Music Engraving Software Utilities:    Last updated July 15, 2010

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)

    
    ScoreEngine
             ScoreEngine User Guide, v1.09  (pdf) 
            
    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 FreewareServicePack015  Suggested for all users (2,123KB). Status of May 11, 2010
             SIP Control Center  Build 136 - suggested for all users. Status of July 15, 2010  NEW
            
    Downloads of licensed software
             SipSib  v5.0.0.156
             SipSplit (Windows)  v6.1.0.19
             SipText  v1.00 build 016
             SipXML2Score  v4.0.0.38
             SipScore2XML  v2.0.0.24
             SipEPS01  v7.0.0.1
             SipXref  v10.0.0.3

             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  v2.20
             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)

    SipDraw
             SipDraw Status and Beta testing (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
             Download SipSystem utility v1.0.0.2  NEW

    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)