If you can hear sound at this point, please click Close and try playing your score. Select the Sibelius Player entry now showing in the right-hand column, then click Test. This should then move the ‘Sibelius Player’ to the right-hand side of the Playback Devices Window under ‘Active Devices. When the Playback Devices Window opens, set the Configuration at the top-left to Sibelius 7 Sounds: (click the small expansion arrow (bottom-right of Setup area) to open the Playback Devices Window): The process for checking the Sibelius playback setup is as follows:Ĭhoose Play Tab > Setup > Playback Devices. This helpful video from Avid shows the process in action: If you still can't hear anything during playback, or the playback line does not move, you should check that Sibelius is correctly configured. Make sure the Output volume is turned up and Mute is not selected: Select Sound and then click on the Output tab Go to the Apple menu and choose System Preferences: Make sure the Sibelius volume (under Applications) and the main Device volume are not muted and are turned up:

Select the Adjust system volume link immediately underneath the Sound heading: You should check to see if your operating system is correctly configured to play audio produced by Sibelius:Ĭlick the Start menu (Windows icon bottom-left of screen) and type Control Panel, then chose Hardware and Sound When playing Sibelius, the vertical line follows the music but you can't hear any sound, or, after pressing play in Sibelius, the vertical line does not move at all.Ĭheck that your computer speakers, MIDI keyboard or other playback equipment are plugged in, switched on and have the volume turned up. Article KB00087: Sibelius, No Sound or Sibelius Playback Not Working

Sibelius playback configuration