Music Engraving Software Utilities:
Last updated February 3, 2012
ScoreEngine
Download ScoreEngine (demo version)
ScoreEngine v4.0.0.13
ScoreEngine User Guide (pdf)
ScoreEngine Release Note #1 - October 11, 2011 (pdf)
ScoreEngine Release Note #2 - October 18, 2011 (pdf)
ScoreEngine Release Note #3 - October 24, 2011 (pdf)
ScoreEngine Release Note #4 - October 26, 2011 (pdf)
ScoreEngine Release Note #5 - November 2, 2011 (pdf)
ScoreEngine Release Note #6 - November 9, 2011 (pdf)
ScoreEngine Release Note #7 - November 14, 2011 (pdf)
ScoreEngine Release Note #8 - December 15, 2011 (pdf)
ScoreEngine Release Note #9 - December 31, 2011 (pdf)
ScoreEngine tutorials:
(These are Flash files. Apple products cannot read those. Ask me for AVI versions when you run Apple)
ScoreEngine Lesson #1 - Introduction (film 6:49 min.)
ScoreEngine Lesson #2 - The menu line (film 8:24 min.)
ScoreEngine Lesson #3 - The upper buttons (film 6:50 min.)
ScoreEngine Lesson #4 - The music display (film 4:00 min.)
ScoreEngine Lesson #5 - The status display (film 2:35 min.)
ScoreEngine Lesson #6 - Setting up ScoreEngine for first use - Link profile (film 3:26 min.)
ScoreEngine Lesson #7 - Suppressing System sounds (film 3:40 min.)
ScoreEngine Lesson #8 - Setting up ScoreEngine - Exec profile - Peripherals/Compatibility (film 4:24 min.)
ScoreEngine Lesson #9 - Upgrading from demo to licensed ScoreEngine - installation issues (film 1:50 min.)
ScoreEngine Lesson #10 - OLE technique (film 4:09 min.)
ScoreEngine Lesson #11 - Font embedding (film 2:30 min.)
ScoreEngine Lesson #12 - Provisions for guitar music (film 7:43 min.)
ScoreEngine Lesson #13 - Commands XDE, XLJA and XAD (film 2:05 min.)
ScoreEngine Lesson #14 - XAD vs AD (film 2:22 min.)
ScoreEngine Lesson #15 - XARP and XLIN commands (film 5:17 min.)
ScoreEngine Lesson #16 - Scorlas (film 6:26 min.)
ScoreEngine Lesson #17 - Opposing tuplet bracket ends (film 1:50 min.)
SIP
Download of executable SIP programs is only allowed by licensed users.
SIP utilities do not work if you do not have the initial delivery.
(Exception SipPMXin)
Mandatory reading
The SIP Freeware Service Pack distribution policy (pdf)
SipVersion - automatic version checking (pdf)
Bring your SIP up-to-date (move the modules from the zip file to the folder where you installed SIP)
Download FreewareServicePack019 Suggested for all users. Status of August 31, 2011
Downloads of licensed software
SipSib v5.0.0.170
SipSplit (Windows) v6.1.0.22
SipText v1.0.0.18
SipXML2Score v4.0.0.49
SipScore2XML v2.0.0.30
SipEPS01 v7.0.0.4
SipXref v10.0.0.10
SIPSIB06.EXE - this module cannot be downloaded. You have to ask me for it. Supply a Sibelius EPS so I can qualify it.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions, pricing information v2.32
How big is SIP? Module summary in lines of code (situation January 2007)
SIP
Introductory slides (Status January 2007 - PowerPoint document converted to pdf, v3.34)
The graphical user interface for SIP (Status May 30, 2005 - Product summary, v1.40, 21 pages, pdf)
SipAd
SipAd SipAd - Intelligent AD processor v1.2(pdf)
SipEdit2
For Product description see Newsletter #23
SipEps01
Announcement of v5 Support of staff line tricks and "optical beams" (pdf)
Demo page in EPS of the above
Placeholder feature Automatic setting/resetting of tablature placeholders (pdf)
SipEpsFx
Product description (pdf)
SipInput
SipInputEnv SipInput Environment v2.0 (pdf)
SipInputUse SipInput User Guide v2.0 (pdf)
SipLedger
SipLedger Product Description Ledger line width converter (pdf) v1.02
SipLJ
SipLJ Product Description: SipLJ and the integration of Tom's LJ with SIP utilities (pdf)
SipPMXin
SipPMXin(Free utility for Score engravers)
Download this 'bulk conversion of PMX to MUS' program. Has a 'readme'
SipProof
SipProof Proofreading tool (User guide, pdf)
SipScoreToXML
Score to MusicXML convert User Guide, Product description (Version 3.00) (pdf)
Download sample conversion 01 Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No 2, first mvt (Score MUS and XML, 157 kB, version of July 15th)
SipSib
Sibelius EPS to Score converter User guide (pdf) v4.00, 35 pages
Sibelius EPS to Score conversion Sample conversions
SipSplit
Score part extractor Product description (pdf)
Physical extraction feature (pdf)
SipStack
Stack Score files Product description
SipSystem
SipSystem - system formatter Product description, User Guide
SipSystemRip
SipSystemRip - Move systems across a group of files User Guide
SipText
SipText User Guide (pdf) v1.07
SipThema
Thema (incipit) extractor Product Description
SipTtoS
Tablature converter Product Description
SipVert
SipVert Vertical alignement tool (User guide, pdf)
SipXlyr
SipXlyr SipXlyr - lyrics extraction - User Guide, pdf)
SipXML2Score
Demonstration of the MusicXML to Score converter
User Guide for SipXML2Score v4.01 (pdf)
XML to Score mail exchange with Thomas Weber (technical) (pdf, 6 pages)
SipXref
Score cross-reference program Product description v10 (pdf)
NEW - Full Windows!!!
Sibelius symbols for the Score user
Product description (pdf) Contact the author if you want this.
Sip Newsletters
#31, January 10, 2009 (Service Pack 12, SipLJ, SipSib, SipXML2Score and change)
#30, August 15, 2008 (Service Pack 11, SipXMLxtract, SipLedger, SipEPS01)
#29, August 10, 2007 (SipSib, SipSkore, The 160 character limit)
#28, February 21, 2007 (SipVert, SipProof, Escrow, SipSib)
#27, January 11, 2007 (Sip goes OLE, versioning)
#26, December 27, 2006 (SipSib v3.00)
#25, December 2, 2005 (Announcement policy, SipSib, SipXML2Score, Control Center, SipEdit)
#24, August 14, 2005 (Focus on XML, SipXML, Optical beams, Score interface improvement)
#23, March 22, 2005 (SipSib, SipXML, SipEdit2)
#22, February 23, 2005 (SipSib, SipText, upgrades and news)
#21, January 26, 2005 (Escrow - The continuity of SIP)
#20, December 4, 2004 (100 SIP licenses)
#19, November 21, 2004 (SipSib, SipXML, SipXlyr, etc.)
#18, September 30, 2004 (SipEdit, SipSib, SipXML)
#17, July 10, 2004 (SipSib, SipXML)
#16, February 20, 2004 (Sibelius symbols for SCORE, SipXML, SipFind, SipXref, SipNames)
#15, January 25, 2004 (SipSib, SipText, SipFind, SipTab, new downloads)
#14, September 13, 2003 (SipSib, SipXML, SipEPS01, new downloads)
#13, July 19, 2003 (Finale and Score, fonts, did ya know?)
#12, June 28, 2003 (Character set for Icelandic etc.)
#11, May 17, 2003 (SipXML, SipSib, SipFind, Windows2000 support)
#10, April 15, 2003 (SipSib, SipFind)
#9, March 1, 2003 (SipXML, SipEps01)
#8, February 13, 2003 (Control Center issue, SipSib, SipXref, SipAnlib)
#7, January 2, 2003 (Control Center, SipEdit, SipAnlib, SipXref, Score Help)
#6, December 21, 2002 (Control Center, SipFind, SipSib, SipTpose)
#5, October 26, 2002 (SipFind)
#4, September 15, 2002 (Control Center, SipSib, SipToc, SipFind, SipThema)
#3, August 14, 2002 (Control Center, SipSib, SipLedgr)
#2, August 4, 2002 (SipRenum, outline font, 32 staff limit, StuffIt)
#1, July 31, 2002 (Policy, SipSib, SipRenum)
Articles
Czech alphabet support for Score, v2 (pdf)
zipped FontInitCzech.psc v2 for download, sample MUS file included
Renaissance vocal bracket alignment (pdf)
Sibelius XML status report (PDF) (September 21, 2005 )
How SIP interfaces with SCORLAS (pdf) (May 2, 2005 )
Hebrew font for Score (Word doc) (March 28, 2005)
The ScoreCyr Cyrillic font for use in Score (January 18th, 2004)
Tablature in Score (October 6th, 2003)
CE characters in Score with standard Times-Roman (July 15th, 2003 - updated December 2003)
Chanvrelin on fonts (July 15th, 2003)
The Cyrillic TimeScore family of fonts (July 4th, 2003 - major update January 11th, 2004)
TimeScore demonstration
Download TimeScore fonts and CYRTEST.MUS
Conversion of Cyrillic script to Score with SipXML (June 28th, 2003) updated January 24, 2007.
Everything you always wanted to know about Code8Par4 (May 4th, 2003)
Accidental alignment in Finale, Sibelius and Igor (February 14, 2003)
Powell on Score (December 21, 2002)
PSC files, FONTCONV and SCORE character width (August 16, 2002)