Missing sound library

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Stein
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Post by Stein » Tue Dec 30, 2014 10:49 am

I have been using Sibelius V7.1.3 for a while, and it works well for writing music and doing MIDI playback.
Now I want to export some music to .wav, but I cannot find the Sound Library needed for this! When I click Play/configuration, the only choice is General MIDI (basic). According to the manual, there should at least have been a 'Sibelius sounds' library.

I found a Sibelius download page and clicked a link called Sibelius 7.1 Sounds Installer (Windows) [2.24 MB]
Unfortunately, this didn't help at all. I still can't find the Sibelius 7 sounds on my computer.

Could someone give me a hint?


KJ_Palmer
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Sibelius Version: 6.2, 7.5
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Post by KJ_Palmer » Tue Dec 30, 2014 5:46 pm

No expert here, but it seems the default location for Sibelius 7 Sounds is C:\Program Files (x86)\Avid\Sibelius Sounds\Sibelius 7 Sounds, with various subfolders for each category of instrument (Brass, Guitar, Keyboard...).

Perhaps you need to reinstall, or relocate the files to here..?
Sibelius 6.2, 7.5.1, Windows 11

Stein
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Post by Stein » Tue Dec 30, 2014 7:00 pm

Thank you, KJ_Palmer, I am sure you're right! My problem is that I do not have any subfolders called Sibelius Sounds or anything like that. I have searched the whole computer, but the sound files seem to be missing :(
Maybe there is a download page for this kind of additional Sibelius files?

KJ_Palmer
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Sibelius Version: 6.2, 7.5
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Post by KJ_Palmer » Tue Dec 30, 2014 8:50 pm

Sorry, can't really help, my own Sib 7.5 installation/upgrade was a nightmare.

Perhaps you need to use the Avid technical help team: sibelius.com/helpcenter/contact.html

They were pretty good and helped resolve my issues quickly.
Sibelius 6.2, 7.5.1, Windows 11

andyg
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Sibelius Version: 7.1.3 and 6.2
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Post by andyg » Tue Dec 30, 2014 9:47 pm

Did you actually install the Sound Library, all 38GB of it? There are sound library installers on all four of the disks, or it's a very big download!

Stein
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Post by Stein » Tue Dec 30, 2014 10:15 pm

Thank you, andyg, I think you have pointed out the solution :)
My answer to your question is: No, I never installed the Sound library. And I never recieved any disks, I just downloaded Sibelius from Internet, installed it, paid my licence and everything worked fine - until now.
I guess that my next step should be to contact Sibelius again. So far, their Help desk has not responded at all... But maybe they are on a Christmas Holiday :?

bobp
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Post by bobp » Wed Dec 31, 2014 9:39 pm

If you downloaded Sibelius, you have an account page. Go there and you should be able to find what you are entitled to download i.e. sounds and upgrades. All this time, you have been using GM sounds. You are really going to like the real sounds.
Bob Porter
Sibelius 7.5, W10,i5,16 GB ram,desktop

Stein
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Post by Stein » Fri Jan 02, 2015 8:19 am

Thank you, bobp, I found my download page - at last. I had to move to a newer computer to see the download links. My old computer seems to have a too old version of Windows and/or Internet Explorer...
Thanks for your advice!

I then used yesterday to download the Sibelius sounds 23 Gb zip file.
The zip file is corrupt. Well, well... Things shouldn't be easy.
So I will start a new download today... :|

dennisb
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Sibelius Version: 8.2
Operating System: Mac

Post by dennisb » Thu Oct 27, 2016 11:45 pm

Does anyone know where all the Sibelius soundsets reside on a Mac? I've looked hi and low but can't find them! I know I am using them w the app, but don't know where they are hiding.
Thanks
Dennis B

dennisb
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Sibelius Version: 8.2
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Post by dennisb » Thu Oct 27, 2016 11:49 pm

Found the sounds on the Mac....Mac: Macintosh HD/Library/Application Support/Avid/Sibelius Sounds

Does anyone know if these sounds can be accessed or used in other apps? Some of the samples are very useful.
thanks
DennisB

andyg
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Post by andyg » Fri Oct 28, 2016 9:51 am

No, they cannot be used in any other apps. That's how they were specifically designed.

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