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I have been trying to use Max as note input for Sibelius, instead of an external MIDI keyboard. So far it does not work.

When I connect a MIDI keyboard to my computer, I open up Sibelius' Input Devices preferences. I click "Find New Input Devices", and I make sure the device is checked in the "Use" column. Then I select a place in my Sibelius score to insert notes, and start playing on the MIDI. All the notes appear as quarter notes (or the note-length I selected). This is all good.

What I want to do, is try the same thing with Max as note generator, instead of me playing keys. I try the same procedure: start up Max, click "Find New Input Devices" in Sibelius, and make sure "from Max 1" is checked in the "Use" column. I can send MIDI notes from Max, but Sibelius doesn't write them down in my score. Why? What am I doing wrong? The notes do appear in the "Keyboard" panel of Sibelius, so it is receiving them. (Note-ons and note-offs.) If I click notes in the "Keyboard" panel, Sibelius does write down the notes. If I play my external MIDI keyboard, Sibelius also writes down the notes.

Somehow Sibelius seems to notice a difference between MIDI input from a keyboard or from Max.

I am curious about what you think might be the exact problem or a good solution here.

An external MIDI keyboard works
When I connect a MIDI keyboard to my computer, I open up Sibelius' Input Devices preferences. I click "Find New Input Devices", and I make sure the device is checked in the "Use" column. Then I select a place in my Sibelius score to insert notes, and start playing on the MIDI. All the notes appear as quarter notes (or the note-length I selected). This is all good.

"from Max 1" doesn't work
What I want to do, is try the same thing with Max as note generator, instead of me playing keys. I try the same procedure: start up Max, click "Find New Input Devices" in Sibelius, and make sure "from Max 1" is checked in the "Use" column. I can send MIDI notes from Max, but Sibelius doesn't write them down in my score. Why? What am I doing wrong? The notes do appear in the "Keyboard" panel of Sibelius, so it is receiving them. (Note-ons and note-offs.) If I click notes in the "Keyboard" panel, Sibelius does write down the notes. If I play my external MIDI keyboard, Sibelius also writes down the notes.

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Maybe you aren't sending the notes from Max on the proper MIDI channel?

I have tried MIDI channels 0-16 in the noteout object. They all do the same thing.

It seems rather unlikely, but perhaps Sibelius requires note messages with release velocity.

In this case you would have to use [xnoteout] in Max.

It seems rather unlikely, but perhaps Sibelius requires note messages with release velocity.
In this case you would have to use [xnoteout] in Max.


Thanks for the replies! I tried the [xnoteout] now, but Sibelius responds in the same way.

Is there anybody that can point me in a good MIDI direction?

I have now solved the problem by using Max/MSP on another computer. I send the MIDI from Max on that computer via Wi-Fi to this computer. Now it does work ..

Now that I typed this, I thought: "There can't be a problem here." So I restarted Max (always the right thing to do if nothing is wrong) and now it works :-)

Is there anybody that can point me in a good MIDI direction? 

This is also a good way to fix Sibelius' MIDI input so you can play the keyboard without entering a bunch of notes. (Via gate)

I'm not sure if there's another way around that in Sibelius, but I've always found it obnoxious when I've used it.

This is also a good way to fix Sibelius' MIDI input so you can play the keyboard without entering a bunch of notes.  (Via gate)

I'm not sure if there's another way around that in Sibelius, but I've always found it obnoxious when I've used it.


Sibelius notates the notes that it receives in two cases:

1) "Input Notes" is turned on, and you see the note input caret.

2) You have selected a note in the score.

So you can always press escape a couple of times if you want to play the keyboard without entering a bunch of notes.

Sibelius notates the notes that it receives in two cases: 

1) "Input Notes" is turned on, and you see the note input caret.
2) You have selected a note in the score. 

So you can always press escape a couple of times if you want to play the keyboard without entering a bunch of notes.


Hi people, can you shared this patch with me?

Im very interested but I dont know how this work. Thank you!

solved - Use Max as note input for Sibelius