Comments on: Sibelius: Playing an MP3 (or Wav or AIFF) in Sibelius

By: John Hinchey

John Hinchey — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 13:29:12 +0000

In reply to Jamsheed Master. Great tip, thanks!

By: Jamsheed Master

Jamsheed Master — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 12:58:03 +0000

Hi,
Pop the mp3 into Cubase (or any DAW) and create a tempo track in there (Cubase can do this automatically). Then create a midi track (I use a woodblock for the instrument) and just enter one note at the very start, on the first beat. Then Export that midi track.

Then import that midi track into your Sibelius project (File > Import) onto any of your instruments (choose one in the Import To column) and hit Import. The exact tempos from the mp3 will appear in Sibelius. You can then choose all the Metronome Marks (using a selection filter) and hide them. Import the same mp3 to Sibelius, hit play and you should be all lined up.

You might need to play with the settings on the midi export or the importing process, but once you figure it out, it’s very handy for transcribing.

By: John Hinchey

John Hinchey — Sat, 19 Mar 2022 17:22:41 +0000

In reply to Nic. tenBroek. I'm not sure how to help you here. If you mean the tempo of your Sibelius score, just add a tempo change in the usual way. If you saying the WAV file is the incorrect tempo, then you need to correct that in a DAW or similar software that can stretch audio.

By: Nic. tenBroek

Nic. tenBroek — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 21:37:18 +0000

HI. When I import the .WAV file it only sounds right if the tempo =100 BPM. i need to vary the tempo to match the audio…HELP!

By: Florian Ross

Florian Ross — Sun, 07 Aug 2016 11:50:54 +0000

Hi John,

I am working with 7.5 and along with the score I have an audio-file I need to ‘write around’. I included the Audio as a ‘video’ (as above) and told it to start at 1’08,8″ in the score (as above).
Unfortunately, Sibelius now ‘stutters’ the first second of the audio repeatedly until my desired starting point and only THEN plays correctly.
Is this a bug in 7.5? How can you have an audio file start at a specific point in the score?

By: John Hinchey

John Hinchey — Wed, 13 Apr 2016 16:03:11 +0000

In reply to scott. Hi Scott, There is not direct way to do that in Sibelius. You can Rewire to sync to a DAW and record the output of Sibelius and mix the source MP3 and Sibelius sounds there.

By: scott

scott — Tue, 23 Feb 2016 16:15:24 +0000

Once I have added an mp3 to Sibelius 8.1 using the video tool, I can play it back and hear the mp3 that I have the synced to my score. But how do I convert the entire piece, including the added mp3 file, into a single merged mp3 so that I can share the combined piece? Thank you.

By: John Hinchey

John Hinchey — Sun, 05 Apr 2015 22:06:38 +0000

In reply to Chas Wetherbee.

Hi CW, Yes that is correct Sibelius can only attach one MP3 at a time to a Sibelius score. What you can do is use Rewire to sync Sibelius with a DAW such as ProTools, Logic, Digital Performer, etc.
You then can use as many tracks and soundbites as you like played back in the DAW.
Best,
Hinch

By: Chas Wetherbee

Chas Wetherbee — Sun, 05 Apr 2015 13:56:31 +0000

I have attached a short MP3 at the beginning of a score, which lasts less than a minute. Later in the score (after about 7 minutes have passed) I wish to add another MP3, yet the only option when I click on the video tab is to remove the first. Can Sibelius not handle multiple attachments to a score? I am using 7

thanks if you can help,
cw

By: John Hinchey

John Hinchey — Sun, 10 Nov 2013 20:03:29 +0000

In reply to David Loden. David, I'm a 100% Mac guy, I don't know anything about PCs, worry. Best, John