Several of them are in my daily use, often run from the
'Run Plugins By Name' plugin.
Thanks to all the contributors and especially Bob Z for this huge body of work.
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Roy Moore
London UK (2016)
Sib 7.5,8.1-Win 10 pro x64 8gb ram,512gb SSD
Laptop Win 10 pro x64-32gb ram 512 ssd 750 hd
Various East West, Hollywood Strings, Note Performer
Add interval of 10th up/down. This is something I've always wished for and didn't know it was available. I've downloaded both files (see attached), but still trying to find my way around Win10. How do I install these? I will also want to assign short-cut "0" and "Shift/0" to them.
If you are using Sibelius 7 or higher, you don't download plugins and you don't install them yourself. You use the built-in Sibelius 7 way of installing plugins, on the File tab.
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Sibelius 8.1/7.5.1/7.1.3/6.2/5.2.5, PhotoScore Ult 8.0.4, Dolet 6.4 for Sibelius, Windows 7 32-bit SP1 4GB, Windows 8.1 64-bit 16GB.
Click the box 'new since...' You should get a drop down option to 'show all'
Roy Moore
London UK (2016)
Sib 7.5,8.1-Win 10 pro x64 8gb ram,512gb SSD
Laptop Win 10 pro x64-32gb ram 512 ssd 750 hd
Various East West, Hollywood Strings, Note Performer
Thanx, Roy. Heck, this isn't easy at all. I managed to install both plug-ins, but couldn't find them where they should be, namely NoteInput/PlugIns/Notes&Rests. So I re-booted Sib. Still not there. Finally found them in Home/Plugins/Other. So I go to File/Preferences/KbdShortcuts/Plugins and attempt to assign "0" to 'Add 10th up" and am told that this is already being used for 'Fret number 0'. I have never assigned that. So I override it. So now I have both plug-ins in the wrong place in the ribbon, but duly assigned short-cuts (see capture 1.png). But when I try to use them, either by ribbon selection or keyboard shortcut, I get this message (see capture 2.png).
Is this because they are in the wrong category, and if so, how do I get them in the right place, and why has Sib put them in the wrong place, anyway?
Adrian, the plugin is trying to run another plugin called "Add Interval". Install that plugin in the same way as the first, restart Sibelius and it should work.
Kenneth, you're a genius!, and you got to me while I still have some hair left. It's all working now with my short-cuts, even tho' the plug-ins still seem to be in the wrong ribbon location. Thanx a lot for your help.
I refer you to the instructions for the Add 10th plugin. (Attached). The location does seem to be a mistake. But as long as both are in the same place...
> even tho' the plug-ins still seem to be in the wrong ribbon location.
The plug-in installation facility provides the user with a choice of where to install the plug-in, so that the user chooses on which ribbon tab the plug-in appears.
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Sibelius 8.1/7.5.1/7.1.3/6.2/5.2.5, PhotoScore Ult 8.0.4, Dolet 6.4 for Sibelius, Windows 7 32-bit SP1 4GB, Windows 8.1 64-bit 16GB.
As I recall, I actually wrote the diatonic 10th plugins specifically for you, Adrian. I think you had mentioned something about wishing you could do that so while I was writing the more general purpose Add Interval, I split off this pair as separate plugins, which just call into the main plugin.
So I am glad that you found it!
Plugins are still files that are stored in user plugin folders, just as they were prior to Sib 7. So you can still unzip a plugin file and copy it where you want it. Right now, your version of these plugins will be in your "Other" folder. For me on Windows 7 and Sib 7.5, that folder would be C:\Users\Bob\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\Plugins\Other.
If you want them to be in Notes and Rests, just find your Other folder, cut the files from that, and paste then in the Notes and Rests user plugin folder. If you shut down then restart Sibelius, you should find the plugins in the NoteInput/PlugIns/Notes&Rests menu.
You can direct the plugin installer to put them there in the first place as well. When you bring up the installer look at the Location field. If a plugin does not fall into one of the standard shipping categories it falls into Other. That can get big quickly, so you cal look for other categories, or even create one of your own by checking the Other box and typing a name.
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Bob
An experienced user of Sibelius. Sib 1.2 - 8, Windows 7 Pro SP 1 64 bit, 8 G RAM. Year 2016.
Thank you, Bob. I had no idea you had written these plug-ins. I requested the 'Add 10th interval' as far back as the Finn bros. days, and wondered why they weren't there from the very start of Sib considering that the zero key was idle and that that a 10th was a very common interval between the two bottom notes of a voicing, at least in jazz scores. I'll see if I can locate the folders in Win10 and put these files in their right place. I appreciate your good work.