SSP CP33 Sibelius 5 User Manual

Yamaha CP33

Sibelius Sound Set User Manual

e information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not
represent a commitment on the part of e Sound Set Project. e software described
by this document is subject to a License Agreement and may not be copied to other
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User manual by Joel Avery and Jonathan Loving

Copyright ©2012 e Sound Set Project. All Rights Reserved.

e Sound Set Project, a wholly owned division of Sound Notes LLC, has no
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Contents

1. Introduction 4

2. Overview 5

2.1 Requirements ................................................................ 5

2.2 Package Structure .......................................................... 6

2.3 Files ............................................................................... 8

3. Installation 9

3.1 General .......................................................................... 9

3.2 Mac OS X ................................................................... 10

3.3 Windows ..................................................................... 11

4. Using the Sound Set 12

4.1 Selecting the Sound Set ............................................... 12

4.2 Preferred Sounds.......................................................... 13

5. Working with Sounds 15

5.1 Articulations/Techniques ............................................. 15

5.2 Dynamics .................................................................... 18

5.3 e Mixer .................................................................... 20

5.4 ‘Implied’ Techniques .................................................... 22

6. Common Terms 23

7. Contact and Support 25

8. Credits 26

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1. Introduction

ank you for choosing e Sound Set Project. e Sibelius sound set you are using is
a product of countless hours of trial, error, research, and development working towards
an integration that not only provides deep functionality, but does so in an intuitive,
easy-to-use, and exible way that meets the diverse needs and workows of our users.
With each integration we aim to provide you a powerful and ecient way of using
today’s sampled sounds within a notation-based composing environment, with as little
extraneous markup as possible, allowing you to focus and spend more time on your
music and less on the technical challenges this medium presents.

We are committed to continually evaluating and improving our integrations, and it’s
through the support of users like you that we are not only able to create new integra­tions, but rene and expand our existing integrations to better serve your needs. As
these products evolve we will release updates, often for free, that feature new func­tionality and address users concerns, requests, or other issues. We encourage you to
periodically check our website or subscribe to our newsletter so you can be certain you
have the best and most recent integration available.

If you have any questions, comments, concerns, or suggestions, please contact us using
the information found at the end of this user manual. Your feedback helps shape the
integrations you use by providing invaluable insight into working methods, prefer­ences, computer environments, and more. e more you share with us, the more we
can do for you.

We sincerely hope that you enjoy working with this Sibelius sound set and wish you
the best in all of your musical endeavours.

—e Sound Set Project

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2. Overview

2.1 Requirements

Minimum system requirements for the Yamaha CP33 Sibelius sound set are set out
below, separated by the version of Sibelius with which the sound set is to be used.

Sibelius 5

Mac OS X 10.4 or higher
Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 (32-bit/64-bit)

Sibelius 6

Mac OS X 10.4 or higher
Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 (32-bit/64-bit)

Sibelius 7

Mac OS X 10.6 or higher
Windows Vista or Windows 7 (32-bit/64-bit)

e size of your score, number of voices to be used, complexity, and a number of other
factors will determine how much computing power is required for your work. As a
general rule, we suggest that your system should meet the recommended, rather than
the minimum, system requirements for both the version of Sibelius you are using and
the sample library you intend to use.

For large libraries, we recommend streaming samples from a dedicated hard drive or
solid state drive (SSD) for the best performance. When working with large libraries,
laptop users in particular are encouraged to work with an external hard drive connect­ed via FireWire 800, eSATA, or other high-performance data transfer protocol (this
excludes USB 1.0 and 2.0) as the system drive in many laptop computers is too slow
and not suited to sample streaming.

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2.2 Package Structure

Each sound set package contains a variety of les that serve dierent purposes in the
integration of that sample library or hardware MIDI device. To better distinguish these
les and make installation quicker, we have separated them by function and structured
each sound set package in a consistent manner.

After extracting the sound set .zip archive, the folders in the sound set package include:

01 Documentation
02 Sound Sets
03 House Styles
04 Playback Congurations
05 Manuscript Templates
06 Patches
07 Additional Resources
08 Previous Versions

e package you download may not contain all of these folders, or some of the folders
may be empty, depending on the requirements for that specic integration. Folders
may contain additional subfolders that further separate les by Sibelius version, func­tionality, operating system (Mac/Windows), or other important dierences.

A brief description of these folders is given below. For specic information about the
les included in your sound set download, refer to Section 2.3 - Files in this user
manual.

01 Documentation

e Documentation folder is present in all sound set packages. It contains the user
manual, drum and percussion maps, MIDI input maps, changelogs, addenda, and
other written documents that provide important information regarding the sound set
and its use.

02 Sound Sets

e foundation of every integration, the Sound Sets folder holds the Sibelius sound set
XML les. Depending on the integration there could be anywhere from one to four
or more sound sets included in this folder, each addressing a dierent compatibility or
workow requirement. is folder is present in all sound set packages.

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03 House Styles

A majority of our sample library integrations include House Style les in the .lib for­mat. ese les contain additional settings such as playback dictionary entries, custom
instrument staves, and percussion mappings. House Styles are version-specic, mean­ing they are designed for a specic version of Sibelius. When included, there will be a
minimum of three .lib les in this folder.

04 Playback Congurations

e Playback Congurations folder contains preset playback congurations that dene
sounds and assign channels. ey are generally included as a way of reducing setup
time for large sample libraries that are not able loaded automatically, and when custom
programming or simulated autoload is used in an integration. Playback congurations,
like sound sets, are XML les and will often be separated by operating system (Mac/
Windows) and plugin format (VST/AU).

05 Manuscript Templates

Included as an alternative to manually conguring new scores, the manuscript paper
templates can be selected during score creation to save some time. ese les are in­cluded for all packages that contain House Styles, and are likewise version-specic.

06 Patches

Sometimes it’s necessary to re-program all or part of a sample library to achieve the best
integration. We may also include preset instrument and multi les, often in packages
that contain playback congurations, to reduce setup time and provide a comprehen­sive starting template. Any such instrument programming, multi, or preset is included
in the Patches folder.

07 Additional Resources

Files that don’t t into folders 01-06 are included in the Additional Resources folder.
ere is no specic le type or purpose for les this folder, so if present in your sound
set package it’s best to refer to Section 2.3 - Files for information about what the les
in this folder are and how they are meant to be used.

08 Previous Versions

In cases where an update would not be backwards compatible (e.g., due to changes in
the library patches or programming), we may include the previous version les in the
sound set package. e les in the Previous Versions folder are separated rst into sub­folders by version number and within that folder structured in the same 01-07 format
as the primary (current) sound set les.

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2.3 Files

e following les are included and required to use the Yamaha CP33 Sibelius sound
set.

01 Documentation

Yamaha CP33 Sound Set User Manual.pdf - Sound set user manual

02 Sound Sets

Yamaha CP33.xml - Sound set

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3. Installation

3.1 General

Sound set installation is a series of copy/paste actions. Before you begin, close Sibelius
and all other running programs. We suggest placing the sound set package on your
desktop for convenient access during the installation process. e most frequent prob­lems encountered during installation are a result of le and folder name mistakes, so
read each step carefully and you’ll be able to avoid those issues.

e locations given are the only locations in which the les should be installed, and
where they will all work correctly. If you have trouble nding a folder, take note of any
special instructions regarding hidden folders, and then contact our support team for as­sistance rather than attempting to install in similarly named folders located elsewhere.

When installing, do not copy entire folders from the sound set package to the des­ignated location, instead, copy the les contained in the named folders unless the
instructions explicitly state “copy the folder.”

Installation will require approximately one to ve minutes.