Hello gitika1!

That's correct. Woodblocks are included in Synchron Percussion I and Big Bang Orchestra - Quasar, but not in the SYNCHRON-ized Special Editions.

By the way. Big Bang Orchestra - Quasar is still available for an introductory price:
https://www.vsl.co.at/en/BBO_Map/BBO_Quasar

Best regards,
Andi

Hello Paolo!

For the VI Timpani library we recorded two sets of timpani. Timpani A have only been recorded with one kind of mallet. That's why the mallet is simply called "standard mallet". Timpani B have been recorded with different kinds of mallets.

Best regards,
Andi

Hello Eric!

The Dorico Expression Maps for the SYNCHRON-ized Special Editions will be the first ones that we release. Some users have made Dorico Expression Maps for other libraries and posted about them here on the forum.

Before we think about what libraries might be next to create Dorico Expression Maps for, we have to finish the ones for SYNCHRON-ized Special Editions, check out how much demand is there and how they are received.

Best regards,
Andi

Hello Cyril!

Currently there are no plans to create Dorico Expression Maps for our VI libraries in the nearer future.

Best regards,
Andi

Hello Eric and Cyril!

Dorico Expression Maps for our SYNCHRON-ized Special Editions are soon to be released.

Cyril, please don't spread false rumours like I don't like Dorico. That's not true and ridiculous.

Best regards,
Andi

Hello Verlaine!

The sound set "VE Plucked Instrumetns" doesn't create CC11 commands for changing dynamics. Overdrive only has one dynamic layer after all. If you want hairpins to change the volume during sustained notes of Overdrive, you could make use of the Sibelius Cresc./Dim. plugin to create CC11 commands. You will have to turn on VelXF in the Vienna Instruments player that these CC11 commands will have an effect.

Best regards,
Andi

Hello Matze!

The Cubase Expression Maps for the SYNCHRON-ized Special Editions will also work for the Appassionata Strings that are included in the SYNCHRON-ized Special Editions. If you mean the Appassionata Strings I Vienna Instruments Collection, please use the "Strings" Cubase Expression Maps.

Best regards,
Andi

Hello Northfield!

With Sibelius and VI Solo Strings you can trigger the progressive vibrato patch with help of a custom cell. How this can be done, is explained in the VSL Integration tutorial:
https://www.vsl.info/en/tutorials/guides/sibelius-integration/ve-strings#custom

Best regards,
Andi

Hello Paolo!

I don't know which collection you are asking about, but I can confirm that some articulations have been left out from the Cubase Expression Maps for the VI String collections.

Best regards,
Andi

Hello Northfield!

You can trigger the natural harmonic patches with the help of custom cells
https://www.vsl.info/en/tutorials/guides/sibelius-integration/ve-strings#custom

Please note that these patches are mapped differently to make all notes available in one patch. So the written pitch and the sounding pitch will not concur with these patches.

Best,
Andi

Hello Benjamin!

Thanks for reporting. We will look into it.

Best regards,
Andi

Hello Northfield!

The diamond notehead triggers harmonics with every note value here. Maybe you use a different kind of diamond-like symbol. Only the third notehead in the list called "diamond" will work. The one you have used seems to fill out the notehead of the quarter note. That must be a different kind of notehead.

Best,
Andi

Hello Northfield!

The octave setting of the harmonics in the Sibelius VI presets for the strings has been optimized for notation with the diamond notehead a fourth above the root note. That's the way they have been recorded and that's probably the most common way to notate them (see attached screenshot).

I have just tried it here with this kind of notation and it works without problems here. The harmonic sounds two octaves above the root note - that's the pitch that comes from this kind of harmonic. If you have run the VSL Soundset Installer in the last four years, you have a newer version of the "Vienna Symphonic Library" House Style version 2.0 installed. So with this House Style loaded, it should work on your place too.

Best regards,
Andi

Hello Barton!

The VI Percussion collection contains a few more instruments than Synchron Percussion I+II, but Synchron Percussion has been sampled more in depth. Furthermore Synchron Percussion comes with the great acoustics of our Synchron Stage and lots of Mixer-Presets that make the instruments usable for any situation instantly. As far as your wish for Bongos and more is concerned, we'll see what time brings.

Best regards,
Andi

Hello Phil!

It's not necessary to open Vienna Ensemble at all, when you work with Sibelius. It should be loaded automatically with your Sibelius Playback Configuration.

In case you mean Vienna Ensemble Pro, it's necessary to start Vienna Ensemble Pro Server, before loading your Sibelius project and the playback configuration. Only then the VE Pro plugin can connect to the VE Pro Server.

If Vienna Ensemble or VE Pro crashes, please first update to the latest software version. If the problem remains, please send your crash report to .

Best regards,
Andi

Hello Northfield!

An SSD connected via USB3 should be fast enough for most projects - even big ones. Furthermore the loading speed will be quicker and you can reduce the amount of data that gets loaded to RAM. So I can only recommend SSDs to everyone that works with our libraries.

Best regards,
Andi

Hello Northfield!

A possible reason for your performance problem might be your hard disk. Streaming a large orchestral score from one hard disk with VelocityXF turned on generates a lot of voices simultaneously. I recommend using an SSD.

Best regards,
Andi

Hello LAJ!

Concert chimes are included in Synchron Percussion I. They are called tubular bells there which is just a different name for the same instrument.

Best regards,
Andi

Hello Oceanview!

The "VE Strings" sound set doesn't have the "+accent" Sound ID included. So probably Sibelius looks at a different sound set in your playback configuration. If you have different sound sets in one playback configuration that include the same instruments, some erratic reuslts may occur. The easiest way to solve this issue would be removing the "+accent" sound ID for the accent entry in the Sibelius playback dictionary.

Best regards,
Andi

Hello Philip!

I would check out the Troubleshooting chapter of the "Optimizing Sibelius Playhack" manual. There might be an error somewhere in your setup.

If you need more help, please send you score and screenshots of your playback configuration to . Screenshots of the Sibelius Playback Devices page, the Manual Sound Sets page and Vienna Ensemble might help help me to help you.

Best regards,
Andi

Hello Philip!

I would check out the Troubleshooting chapter of the "Optimizing Sibelius Playhack" manual. There might be an error somewhere in your setup.

If you need more help, please send you score and screenshots of your playback configuration to . Screenshots of the Sibelius Playback Devices page, the Manual Sound Sets page and Vienna Ensemble might help help me to help you.

Best regards,
Andi

Hello Mike!

There are two different VelXF modes for our Synchron Percussion instruments. The Synchron Snare drum that comes with the Special Edition Vol. 2 only includes the velocity selection mode. That means that you can select the velocity with the position of the VelXFader. A crossfade is not possible.

Both modes (selection and crossfade) are available in our Synchron Percussion libraries.
https://www.vsl.co.at/en/Synchron_Package/Synchron_Percussion_I

Best regards,
Andi

Hello Anders!

Thanks for letting us know that you were able to solve your problem.

Anyway, it is of course possible to load your Vienna Ensemble projects with Vienna Ensemble Pro 7 too.
This can be done under Instance/Open Project

Best regards,
Andi

Hello!

The latest version of the VSL Soundset Installer for Sibelius now includes a sound set for our Big Bang Orchestra series.
https://www.vsl.co.at/en/Notation_Related

The sound set "VE Big Bang Orchestra" works with the following BBO libraries:
Free; Andromeda, Fornax, Ganymede, Hercules, Izar, Jupiter, Kopernikus, Lyra & Musca.

All presets of other BBO libraries can be triggered with the Sibelius instrument Keyboards/”Synthesizer”
and the Manual Sound Sets program “Others” without automatic articulation changes.

Best regards,
Andi

Hello Anders!

Vienna Ensemble Pro 7 can be used with Finale just like Vienna Ensemble 6. Please keep in mind that you will always have to start Vienna Ensemble Pro Server first, before you can connect a Vienna Ensemble Pro plugin to the Server. I recommend starting Vienna Ensemble Pro Server before starting Finale.

If you have up to 16 instruments in your score, you will not need Vienna Ensemble Pro Event Input, because you can assign a separate channel to all instruments anyway. If you have more than 16 instruments, you can load the Vienna Ensemble Pro plugin to the first Finale bank and Vienna Ensemble Pro Event Input to the second Finale bank. You can only connect the Vienna Ensemble Pro Event Input to Vienna Ensemble Pro Server, if the Vienna Ensemble Pro plugin on Finale bank 1 is connected as well.

I hope this helps.

Best regards,
Andi