Sibelius Student is designed for students in secondary education to use at home to complete homework assignments, or simply to give them an inexpensive route into using Sibelius software for composition and arranging. It is ideally suited for students who have access to the full Sibelius package at school, allowing them to use the same software at home as they use in their studies.

New features and enhancements in Sibelius 6 Student include:

Magnetic Layout. The revolutionary new automatic collision avoidance system from Sibelius 6 is included in the new Sibelius Student, ensuring that scores look perfect first time, avoiding the need for time-consuming manual positioning and editing.

Export audio files. Sibelius Student now includes a high-quality virtual General MIDI sound module, allowing students to export audio files of their compositions right at home, perfect for converting to MP3 or burning to audio CD.

Virtual instruments and effects support. Use any VST or Audio Unit virtual instrument or effect in Sibelius Student, for greater realism of playback sounds.

On-screen Keyboard window. For young musicians who are developing their familiarity with music notation, the beautiful on- screen Keyboard window provides a familiar interface for inputting music, and students can even play their computer keyboards’ keys like a piano.

Versions and Comments. Students can store multiple versions of their project inside the same file, and add “sticky note” comments at any point. When they take their projects back to school, they can use Sibelius 6’s powerful comparison features to track their progress and export commentaries and logs.

Windows: Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista, Windows 7 32-bit or 64-bit, 512MB+ RAM, 500MB hard disk space, DVD-ROM drive.

Mac: Mac OS X 10.4.11, Mac OS X 10.5.8, Mac OS X 10.6 or later, 512MB+ RAM, 500MB hard disk space, DVD-ROM drive.

Recommended: MIDI keyboard or MIDI guitar, printer, Internet connection, ASIO-compatible soundcard or audio interface (Windows only).