Write Maqam Music in Sibelius, Made Easy
Maqam music has its own sound: half-flats and half-sharps written right into the key signature.
Maqam Signatures brings those signatures to Sibelius. Build standard maqam key signatures, or your own custom ones, through a simple graphical interface. Apply the signature to your score and hear the notes play back in quarter tones.
Features
1. Graphical key signature editor
Drag and drop accidentals onto the staff to build your key signature, using quarter-tone flats and sharps as well as standard flats and sharps.
2. Quarter-tone playback
The tool automatically adds the pitch bend commands needed, so notes play back in quarter tones.
3. Support for transposing instruments
Enter a signature once, and the tool automatically writes the matching transposed signature for each transposing instrument.
Get Maqam Signatures
Write maqam key signatures in Sibelius that look and sound as they should.
Shorts
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The Custom Tool Program
Tools like this start in our Custom Tool program. What should your next notation tool do? Learn more.