Hello V_ad_im!

The preset "00 Timpani - Adams - All m. (SP I-II)" includes the timpani articulations that have been recorded for Synchron Percussion I and II. Of course you are free to copy the coperto and glissando slots from the preset "01 Timpani - Adams - Medium mallets" over to the all mallets preset.

Best regards,
Andi

Hello!

For the latest version of the VSL Soundset Installer for Sibelius, the sound set "VE Big Bang Orchestra" and the "Vienna Symphonic Library" House Style have been enhanced with entries for the new Big Bang Orchestra - Ymir (Children's Choir).
https://www.vsl.co.at/en/Notation_Related

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Andi

Hello Joël!

There's a short documentation included with the Expression Maps. I think that the maps themselves are self-explanatory in regards to which expression triggers which articulation, because the names are more or less identical. Is there anything specific that is unclear?

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Andi

Hello Dillon!

I don't think that it's possible to make a mini-dump of only the plugins. I ment a mini-dump of VE Pro with only the plugin included that causes the freeze. I would start with Kontakt.

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Andi

Hello Dillon!

Unfortunately it's not possible to see what is hanging there in the dump file that you have provided. Most likely one of the hosted plugins (most likely a Kontakt script) isn’t returning from it’s process() call. If you could narrow it down to a specific instance/plugin, and make a dump with that alone - we could perhaps look further.

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Andi

Hello profAmici!

This is an unusual problem. We have updated the Cubase Expression Maps for SYNCHRON-ized Woodwinds yesterday because of the new presets that are included in the SYNCHRON-ized Woodwinds Expansion. If the problem persists with the new Expression Maps, please send a few screenshots or your Cubase project to . This should give us a better picture of your problem.

Best regards,
Andi

Hello!

The Cubase Expression Maps for SYNCHRON-ized Woodwinds have been updated and now include settings for the recently released Expansion set.
https://www.vsl.co.at/Notation_Related

Best regards,
Andi

Hello NG33!

The new Expression Maps that I have mentioned in my previous post are online now.
https://www.vsl.co.at/Notation_Related

Best,
Andi

Hello Joël!

The new Expression Maps that I have mentioned in my previous post are online now.
https://www.vsl.co.at/Notation_Related

Best,
Andi

Hello Joël!

For the "Velocity" presets of SYNCHRON-ized Woodwinds the different vibrato types get controlled with the CC1 controller. So this controller is also included in the Cubase Expression Maps for this library. If a controller is included in a Cubase Expression Map, Cubase blocks this controller for editing.

These Expression Maps will not work correctly with the new "VelXF" and "VelXF sus" presets, because CC1 is used for Velocity XF there. New Cubase Expression Maps for the VelXF presets are in the works. These new Expression Maps will also include the new articulations that have been added for the SYNCHRON-ized Woodwinds Expansion.

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Andi

Hello NG33!

The Dorico Expression Maps have been made for the SYNCHRON-ized Woodwinds including the Expansion. So I guess you mean the Cubase Expression Maps, right? It's on our to-do-list to update these Expression Maps for the additional articulations included in the Expansion.

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Andi

Hello Stig!

All our maps have been made with C0 as root note. That's the default Cubase setting. I'm sure that if we would use C-2 as root note, we would get far more messages from users who think that something is wrong with our maps. Unfortunately this setting is a general setting and cannot be saved with the expression maps.

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Andi

Hello Dave!

To trigger Synchron Elite Strings performance legato agile senza vibrato with Sibelius, please add the technique text commands "senza vibrato" and "fast" and add a slur.
https://www.vsl.info/en/tutorials/guides/sibelius-integration/ve-strings#articulations

You are right about the fast attacks. The keyword "fast" is already used for the agile articulations. So I'm sorry to say that there is no keyword integrated that triggers the fast attack articulations with Sibelius.

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Andi

Hello Stig!

Take care that the root note in the Expression Maps Setup windows is set to C0. Otherwise the remote keys will be shifted.

The mistake is note in the expression map. Your problem comes from your root note setting.

Best regards,
Andi

Hello Alan!

If a patch is too loud for your arrangement in comparison to other patches, you can lower the volume of slots in Synchron Player on the EDIT page with the MIX fader.

Best regards,
Andi

Hello Pro-Arte!

I didn't talk about Synchron Player settings. I have ment the Root note (Fondamentale) setting in the Expression Map Setup (Configuration de l'Expression Map) menu. It can be seen on your screenshots.

Best,
Andi

Hello 152251!

As far as I know, dynamic marks such as ppp, pp, p, mp, mf, f, ff and fff cannnot trigger playback techniques. The entries in the expression maps have been made in case this gets updated in a future Dorico version. Currently these entries have no effect.

Best regards,
Andi

Hello Pro-Arte!

I can see in your screenshots that you have changed the Root note (Fondamentale) of the Remote settings (Paramètres de  télécommande) to C-2. That's why the remote keys (Touche) in any expression map that you load are shifted down by two octaves. If you leave this option at the default setting (C0), the remote keys are correct.

Maybe you want to change the thread title. ;-)

Best regards,
Andi

Hello Alan!

There is no velocity curve option in Synchron Player. So it's not possible to make individual velocity settings for different slots.

With the "Dynamic Range" fader you can compress the dynamic range of all slots in general. So you could automate this fader if you want different settings at different places in your score.

Best regards,
Andi

Hello and welcome to our forum!

Please note that scores cannot sound great automatically and out of the blue, just because you use a great sample library. It will always be necessary to finetune your project to get great sounding results. The following things come to my mind: Articulations, dynamics, note start positions, note durations, mix.

You can find help on how to get the best out of your Sibelius scores with our libraries here:
https://www.vsl.info/tutorials/guides/sibelius-integration/introduction

I agree that if strings sound like a laser that's a no-go. There are no laser-samples or synthetic sounds included in the SYNCHRON-ized Special Edition. If playback problems come up, the Troubleshooting chapter of our Sibelius integration tutorial might be of help.
https://www.vsl.info/en/tutorials/guides/sibelius-integration/troubleshooting

If you feel that an articulation is too loud or too soft in comparison to other articulations, you can alter the level of this articulation on the EDIT page of Synchron Player.
https://www.vsl.info/en/manuals/synchron-player/edit-tab

How to trigger different articulations is explained here:
https://www.vsl.info/en/tutorials/guides/sibelius-integration/special-editions

Best regards,
Andi

Hello!

I'm happy to announce that we have added Dorico and Sibelius settings for our new Synchron Elite Strings. These new settings can be used after running the latest versions of the VSL for Dorico installer or the VSL Soundset Installer for Sibelius.
https://www.vsl.co.at/Notation_Related

https://www.vsl.info/tutorials/guides/dorico-integration/introduction
https://www.vsl.info/tutorials/guides/sibelius-integration/ve-strings

Edit April 13th: 
Cubase Expression Maps for Synchron Elite Strings have been added on the Notation Related page.

Best regards,
Andi

Hello Dave!

Finale labels the channels on instrument bank 2 as channels 17-32, but in fact they are channels 1-16. The MIDI standard doesn't offer the possibility to use more than 16 channels on one MIDI port. In the Finale Score Manager the channels get labeled from 1-16 regardless of the bank the instrument is loaded on.

So to trigger more than 16 channels with Finale, please proceed as follows:

- Start Vienna Ensemble Pro Server (64-bit).
- In Finale assign the Vienna Ensemble Pro plugin to Bank 1 AND Bank 2.
- Connect the plugins to the VE Pro Server.
- In the two Vienna Ensemble Pro instances add your instruments. Leave the MIDI port setting in both instances at "All" or "1".
- Make sure to set the same channels in the Finale Score Manager and in your Vienna Ensemble Pro instances.

Best regards,
Andi

Hello DaveJ!

If you prefer to have VelXF turned off for the woodwinds in general, you could assign a different controller to the VelXF on/off option than the pre-assigned CC28.

Best regards,
Andi

Hello frave!

I was able to reproduce the problem. It will be fixed with the next update. Sorry for the inconvinience that this may have caused.

Best regards,
Andi

Hello Illuminatus!

I'm sorry to read about your crashes. Please make sure to use the latest versions of the Vienna Instruments & Vienna Ensemble software, as well as of the Vienna Suite. If the problem remains, please send a crash-log to and include information about the step that causes the crash and which OS you are using.

Best regards,
Andi