VE Optimizing Sibelius Playback v4.5 PDF

Optimizing Sibelius
Playback
with Vienna Ensemble
A guide to get more out of your scores
By Andreas Olszewski / Vienna Symphonic Library
© 2019 Vienna Symphonic Library

Introduction
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Material for Sibelius users on the vsl.co.at website
You can find a video tutorial on how to work with Sibelius and Vienna Ensemble here:
https://www.vsl.co.at/en/Software/Vienna_Ensemble#!Video_Demos
The Soundset Installer can be downloaded from the Vienna Symphonic Library website.
https://www.vsl.co.at/en/Notation_Related
Currently we offer the following sound sets:
• VE SY Special Edition: Works with the SYNCHRON-ized Special Edition Volumes 1 –

4, 1 PLUS and 2 PLUS and with our pianos.
• VE Special Edition: Works with the Special Edition Volumes 1 – 4, as well as with our
pianos and the Konzerthaus Organ.
• VE Special Edition PLUS: Works with the Special Edition PLUS Volumes 1 and 2 and
the Special Edition Volumes 3 and 4, as well as with our pianos and the KH Organ.
• VE Smart Orchestra: Works with the Vienna Smart Orchestra.
• VE Epic Orchestra: Works with Epic Orchestra, Epic Orchestra 2.0, Jazz Drums and
Synchron Power Drums.
• VE Woodwinds + Brass: Works with the following Instrument collections: Woodwinds

I+II, Special Woodwinds, Brass I+II, Special Brass, Dimension Brass I+II, Saxophones,
Recorders, Historic Winds I - III, as well as with all Woodwinds and Brass Single
instruments.
• VE SY Dimension Brass: Works with SYNCHRON-ized Dimension Brass I+II.
• VE Strings: Works with the following Instrument collections: Synchron Strings I,

SYNCHRON-ized Chamber Strings, SYNCHRON-ized Appassionata Strings,
SYNCHRON-ized Dimension Strings I-III, Solo Strings I+II, Chamber Strings I+II,
Orchestral Strings I+II, Appassionata Strings I+II, Dimension Strings I-III, Harps, as well
as with the Solo Violin 2, Solo Cello 2 and Harps Single instruments.
• VE Plucked Instruments: Works with the Single instruments Upright Bass, Concert
Guitar and Overdrive.
• VE Percussion: Works with the Percussion and Elements Instrument collections and
Single instruments.
• VE Synchron Percussion: Works with the Synchron Percussion Instrument collection

(Vienna Instruments version).
• VE SY-Percussion (SY-Player): Works with the Synchron Percussion Instrument

collection (Synchron Player version).
• VE Choir: Works with the Vienna Choir, the Soprano Choir, the Solo Voices and the
Vienna Whistler.
Optimizing Sibelius Playback with Vienna Ensemble © 2019 Vienna Symphonic Library
In addition to the sound sets we offer House Style files for Sibelius 6, 7, 7.5, 8, 2018 and 2019.
Software
Please always use the latest version of the Vienna Instruments & Vienna Ensemble software.
Vienna Instruments Pro, Vienna Imperial, Synchron Pianos and the Synchron Player can be 3
opened inside Vienna Ensemble or Vienna Ensemble Pro for use with Sibelius as well.
https://www.vsl.co.at/en/Software_Installers
How to install and use Sound Sets

The VSL Soundset Installer can be downloaded from the MyVSL area of the Vienna Symphonic
Library website under Notation related.
http://www.vsl.co.at/en/Notation_Related
It will install sound set files, the Vienna Symphonic Library House Style for Sibelius, VI presets and
two manuals. The path where the manuals get installed can be chosen during installation.
On Windows computers it may be necessary to point Sibelius to the VST-Plugins path. This can be
done in the Playback Devices/Audio Engine Options/Virtual Instruments and Effects folders menu.
Choose the path where the Vienna Ensemble VST plugin has been installed. That’s the path where
the file “Vienna Ensemble x64.dll” is located. If you are using Sibelius 6 or Sibelius 32-bit, you will
have to add the folder where the 32-bit version of the Vienna Ensemble plugin ("Vienna
Ensemble.dll") is installed. Then restart Sibelius.
In the Sibelius Playback Devices menu create a new playback configuration and activate Vienna
Ensemble (or Vienna Ensemble PRO) from the list of available devices. Then choose the sound
set in the right-hand column. See page 2 for which sound set must be chosen for which library.
On the Manual
Sound Sets page
check Use
manual sound set
and assign
channels and
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programs for all
instruments that
appear in your
score. If you use
instruments more
than once, also
reserve the
according number
of channels for
them. Then save
your playback
configuration.
In Vienna Ensemble, insert as many instruments as you need (point 1 below). Depending on the
library, add the according player (Vienna Instruments (Pro), Vienna Imperial, Synchron Player,
Synchron Pianos). Set the channels (point 2) and load the VI presets that came with the
Soundset Installer. These presets can be found in the “Sibelius” folder (points 3 and 4). For the
Synchron and SYNCHRON-ized libraries there are no dedicated presets for Sibelius. The sound
sets for these libraries work with the presets that come with the library content.
Then save your Sibelius playback configuration. Be aware that some presets need lots of RAM.
In order to save RAM, you can load smaller presets (L1) or use the Learn/Optimize function of
the Vienna Instruments player. Vienna Instruments Pro and Synchron Player users can disable
cells/slots they don't need. Disabled patches get removed from RAM.
More than one Vienna Ensemble
If you want to use more than 16 instruments or different collections (and therefore different
sound sets) at the same time, you will need more than one instance of Vienna Ensemble.
To do so, simply activate Vienna Ensemble more than once from the Available devices list.
Check Use manual Sound Set and set channels and programs for all VE instances on the 5
Manual Sound Sets page. You can switch between the instances in the Device line on that
page. Don’t forget to save your playback configuration after that.
For Vienna Ensemble PRO users it is possible to have all loaded instruments in one instance,
even if more than 16 instruments and different sound sets are used in one Sibelius playback
configuration.
Any additional Vienna Ensemble (PRO) instance that would be needed with the free Vienna
Ensemble version can now be substituted with the Vienna Ensemble PRO Event Input Plug-in
which delivers up to 31additional MIDI ports with 16 channels each.
All instruments are routed to the same Vienna Ensemble PRO instance now. MIDI ports have to
be set up in Vienna Ensemble PRO for every instrument, which is not necessary for Sibelius
users with the free Vienna Ensemble Version, as there simply is only one available port. Sound
sets and the settings on the Manual Sound Sets page have to be configured in the same way as
explained above.
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More details about the Vienna Ensemble PRO Event Input can be found in the Vienna
Ensemble PRO manual, which can be downloaded in the MyVSL area of our website under
Software Manuals.
How to use the Vienna Symphonic Library House Style
What is a House Style file:
The Sibelius House Style defines various things. Some are layout related. For working with the
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Vienna Instruments two items are very useful:
1. Playback dictionary: For some articulations there are special keywords in the Sibelius
playback dictionary needed. By importing the “Vienna Symphonic Library” House Style all these
keywords will be included in the dictionary. The dynamic values are also optimized for playback
with the VSL instruments.
2. Instrument definitions: (Mainly important for the “VE Percussion”, “VE Strings” and “VE
Woodwinds+Brass” sound sets). For some switches to work correctly, it is necessary to have
the instruments from the “Vienna Symphonic Library” House Style loaded in your score.
So by importing the Vienna Symphonic Library House Style file, you will make the cooperation
of Sibelius and the Vienna Instruments smoother.
Importing the Vienna Symphonic Library House Style:
1. In Sibelius you can select a House Style when creating a new score or load it at a later point
in the menu Appearance/House Style/Import.
2. Select “Vienna Symphonic Library”
3. Under Import Options, keep at least “Playback dictionary” and “Instrument definitions”
selected.
How to trigger articulations with the
Sound Set …
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… VE Special Edition and VE SY Special Edition (Part 1)

The sound set “VE Special Edition” works with the Special Edition Volumes 1 to 4. It can also be
used for the Bösendorfer Imperial, the Vienna Imperial, the Synchron Yamaha CFX, the Concert
D and the Konzerthaus Organ.
The sound set “VE SY Special Edition” works with the SYNCHRON-ized Special Edition
Volumes 1 to 4, as well as with Volumes 1 PLUS and 2 PLUS. It can also be used for the
Bösendorfer Imperial, the Vienna Imperial, the Synchron Yamaha CFX and the Concert D.
Sustain: 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”.
Staccato: There are two ways to trigger this patch:

1) Use the keypad’s staccato mark.
2) Create the Technique Text command “stacc” or “staccato”.
Legato: 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”.
Also see page 31.
Legato-sus: 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.
Detache: Create the Technique Text command “detache”.
Portamento: Create the Technique Text command “portamento”. To switch back, use one of the
following commands: “ord.”, “natural” or “normal”
Also see page 31.
Tremolo: 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.)
Pizzicato: 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”.
Sforzato: 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.)
Staccato/Sustain combined cell (Marcato in Synchron Player): Use the keypad’s accent
mark. (Only available with Vienna Symphonic Library House Style loaded.) For the
SYNCHRON-ized 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”.
Con sordino: see page 32. 9
Vibrato (only guitars and Upright Bass): 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”.
Whammy Bar (E-Guitar): Create a w/bar line from the Lines menu. (Only available with Vienna
Symphonic Library House Style loaded.)
Motor on (Vibraphone): Create the Technique Text command “motor on”. To switch back to
playing without motor, use the Technique Text command “motor off”.
Sustain Pedal (Pianos): Create a Pedal symbol from the lines menu.
Organ: 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”.
Cymbal sounds: 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.
Tam-tam: 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)
Drum rolls: 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”
Timpani rolls: like tremolo.
Left hand/right hand (drums, timpani): Create the Technique Text command “L” for left hand
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strokes and “R” for right hand strokes.
Triangle: 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.
Metal Chimes (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"
Cymbal, drum and percussion sounds in general: 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.
Custom slots (only SYNCHRON-ized Special Editions): 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.
Harmonium, Prepared Piano (only SYNCHRON-ized Special Edition Vol. 2): To switch
between different patches, use the the Technique Text commands “custom1”, “custom2”,
“custom3” and “custom4”.
… VE Special Edition PLUS and VE SY Special Edition (Part 2)
Everything written for the VE Special Edition sound set applies to this sound set too. Here are
the PLUS articulations. These articulations are only available, when the PLUS volumes are
actually installed.
Staccato repetition: The perf-rep staccato (or spiccato) patches are played by default for 11
staccato notes with the VE Special Edition PLUS sound set.
If you want to use the normal staccato patch instead of the performance repetition, use the
keypad’s staccato mark and add the Technique Text command “1”. (Only available with
Vienna Symphonic Library House Style loaded.)
In the SYNCHRON-ized version the normal staccato patch gets triggered by default and the
performance repetition gets triggered by the keypad’s staccato mark with the Technique Text
command “1” added.
Perf-rep legato: Create the Technique Text command “rep”. (Only available with Vienna
Fortepiano: Create the Expression Text command “fp”. (Only available with Vienna Symphonic
Library House Style loaded.)
Portato: Create the Technique Text command “portato”.
Detache short: Create the Technique Text command “short”.
Harmonics: Harmonics can be reached in three ways.

1) Add the Harmonic/Open articulation sign to the note (that's the small circle).
2) Write “harmonics” above the first note where a section of harmonics starts.
3) Notate a diamond note head a fourth above the fingered note (only with "Vienna
Symphonic Library" House Style 2.0 or higher loaded).
Note for the SYNCHRON-ized version: By default the harmonics sound one octave higher
than regular notes. To make them sound two octaves higher, select the slot “Harmonics” in
the first dimension (Articulation). Go to the EDIT tab and set Octave to “1”.
Harmonics staccato: Just combine a staccato marking with one of the three ways of triggering
harmonics.
Pizz-snap: Add one of the symbols for snap pizzicato from the Symbols menu to the note(s).
Col legno: Create the Technique Text command “col legno”.
Trill 1 / Trill 2: Create a trill line from the Lines menu. Sibelius automatically triggers the right
trill (half or whole tone) according to the diatonic surrounding. You can also switch manually
between half tone and whole tone trills in the Inspector/Playback (in Sibelius 5 and 6 that’s
called Properties/Playback) window. To do so, select the trill line and uncheck Diatonic.
Sul ponticello: Create the Technique Text command “sul ponticello”.

To switch back to normal playing, use one of the following Technique Text commands: “ord.”,
“natural” or “normal”.
Sul ponticello staccato: Use the keypad’s staccato mark during a sul ponticello section.
Sul ponticello tremolo: Use one of the ways to trigger tremolo during a sul ponticello section.
Con sordino (=mute) (Orchestral Strings): Create the Technique Text command “con
sordino” or “mute”. To switch back to senza sordino playing, use one of the following
Technique Text commands: “ord.”, “natural”, “normal” or “senza sordino”.
Con sordino staccato: Use the keypad’s staccato mark during a con sordino section.
Con sordino tremolo: Use one of the ways to trigger tremolo during a con sordino section.
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… VE Smart Orchestra
This sound set works with the Vienna Smart Orchestra.
Attention: The channel assignments and automatic articulation changes can only work
correctly, when the corresponding Sibelius instruments that are included in the “Vienna
Symphonic Library” House Style are loaded. Please use the following instruments from the
Sibelius “Add or Remove Instruments” menu. (Choose from “All Instruments”).
Orchestra: Sibelius instrument Others/“Orchestra”.
Strings: Sibelius instrument “Strings [reduction]”.
Woodwinds: Sibelius instrument “Woodwind”.
Brass: Sibelius instrument “Brass”.
Mallets: Sibelius instrument “Mallets”.
Percussion: Sibelius instruments “Bass Drum”, “Snare Drum”, “Snare Drum Ensemble [1 line]”,
“Tom-toms [4 lines]”, “Tam-tam”, “Triangle”, “Tambourine”, “Cymbal A-D” and “Cymbals”.
Solo instruments: Sibelius instruments “Violin (Ensemble) [VSL Special Edition]”, “Flute”,
“Oboe”, “Clarinet”, “Trumpet” and “Horn”.
Which presets to load with Vienna Smart Orchestra:
The three non-FX-presets will all work equally. For percussion the presets filed under FX-
Presets/04 Processed Percussion will work as well.
Articulations:
Long/Normal: This patch is triggered by default.

Long/Marcato: There are two ways to trigger these patches:

1.) Use the keypad’s marcato mark.
2.) Create the Technique Text command “marcato”.
Long/Tremolo: There are two ways to trigger this patch:

Long/ Tremolo marcato: Tremolo and marcato can be combined by using a trigger for tremolo
and a trigger for marcato.
Short/Staccato: There are two ways to trigger this patch:
Short/Pizzicato: Create the Technique Text command “pizz” or “pizzicato”.

To switch back to arco playing, use one of the following Technique Text commands: “ord.”,
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Percussion rolls: Use the tremolo symbol with 3, 4 or 5 beams across the stem from the
Sibelius keypad.
… VE Epic Orchestra
This sound set works with Epic Orchestra (Vienna Instruments), Epic Orchestra 2.0 (Synchron
Player), and can also be used for our drum sets (Jazz Drums and Synchron Power Drums).
Symphonic Library” House Style are loaded from the Sibelius “Add or Remove Instruments”
menu. (Choose from “All Instruments”.) Which Sibelius instrument works with which preset is
listed below.
Which presets to load with Epic Orchestra:
From the Vienna Instruments version, please use the presets that are filed under PRESET/Epic
Orchestra PRESET - Files.
Epic Orchestra 2.0 for Synchron Player includes two different versions of every preset. One
“normal” version where Vel.XF is assigned to CC2 and one “VelXF MOD” version, where it is
assigned to CC1. For the use with the “VE Epic Orchestra” sound set, please use the
“normal” version. Velocity XFade is turned off by default. In order to use hairpins under single
notes, Velocity XFade can be turned on.
For the Jazz Drums you can use one of the General MIDI presets filed under PRESET/
D - Percussion PRESET - Files/88 Jazz Drumset/01 VI Presets/General MIDI.
For the Synchron Power Drums you can use all three factory presets.
List of presets and articulations:
01 Appassionata Strings: Use with Sibelius instrument “Strings” or “Strings [reduction]” and
the program “Appassionata Strings” on the Sibelius Manual Sound Sets page.
It’s also possible to use the section instruments ending on “[VSL Special Edition]” from the
Sibelius “Add or Remove Instruments” menu. For these instruments, please apply the
programs “Appassionata Violins”, “… Violas”, “… Celli”, or “… Doublebasses” on the Manual
Sound Sets page.
- By default the “Sustain” patch gets triggered.
- “Staccato” can be triggered with the staccato mark or the Technique text command
“staccato”. To switch back to sustain, use the Technique Text command “ord.” or “normal”.
- “Fast attack” can be triggered by adding a slur.
- “Sforzato” can be triggered by using the Expression text command “sfz”
- “Tremolo” can be triggered by adding a tremolo symbol with 3, 4 or 5 beams across the
stem from the Sibelius keypad.
- “Pizzicato can be triggered” with the Technique text command “pizzicato”. To switch back to
sustain, use the Technique Text command “arco”, “ord.” or “normal”.
02 Woodwinds: Use with Sibelius instrument “Woodwind” and the program “Woodwinds” on the
Sibelius Manual Sound Sets page.
By default the “Sustain” patch gets triggered. “Staccato” can be triggered with the staccato 14
mark or the Technique text command “staccato”. To switch back to sustain, use the
Technique Text command “ord.” or “normal”.
03 Oboe d’amore: Use with Sibelius instrument and Manual Sound Sets program “Oboe
d’Amore”.
By default the “Sustain” patch gets triggered. “Staccato” can be triggered with the staccato
mark or the Technique text command “staccato”. To switch back to sustain, use the
Technique Text command “ord.” or “normal”. “Legato” can be triggered by adding a slur.
04 Cornet: Use with Sibelius instrument “Cornet in Bb” and the program “Cornet” on the
Sibelius Manual Sound Sets page.
- By default the “Sustain” patch gets triggered.
- “Staccato” can be triggered with the staccato mark or the Technique text command
“staccato”. To switch back to sustain, use the Technique Text command “ord.” or “normal”.
- “Legato” can be triggered by adding a slur.
- “Portamento” can be triggered with the Technique text command “portamento”. To switch
back to sustain, use the Technique Text command “ord.” or “normal”.
05 Fanfare Trumpets a6: Use with one of the “Trumpet…” Sibelius instruments and the
program “Trumpets - a6” on the Sibelius Manual Sound Sets page.
Articulation changes are like “02 Woodwinds”.
06 Epic Horns a8: Use with one of the “Horn in…” Sibelius instruments and the program “Horns
– a8” on the Sibelius Manual Sound Sets page.
Articulation changes are like “02 Woodwinds”.
07 Timpani: Use with one of the “Timpani…” Sibelius instruments and the program “Timpani”
on the Sibelius Manual Sound Sets page.
“Single hits” get triggered by default. “Rolls” can be triggered by adding a tremolo symbol with
3, 4 or 5 beams across the stem from the Sibelius keypad.
08 Percussion: Use with the program “Percussion” on the Sibelius Manual Sound Sets page
and one of the following Sibelius instruments: “Snare Drum”, “Bass Drum”, “Tambourine”,
“Triangle”, “Tam-tam”, “Cymbal A-D”.
Single hits get triggered by default. Rolls can be triggered by adding a tremolo symbol with 3,
4 or 5 beams across the stem from the Sibelius keypad. Muted or closed variants (where
available) can be triggered with the Technique text commands “mute” or “closed”. To switch
back to open sounds, use the Technique Text command “ord.” or “normal”.
11 Synchron Strings I (All) Light: Use with Sibelius instrument “Strings” or “Strings
[reduction]” and the program “Synchron Strings” on the Sibelius Manual Sound Sets page. It’s
also possible to use the section instruments ending on “[VSL Synchron Strings]” from the
Sibelius “Add or Remove Instruments” menu. For these instruments, please apply the
programs “Synchron Violins”, “… Violas”, “… Celli”, or “… Doublebasses” on the Manual
Sound Sets page.
- By default the “Soft lyrical vib” patch gets triggered.
- “Short” can be triggered with the staccato mark or the Technique text command “staccato”.
To switch back, use the Technique Text command “ord.” or “normal”.
- “Flautando” can be triggered with the Technique text command “flautando”. To switch back
to sustain, use the Technique Text command “ord.” or “normal”.
12 Synchron FX Strings I Light: Use with Sibelius instrument “Strings” or “Strings [reduction]” 15
and the program “Synchron FX-Strings” on the Sibelius Manual Sound Sets page.
- By default the “Vertical trem” patch gets triggered. To switch back from a different
articulation, use the Technique Text command “ord.” or “normal”.
- “Harmonic cluster” can be triggered by adding the Harmonic/Open articulation sign to the
note (that's the small circle) or using the Technique text command “harmonics”.
- “Cluster glissando” can be triggered by using the Technique text command “glissando”.
- “Rise & hit detache” can be triggered by using the Technique text command “detache”.
13 SYzd Appassionata Violins 1 Light: Use with Sibelius instrument “Violin 1 [VSL Synchron
Strings]” and the program “SYzd Appassionata Violins” on the Sibelius Manual Sound Sets
page.
By default the “Legato strong vib” patch gets triggered. “Slides up” can be triggered using the
Technique text command “slide”. To switch back, use the Technique Text command “ord.” or
“normal”.
14 SYzd Chamber Violins 1 Light: Use with Sibelius instrument “Violin 1 [VSL Synchron
Strings]” and the program “SYzd Chamber Violins” on the Sibelius Manual Sound Sets page.
By default the “Legato vibrato” patch gets triggered. The patch “Halftone trill” can be triggered
by adding a trill line.
20 Wagner Tubas All Players Light; 21-24 Wagner Tubas Player 1-4 Light:
Use with one of the “Wagner Tuba…” Sibelius instruments and the program “Wagner Tuba”
on the Sibelius Manual Sound Sets page.
By default the “Sustain” patch gets triggered.
- “Staccato” can be triggered by adding staccato marks to the notes.
- “Portato” can be triggered by using the Technique text command “portato”. To switch back,
use the Technique Text command “ord.” or “normal”.
- “Blare” can be triggered by using the Technique text command “blare”. To switch back, use
the Technique Text command “ord.” or “normal”.
- “Marcato” can be triggered by using the keypad/marcato mark or the Technique text
command “marcato”. To switch back, use the Technique Text command “ord.” or “normal”.
- The “All players” preset contains different player configurations in different parent slots. In
order to trigger the right one, please don't forget to always state with the following Technique
Text commands which players are playing a sequence:
"a4" or “tutti”: Played by 4 players in unison;
"a2": Played by player 1 and 2 in unison; "3.+4.": Played by player 3 and 4 in unison;
"1.": Played by player 1; "2.": Played by player 2;
"3.": Played by player 3; "4.": Played by player 4
Sibelius doesn’t offer the possibility to play different voices of one staff on different MIDI
channels. That’s why it’s not possible to have voice 1 of a staff played by Player 1 and voice
2 of a staff played by Player 2. So for detailed work it is recommended to have every player
on a separate staff and MIDI channel.
31 Snare Drum - Kolberg Light: Use with Sibelius instrument “Snare Drum” and the program
“Synchron Drums” on the Sibelius Manual Sound Sets page.
- By default the single hits off-center get triggered.
- Single hits center: Use the Technique text command “center”. Switch back with the
Technique text command “ord.”
- Single hits side: Use the Technique text command “side”. Switch back with the Technique
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text command “ord.”
- Roll: Use one of the tremolo symbols or the Technique text command “roll”. Switch back
with the Technique text command “ord.”
- Press rolls: Use the Buzz roll symbol (the one with the Z on the stem).
- Rim hits: Use the Technique text command “rim”. Switch back with the Technique text
command “ord.”
- Rimshot: Use the Technique text command “rimshot”. Switch back with the Technique text
command “ord.”
- X-Stick: Use x-shaped note heads to trigger the X-Stick samples.
- Stick on stick: Use the Technique text command “stick on stick”. Switch back with the
- Shell: Use the Technique text command “shell”. Switch back with the Technique text
command “ord.”
32 Bass Drum - Kolberg 36 Light: Use with Sibelius instrument “Bass Drum” and the program
“Synchron Drums” on the Sibelius Manual Sound Sets page.
- By default the normal single hits get triggered.
- Mute release sample: Triggered with the “+” articulation sign or the Technique text
command “mute”. Switch back with the Technique text command “ord.”
- Roll: Use one of the tremolo symbols or the Technique text command “trem” or “roll”. Switch
back with the Technique text command “ord.”
- Roll with short release sample: Use one of the tremolo symbols or the Technique text
command “trem” or “roll” and the Technique text command “2”. Switch back with the
33 Tam-tam - 100cm Light: Use with Sibelius instrument “Tam-tam” and the program
“Synchron Tam-tam” on the Sibelius Manual Sound Sets page.
Articulation changes are like “32 Bass Drum - Kolberg 36 Light”.
35 Power Drums Tama Star Light: Use with Sibelius instrument “Drum Set” or “Drum Kit” and
the program “Power Drums” on the Sibelius Manual Sound Sets page.
To check out which note triggers which part of the drum set, please take a look at the Sibelius
instrument mapping. This can be done under Home/Edit Instruments/Drum Set/Edit
Instrument/Edit Staff Type.
41-44 Vienna Smart Spheres: Use with Sibelius instrument “Synthesizer” and the program
“Vienna Smart Spheres” on the Sibelius Manual Sound Sets page. Depending on which
preset you are using, you can remove the upper or the lower staff.
Jazz Drums and Synchron Power Drums (not part of Epic Orchestra):
Use with Sibelius instrument “Drum Set” or “Drum Kit” and the program “Power Drums” on
the Sibelius Manual Sound Sets page.
To check out which note triggers which part of the drum set, please take a look at the Sibelius
instrument mapping. This can be done under Home/Edit Instruments/Drum Set/Edit
Instrument/Edit Staff Type.
… VE Strings
This sound set works with the following collections and single instruments: 17
Synchron Strings I (Synchron Player version), SYNCHRON-ized Chamber Strings,
SYNCHRON-ized Appassionata Strings, SYNCHRON-ized Dimension Strings I-III, Solo Strings
I+II, Solo Violin 2, Solo Cello 2, Chamber Strings I+II, Orchestral Strings I+II, Appassionata
Strings I+II, Dimension Strings I+II, Harps
Symphonic Library” House Style are loaded and the according programs on the Manual Sound
Sets page are set. Please use the following instruments from the Sibelius “Add or Remove
Instruments” menu and choose the following programs on the Manual Sound Sets page:
Synchron Strings I, SYNCHRON-ized Chamber Strings, SYNCHRON-ized Appassionata

Strings: Instruments with “[VSL Synchron Strings I]” at the end and programs with “Synchron”
at the beginning of the name.
SYNCHRON-ized Dimension Strings I-III: Instruments with “[VSL Dimension Strings I]” at the
end and programs with “SYzd Dimension” at the beginning of the name.
Dimension Strings I-II: Instruments with “VSL Dimension Strings” at the end and programs
with “Dimension” at the beginning of the name.
Solo Strings I+II: Instruments and programs with “Solo” at the beginning of the name.
Solo Violin 2: Instrument “Solo Violin 2 (VSL Single Instrument)” and program “Solo Violin 2”.
Solo Cello 2: as above, only with “Cello” instead of “Violin”.
Orchestral Strings I+II: Instruments with “[VSL Orchestral Strings]” at the end and programs
with “Orchestral” at the beginning of the name.
Chamber Strings I+II: Instruments with “[VSL Chamber Strings]” at the end and programs with
“Chamber” at the beginning of the name.
Harps: Instrument and program “Harp”.
Which presets to load with Synchron Strings I, SYNCHRON-ized Chamber Strings and
SYNCHRON-ized Appassionata Strings:
In general it is recommended to load the non-VelXF presets that come with the library content
from the Factory presets folder. 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.
Which presets to load with SYNCHRON-ized Dimension Strings I - III:
The “Compact” and “Full” presets will both work with the “VE Strings” sound set. The “Compact”
presets don’t include all articulations though. 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.
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.
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Which presets to load with the Dimension Strings I + II:
If you are notating the whole instrument section on one staff, use the "All" presets (only VI Pro).
If you are using Vienna Instruments (as opposed to VI Pro) and want to notate the whole
section on one system, you can do so by loading two instruments in Vienna Ensemble with
the same channel. In the first one load the "G1" preset and in the second one load the "G2"
preset.
If you are notating two to four groups of players on different staves, use the "G1" and "G2"
presets.
If you are notating every player on his own staff, load the according P1, P2 ... presets.
In the "All" and “Group” presets you can additionally change the amount of players playing with
the following Technique Text commands:
"a8": 8 players in unison
"a7": 7 players in unison
...
"a2": 2 players in unison (1st desk)
"a2.2": 2 players in unison (2nd desk)
"solo": Only player 1 (or player 2 in the "G2" preset)
"div" or "divisi": The first voice will be played by player 1, the second voice by player 2, the
third voice by player 3 and so on.
"div2": All loaded players will be separated into two groups to play two different voices
notated on the same staff.
Articulations:
Most of the techniques for the Special Edition and Special Edition PLUS also apply to the
dedicated string sound set. Here are the additional articulations. Many articulations can also be
combined with each other.
Vibrato/Senza vibrato: By default the vibrato articulations are used. To switch to non vibrato
create the Technique Text command “senza vibrato”. To switch back to vibrato, use the
Technique Text command “con vibrato” or “vibrato”. (Only available with Vienna Symphonic
Strong vibrato (Synchron Strings: Lyrical vibrato): There are two ways to trigger these
patches:
1) Create the Technique Text command “vib” or “vibrato” and create a second Technique
Text command “heavy”.
2) Create the Technique Text command “molto vibrato” or “espressivo”. ”. (Only available
with Vienna Symphonic Library House Style loaded.)
To switch back to vibrato, use one of the following Technique Text commands: “ord.”,
“natural” or “normal”. To switch back to non vibrato use the Technique Text command “senza
vibrato”.
Progressive vibrato (Dimension Strings): Create the Technique Text command

“progressive”. (Only available with Vienna Symphonic Library House Style loaded.)
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Vibrato for SYNCHRON-ized Dimension Strings I: Regular vibrato articulations are triggered
by default. To Switch between the different vibrato intensities, you can use the following
Technique Text commands:
“~C1,0” for regular vibrato
“~C1,40” for progressive vibrato
“~C1,80” for no vibrato
“~C1,127” for XF vibrato. If you are using XF vibrato, you can make a crossfade from no
vibrato (“~C20,0”) to regular vibrato (“~C20,127”). The Sibelius plugin Play/Add Continuous
Control Changes can help you with adding the CC data to your score.
Staccato/Stac-rep/Spiccato/Short: See the staccato entry in the VE Special Edition sound set
section. Vienna Ensemble automatically chooses the best fitting patch according to speed
control.
For “Synchron Strings” and "Dimension Strings" staccato is triggered with the staccato mark.
In order to trigger the spiccato-repetition (Dimension Strings) or “Super Short” (Synchron
Strings), use the staccatissimo mark.
Detache long (SYNCHRON-ized Chamber Strings, SYNCHRON-ized Dimension Strings):

Create the Technique Text command “long”. To switch back to normal playing, use one of the
following Technique Text commands: “ord.”, “natural” or “normal”.
Legato/Fast legato: See the legato entry in the VE Special Edition sound set section. Vienna
Ensemble automatically chooses the normal or the fast legato patch according to speed
control.
Marcato: There are two ways to trigger these patches:

Soft (Synchron Strings I, SYNCHRON-ized Chamber Strings): Create the Expression Text
command “soft”. (Only available with Vienna Symphonic Library House Style loaded.) This
command can also be combined with legato.
Sforzatissimo: Create the Expression Text command “sffz”. (Only available with Vienna
Repetitions: Create the Technique Text command “rep”. Vienna Ensemble automatically
chooses the best fitting repetition patch according to speed control. (Only available with
Harmonics repetition: Create the Technique Text command “rep” and use one of the ways for
triggering harmonics (see VE Special Edition PLUS section). (Only available with Vienna
Harmonics tremolo (Dimension Strings): Just combine a tremolo marking with one of the two
ways of triggering harmonics.
Sul tasto (Solo Strings extended, Dimension Strings III (VI-version and SYNCHRON-ized
version)): Create the Technique Text command “sul tasto”.
To switch from (SYNCHRON-ized) Dimension Strings I to (SYNCHRON-ized) Dimension
Strings III (sul tasto) on one staff, it is necessary to reserve two channels on the Sibelius
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Manual Sound Sets page and in Vienna Ensemble. On the Manual Sound Sets page apply
the respective “(SYzd) Dimension … I” and “(SYzd) Dimension … III” programs. In Vienna
Ensemble load two player instances, use the same channel numbers as on the Sibelius
Manual Sound Sets page and load the according presets.
Sul tasto and sul ponticello can also be combined with the following articulations: staccato,
tremolo, sfz and detache
Sul C, G, D, A, E (Dimension Strings I+II): Create one of the following Technique Text
commands: “sul C”, "sul G", "sul D", "sul A" or "sul E".
To switch back to the regular patches, use one of the following Technique Text commands:
“ord.”, “natural” or “normal”.
For SYNCHRON-ized Dimension Strings I + II it is necessary to add keyswitches to your
score in order to determine a certain string. You can use the following Technique Text
commands for that:
Violins: “~N35,10” (Regular), “~N36,10” (Open strings), “~N37,10” (Sul G), “~N38,10” (Sul D),
“~N39,10” (Sul A), “~N40,10” (Sul E).
Violas: “~N35,10” (Regular), “~N36,10” (Open strings), “~N37,10” (Sul C), “~N38,10” (Sul G),
“~N39,10” (Sul D), “~N40,10” (Sul A).
Cellos: “~N95,10” (Regular), “~N96,10” (Open strings), “~N97,10” (Sul C), “~N98,10” (Sul G),
“~N99,10” (Sul D), “~N100,10” (Sul A).
Double basses: “~N95,10” (Regular), “~N96,10” (Open strings), “~N97,10” (Sul B), “~N98,10”
(Sul E), “~N99,10” (Sul A), “~N100,10” (Sul D).
Flautando (Synchron Strings I): Create the Technique Text command “flautando".
To switch back to regular playing, use one of the following Technique Text commands: “ord.”,
Custom cells (A6, B6, C6 of the basic matrices; Dimension Strings: K1 to K6; Synchron
Strings: Custom Dimension): It’s possible to use additional patches, that are not included in
the presets for Sibelius by default. Just add the desired patch(es) to one of the free cells. To
switch to these cells from your Sibelius score, use one of the following Technique Text
commands: “custom1” for cell A6 (Dimension Strings cell K1, Synchron Strings slot Empty 1),
“custom2” for cell B6 (DimStr. K2, SynStr. Empty 2) and “custom3” for cell C6 (K3, Empty 3).
The Dimension Strings matrices and Synchron Strings dimension have three additional
custom cells (K4-6; Empty 4-6), which can be triggered with the commands "custom4",
"custom5" and "custom6". (Only available with Vienna Symphonic Library House Style
loaded.)
Note for SYNCHRON-ized Dimension Strings. The “custom” commands will trigger the
custom slots on the Articulation key A. If you have loaded a preset that has less slots in the
Articulation dimension, add new patch slots with the “+” sign at the bottom of the list. Then
copy/paste the “Custom” slot to the slot that gets triggered by the note A.
Most articulations can also be played con sordino. To switch to the muted articulations of Solo
Strings II, Chamber Strings II, Orchestral Strings I+II and Appassionata Strings II, create the
Technique Text command “con sordino” or “mute”. To switch back to senza sordino playing,
use one of the following Technique Text commands: “ord.”, “natural”, “normal” or “senza
sordino”.
How to change between Dimension Strings I and II, as well as SYNCHRON-ized Dimension
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Strings I and II, is written on page 31.
Articulations for Harps:
Normal: This patch is triggered by default.

Text commands (“<Ctrl>+T” on PC, “<Apple>+T” on Mac): “ord.”, “natural” or “normal”.
Harmonics: Harmonics can be reached in two ways:

Bisbigliando: There are two ways to trigger this patch:

1) With tremolo (see the tremolo entry in the VE Special Edition sound set section)
2) Create the Technique Text command “bisb” or “bisbigliando”.
Mute: Use the keypad’s staccato mark.
Normal+RS-mute: There are two ways to trigger this patch:

1) Use the keypad’s staccatissimo mark.
2) Create the Technique Text command “mute”.
To switch back to normal playing, use one of the following Technique Text commands:
Damp: There are two ways to trigger this patch:

1) Use the keypad’s plus/closed mark.
2) Create the Technique Text command “damp”.
To switch back to normal playing, use one of the following Technique Text commands:
Pres de la table: Create the Technique Text command “pres”, “pdlt”, or “pres de la table”.
Nail: Create the Technique Text command “nail” or “fingernail”.
… VE Woodwinds + Brass
This sound set works with the following collections:
Woodwinds I+II, Special Woodwinds, Brass I+II, Special Brass, Dimension Brass I+II,
Saxophones, Recorders, as well as with all Woodwinds and Brass Single Instruments
Attention: The "Clarinet Bb 2 (Single Instrument)" and the "Bassoon 2 (Single Instrument)"
programs on the Sibelius Manual Sound Sets tab require the respective "Clarinet in Bb 2 [VSL
Single Instrument]" and "Bassoon 2 [VSL Single Instrument]" instruments from the Sibelius "Add
or Remove Instruments" menu. These instruments are included with the "Vienna Symphonic
Library" House Style. If they don't appear in the Sibelius instruments list, go to
Appearance/Import House Style/Vienna Symphonic Library. For the import keep at least
"Playback dictionary" and "Instrument definitions" checked.
The Dimension Brass I and II instruments will also work better with the dedicated “[VSL
Dimension Brass]” instruments from the Sibelius "Add or Remove Instruments" menu.
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Most of the techniques written for the Special Edition and the Special Edition PLUS also apply
to the Woodwinds and Brass sound set. Here are the additional articulations.
Vibrato (not with Dimension Brass): Create the Technique Text command “vib” or “vibrato”.
To switch back to non-vibrato, use one of the following Technique Text commands: “ord.”,
Strong vibrato: There are two ways to trigger these patches:

1) Create the Technique Text command “vib” or “vibrato” and create a second Technique
Text command “heavy”.
2) Create the Technique Text command “molto vibrato” or “espressivo”.
To switch back to non vibrato, use one of the following Technique Text commands: “ord.”,
Progressive vibrato: Create one of the following Technique Text commands: “vibrato
progressive”, “progressive” or “prog”. (Only available with Vienna Symphonic Library House
Style loaded.)
Blare (only Horns, Dimension Brass): Create the Technique Text command “blare”. (Only
available with Vienna Symphonic Library House Style loaded.)
Marcato (not with Dimension Brass): There are two ways to trigger these patches:
1) Use the keypad’s marcato mark.
2) Create the Technique Text command “marcato”.
Staccato repetitions, Portato repetitions, Legato, Fast legato, Marcato, Fast marcato: See
the respective entries in the previous paragraphs. Vienna Ensemble automatically chooses
the slower or faster patches according to speed control.
Legato+vibrato: Legato and vibrato can also be combined
Flutter tongue: Create the Technique Text command “flutter tongue” or “frullato”.
Glissando (Alto + Tenor Saxophone, Tenor + Contrabass Trombone, Clarinet-Bb): Create

the Technique Text command “glissando”. To switch back to normal playing, use one of the
Also see page 31.
Slap (Flute, Saxophones): Create the Technique Text command “slap”.
Falls (Saxophones, Trumpet in Bb, Flugelhorn): Use the Fall articulation mark from the
keypad. With the Technique Text command “long” or “slow” you can switch to a longer bend
(only saxophones).
Slides (Trumpet in Bb, Flugelhorn): Use the Scoop articulation mark from the keypad.
Sforzatissimo (Dimension Brass): Create the Expression Text command “sffz”. (Only
Legato repetitions (Dimension Brass): Create the Technique Text command “rep”. (Only
Custom cells (A7 to A12 of the “Special” matrices; Dimension Brass A/B11 to A/B12; only
available with Vienna Symphonic Library House Style loaded.): It’s possible to use additional
patches, that are not included in the VI presets for Sibelius by default. Just add the desired
patch(es) to one of the free cells. To switch to these cells from your Sibelius score, use one 23
of the following Technique Text commands: “custom” or “custom1” for cell A7 (Dimension
Brass cells A/B11), “custom2” for cell A8 (Dimension Brass cells A/B12), “custom3” for cell
A9, “custom4” for cell A10, “custom5” for cell A11 and “custom6” for cell A12. As Dimension
Brass switches cells on the Y-Axis via Speed-Control, in most cases the same patch(es)
should be placed in cells A11 and B11 (for custom1) and accordingly in A12 and B12 (for
custom2).
Which presets to load with the Dimension Brass:
If you are notating the whole instrument group (4 players) on one staff, use the 4 player presets
(only Vienna Instruments PRO): Sib_DimBr_4_Horns_PRO; Sib_DimBr_4_Trumpets_PRO;
Sib_DimBr_4_Trombones_PRO; Sib_DimBr_LowBrass_all_PRO
If you are notating three players on one staff, use the 3 Player presets (only Vienna Instruments
PRO): Sib_DimBr_3_Horns_PRO; Sib_DimBr_3_Trumpets_PRO;
Sib_DimBr_3_Trombones_PRO; not applicable for the Low Brass
If you are notating two players on one staff, use the P1-2 (TTB1-2 for the Low Brass) presets.
For a second system with two players of the same instrument use the P3-4 presets (BTB+TU
for the Low Brass).
If you are using Vienna Instruments (as opposed to Vienna Instruments PRO) and want to
notate the whole 4 player section on one system, you can do so by loading two instruments in
Vienna Ensemble and routing them to the same channel. In the first one, load the P1-2 preset,
and in the second one, load the P3-4 preset.
If you are notating each player on a separate staff, load the according P1, P2, P3 or P4 (TTB1,
TTB2, BTB or TU for the Low Brass) preset.
Please notice that Bass Trombone and Tuba of the Low Brass group will sound one octave
lower than notated. If you want to notate these instruments on separate staves, you can load
the corresponding "loco" presets in order to have them sound "loco" (not transposed).
The 4-,3- and 2-player presets contain different matrices. In order to play the right one, please
don't forget to always state with the following Technique Text commands which players are
playing a sequence:
"a4": Played by 4 players in unison

"3.+4.": Played by player 3 and 4 in unison (4 player presets)
"2.+4.": Played by player 2 and 4 in unison (preset Sib_DimBr_LowBrass_all_PRO)
"2.+3.": Played by player 2 and 3 in unison (3 player presets)
"1.": Played by player 1
"div" or "divisi": The first voice will be played by player 1, the second voice by player 2, the third
voice by player 3 and the fourth voice by player 4
"div2": The first voice will be played by player 1 and 2, the second voice will be played by player
3 and 4
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… VE SY Dimension Brass
This sound set works with SYNCHRON-ized Dimension Brass I+II.
Attention: The Dimension Brass I and II instruments will work better with the dedicated “[VSL
Dimension Brass]” instruments from the Sibelius "Add or Remove Instruments" menu. These
instruments are included with the "Vienna Symphonic Library" House Style. If they don't appear
in the Sibelius instruments list, go to Appearance/Import House Style/Vienna Symphonic
Library. For the import keep at least "Playback dictionary" and "Instrument definitions" checked.
Which presets to load with SYNCHRON-ized Dimension Brass:
The SY Dimension Brass sound set works with all factory presets. The “All players” presets
contain different player configurations in different parent slots. In order to trigger the right one,
please don't forget to always state with the following Technique Text commands which players
are playing a sequence:
"a4" or “tutti”: Played by 4 players in unison

"a2": Played by player 1 and 2 in unison
"3.+4.": Played by player 3 and 4 in unison
Sibelius doesn’t offer the possibility to play different voices of one staff on different MIDI
channels. That’s why it’s not possible to have voice 1 of a staff played by Player 1 and voice 2
of a staff played by Player 2. So for detailed work it is recommended to have every player on a
separate staff and MIDI channel.
Please notice that Bass Trombone and Tuba of the Low Brass group will sound one octave
lower than notated. If you want to notate these instruments on separate staves, you can load
the corresponding "loco" presets in order to have them sound "loco" (not transposed).
Velocity XFade is disabled by default. It can be enabled for smaller arrangements, if the content
is located on an SSD or for exporting audio.
Articulations for SYNCHRON-ized Dimension Brass:
Most of the techniques written for the Special Edition and the Special Edition PLUS also apply
to the SY Dimension Brass sound set. Here are the additional articulations.
Portato long: Create the Technique Text command “long”. (Only available with Vienna
Blare: Create the Technique Text command “blare”. (Only available with Vienna Symphonic
Marcato: There are two ways to trigger these slots:

1) Use the keypad’s marcato mark.
2) Create the Technique Text command “marcato”.
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Glissando: Create the Technique Text command “glissando”.
Sforzatissimo: Create the Expression Text command “sffz”. (Only available with Vienna
Flutter tongue: Create the Technique Text command “flutter tongue” or “frullato” or use one of
the tremolo symbols with 3, 4 or 5 beams across the stem from the Sibelius keypad.
Staccato repetitions: There are two ways to trigger this patch:

1) Use the keypad’s staccato mark and add the Technique Text command “rep”.
2) Use the keypad’s staccatissimo mark.
Portato repetitions: Create the Technique Text commands “portato” and “rep”. (Only available
Legato repetitions: Create the Technique Text command “rep”. (Only available with Vienna
Custom slots: 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 so on.
… VE Percussion and VE Synchron Percussion

The “VE Percussion” and “VE Synchron Percussion” sound sets works with the Instrument
collections Percussion, Elements and Synchron Percussion, as well as with the Percussion and
Synchron Percussion sections. When using these sound sets, make sure that you also import
the “Vienna Symphonic Library” House Style. In the Import House Style menu at least keep
Playback dictionary and Instrument definitions selected.
Lots of instruments will not work properly or only with some articulations, if you don’t import the
House Style.
Please note that because of the big variety of instruments and articulations, not every available
sound can be covered with these sound set. Don’t worry though, you will get pretty much all the
important ones and even will be able to change beaters with commands from your score.
The list of all included instruments and articulations is too long to be covered here, as these are
the most complex sound sets of all. You will find this list in a separate manual called “VE
Percussion Sound Set” in your Start menu (Windows) or Applications folder (Mac) under VSL
Soundsets.
… VE Plucked Instruments
The “VE Plucked Instruments” sound set works with the Single instruments Upright Bass,
Concert Guitar and Overdrive.
Sustain: This patch is triggered by default.

If you want to switch back from a different articulation, use one of the following Technique 26
Staccato: There are two ways to trigger this patch:

Legato: 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”.
Also see page 31.
Non vibrato: For the guitars the non vibrato patches are triggered by default. For the Upright
Bass the Vib-light patch is triggered by default. To switch to non vibrato, create the
Technique Text command “senza vibrato” or “non vibrato”.
Vibrato: 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”, “senza
vibrato” or “non vibrato”.
Legato+vibrato: Legato and vibrato can also be combined.
Portato (only Upright Bass): Create the Technique Text command “portato”. To switch back
use one of the following Technique Text commands: “ord.”, “natural”, “normal”.
Pizz-snap (Bartok pizzicato): Add one of the symbols for snap pizzicato from the Symbols
menu to the note(s).
Mute: Create the Technique Text command “mute”. For the Concert Guitar “etouffe” will work as
well. To switch back to normal playing, use one of the following Technique Text commands:
Repetitions: Create the Technique Text command “rep”. (Only available with Vienna
Arco sustain (only Upright Bass): Create the Technique Text command “sustain”. To switch
back to normal playing use one of the following Technique Text commands: “ord.”, “normal”.
Glissando: Create the Technique Text command “portamento”. To switch back to normal
playing, use one of the following Technique Text commands: “ord.”, “natural” or “normal”.
Also see page 31.
Glissando slow (only Upright Bass): Create the Technique Text command “glissando”.
Also see page 31.
Bend (only guitars): Concert Guitar: Add the Scoop articulation sign to the note. The Overdrive
perf-bend articulation can be triggered with the Technique Text command “portamento”.
Hammer-Pull (only guitars): Create the Technique Text command “fast”. To switch back to
normal playing use one of the following Technique Text commands: “ord.”, “normal”.
Harmonics (only guitars): There are two ways to trigger this patch:
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Tremolo (only guitars): There are two ways to trigger this patch:
Trill 1 / Trill 2 (only guitars): Create a trill line from the Lines menu. Sibelius automatically
triggers the right trill (half or whole tone) according to the diatonic surrounding. You can also
switch manually between half tone and whole tone trills in the Inspector/Playback window. To
do so, select the trill line and uncheck Diatonic.
Sul ponticello (only Concert Guitar): Create the Technique Text command “sul ponticello”. It
can also be combined with legato and vibrato. To switch back to normal playing, use one of
the following Technique Text commands: “ord.”, “natural” or “normal”.
Whammy Bar 1 (only Overdrive): Create a w/bar line from the Lines menu. (Only available
Whammy Bar 2 (only Overdrive): Create the Technique Text command “molto vibrato”. It can
also be combined with the w/bar line from the Lines menu. To switch back to normal playing,
use one of the following Technique Text commands: “ord.”, “normal”, “non vibrato”.
Marcato (only Overdrive): There are two ways to trigger these patches:
It can also be combined with “vibrato”. To switch back to normal playing, use one of the
Ebow (only Overdrive): Create the Technique Text command “ebow”. To switch back to normal
playing, use one of the following Technique Text commands: “ord.”, “natural” or “normal”.
Power chord quint (only Overdrive): Create the Technique Text command “power”. (Only
available with Vienna Symphonic Library House Style loaded.) It can also be combined with
the Technique Text command “rep” for the power chord quint repetitions.To switch back to
normal playing use one of the following Technique Text commands: “ord.”, “normal”.
Power chord quart (only Overdrive): Create the Technique Text command “power” and the
Technique Text command “4”. (Only available with Vienna Symphonic Library House Style
loaded.) To switch back to normal playing use one of the following Technique Text
commands: “ord.”, “normal”.
Custom cells (cells A12 and B12 for the Concert Guitar and Overdrive, cells A6 to C6 for the
Upright Bass): It’s possible to use additional patches, that are not included in the VI presets
for Sibelius by default. Just add the desired patch(es) to one of the empty cells. To switch to
these cells from your Sibelius score, use one of the following Technique Text commands:
“custom” or “custom1” for cell A12 (A6 for Upright Bass), “custom2” for cell B12 (B6 for
Upright Bass) and “custom3” for cell C6 (only Upright Bass). (Only available with Vienna
… VE Choir
The “VE Choir” sound set works with the Instrument collections Vienna Choir and Solo Voices,
as well as the Soprano Choir and Vienna Whistler Single instruments. Some of the techniques
written for the Special Edition also apply to the Choir sound set. Here are the additional
articulations.
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Vibrato: 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”, “senza vibrato” or “non vibrato”.
The longer notes for the Solo Voices are always sung with vibrato.
The Vienna Whistler triggers the vibrato articulations by default. For triggering non vibrato
samples, use one of the following Technique Text commands: “senza vibrato” or “non
vibrato”.
Legato+vibrato: Legato and vibrato can also be combined.
Performance trills: These patches work well for fast phrases. They can be triggered with the
Technique Text command “fast”. (Only available with Vienna Symphonic Library House Style
loaded.)
Performance trills+vibrato: Performance trills and vibrato can also be combined.
Glissando: Create the Technique Text command “glissando”. To switch back to normal playing,
use one of the following Technique Text commands: “ord.”, “natural” or “normal”. Note: The
Solo Voices only include octave glissandi and can’t be played as performance glissandi.
Also see page 31.
Cluster (only Vienna Choir): Create the Technique Text command “cluster”. (Only available
Creepy (only Vienna Choir): Create the Technique Text command “creepy”. (Only available
Breathing: Create one of the following symbols: Vertical line or Comma. (Only available with
Custom cells (cells A9 to A11): It’s possible to use additional patches, that are not included in
the VI presets for Sibelius by default. Just add the desired patch(es) to one of these three
cells. To switch to these cells from your Sibelius score, use one of the following Technique
Text commands: “custom” or “custom1” for cell A9, “custom2” for cell A10 and “custom3” for
cell A11. (Only available with Vienna Symphonic Library House Style loaded.)
AA + UU: If you have loaded one of the AA+UU VI presets, you can switch between these
articulations. By default the "AA" articulations are triggered. To switch to "UU" create the
Technique Text command “oo”. To switch back to “AA” use "ah" or "ord."
Additional patches for the Vienna Whistler:
Portato medium: Create the Technique Text command “portato”.
Portato short: In addition to the “portato” command, create the Technique Text command
“short”.
Portato long: In addition to the “portato” command, create the Technique Text command “long”.
Portato long strong vibrato: In addition to the “portato” command, create the Technique Text
command “espressivo”.
Marcato: There are two ways to trigger these patches:

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Portamento fast: Create the Technique Text command “portamento”.
Also see page 31.
Portamento slow: In addition to the “portamento” command, create the Technique Text
command “slow”.
Legato repetition: Create the Technique Text command “rep”.
Portato repetition: In addition to the “portato” command, create the Technique Text command
“rep”.
Staccato repetition: Create the Technique Text command “rep” and put staccato marks on the
notes.
Trill 1 & 2: Create a trill line from the Lines menu.
Bend up: Use the scoop symbol from the Jazz articulations menu.
Fall release samples: Some articulations (sustain, marcato, legato, portamento, performance
trills) offer an alternative release in form of a fall. These release samples can be triggered by
adding a fall symbol from the Jazz articulations menu to the note. In addition the Live duration
of the note has to be shortened with the Sibelius Inspector by at least 1 tick.
General optimization tips
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Velocity X-Fade
For Woodwinds, Brass, Strings and the Vienna Choir Sibelius sends
velocity and CC11 (MIDI Control Change 11) commands for the
dynamics. With Velocity X-Fade turned on, all dynamic layers get
streamed from the hard disk simultaneously. This way it's possible to
make dynamic transitions within notes. The VI presets for the
aforementioned instruments have Velocity X-Fade already activated
with CC11 assigned by default.
Although Velocity X-Fade is recommended for Woodwinds, Brass,

Strings and the Vienna Choir in Sibelius, it also has two drawbacks.
 More voices get streamed simultaneously. For big arrangements

the hard drive may not be quick enough and some voices can get
cut off.
 In some cases two dynamic layers may be audible for only one voice in the score.
So it may be useful to turn Velocity X-Fade on and off from within your score like this:
~C28,0 (Velocity X-Fade turned off)

~C28,127 (Velocity X-Fade turned on)
Velocity X-Fade will not work for percussive instruments, because CC11 is not implemented for
these instruments in the sound set. Lots of the percussion sounds don't blend well when
crossfaded.
Dynamic drum and percussion rolls
If you also want to use Velocity X-fades for drum and percussion rolls (included in the Special
Edition presets 12S Drums, 13S Cymbals+Gongs and 14S Percussion), you have to turn
Velocity X-Fade on and add CC11 MIDI commands (written as Technique Text) to your Sibelius
instrument like this:
~C11,0 (for silent)

~C11,127 (for loudest)
There is a Sibelius plugin to create these messages (Plug-ins/Playback/Cresc./Dim.

Playback/Use C11) for hairpins. So you don't have to type in MIDI values for hairpins.
Note for SYNCHRON-ized Special Edition users: The steps described in this chapter are not
necessary with the sound set “VE SY Special Edition”. Velocity X-Fade gets automatically
turned on for rolls and turned off again after the rolls.
Monophonic Patches
Our Performance Interval patches (legato, portamento, performance marcato, performance
trills) are monophonic due to the necessity of interval recognition. So if you write a slur (which
triggers the legato patch), you are limited to one voice.
If you want to notate more voices in one staff with a slur, you can exclude the slur from playback 31
and thus avoid switching to legato. To do so, select the slur and go to the Inpector/Playback
window. (In Sibelius 6 that’s called Properties/Playback.) Uncheck the boxes for play on pass 1–
8.
The Vienna Instruments PRO player offers a polyphonic legato mode. So excluding slurs from
playback is not necessary with this player.
Optimizing legato, portamento and glissando

To make a note start a new legato phrase, select the preceding note. Then go to the Inspector/
Playback window (Sibelius 6: Properties/Playback). Activate Live duration and make it shorter
than the preset value (the amount depends on the tempo, for example at least -30 ticks at 120
bpm).
Now this note ends the phrase and the next note should be a start-up note in a new legato (or
portamento or glissando) phrase.
Special hint for better portamento and glissando performances: Without any note editing the
portamento (glissando) starts when the second note is played. In reality the portamento
(glissando) would be finished by that time. To get this effect right, edit the Live start position of
the portamento’s (glissando’s) target note in the Inspector/Playback (in Sibelius 5 and 6 that’s
called Properties/Playback ) menu. Enter a negative value. The exact value depends on the
playback tempo and interval.
Solo and ensemble on the same staff
It is possible to switch between a solo instrument and an ensemble of the same instrument on
one staff.
1) Reserve a channel for the solo and the ensemble instrument on the Sibelius Manual
Sound Sets page and in Vienna Ensemble.
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2a) For wind instruments switch with the Technique Text commands “tutti” (or “a2”, “a3”, “a4”)
and “solo”. (Only available with Vienna Symphonic Library House Style loaded.)
2b) For strings create an instrument change (for example from Viola to Solo Viola).
Con sordino (mute) and natural sounds on the same staff

For the VE Strings sound set (except Dimension Strings I+II and SYNCHRON-ized Dimension
Strings I+II) refer to page 21.
For the sound sets VE SY Special Edition, VE Special Edition, VE Special Edition PLUS, VE
Woodwinds + Brass and VE SY Dimension Brass, as well as Dimension Strings I+II and
SYNCHRON-ized Dimension Strings I+II (sound set VE Strings) you can do as follows:
1) Reserve two channels for the instrument on the Sibelius Manual Sound Sets page, one
with the normal program and one with the “mute” (or “con sord.”) program.
2) In Vienna Ensemble also add two instruments. Use the same channels you set up on the
Manual Sound Sets page.
3) In one Vienna Instrument or Synchron Player load the natural instrument, and in the other
one the muted instrument.
4) To switch from normal to muted, just use the Technique Text “con sordino” or “mute”.
Note: The Technique Text command “stopped” for the Horns only works with the Vienna
Symphonic Library House Style loaded.
To switch back, use “ord.”, “normal”, “natural” or “senza sordino”.
Fine tuning note lengths and velocities

The velocity and note length of a single note can be adjusted in the Playback section of the
Sibelius/Inspector/Playback (in Sibelius 5 and 6 that’s called Properties/Playback) window.
Select the note(s), check Live velocity and/or Live duration and edit the values.
A/B-Select
For patches with included A/B-Selection, you can use MIDI commands for switching.
The easiest way is as follows: Set A/B Select to a free controller – let’s take CC4 in our
example. Now create MIDI commands (Technique Text) as follows:
~C4,0 (will trigger A samples)

~C4,127 (will trigger B samples)
How to use collections without a sound set
There is also a way to use our Collections with Sibelius when there is no sound set available.
Activate and open an instance of Vienna Ensemble for the instruments in your score without a
sound set. Choose none as sound set.
For every instrument, create a matrix of the patches you need with the X-Axis set to 33
Keyswitches or Control Change. To switch between patches, write the following Technique Text
in Sibelius.
Keyswitches:
~Nxx,64 followed shortly by ~Oxx,64

These are MIDI commands for Note On and Note Off, where xx stands for the MIDI number
of the Keyswitch. (24=C1, 25=C#1, 36=C2, …)
Control Changes:
~Cxx,yy
xx stands for the MIDI Controller; yy stands for the value
See the Sibelius Reference chapter 4.17 (Sibelius 6) or chapter 6.18 (Sibelius 7 and 8) for more
information.
Troubleshooting
Vienna Ensemble not found in the list of available devices (PC)
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If you have installed Vienna Instruments/Vienna Ensemble properly and they do not appear in
the list of available devices, you will have to “tell” Sibelius the path where your virtual
instruments and effects are located. To do so, go to Playback Devices/Audio Engine
Options/Virtual Instruments and Effects Folder and choose the path where you installed the
Vienna Ensemble VST plugin (= the path where the file “Vienna Ensemble x64.dll” is located). If
you are using Sibelius 6 or Sibelius 32-bit, you will have to add the folder where the 32-bit
version of the Vienna Ensemble plugin ("Vienna Ensemble.dll") is installed. Then restart
Sibelius.
Playback configuration / VE settings don’t get saved with the score
The playback configuration (including all settings in Vienna Ensemble) is saved separately. If
you make changes on the Sibelius/Manual Sound Set page or in Vienna Ensemble, please
always save your playback configuration afterwards.
Solo strings don’t switch
You have to be careful to choose the right instrument in Sibelius. Use Solo Violin, Solo Viola, …
for solo instruments and Violin 1, Violin 2, Violin I, Viola, … for ensemble strings. The program
you select on the Manual Sound Set page has to match the instrument.
Ensemble strings switch wrongly (sound set VE Special Edition)
If you mix up ensemble strings (chamber or orchestral) with Appassionata strings in one score,
this may lead to wrong switches. If this happens, you can do the following:
Create two instances of Vienna Ensemble (see page 5, How to use more than one instance of
Vienna Ensemble). Load the ensemble strings in one instance and Appassionata strings in the
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other. In the Sibelius mixer, choose the Vienna Ensemble instance (Initial Playback device) for
the string instruments manually.
Chamber and Orchestral strings together should be no problem.
Ensemble strings switch wrongly (sound set VE Special Edition PLUS)
If you mix up different ensemble string types (Chamber, Orchestral, Appassionata) in one score,
this may lead to wrong switches. If this happens, you can do the following:
Create one instance of Vienna Ensemble for each ensemble string type (see page 5, How to
use more than one instance of Vienna Ensemble). Load one ensemble string type in one
instance and the other string type(s) in the other(s). In the Sibelius mixer, choose the Vienna
Ensemble instance (Initial Playback device) for the string instruments manually.
Ensemble strings switch wrongly (sound set VE Strings)
On the Manual Sound Sets page, the "Chamber", "Orchestral", "Appassionata", "Dimension"
and “Synchron” programs only work correctly when the corresponding instruments included in
the "Vienna Symphonic Library" House Style are loaded from the Sibelius Instruments menu. If
you use the default Sibelius instruments for string ensembles (Violin 1, Violin 2, Violin I, Violin II,
Viola, Violoncello, Contrabass, Double Bass), please use the "Ensemble" programs. The
Dimension Strings only work correctly with the “[VSL Dimension Strings]” Sibelius instruments
and the “Dimension” programs on the Manual Sound Sets page. Take a look at the list on page
17 which Sibelius instrument works with which collection.
The switches will only work correctly when the VI presets that came with the Sibelius sound set
are loaded. They will not work correctly with the preinstalled VI presets.
Instruments switch wrongly or don’t switch at all (1)
Generally it is recommended to leave the output device and channel settings in the Sibelius
mixer alone. Making settings there can mess up the playback. If you have already made
settings there or are not sure, reset all outputs in the Sibelius mixer to (Auto).
The Manual Sound Set page needs to be defined for all instruments used in the score. If one (or
more) instruments are left out, some instruments might not switch correctly or play on the wrong
channel. If there’s an instrument change in the score, there needs to be a channel reserved for
all involved instruments - for example for solo and ensemble instruments on the same staff or a
change from Piccolo to Flute.
From time to time it can happen that too many Sound IDs sum up. If the switches in an
instrument start behaving strangely at some point, it can help to reset the Sound ID of the
instrument with an “ord.” technique text command.
Instruments switch wrongly or don’t switch at all (4) 36
Beware of the Click! If not muted, it can mess up an instrument or even the whole playback. If
you want to use the Click, reserve a percussion channel for it (on the Manual Sound Sets page
and in Vienna Ensemble).
After changing (or updating) the sound set for a score, it may be necessary to reassign all
programs on the Manual Sound Set page. Don’t assign the program at the bottom of the list.
Sometimes problems occur when the same instrument is used more than once. Often it helps to
create a new version of the problematic instrument, cut out the content of the old instrument and
paste it into the new one.
Percussion instruments switch wrongly or are mixed up (1)
Make sure to use the dedicated instruments (like “Snare Drum”) instead of general instruments
(like “Percussion [5 lines]”).
Percussion instruments switch wrongly or are mixed up (2)
Sibelius assigns MIDI channels for instruments with the same Sound ID or Drum map in order of
appearance from the first staff to the last one. If there are instrument changes on a staff, all
instruments on this staff come before the instrument(s) on the next staff. Instruments that
appear more than once on a staff only need one channel. Here is an example.
Staff 1 starts with a Bass Drum, includes an instrument change to Snare Drum and returns to
Bass Drum.
Staff 2 starts with a Tambourine, includes an instrument change to Bass Drum and returns to
Tambourine.
In this case four channels with the program "Drums" are needed. Sibelius will play the Bass
Drum from staff 1 on channel 1, the Snare Drum on channel 2, the Tambourine on channel 3
and the Bass Drum from staff 2 on channel 4.
Instruments are very quiet
Make sure that the Expression fader is set to a value of 90 or higher and NOT assigned to
CC11. If the Expression fader is set to CC11, you will have double dynamics. This way piano
and especially pianissimo are very soft.

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Currently we offer the following sound sets:

• VE SY Special Edition: Works with the SYNCHRON-ized Special Edition Volumes 1 –

• VE Smart Orchestra: Works with the Vienna Smart Orchestra.

• VE Woodwinds + Brass: Works with the following Instrument collections: Woodwinds

• VE SY Dimension Brass: Works with SYNCHRON-ized Dimension Brass I+II.

• VE Strings: Works with the following Instrument collections: Synchron Strings I,

• VE Synchron Percussion: Works with the Synchron Percussion Instrument collection

• VE SY-Percussion (SY-Player): Works with the Synchron Percussion Instrument

How to install and use Sound Sets

Importing the Vienna Symphonic Library House Style:

2. Select “Vienna Symphonic Library”

… VE Special Edition and VE SY Special Edition (Part 1)

Sustain: This patch is triggered by default.

Staccato: There are two ways to trigger this patch:

Legato: There are two ways to trigger this patch:

Detache: Create the Technique Text command “detache”.

Tremolo: There are two ways to trigger this patch:

Pizzicato: Create the Technique Text command “pizz” or “pizzicato”.

Sforzato: Create an Expression Text command (“<Ctrl>+E” on Win, “<Cmd>+E” on OS X)

Con sordino: see page 32. 9

Drum rolls: There are two ways to trigger these rolls:

Timpani rolls: like tremolo.

The different sounds can be triggered as follows:

Portato: Create the Technique Text command “portato”.

Detache short: Create the Technique Text command “short”.

Harmonics: Harmonics can be reached in three ways.

Col legno: Create the Technique Text command “col legno”.

Sul ponticello: Create the Technique Text command “sul ponticello”.

Orchestra: Sibelius instrument Others/“Orchestra”.

Strings: Sibelius instrument “Strings [reduction]”.

Woodwinds: Sibelius instrument “Woodwind”.

Brass: Sibelius instrument “Brass”.

Mallets: Sibelius instrument “Mallets”.

Which presets to load with Vienna Smart Orchestra:

Long/Normal: This patch is triggered by default.

Long/Marcato: There are two ways to trigger these patches:

Long/Tremolo: There are two ways to trigger this patch:

Short/Pizzicato: Create the Technique Text command “pizz” or “pizzicato”.

Which presets to load with Epic Orchestra:

List of presets and articulations:

Synchron Strings I, SYNCHRON-ized Chamber Strings, SYNCHRON-ized Appassionata

Solo Cello 2: as above, only with “Cello” instead of “Violin”.

Harps: Instrument and program “Harp”.

Which presets to load with SYNCHRON-ized Dimension Strings I - III:

Progressive vibrato (Dimension Strings): Create the Technique Text command

Detache long (SYNCHRON-ized Chamber Strings, SYNCHRON-ized Dimension Strings):

Marcato: There are two ways to trigger these patches:

Articulations for Harps:

Normal: This patch is triggered by default.

Harmonics: Harmonics can be reached in two ways:

Bisbigliando: There are two ways to trigger this patch:

Mute: Use the keypad’s staccato mark.

Normal+RS-mute: There are two ways to trigger this patch:

Damp: There are two ways to trigger this patch:

Nail: Create the Technique Text command “nail” or “fingernail”.

Strong vibrato: There are two ways to trigger these patches:

Legato+vibrato: Legato and vibrato can also be combined

Glissando (Alto + Tenor Saxophone, Tenor + Contrabass Trombone, Clarinet-Bb): Create

Slap (Flute, Saxophones): Create the Technique Text command “slap”.

Which presets to load with the Dimension Brass:

"a4": Played by 4 players in unison