Each staff has one, and only one, MIDI channel and port, so, in effect, you use a staff to assign a channel. Most times the choice is obvious, but not always - this is discussed in the Optimizing Sibelius help document from VSL. The first step involves the selection of the correct staff for each instrument in Sibelius. I'd like to go through it just to be sure we both agree on the procedure.
#Sibelius 8 manual pro#
There is a very long chain that has to be set up for Sibelius and VE Pro to work together. Thanks for your suggestions, and I agree with everything you said. I had though the problem might have something to do with the two most recent updates to VE Pro, but OLDER Sibelius/VE Pro combinations involving Event Input work. I have checked the Sibelius Mixer over and over again, and it shows that the silent instrument is properly assigned to correct VE Pro Event Input Instance and the proper channel. So at least the signal is getting to the right instrument and the VI Pro player is sending a signal back. Looking at the VE Pro mixer, it shows a signal going to the desired VI Pro instrument ( a thin green line each time Test is struck), and looking at the VI Pro player interface (with the keyboard and the various controls) for the instrument in question, it shows a signal coming in, a key being pressed and a signal going out, but no sound. That particular instrument has already been loaded in VE Pro and assigned to the Port for the Event Input and the correct MIDI channel for that Port.
#Sibelius 8 manual manual#
What happens is that when I try to set up manual set up in Sibelius for an Event Input instances (after the first instance has been set up for another instrument group, for example, all winds in VE Pro), I hit "Assign" and then Test for the instrument assigned to Event Input- no sound.
#Sibelius 8 manual plus#
What is DOUBLY frustrating is that OLDER Sibelius compositions, of a month or so ago, work fine with instruments assigned to Event Input Ports (I have three working successfully at the same time, plus the original VE Pro instance on Port 1). My system is OSX 10.10.2, VE Pro 2 (latest version), Sibelius 7.5.1. Sorry if I missed some print in the manuals. How do I make the different soundset work together and where do I activate the instruments?
I have tried to set up manual sound set of instruments in a separate Vienna Ensemble Event Input but then there is no sound. When I save again the first (Vienna Ensemble Pro VST) automatically changes its soundsets to the woodwinds instead. Set manual sound sets in the Vienna Ensemble Input for Woodwinds in channels 1-5 (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, Horn). Activate Vienna Ensemble Event Input, click show and assign channel 2Ħ. In the manual sound set "Apply" my string section to channels 1-5.ĥ. Click "show" to connect to the instance.ģ. Having set up the instance, assembled my instruments on the MIR stage, opened Sibelius, activated the Vienna Ensemble PRO VST with strings library IĢ.
I am probably inept, but even after having read them several times and watched the videos, I still don't get the Event input to workġ. Thanks for great guides, videos and especially the "optimizing VSL for Sibelius"-pdf.