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Sibelius® | Ultimate
Media Pack Installation Guide
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Contents
Installing Sibelius | Ultimate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Before You Install Sibelius | Ultimate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
System Requirements and Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Creating Your Avid Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Your Sibelius System ID and Activation ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Avid Application Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Installing Sibelius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Activating Sibelius. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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Installing Sibelius | Ultimate
Before You Install Sibelius | Ultimate
Welcome to Sibelius® | Ultimate from Avid®. This guide provides information about the installation and authorization of Sibelius | Ultimate software and sound libraries on Mac and
Windows systems.
For detailed information on how to use Sibelius | Ultimate, refer to the Sibelius Reference Guide
(available as a PDF from
What’s in the Bo x?
Before you start installing Sibelius, check the contents of the Sibelius box. In addition to this
printed guide you will find a cardboard disc wallet containing four DVD-ROMs, labeled
DVD and Sound Library Disc 1
You will also find a small card with some important instructions on it. This card provides the
Registration code that you need to use to register and authorize Sibelius | Ultimate.
If you bought Sibelius | Ultimate from the Avid online store as a download and also ordered
the Media Pack, your box will not contain a Registration Card. To retrieve your license or verification code, go to www.avid.com/register and sign in using the email address and pass-
word you used to make your purchase from the online store. Once you have signed in, you
will find the download links together with your license or verification code on that page.
Help > Sibelius Reference).
Program
, Sound Library Disc 2, Sound Library Disc 3, and Sound Library Disc 4.
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Education Eligibility Verification
To qualify for the academic discount for Sibelius | Ultimate, you must complete a simple
eligibility verification process before you receive the serial number that lets you activate and
register your software.
On the card included in your box you will find a verification code that lets you begin the online
eligibility checking process through Avid’s partner, Identit-E, as follows:
• First, make sure you have one acceptable form of proof of your academic status. Acceptable
forms include:
• a unique, valid email address associated with an educational entity (for example, ending
in “. e du ” o r “.a c . uk” ) ;
• school photo identification (including a date validating current status); or
• a letter from the institution confirming current academic status together with a valid
photo ID. The letter must be on the school’s letterhead and signed by a faculty or staff
member if you are a student, or signed by a colleague (including contact details) if you
are faculty or staff.
• Next, visit the eligibility verification portal at www.identit-e.com/avid.
• Follow the steps provided in the verification portal. You will be prompted to enter your verification code, which is printed on a label on the green card in your Sibelius box. You will
then be presented with options to enter your academic email address, upload a scan of your
proof, or email or fax your proof.
You will normally receive your System ID and Activation ID within two business days, during
which time you can use Sibelius in fully-functional trial mode.
Once you receive your System ID and Activation ID, you can proceed to activate and register
your copy of Sibelius | Ultimate (see “Activating Sibelius” on page 8).
If you have any questions about the verification process, please visit www.identit-e.com/avid
and click
For further information about education eligibility, please visit www.avid.com/education.
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Competitive Crossgrade Eligibility Verification
To qualify for the competitive cross-grade discount for Sibelius | Ultimate, you must complete a simple eligibility verification process before you can activate and register your software.
On the card in your box you will find a verification code and instructions to visit
www.sibelius.com/verify. Complete the online form and provide proof of qualification in
the form of a valid serial number for the qualifying product.
Verification normally takes 2–3 working days, during which time you can use Sibelius in
fully-functional trial mode.
Once you receive your System ID and Activation ID by email, you can activate and register
your copy of Sibelius | Ultimate (see “Activating Sibelius” on page 8).
Upgrade Eligibility Verification
When you purchase a single-user
verification
process before you can activate and register your software.
On the card in your box you will find an upgrade redemption code and instructions to visit
account.avid.com/activation. Provide the redemption code from your blue card and either
your Sibelius serial number (beginning
when you purchased your first version of Sibelius | Ultimate. You will then be given a new Activation ID for Sibelius | Ultimate.
If you encounter any problems with redeeming your upgrade, use Sibelius | Ultimate in fullyfunctional trial mode in the meantime.
Once you have activated your upgrade, register your upgrade (see “Activating Sibelius” on
page 8).
Sibelius | Ultimate
SC or SW) or your Activation ID, which you received
upgrade, you must complete the eligibility
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System Requirements and Compatibility
An Internet connection is required to register and authorize Sibelius | Ultimate software.
This does not have to be on the same computer where you are installing Sibelius | Ultimate.
The following are required to run Sibelius | Ultimate software:
• A qualified Windows or Mac computer
• A qualified audio interface (or built-in audio capability) is required for audio playback
• A qualified MIDI interface is required for MIDI input and output
Avid can only assure compatibility and provide support for hardware and software it has
tested and approved. For complete system requirements and a list of qualified computers,
operating systems, hard drives, and third-party devices, visit www.avid.com/compatibility.
Administrator Privileges
You must install Sibelius | Ultimate using a user account on your computer with administrator
privileges. In order to register Sibelius | Ultimate after installing it, you must either be using
an administrator user account, or be able to provide an administrator username and password when prompted.
Avid recommends that you install
register it as an
you run Sibelius | Ultimate (like all other applications) as a non-privileged user, to increase
the security of your system.
administrator user. After having registered the software, we recommend that
Sibelius | Ultimate
, then after installing it, launch it and
Creating Your Avid Account
An Avid Master Account is required to activate Sibelius | Ultimate software, and, if you purchased a download version of Sibelius | Ultimate, to download your software. If you don’t
have an Avid Master Account, visit www.avid.com/myavid to create your account.
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Your Sibelius System ID and Activation ID
Sibelius | Ultimate
a boxed version of Sibelius | Ultimate, you receive a Registration code on a physical
purchase
card included in the box. Use this code to create your online Avid Master Account. You will
receive your System ID and Activation ID codes through your online Avid Master Account.
When you purchase Sibelius | Ultimate through the Avid Store, you receive your Registration
code, and your System ID and Activation ID codes online throu gh your Avid Master Account.
To access your Sibelius | Ultimate software downloads and System ID and Activation ID codes:
1 Vis it www.avid.com/register.
2 Follow the on-screen instructions and enter your Download code when prompted.
3 Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the process and access your software
downloads, and System ID and Activation ID codes.
authorized with a unique System ID and a unique Activation ID. When you
Avid Application Manager
When you install Sibelius | Ultimate, the Avid Application Manager is also installed. Use the
Avid Application Manger to activate your copy of Sibelius | Ultimate. The Avid Application
Manager is used to manage your software and entitlements related to your Avid Master Account.The Avid Application Manager helps you maintain the most current software and
plug-in updates that you are entitled to when new versions become available.
For more information about the Avid Application Manager, see theAvid Application Manager
Guide(available online through the Avid Knowledgebase).
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Installing Sibelius
The Sibelius media pack includes four DVD-ROM discs. The first disc provides the
Sibelius | Ultimate installer and some sample content, the other discs provide the rest of the
Sibelius sample library content.
To install Sibelius | Ultimate:
1 Insert the disc labeled Program DVD and Sound Library Disc 1 into your computer’s DVD disc
drive.
• On Mac, a window appears with several different installer icons.
• On Windows, a menu appears showing the various installation options.
2 Click (or double-click on Mac) Install Sibelius, and follow the on-screen instructions.
Installing Sibelius Sounds
The included Sibelius Sounds sample library will occupy around 40 GB space on your hard
disk, so be sure that you have sufficient space on the destination drive before you begin
installation. The complete library is provided on all four DVD-ROM discs, starting on
Program DVD and Sound Library Disc 1 and continuing on Sound Library Disc 2, Sound Library Disc 3,
Sound Library Disc 4. It does not matter in which order you install library content from the
and
discs, but do be sure to you install the content from all four discs, otherwise when Sibelius
later tries to load the sounds, you will encounter errors.
To start installation, insert
Sounds
(Mac) or click Install Sibelius Sounds in the Setup menu (Windows). Once the first
installer has completed, continue installation by inserting
double-click
Install Sibelius Sounds to continue when prompted. On Windows, after a few
moments, the installer will run automatically.
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Only the first installer you
run will prompt you to specify the location where the samples should be installed. Once the
first installer has completed, insert
Due to the very large size of the sample library, installation may take a significant amount of time.
Program DVD and Sound Library Disc 1, double-click Install Sibelius
Sound Library Disc 2. On Mac,
Sound Library Disc 3 and repeat the process again.
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Installing other applications
Your Sibelius DVD-ROM includes several other useful applications:
Install PhotoScore Lite Music scanning software, which can turn printed sheet music into ed-
itable files that you can transpose, play back, modify and print out, as if you had inputted it
into Sibelius yourself. Install this unless you have purchased PhotoScore Ultimate along with
your copy of Sibelius, in which case you should install that from its own separate disc.
Install AudioScore Lite Music transcription software, which can turn music played on an
acoustic instrument into a microphone, or even simple CD audio tracks, and help you to
transcribe it into notation that you can edit in Sibelius. Install this unless you have purchased
AudioScore Ultimate along with your copy of Sibelius, in which case you should install that
from its own separate disc.
Install Scorch Browser plug-in, for viewing Sibelius scores directly in your browser.
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Activating Sibelius
You can activate Sibelius | Ultimate using the Avid Application Manager or when you launch
Sibelius | Ultimate. On Mac, when you install Sibelius | Ultimate, the Avid Application Manager opens.
To activate Sibelius | Ultimate:
1 Launch Sibelius.
2 Activate Sibelius | Ultimate using the Avid Application Manager (see “Avid Application
Manager” on page 5 and skip the following steps).
3 When launching Sibelius for the first time, the Welcome to Sibelius dialog prompts you to
choose one of the following options:
Continue Sibelius Trial Choose this option if you have not yet purchased your copy of Sibelius
and want to try it out first.
Continue Sibelius | Ultimate Trial Choose this option if you have not yet purchased your copy of
Sibelius | Ultimate and want to try it out first.
Activate Choose this option to launch the Avid Application Manager and activate Sibelius or
Sibelius | Ultimate with the System ID and Activation ID provided with your purchase of Sibelius through your online Avid Master Account.
Sibelius | First Choose this option to launch Sibelius | First.
Specify License Server (Sibelius | Ultimate only) Choose this option if you are authorizing
Sibelius | Ultimate using a network shared license. Enter the server name or IP address of the
server you are using as the license server and click
Exit Choose this option to close the dialog without launching Sibelius.
4 Click Activate.
After launching Sibelius | Ultimate, you can activate or deactivate Sibelius | Ultimate by
choosing the corresponding option from the
ager.
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Help menu or by using the Avid Application Man-
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