In order to purchase Sibelius Academic versions, you must meet Avid’s criteria and conditions, which you can read here. Evidence that you meet the criteria must be uploaded after you purchase Sibelius and must not be sent to Cyber Farm. Sibelius Academic is delivered in the form of a Download Code, which must be entered at the web address www.avid.com/downloadcard. From here you will be forwarded to Identit-e, where the approval process takes place.
Identit-e Verification When you buy a Sibelius Academic edition, you do not get the license immediately. You must first document that you are entitled to buy the product with the Education discount. In practice, the system is handled by the company identit-e.com, which approves according to Avid’s guidelines.
- Teachers/Lecturers: must upload a current pay slip from the school/institution plus photo ID (driving license or similar).
- Students: must upload a valid student card from a secondary education or higher education
When approval is available after 1-2 working days, you will be sent a new code from indentit-e, which you can use on avid.com. You must create an account on avid.com or log into the one you already have. When you enter the code from Identit-e, the license and download links are placed on your Avid account, which you can always return to if you need to download the program again. How quickly do I get access to use the program? You can use Sibelius immediately if you download a trial version , which you can use freely for 30 days. Use the trial version while you wait for the program to be purchased and the license approved. Each time you start the trial version, press “continue trial” until you have received your license codes. The notes you create with the trial version can be used in the final version, and you don’t need to download and install Sibelius again. The trial version and the full version are identical, except that the audio car biotek is not included in the trial version, so you need to download and install Sibelius Sounds and other additional programs like PhotoScore Lite etc. when they are ready in your account. Can I follow the process while waiting for a response from identit-e? Start by checking the spam folder in your email program, where there may already be an email from Identit-e. But you can also check how far your case is by following these instructions. Multi-user licenses If you need to buy 5 or more licenses for a school/institution, the above procedure cannot be followed, as the licenses must be pre-registered in the name of the school. Call 70209099 or email Cyber Farm and get information on current prices and options.