User guide

• Click the checkboxes to select the port (modem and/or printer) to which your MIDI interface is connected. USB MIDI interfaces will be
detected regardless of these settings.
• Click Search. OMS will now search for MIDI interfaces connected to your computer.
• A list of the MIDI interfaces connected to your computer will be displayed. If this list is correct, click OK. If MIDI interfaces that you have
connected to your computer are not detected, refer to OMS’s troubleshooting information.
• OMS will now attempt to detect devices (keyboards, modules, samplers, etc.) that are connected to your MIDI interface. A list of devices
or MIDI ports will appear. Click on the checkboxes next to each of the devices or ports that you wish to use, then click OK.
• You will now be presented with a standard Mac OS Save dialog. Name your configuration, choose a convenient place on your hard
drive and click Save.
• Your studio configuration will now be displayed. Check that the on-screen MIDI connections are the same as your studio’s physical
connections. Device information (manufacturer, model, name, properties, receive channel(s) and icon) can be edited by double-clicking
on the device/MIDI Interfaces icon. To connect devices, drag them to a MIDI interface, and click once on the in/out arrows
• When you have completed the setup, choose Save from the File menu
• Quit OMS Setup
• Run Sibelius
• Set up the Devices dialog as detailed in  MIDI devices.
Setting up FreeMIDI
• Install FreeMIDI by double clicking on the Install FreeMIDI icon and following the on-screen instructions
• Connect your FreeMIDI-compatible MIDI interface to the serial or USB port of your Mac
• Locate and open the FreeMIDI Setup program
• If you have OMS installed on your computer, you will be asked whether you wish to use OMS or FreeMIDI. Choose FreeMIDI (this can
be changed later from Preferences in the File menu within FreeMIDI Setup).
• The Welcome to FreeMIDI dialog appears. Click Continue.
• The FreeMIDI Preferences dialog appears. Ensure that only Allow other applications and Always load at startup are
switched on. Click OK to continue.
• The About Quick Setup dialog appears. Click Continue.
• You will now see the Quick Setup window. In the New Device section of the Quick Setup dialog specify the Manufacturer,
Model, Studio Location (the name of the MIDI interface to which the device is connected) and Cable (the port to which the
device is connected to if the specified MIDI interface has multiple ports). Click Add after specifying each device to add it to the
Current Configurations list.
• When you have specified the relevant information for each of your MIDI devices, click Done. Make sure ‘Controller’ is selected in
Properties if the device is to be used as an Input Device.
• Your studio configuration will now be displayed. Check that the on-screen MIDI connections are the same as your studio’s physical
connections. Device / MIDI Interface information (name, ID, manufacturer, model, transmit channel(s), receive channel(s), properties
and icons) can be edited by double-clicking on the device / MIDI Interfaces icon.
• Choose Save from the File menu. Name your configuration and save it in a convenient place on your hard drive.
• Quit FreeMIDI Setup
• Run Sibelius
• Set up the Devices dialog as detailed in  MIDI devices.
Setting up FreeMIDI in OMS compatibility mode
• Install FreeMIDI by double-clicking on the Install FreeMIDI icon and following the on-screen instructions
• Install OMS by double-clicking on the Install OMS icon and following the on-screen instructions
• Connect your FreeMIDI or OMS compatible MIDI interface to the serial or USB port of your Mac
• Locate and open the OMS Setup program
• The Create a New Studio Setup dialog appears. Click OK.
• Click the checkboxes to select the port (modem and/or printer) to which your MIDI interface is connected. USB MIDI interfaces will be
detected regardless of these settings.
• Click Search. OMS will now search for MIDI interfaces connected to your computer.