Manually Entering Program Changes

Article applies to:
  • Sibelius 5, 6, 7

Description

Manual program and bank change instructions entered in the score do not change sounds or select a sound that is one higher/lower than the desired sound.

Solution

MIDI devices that accept program change messages may count from "0" or "1"; when entering program change information in the score it's important that the correct 'count' setting is used so that the device receives the correct messages. Refer to the device's documentation to determine whether it counts from 0 or 1.

In the following, "x" is the MSB, "y" is the LSB, and "z" is the program change number.

To enter messages that count from "0", use the following syntax (capital "P"):

~Px,y,z

To enter messages that count from "1", use the following syntax (lowercase "P"):

~px,y,z


Last Modified: April 9, 2012