Sibeleius Sound vs. Garritan JABB3

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Cosmos275
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Post by Cosmos275 » Sat Mar 25, 2017 8:22 pm

Hey all, I just switch over from Finale.

I downloaded my crossgrade and I see 23Gb of "Sebelius Sounds" for download. I have JABB3 on disc. I'm wondering if I should bother with the giant download. Do I need the Sebelius Sounds to get all the orchestral instruments?

I've started the program and watching tutorials. My install makes piano sound.. maybe that's just GM midi.
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Cosmos275
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Post by Cosmos275 » Sun Mar 26, 2017 3:12 pm

well I downloaded it, so whatever. I also got the JABB3 to install and work Thanks
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bobp
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Post by bobp » Sun Mar 26, 2017 8:47 pm

The final size of the Sib. sounds folder should be about 36 gb. You might not have the same control over JABB3 sounds as you would over Sib. sounds.
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Cosmos275
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Post by Cosmos275 » Sun Mar 26, 2017 10:18 pm

what controls do you have over Sib Sounds? Do they react to dynamics or something?
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Post by bobp » Mon Mar 27, 2017 2:18 pm

I believe that any sounds you use with Sibelius will follow dynamics in the score. As well as hairpins. I've never used other sounds with Sibelius. But, for example, in the violin section you can control whether there is vibrato, lagato, lagato release, attack and much more. Plus full orchestra or chamber orchestra. And more. Jazz and marching band, also.
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Cosmos275
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Post by Cosmos275 » Mon Mar 27, 2017 4:14 pm

Ok, thanks. I will try them out. I have used Finale, which sounds decent and a good notch better with JABB. A while back I ran Sib trial version and it didn't sound so good, but there's so many things that are wildly better than Finale, I made the switch. Thanks for your help.
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bobp
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Post by bobp » Thu Mar 30, 2017 11:57 pm

The trial version uses GM sounds. It's mainly just to see if you like the UI.
Glad you made the move to Sibelius. Personally, I've never heard anything produced by Finale that sounds as good as Sibelius can.
Bob Porter
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