keyboard and/or MIDI interface to connect it to your PC.
Here is a list of devices Dancing Dots sells and supports.
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