French Horn has delay in playback

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pgo20011
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Sibelius Version: Ultimate
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Post by pgo20011 » Sat Jan 22, 2022 5:29 pm

Writing for brass quintet, especially jazz or pop arrangements, the delay in the horn part can be irritating. I'm not very tech savvy, but is there a way to correct that in Sibelius?


MikeLyons
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Sibelius Version: Ult. 2024.3.1/7.5
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Post by MikeLyons » Sun Jan 23, 2022 8:14 am

Well, a few details might be helpful here:
What version and/or tier of sibelius are you using? (The splash screen on starting it will tell you)
What version of OS (and which OS) are you using (Win/Mac)
Which sound library are you using and the configuration setup in Play--> Playback devices-->Audio Engine Options
Are you mixing sound libraries?
Sib 6.2, 7.5 and 2023.6, Windows 11, 32GB RAM, 16TB 7200RPM Storage, 2TB SSD, Note Performer 3.3.2, EWQLSO, EWQLSC, Harmony Assistant and some others. mike@mike-lyons.co.uk

pgo20011
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Sibelius Version: Ultimate
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Post by pgo20011 » Thu May 05, 2022 10:40 pm

Mike,

Sorry I didn't see the reply until just now. I'm answering your questions as best as I can for a "non-techie".
Windows 10 Home; version 21H1; OS Build 19043 1645
Sibelius Ultimate 2021.12 Build 580
Configuration: Sibelius 6 Essentials
Playback Devices: Sibelius Player
Audio Engine Devices: Primary Sound Driver (DS)
I'm not mixing libraries...wouldn't know how :)

I have Sibelius 7 Sounds as well, and the French Horn doesn't have the delay, but I personally don't like sounds as well.

Appreciate any help...

Peter Graves

MikeLyons
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Post by MikeLyons » Fri May 06, 2022 7:35 am

Hi Peter, What you are hearing may not be an actual delay, but an artifact of the sound samples. I uninstalled the Sib sounds essentials some time ago as I use NotePerformer, which is better in almost every respect.
I do understand that NP is less good for pop/jazz.

Just a further thought. I reinstalled the Sib sounds just now and was shocked at how bad they were! However, there was no delay on the horn part in the quintet I have just played. Could you send me the actual sib file so that I can try it for myself? I'm on Win 11, but any issue should port over if it's a problem with the file.
Sib 6.2, 7.5 and 2023.6, Windows 11, 32GB RAM, 16TB 7200RPM Storage, 2TB SSD, Note Performer 3.3.2, EWQLSO, EWQLSC, Harmony Assistant and some others. mike@mike-lyons.co.uk

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