Hi lewisap!

"VE Harps" is a very old sound set that we don't provide since more than 10 years. I'm surprised that there's someone out there that still has it. You can delete it. It has been replaced by "VE Strings" since then.

Best,
Andi

Hello lewisap!

I cannot reproduce your problem. The patch "01 HA2_normal" gets triggered by default here.
Could it be that you have loaded the wrong VI preset? For the usage with the Sibelius sound set "VE Strings", the VI presets under Sibelius/Strings 3.8/Harps are required. Further possible reasons for your problem can be found in the Troubleshooting section of our Sibelius Integration tutorial.
https://www.vsl.info/en/tutorials/guides/sibelius-integration/troubleshooting

Best regards,
Andi

Hello Dave!

All the Sibelius trumpet ensemble instruments that you have tried are working fine with the Synchron Brass trumpet ensembles here.

It can have different reasons why articulation changes don't work as expected or instruments play on the wrong channel. Did you go through the Troubleshooting section of "Sibelius Integration" tutorial yet? All possible reasons that come to my mind are listed there.
https://www.vsl.info/tutorials/guides/sibelius-integration/troubleshooting

If you can't find a solution there, please send the following screenshots and a reference to this forum thread to .
- Sibelius "Add or Remove Instruments" menu
- Sibelius mixer
- Sibelius Playback Devices menu
- Sibelius Manual Sound Sets page of all loaded devices
- Vienna Ensemble showing one of the instruments that doesn't work correctly

Best regards,
Andi

Hello Dave!

The Sibelius sound set triggers the "con fortissimo" type of the long notes. There is no command to trigger the "regular" type. With Dorico or Sibelius in most cases you shouldn't need the regular type, because you can trigger the lower velocity layers anyway with dynamic marks. "Con fortissimo" just means that a fortissimo layer is included for high velocities.

Best regards,
Andi

Hi Blogospherianman!

Thanks for reporting. I can reproduce the missing start notes in this patch. We will make a library update.

Best regards,
Andi

Hello Dave!

As far as I know there is no quick way to do that. I think you will have to build your VEP template from scratch.

Best regards,
Andi

Hi Ross!

Please follow the link that I have provided in my previous post. There you can find all library updates for the Vienna Instruments libraries that you have registered. Instructions on how to apply them can be found in the left column. There's no need to install the full content again.

Best,
Andi

Hello Ross!

I have checked this matrix. It loads the correct patch "04 VI-14 perf-portamento" here. I would install the Orchestral Strings library update.
https://www.vsl.co.at/Library_Updates

Anyway, you can of course save your custom matrices and presets with the Vienna Instruments (Pro) player. This can be done with the "save" button at the lower right in the MATRIX and PRESET tabs.

Best regards,
Andi

Hello Paolo!

Doricos note length parameter in the expression maps has the advantage that the durations (and articulation selection) are know in advance. The Auto-Speed option in the Synchron Player can only react to MIDI signals it gets. So the articulation selection is always based on the previous note.

Best regards,
Andi

Hello rosindabow!

Which matrix or preset did you load exactly?
There seems to be a wrong assignment in this matrix/preset. The patch from "Orchestral Strings I" is actually called "04 VI-14 perf-portamento". It should be possible to replace the patch by dragging it from the PATCH browser onto the cell.

Best regards,
Andi

Hello Sam!

A library update that fixes the reported problem is now available.
https://www.vsl.co.at/SY_Library_Updates

Best regards,
Andi

Hello Bill!

There is always hope. ;-)

Best regards,
Andi

Hello!

We have made Dorico and Cubase Expression Maps and expanded our "VE SY Winds" Sibelius Sound Sets for our new Synchron Brass library. Registered users can download these settings in the MyVSL area under Notation related.
https://www.vsl.co.at/Notation_Related

Best regards,
Andi

Hello Steve!

The sync doesn't come from VSL or Noteperformer, but rather from Finale or Reaper. You could sync Finale to your Reaper project with the Rewire protocol.

Best regards,
Andi

Hello!

The sound set "VE Strings" has been enhanced for our new SYNCHRON-ized Chamber/Appassionata Strings sordino collections. The updated sound set is included in the latest version of the VSL Soundset Installer.
https://www.vsl.co.at/Notation_Related

Best regards,
Andi

Hello Hans-Peter!

Ok, please replace the house style file in the folder " C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\House Styles" with the one that is attached with this post.

The sound sets should work with your Sibelius version. If the "Vienna Ensemble" plugin cannot be found by Sibelius, please refer to the Troubleshooting page of our Sibelius Integration manual.
https://www.vsl.info/en/tutorials/guides/sibelius-integration/troubleshooting

Best regards,
Andi

Hello Hans-Peter!

It might be that the current version of the VSL Soundset Installer doesn't work correctly with your Sibelius version. Please try version 1.0.181 from our downloads archive. Does this version work?
https://www.vsl.co.at/Downloads_Archive

The house style file that you have downloaded requires Sibelius 2020 or higher and will not work with Sibelius 8.7.2.

Best regards,
Andi

Hello Dave!

Thanks for reporting. I can reproduce what you have written with Dorico. There is an error in the synchron strings pro and elite strings double bass expression map. We'll fix it with the next update. In the meantime you can fix it yourself.
- Go to the Expression Maps menu and select "VSL SY Strings Pro - Double basses".
- Select the "Staccato" switch.
- The last keyswitch should be "A#0" instead of "B0" with Middle C =C4.

Best regards,
Andi

Hello Steve!

Big Bang Orchestra - Ymir includes two velocity layers.

Best regards,
Andi

Hello Yannick!

The Cubase manual should be able to help you with this question. Here is a link:

https://steinberg.help/cubase_pro/v11/en/cubase_nuendo/topics/expression_maps/expression_maps_inserting_articulations_on_controller_lanes_t.html

Best regards,
Andi

Hello Yannick82!

From the articulations drop down menu in Cubase only the Attribute type articulations can be selected. You can add all articulations in an articulation lane underneath the key editor. You might have to add such and articulation lane in your project first.

By the way. I can see on your screenshot that you have a root note setting in the Expression Maps Setup window that will not work properly with our expression maps. Please set the Root Note in this menu to C0.

Best regards,
Andi

Hello William!

You can trigger the staccato articulations of the SYNCHRON-ized Special Editions with the staccato mark from the Cubase Expression Maps. The description text says "Short".

Best regards,
Andi

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

Best regards,
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?

Best regards,
Andi