[Question] Sibelius4 demo - Is there a way to convert my sheet to a MIDI-file?

[p.hindemith]

Hi guys, I'm new here and have a question. I just finished a composition using Sibelius4 - the demo-version - and now I would like to convert the sheetmusic to a MIDI-file, so that I can upload my composition.
However, in the demo-version it seems that the save and export options are disabled. Is there any way I can make a MIDI-file out of this sheetmusic I have here on my screen?

Thanks in advance!!

[p.hindemith]

Well, it seems that there are no wizzkids to be found here. Too bad 

I guess I have to manually notate the score in a Midi-notater of some sort. Luckily the composition is only 34 measures long, so that will only take me an hour or two, hehe.


Thanks anyway!

[Bob]

I would guess the Sibelius people disable that -- then you have to buy it to get what you want.  You got a taste.  That's what they want.

I know there is a Sibelius forum.

On the notation software I've seen, you just do a "Save As" and select MIDI as the file type.


Generally, you can scan a piece of music with a scanner, have a music notation software scanner turn that into computer music notation, and then save that music notation as a MIDI file.  "Possible" but you probably get 90% accuracy.  It can be easier to plug the notes into the computer yourself, either with a computer keyboard or a MIDI music keyboard.

[p.hindemith]

Yeah Bob, you're probably right about the 'buying' thing. And I don't blame the Sibelius guys for that, it's perfectly reasonable.
The point is, I just don't have the money at the moment. But, when I have plenty of cash I probably will buy it, it's definitely awesome software!

Thank you very much for the suggestions about scanning the sheets, I will try that! And if that doesn't work I will notate the sheets myself, by hand, and try to save it as a MIDI-file.

[Bob]

Notate very precisely by hand....

Throw it on the xerox machine....

Xerox machines will blur the edges a bit and make it all black and white, so the sheet that comes out can look nearly identical to a printed copy.


I tried this a few times and freaked out a professor who thought it was printed.  "You wrote that out by hand?!"  and he leans in close to check it out.  Good times, good times...