How to trigger articulations with the Sound Set

The sound set "VE Special Edition" works with the Special Edition Volumes 1 to 7. It can also be used for all our piano and organ libraries.

The sound set "VE SY Special Edition" works with the "03 Velocity" presets of the Studio Special Edition Volumes 1 to 7, as well as with Volumes 1 PLUS and 2 PLUS. It can also be used for all our piano and organ libraries, as well as Big Bang Orchestra and BBO-Andromeda.

For groups of three to eight players, load the "All players"presets. To determine which players should play, select a slot in the first dimension. For groups of two players, load the "Desk" presets. If you are notating every player on his own staff, load the according single player presets. For Dimension Brass/Low Brass Players 3 and 4 the "loco" presets are recommended.

On strong computers with fast SSDs or for smaller arrangements, it's possible to activate VelXF to enable dynamic changes during single notes. For rendering the audio file, VelXF can always be enabled.

This patch is triggered by default.
If you want to switch back from a different articulation, use one of the following Technique Text commands (Ctrl+T on Win, Command+T on OS X): "ord.", "natural", "normal".

There are two ways to trigger this patch:

1. Use the keypad's staccato mark.
2. Create the Technique Text command "stacc" or "staccato".

There are two ways to trigger this patch:

1. Use slurs.
2. Create the Technique Text command "legato". To switch back to non-legato playing use the Technique Text command "non legato".

Create the Technique Text command "sus". (Only available with Vienna Symphonic Library House Style loaded.) This command can also be used in combination with slurs.

Create the Technique Text command "detache".

Create the Technique Text command "portamento". To switch back, use one of the following commands: "ord.", "natural" or "normal"

There are two ways to trigger this patch:

1. Create the Technique Text command "trem" or "tremolo".
2. Use the tremolo symbol with 3, 4 or 5 beams across the stem from the Sibelius keypad to switch to tremolo. ( Only available with Vienna Symphonic Library House Style loaded. )

Create the Technique Text command "pizz" or "pizzicato". To switch back to arco playing, use one of the following Technique Text commands: "ord.", "natural", "normal" or "arco".

Create an Expression Text command (Ctrl+E on Win, Cmd+E on OS X) starting with "sf" (sf, sfz, sffz, sforz, ...) . (Only available with Vienna Symphonic Library House Style loaded.)

Use the keypad's accent mark. (Only available with Vienna Symphonic Library House Style loaded.) For the Studio version the marcato mark will work as well.

If you prefer accents to just trigger a higher velocity and not the Staccato/Sustain cell, remove the Sound ID change entry of the Sibelius dictionary entry "Articulations/Accent".

To switch from normal to muted, just use the Technique Text "con sordino" or "mute". To switch back, use "ord.", "normal", "natural" or "senza sordino".

Create the Technique Text command "vib" or "vibrato". To switch back to non vibrato, use one of the following Technique Text commands: "ord.", "natural", "normal" or "senza vibrato".

Create a w/bar line from the Lines menu. (Only available with Vienna Symphonic Library House Style loaded.)

Create the Technique Text command "motor on". To switch back to playing without motor, use the Technique Text command "motor off".

Create a Pedal symbol from the lines menu.

The full plenum registration is triggered by default. To switch to the lighter flutes registration, use the Technique Text commands "flutes". To switch back to the full plenum registration, use one of the following Technique Text commands: "ord.", "natural" or "normal".

For the Sibelius instrument "Cymbals" (=a2 cymbals) you have four different variations.
C6 = Normal Variation 1; C#6 = Choked Var. 1; D6 = Normal Var. 2; D#6 = Choked Var. 2
C6 is played by default. The other sounds are only available with the Vienna Symphonic Library House Style loaded. For C#6 create the Technique Text command "choke", for D6 create "2" and for D#6 combine both commands. To reset the Sound ID of an instrument, write "ord." or "normal".

If you want the suspended cymbal instead of the "a2 Cymbals" please use the Sibelius instruments "Cymbal A-D". (Only available with Vienna Symphonic Library House Style loaded.)

With the commands written in the previous paragraph you can also switch to 2nd variations and choked sounds with this instrument and you can also address the roll sounds with the tremolo symbol.

For the Sibelius instrument "Tam-tam" you have four different variations.

• G6: triggered by default.

The other sounds are only available with the Vienna Symphonic Library House Style loaded.

• G#6: add tremolo sign (with 3, 4 or 5 beams)
• A6: Technique Text "2" (without quotation marks)
• A#6: Technique Text "scrape" (without quotation marks)

There are two ways to trigger these rolls:

1. Choose the tremolo articulation symbol with 4 or 5 lines crossing the stem or the buzz roll symbol. If the Vienna Symphonic Library House Style is loaded, the 3 line tremolo symbol can also be used.
2. Create the Technique Text command "roll". (Only available with Vienna Symphonic Library House Style loaded.) To switch back to single hits, use one of the following commands: "ord." or "normal"

like tremolo.

Create the Technique Text command "L" for left hand strokes and "R" for right hand strokes.

Use the Sibelius instrument "Triangle" and the Manual Sound Sets program "Percussion". By default the open single hit (C5) is triggered. The closed single hit (C#5) can be triggered with the staccato or the "+" articulation symbol. With the Technique text-command "2" it is possible to trigger a variant of the same technique (open and closed). For tremolo(E5)use one of the tremolo symbols.

(Sibelius instrument "Wind Chimes [1 line]" from the "Other Unpitched Percussion" category): On the Manual Sound Sets page reserve a channel with the program "Percussion".

The different sounds can be triggered as follows:

• A3 (default): No Technique Text command or "ord." or "normal".

The other sounds are only available with the Vienna Symphonic Library House Style loaded.

• B3: Technique Text "2"
• C3: Technique Text "up" and "slow"
• D3: Technique Text "down" and "slow
• F3: Technique Text "up" and "fast"
• G3: Technique Text "down" and "fast"

A different approach of using these sounds would be by creating a Percussion [5 lines] system with Sibelius and editing the instrument( Home/Instruments/ Percussion [5 lines]/Edit Instrument/Type of staff: pitched).
You will also have to choose a Sound ID or instrument under Playback Defaults/Best Sound and reserve a program/channel for the chosen instrument on the Manual Sound Sets page.
For example you could choose a pitched percussion instrument (like Marimba, Vibraphone or Xylophone) that you don't have in your score. Now you can trigger the samples according to the pitch you enter.

It's possible to use additional articulations by adding the desired patch(es) to one of the free custom slots. To switch to these slots from your Sibelius score, use one of the following Technique Text commands:
"custom" or "custom1" for the first custom slot, "custom2" for the second custom slot, "custom3" for the third custom slot, and "custom4" for the fourth one.

To switch between different patches, use the the Technique Text commands "custom1", "custom2", "custom3" and "custom4".

To trigger these presets, a "Synthesizer" instrument from the Sibelius "Add or Remove Instruments" menu and the program "FX-Presets" on the Manual Sound Sets page is needed.