NotePerformer

For Sibelius
User's Guide
Last updated April 4, 2014
Copyright 2013-2014 by Wallander Instruments A!
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Contents
Contents
-etting )tarted!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! .
Installing /ote0er%ormer on &a'!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1
Installing /ote0er%ormer on 0C!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2
)"it'hing to /ote0er%ormer playba'$ in )ibelius!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 3
)upport +opi's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 4
-etting ne" do"nload lin$s!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 10
5e6uired host program!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 10
Installation not "or$ing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 11
Cannot open installer 7&a' only8!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 11
Installed but nothing seems to "or$!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 12
I only get trumpet sounds9the "rong sounds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 13
:nable to do li*e re'ording!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 14
5e"ire ; problems "ith timing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 14
Instruments being too loud9lo" in *olume!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1.
Changing the global re*erb le*el!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 11
/otes are une*en in dynami's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 12
Audio is stuttering9'ra'$ling!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 13
A''ent9mar'ato9tenuto not "or$ing as e<pe'ted!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 14
(*erlapping9nested slurs not playing ba'$ legato!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 20
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Contents
)ounds In'luded!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 21
Wood"inds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 22
rass!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 24
)trings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 21
&is'ellaneous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 23
)ystem 5e6uirements!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 31
&inimum re6uirements!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 32
5e'ommendations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 32
=iles and =olders!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 33
+he /ote0er%ormer plug-in >le on 0C!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 34
+he /ote0er%ormer plug-in >le on &a'!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 31
)ound )et and 0layba'$ Con>guration!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 32
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Getting Started
-etting started "ith /ote0er%ormer
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Getting Started
Installing NotePerformer on Mac
?ouble-'li'$ the !dmg >le 7dis$ image8 that you ha*e pre*iously do"nloaded %rom the Internet! +his "ill
open a %older "ith the installer %ound inside! ?ouble-'li'$ the installer >le to begin installation!
I% you are unable to open the installer @be'ause it is %rom an unidenti>ed de*eloper@ please right-'li'$ 7or
CtrlA'li'$8 the >le and sele't @(pen@ %rom the popup menu! +his "ill allo" you to run the installer!
0lease %ollo" on-s'reen instru'tions! /ote0er%ormer must be installed on your main dri*e, so there are
no settings or 'hoi'es to be made during installation!
/ote0er%ormer is installed only %or *ersions o% )ibelius that are already present on your 'omputer! )o i%
you add another *ersion o% )ibelius in the %uture, you must run the /ote0er%ormer installer again!
I% you ha*e re'ently installed any *ersion o% )ibelius, you must open that )ibelius so%t"are at least on'e
be%ore /ote0er%ormer "ill be able to lo'ate it! )ibelius@s user@s %olders are 'reated the >rst time you run
)ibelius!
Bou 'an at any time run the /ote0er%ormer installer again!
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Getting Started
Installing NotePerformer on PC
?ouble-'li'$ the !e<e >le 7dis$ image8 that you ha*e pre*iously do"nloaded %rom the Internet! +his "ill
begin installation!
0lease %ollo" on-s'reen instru'tions! +he installer "ill go through all %ound *ersions o% )ibelius on your
'omputer, one-by-one, and as$ you i% this is the *ersion o% )ibelius you "ant to install /ote0er%ormer %or!
0lease sele't the *ersion o% )ibelius you "ant to install %or!
I% you ha*e more than one *ersion o% )ibelius on your 'omputer, you may run the installer multiple times!
+he >rst time you 'an sele't e!g! )ibelius 2, the ne<t time )ibelius 1, the ne<t time )ibelius 2 =irst et'!
and that "ay install /ote0er%ormer %or use "ith multiple *ersions o% )ibelius at the same time!
/ote0er%ormer 'an only be installed %or *ersions o% )ibelius that are already present on your 'omputer!
)o i% you add another *ersion o% )ibelius in the %uture, you must run the /ote0er%ormer installer again!
I% you ha*e re'ently installed any *ersion o% )ibelius, you must open that )ibelius so%t"are at least on'e
be%ore /ote0er%ormer "ill be able to lo'ate it! )ibelius@s user@s %olders are 'reated the >rst time you run
)ibelius!
Bou 'an at any time run the /ote0er%ormer installer again!
I% you are an ad*an'ed user and ha*e made manual 'hanges to the C)+ plug-ins path settings in
)ibelius 7under Audio Dngine (ptions8 please ma$e sure the de%ault %older is s'anned as "ell! +his is
CEF0rogram =ilesFA*idFCst0lugins
%or )ibelius 2 or higher, and
CEF0rogram =ilesF)ibelius )o%t"areFCst0lugins
%or )ibelius 1!
+hese are the %olders into "hi'h the /ote0er%ormer plug-in >le is installed! I% you are using a 32-bit
*ersion o% )ibelius 7su'h as )ibelius 18 on a 14-bit operating system, the >les go into @0rogram =iles
7<318@ and not @0rogram =iles@!
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Getting Started
Switching to NotePerformer playback in Sibelius
:se the @/ote0er%ormer@ 0layba'$ Con>guration
In )ibelius 2, open any s'ore and go to the @0lay@ tab on the ribbon! +he >rst item on this panel 7all the
"ay to the le%t8 is named @Con>guration@!
Cli'$ the @Con>guration@ i'on! Bou "ill be as$ed to sele't "hat 0layba'$ Con>guration to use! I% all has
gone "ell "ith the /ote0er%ormer installation, you should see an option named @/ote0er%ormer@!
)ele't the @/ote0er%ormer@ 0layba'$ Con>guration, "ait %or the library to load, and you are good to go!
In )ibelius 1, you s"it'h 0layba'$ Con>guration %rom the @0layba'$ ?e*i'es@ se'tion, %ound on the @0lay@
drop-do"n menu!
?i%%erent *ersions o% )ibelius may ha*e di%%erent "ays o% s"it'hing 0layba'$ Con>guration! =or detailed
in%ormation, please see the do'umentation %or your )ibelius so%t"are!

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Support Topics
Support opics
=re6uently as$ed 6uestions on ho" to use /ote0er%ormer
As a /ote0er%ormer user, "e re'ommend you to read through this %ull 'hapter! It "ill ta$e only a %e"
minutes, and you "ill learn ho" to get the highest 6uality playba'$ possible!
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Support Topics
Getting new download links
Go" do I get ne" do"nload lin$s %or my se'ond 'omputerH
I% you ha*e your pre*iously do"nloaded installer, you 'an simply run the same installer on your se'ond
'omputer! (ur personal li'ense allo"s you to use /ote0er%ormer on up to three 'omputers!
I% you ha*e lost your installer, please go to the support se'tion o% the /ote0er%ormer "ebsite! Bou "ill
>nd a lin$ to a page "here you 'an get ne" do"nload lin$s by entering your e-mail address!
!e"uired host program
/ote0er%ormer re6uires )ibelius 1, )ibelius 2 or )ibelius =irst
In order to use /ote0er%ormer, you must o"n a 'opy o% )ibelius 1,
)ibelius 2!1!3, )ibelius 2!. or )ibelius =irst!
+here is no other "ay to a''ess the sounds but through )ibelius!
Bou 'annot use /ote0er%ormer "ith a C)+ or A: se6uen'er musi'
program!
I% you use )ibelius 2, you normally need to update to the latest *ersion
72!1!38 in order to use /ote0er%ormer!
Darlier *ersions o% )ibelius 'annot run /ote0er%ormer! I% you are using )ibelius . or earlier and "ant to
use /ote0er%ormer, you must pur'hase an upgrade %rom A*id to the latest *ersion o% )ibelius!
As %or no", no other notation programs are 'ompatible "ith /ote0er%ormer!
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Support Topics
Installation not working
(pen9'lose your )ibelius so%t"are, then run the /ote0er%ormer installer
again!
+he >rst time you run )ibelius, your user@s )ibelius %olders are 'reated! +hese %olders must already e<ist
"hen /ote0er%ormer is installed, and ea'h *ersion o% )ibelius has its o"n set o% %olders!
)o i% you ha*e re'ently installed a ne" )ibelius so%t"are 7or upgraded to a ne" *ersion8 "ithout running
it, you must open9'lose it at least on'e! +hen run the /ote0er%ormer installer again!
Cannot open installer #Mac only$
Go" to install /ote0er%ormer on () I &ountain Lion or higher
When installing /ote0er%ormer on &ountain
Lion, you may en'ounter an error message
saying the installer 'annot be opened Jbe'ause
it is %rom an @unidenti>ed de*eloper@J, or
Jbe'ause it "as not do"nloaded %rom the &a'
App )toreJ!
+his is be'ause you are using -ate$eeper, a
%eature in () I &ountain Lion prote'ting you %rom installing un"anted programs by mista$e!
+o get around this restri'tion, right-'li'$ 7or 'trl A 'li'$8 on the installer and sele't J(penJ! Bou "ill then
be o%%ered to open the /ote0er%ormer installer e*en though -ate$eeper is a'ti*e!
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Support Topics
Installed but nothing seems to work
&a$e sure that /ote0er%ormer is listed under JA*ailable de*i'esJ
0lease open the J0layba'$ ?e*i'esJ panel! In )ibelius 2 this is a''essed by 'li'$ing the small arro"
sho"n to the bottom right in the image belo"! +his is lo'ated on the ribbon, on the J0layJ panel, to the
%ar le%t!
Cli'$ing that arro" should bring up a ne" "indo", loo$ing li$e the one in the image belo"!
When all is "or$ing it should loo$ similar to the image abo*e! In the le%t the le%t 'olumn, the one labeled
JA*ailable de*i'esJ, there is an entry named J/ote0er%ormerJ, o% type JC)+J! +his means that )ibelius
has identi>ed an audio plugin 'alled /ote0er%ormer, and the plugin 'ommuni'ates "ith )ibelius through
a %ormat $no"n as C)+!
I% there is no J/ote0er%ormerJ entry in the le%t 'olumn, this means )ibelius is unable to load
/ote0er%ormer!
+he most 'ommon 'ause %or this is on &a' "hen using an early release o% )ibelius 2, su'h as )ibelius
2!0!0, "hi'h doesn@t "or$ "ith C)+ plugins but only A: plugins, due to a bug in )ibelius "hi'h "as ><ed
in a %ree update! )ometimes s"it'hing to 32-bit mode helps, but normally this 'an only be resol*ed by
do"nloading the latest %ree )ibelius 2 update, "hi'h is 2!1!3!
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Support Topics
I only get trumpet sounds%the wrong sounds
Bou ha*e dea'ti*ated J)end program 'hangesJ in )ibelius 0layba'$
0re%eren'es
/ote0er%ormer relies on &I?I messages to assign instruments and sounds!
-o to 0re%eren'es-K0layba'$ in )ibelius, and ma$e sure that the option J)end program 'hangesJ is
sele'ted!
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Support Topics
Unable to do li&e recording
5eal-time re'ord is not 'ompatible "ith /ote0er%ormer
+here is no laten'y "ith /ote0er%ormer "hen editing your s'ore and playba'$ is stopped!
ut in order to read ahead and analyLe your
s'ore, /ote0er%ormer adds one se'ond o%
laten'y 7delay8 during playba'$! +his laten'y is
una*oidably added also during re'ording!
+his ma$es real-time re'ording impra'ti'al to use "hen /ote0er%ormer is the 'urrent playba'$ de*i'e!
I% you need to do li*e re'ording "ith )ibelius, you 'an temporarily s"it'h o*er to another 0layba'$
Con>guration, su'h as -eneral &I?I, and then s"it'h ba'$ "hen you@*e >nished re'ording!
!ewire ' problems with timing
/o $no"n "or$around!
Bou may e<perien'e se*ere timing problems using /ote0er%ormer inside )ibelius in 5e"ire mode!
+his is be'ause /ote0er%ormer re6uires 'onsiderable laten'y 'ompensation in order to read-ahead in
your s'ore!
:n%ortunately, automati' laten'y 'ompensation does not seem to "or$ "ith any o% the 5e"ire
'on>gurations "e@*e tried "ith )ibelius!
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Support Topics
Instruments being too loud%low in &olume(
5eset all mi<er le*els!
&a$e sure your mi<er le*els in )ibelius are reset! (pen the mi<er in )ibelius, and double-'li'$ all the
*olume sliders, one-by-one, to reset them to a 'ommon *alue o% 4.!
When 'reating a ne" s'ore in )ibelius, the mi<er le*els are al"ays s'rambled! +his is be'ause the
instrument de>nitions in )ibelius do not spe'i%y the same de%ault *olume! )o "e re'ommend doing this
e*ery time you begin a ne" s'ore!
With /ote0er%ormer you should use the same *olume %or all instruments in the mi<er, as a starting point!
+ypi'al de%ault instrument *olumes in )ibelius 2! ?ouble-'li'$ all sliders to reset to 4.!
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Support Topics
Changing the global re&erb le&el(
=ound under J0er%orman'eJ settings in )ibelius!
+o 'hange the global re*erb le*el, open 0er%orman'e settings in )ibelius!
+he 'he'$bo< labeled J:se re*erbJ should al"ays be ti'$ed e*en i% you do not "ant re*erb! I% you unti'$
this 'he'$bo< it only results in you being unable to 'hange /ote0er%ormer@s re*erb le*el at all!
/e<t to the 'he'$bo< you 'an 'hange the global re*erb le*el, ranging %rom dry to 'athedral, "here
'athedral is the highest possible setting! y in'reasing this setting the or'hestra "ill sound li$e it@s
%urther a"ay %rom you!
Performance settings in Sibelius 7.
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Support Topics
Notes are une&en in dynamics(
+urn o%% Li*e 0layba'$ and D<pressi*o!
+urn o%% Li*e 0layba'$ in )ibelius! +hs is done either %rom the )ibelius 2 ribbon, or the transport!

Also, open 0er%orman'e settings and 'hange the JD<pressi*oJ setting to &e''ani'o!
oth these %eatures ma$e )ibelius add its o"n pass o% e<pression, and don@t "or$ so "ell "ith
/ote0er%ormer! y turning them o%% you usually get a smoother and more balan'ed per%orman'e using
/ote0er%ormer! )o "e re'ommend turning these %eatures o%% %or all your s'ores!
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Support Topics
)udio is stuttering%crackling(
Loo$ into your sound'ard, dri*ers and audio bu%%er siLe!
At the 'ore o% /ote0er%ormer there is an ad*an'ed
audio so%t"are that re6uires a %air bit o% C0:! ut
"ith that said, a modern system should be able to
playba'$ 'omple< or'hestrations in real-time "ith a
high enough audio bu%%er siLe!
Bou may be able to sol*e problems "ith stuttering
audio simply by in'reasing your audio bu%%er siLe,
%ound underAudio Dngine (ptions in )ibelius! +his
should al"ays be your >rst step!
A larger bu%%er siLe "ill be mu'h easier on your
'omputer! Go"e*er, "hen you enter notes there "ill
be a longer delay bet"een pressing the $ey and
hearing the sound 7laten'y8!
)in'e /ote0er%ormer is not suitable %or li*e
per%orman'e or re'ording any"ay 7see J:nable to do li*e re'ordingJ8 the re'ommendation is to use as
large bu%%er siLe as you are 'om%ortable "ith! 2043 samples or higher "ill ma$e things easier %or your
'omputer, i% you are >ne "ith that laten'y!
Bou may also "ant to loo$ into "hat your sample rate setting is! =or normal use, a sample rate o% 44100
GL 7C? 6uality8 or 43000 GL 7>lm 6uality8 is ad*isable!
Audio Dngine (ptions is %ound in )ibelius 2 under 0lay )etup Audio Dngine (ptions!
(n 0C, i% you use your 'omputer@s built-in sound'ard you may be able to impro*e per%orman'e by
installingA)I(4ALL, a popular and %ree sound'ard dri*er optimiLed %or musi' 'omputers! It sho"s up as
a ne" JInter%a'eJ 7see image8 in )ibelius, on'e installed! Ga*ing a good sound'ard "ith proper A)I(
dri*ers may additionally help impro*ing audio per%orman'e!
=or more detailed instru'tions, please %ollo" A*id@s guidelines %or impro*ing )ibelius@ audio
per%orman'e! 0lease note that this is an issue only related to real-time audio playba'$ in )ibelius! Bou
'an al"ays e<port your musi' as an audio >le to your harddri*e, e*en on slo"er 'omputers, allo"ing you
to hear your musi' "ithout stutters!
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Support Topics
)ccent%marcato%tenuto not working as e*pected(
Add di'tionary entries %or Aa''ent, Amar'ato and Atenuto!
In some o% )ibelius@s in'luded Gouse )tyles ; in parti'ular the Gouse )tyles %rom )ibelius 1 ; there are
no Aa''ent and9or Amar'ato sound I? di'tionary entries added %or a''ent and mar'ato arti'ulations!
When the entries are missing, the entire note@s dynami's is 'hanged, not Must the atta'$!
I% that is the 'ase %or your proMe't, you may need to add these entries manually to your di'tionary! Bou
'ould also load a ne"er Gouse )tyle in'luding these entries, but it may be Must as easy to add them
manually!
+he a''ent and mar'ato di'tionary entries are %ound in the Jdi'tionaryJ in )ibelius, under Jarti'ulationsJ!
Add Aa''ent and Amar'ato to the J)ound I? 'hangeJ >eld o% these t"o arti'ulations, respe'ti*ely!
0lease note that "hen "riting %or unpit'hed per'ussion, )ibelius ignores the )ound I? >eld %or a''ents
and mar'ato! Instead it uses the *alues spe'i>ed %or 'hanging the entire note@s dynami's! )o i% you "ant
to 'hange the impa't a''ents and mar'ato ha*e on per'ussion dynami's, you must t"ea$ the *alues
belo" %or JAdMust dynami', atta'$ and9or durationJ! +he Jatta'$J 'ontroller is not used by /ote0er%ormer
and 'an be ignored! (nly the Jdynami'J 'ontroller is used!
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Support Topics
+&erlapping%nested slurs not playing back legato(
Currently unsupported by )ibelius
I% you end a slur on a note and immediately begin a
ne" slur %rom the same note, )ibelius may 'hoose to
ignore the se'ond slur in playba'$!
)imilar problems 'an o''ur "hen you put a
slur inside another slur!
+he solution is to a*oid notating this "ay i% you need
a''urate legato playba'$! :se a single 'ontinuous slur
to indi'ate legato!
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Sounds Included
Sounds Included
List o% instruments and te'hni6ues supported by /ote0er%ormer
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Sounds Included
,oodwinds
=lutes
=lute
0i''olo Nute
Alto Nute
ass Nute
(boes
(boe
Dnglish horn
(boe d@amore
Clarinets
Clarinet
ass 'larinet
Db-'larinet
Contrabass 'larinet
asset-horn
assoons
assoon
Contrabassoon
)a<ophones
)opranino sa<ophone
)oprano sa<ophone
Alto sa<ophone
+enor sa<ophone
aritone sa<ophone
ass sa<ophone
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Sounds Included
5e'orders
-ar$lein re'order
)opranino re'order
)oprano re'order
Alto re'order
+enor re'order
ass re'order
-reat bass re'order
Contrabass re'order
Wood"inds te'hni6ues
A legato
A sta''ato
A sta''atissimo
A *ibrato
A *ibrato!hea*y
A non *ibrato
A a''ent
A mar'ato
A tenuto
A Nutter-tongue
A meLLo-sta''ato 7tenutoAsta''ato8
A portato 7tenutoAlegato8
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Sounds Included
-rass
+rumpets
+rumpet
0i''olo trumpet
ass trumpet
Cornet
)oprano 'ornet
=lugelhorn
+rombones
+rombone
ass trombone
Alto trombone
Cimbasso
Gorns
=ren'h horn
Wagner tuba
+ubas
+uba
Duphonium
Alto horn9+enor horn
aritone horn
rass te'hni6ues
A legato
A sta''ato
A sta''atissimo
A *ibrato
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Sounds Included
A *ibrato!hea*y
A non *ibrato
A a''ent
A mar'ato
A tenuto
A Nutter-tongue
A meLLo-sta''ato 7tenutoAsta''ato8
A portato 7tenutoAlegato8
A mute!straight
A mute!'up
A mute!bu'$et
A mute!harmon
A mute!plunger
=ren'h horns only
A mute 7stopped8
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Sounds Included
Strings
Ciolins
Ciolin se'tion
)olo *iolin
Ciolas
Ciola se'tion
)olo *iola
Cellos
Cello se'tion
)olo 'ello
Contrabasses
Contrabass se'tion
)olo 'ontrabass
0lu'$ed strings
Garp
-uitars
Classi'al guitar
)teel-string guitar
&andolin
anMo
:$ulele
Dle'tri' guitar
asses
Dle'tri' bass
:pright bass
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Sounds Included
o"ed strings te'hni6ues
A piLLi'ato
A snap piLLi'ato
A 'ol legno
A mute
A sul tasto
A legato
A sta''ato
A sta''atissimo
A *ibrato
A *ibrato!hea*y
A non *ibrato
A a''ent
A mar'ato
A tenuto
A meLLo-sta''ato 7tenutoAsta''ato8
A portato 7tenutoAlegato8
A spi''ato 7sta''atoAlegato8
A harmoni'
-uitar O ele'tri' bass e%%e'ts
A piLLi'ato
A %uLL
A o*erdri*e
A distortion
A metal
A 'horus
A Nange
A phase
A "ah-"ah
A harmoni'
ass spe'ial te'hni6ues
A slap
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Sounds Included
Miscellaneous
Peyboards
0iano
Garpsi'hord
Celesta
0ipe (rgan
?rums
+impani
+ai$o
Co'als 7ah, oh8
)opranos
Altos
+enors
asses
)olo soprano
)olo alto
)olo tenor
)olo bass
&is'ellaneous
A''ordion
andoneon
+heremin 7modern8
+heremin 7tube8
&etal
-lo'$enspiel
Chimes
Crotales
Cibraphone
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Sounds Included
Wood
Iylophone
&arimba
?rum $it, a'ousti'
Pi'$ drum
China 'ymbal
Co"bell
Crash 'ymbal 7suspended8
Gi-hat
5ide 'ymbal
)plash 'ymbal
)nare drum
+om-toms
:npit'hed per'ussion
Agogo bells
An*il
ass drum
ongos
Cabasa
Castanets
China 'ymbal
Clash 'ymbals 7medium8
Clash 'ymbals 7small8
Cla*es
Congas
Co"bells
Crash 'ymbal 7suspended8
Dgg sha$er
=inger 'ymbals
-uiro
Gi-hat
&ara'as
(pera gongs
5at'het
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Sounds Included
5ide 'ymbal
)leigh bells
)plash 'ymbal
)nare drum
+am-tam 7large8
+am-tam 7medium, 13J8
+ambourine
+om-toms
+riangle
+imbales
Cibraslap 7Qa"bone8
Wind 'himes 7&ar$ tree8
Wind gong
Wood blo'$
Whip
Whistle
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System Requirements
System !e"uirements
&inimum and re'ommended re6uirements on &a' and 0C
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System Requirements
Minimum re"uirements
&a'
R )ibelius 1, )ibelius 2 or )ibelius =irst,
R 2 -igabyte 5A& memory,
R &a' () I Leopard 710!.8,
R Intel Core, 2 ?uo, 2!0 -GL, or e6ui*alent C0:,
R 1 - %ree spa'e on your main hard dri*e!
0C
R )ibelius 1, )ibelius 2 or )ibelius =irst,
R 2 -igabyte 5A& memory,
R &i'roso%t Windo"s I0,
R Intel Core, 2 ?uo, 2!0 -GL, or e6ui*alent C0:,
R 1!. - %ree spa'e on your main hard dri*e!
!ecommendations
&a'
R )ibelius 2,
R 4 -igabyte 5A& memory,
R &a' () I )no" Leopard 710!18 or higher,
R Intel Core, i., 1!3 -GL, or %aster C0:,
R 1!0 - %ree spa'e on your main hard dri*e!
0C
R )ibelius 2,
R 4 -igabyte 5A& memory,
R &i'roso%t Windo"s 2 or higher,
R Intel Core, i., 1!3 -GL, or %aster C0:,
R 1!. - %ree spa'e on your main hard dri*e!
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Files and Folders
.iles and .olders
Automati' installation
/ote0er%ormer installation should normally be %ully automati'! Bou simply laun'h the installer, and then
%ollo" on-s'reen instru'tions!
In 'ase you "ant to uninstall /ote0er%ormer %rom your system, or need to $no" "hat >les are in'luded,
this 'hapter des'ribes the >les that are installed and used by /ote0er%ormer!
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Files and Folders
he NotePerformer plug/in 0le on PC
)ibelius 1
)ibelius 1 uses its o"n %older %or C)+ plug-ins, lo'ated atE
CEF0rogram =ilesF)ibelius )o%t"areFCst0lugins
I% you 'hoose to install /ote0er%ormer %or )ibelius 1, this is the %older "here the /ote0er%ormer plug-in is
installed!
I% you are using a 14-bit *ersion o% Windo"s, all 32-bit appli'ations are installed to a %older named
J0rogram =iles 7<318J instead o% the regular J0rogram =ilesJ! +hat is also "here you "ill >nd any )ibelius
1 related >les, as )ibelius 1 is a 32-bit appli'ation only!
)ibelius 2, Windo"s 14-bit
)ibelius 2 has both 32-bit and 14-bit %olders %or C)+ plugins 7"hen using a 14-bit operating system8
lo'ated atE
CEF0rogram =iles 7<318FA*idFCst0lugins
and
CEF0rogram =ilesFA*idFCst0lugins
=or 32-bit and 14-bit plug-ins, respe'ti*ely! +he top one is the 32-bit %older!
I% you 'hoose to install /ote0er%ormer %or )ibelius 2 or higher, t"o di%%erent *ersions o% /ote0er%ormer
"ill be installed! A 32-bit *ersion in )ibelius@s 32-bit plug-ins %older, and a 14-bit *ersion in )ibelius@s 14-
bit plug-ins %older! oth >les are named J/ote0er%ormer!dllJ but ha*e slightly di%%erent siLe!
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Files and Folders
)ibelius 2, Windo"s 32-bit
I% you are using a 32-bit operating system, there is only the
CEF0rogram =ilesFA*idFCst0lugins
%older %or plug-ins, and that is "here the 32-bit *ersion o% /ote0er%ormer is installed!
A 32-bit operating system 'annot use any 14-bit so%t"are, so no 14-bit *ersions are installed neither o%
/ote0er%ormer or )ibelius!
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Files and Folders
he NotePerformer plug/in 0le on Mac
)ibelius 1 O )ibelius 2
(n &a', there is a system %older used %or all C)+ plug-ins! +his is also "here /ote0er%ormer is installed!
+he %older is lo'ated atE
&a'intosh G?9Library9Audio90lug-Ins9C)+
When you install /ote0er%ormer, a single *ersion o% the plug-in is installed to the %older abo*e! +he >le is
named J/ote0er%ormer!*stJ and is a :ni*ersal inary supporting both 32-bit and 14-bit *ersions o%
)ibelius!
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Files and Folders
Sound Set and Playback Con0guration
-eneral
)ibelius@s %olders %or )ound )ets and 0layba'$ Con>gurations *ary "ith ea'h *ersion o% )ibelius! As a
general rule, the >les are %ound in a )ibelius %older lo'ated "ithin your user@s %older! =or the e<a't
lo'ation, please %ollo" A*id@s guidelines on )ound )ets %or )ibelius!
0C
(n 0C, you must run the /ote0er%ormer installer multiple times i% you ha*e more than one *ersion o%
)ibelius on your 'omputer 7e!g! )ibelius 1 and )ibelius 28! Da'h time you run the installer, you may target
only one *ersion o% )ibelius! I% you "ant to install /ote0er%ormer also %or use "ith another *ersion o%
)ibelius, please run the installer again and %ollo" instru'tions! I% you at any point add another *ersion o%
)ibelius, you need to run the /oter0er%ormer installer again in order to use /ote0er%ormer also "ith that
*ersion o% )ibelius!
I% you ha*e re'ently installed )ibelius, please open9'lose your )ibelius so%t"are at least on'e be%ore
running the /oter0er%ormer installer!
&a'
(n &a', your )ound )ets and 0layba'$ Con>gurations are automati'ally installed %or all *ersions o%
)ibelius lo'ated on your 'omputer 7at the time o% installation8! Peep in mind, i% you at any point add
another *ersion o% )ibelius, you need to run the /oter0er%ormer installer again in order to use
/ote0er%ormer also "ith that *ersion o% )ibelius!
I% you ha*e re'ently installed )ibelius, please open9'lose your )ibelius so%t"are at least on'e be%ore
running the /oter0er%ormer installer!
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