If I create a drum staff and then try to enter notes, some instruments (bass drum and snare) sound when I enter the note. Other instruments (cymbals, cowbell, etc. - and sometimes snare as well) do not seem to correspond to the instrument I wish to play. Even copying from another score can have unexpected results.
s there a list of how to select the desired instrument/midi note/notehead combo/ I do not see it in the manual, if it exists a page number would suffice.
How to select drum part instruments in S5
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Dasher
It's all about the music. I keep telling myself that...
It's all about the music. I keep telling myself that...
It would help to know what version of Sibelius you are using, and what playback mechanism.thesoundsmith wrote:some instruments (bass drum and snare) sound when I enter the note. Other instruments (cymbals, cowbell, etc. - and sometimes snare as well) do not seem to correspond to the instrument I wish to play.
Percussion changed in a number of ways with Sibelius 5:
1. A sound which isn't included in the 'drum map' doesn't sound. In previous versions, Sibelius played whatever note you used, and the sound that came out was whatever that note triggered on your playback device.
2. If you're using something like Sibelius Essentials or GPO for playback, only one patch or 'set' of sounds is available on a staff at any one time. If you were using, say, GPO Basic Percussion (from GPO or from Essentials) you only have Bass and Side drums, Tamtam gongs and cymbals, and triangle. Other instruments (e.g. Wood Block, Maracas, Tom-Toms, Claves) are in a different 'set'. You need to look for the more extensive GM set (in Essentials) or use Instrument Changes to be able to play back instruments from more than one collection.
3. If you define your own percussion staff, it's best to make sure all the sounds come from the same set.
There's some useful information here (video tutorial): http://www.sibeliusblog.com/category/tutorials/