Sounds Included. Wallander Instruments NotePerformer

Sounds Included

List of instruments and techniques supported by NotePerformer

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Introduction to sounds in NotePerformer

How instruments are assigned

Most instruments in NotePerformer are assigned completely automatically.

However, there are a few exceptions, as some instruments currently lack an instrument defnition in

Sibelius. These sounds that can be assigned either from the mixer, or by changing the sound settings in the instrument defnition yourself.

Assigning instruments from the mixer

Press "M" on your keyboard to open the mixer.

It's recommended that you learn to fnd your way around the mixer. Try clicking the buttons, as you will need to click a few buttons to fully expand the mixer, and reveal the options for assigning instruments.

With the mixer properly expanded, you should be able to see a feld where the instrument name is displayed for each staff. If you click this feld, you should be presented with a list of all the instruments in

NotePerformer (unpitched percussion excluded). Please select the instrument of your choice.

If you have a very large score, switching instruments from the mixer can sometimes provide you

with the wrong sound...

When that happens, locate the other text felds next to the name (they will often say "Ch. 2" and

"(N. 1-16)" or similar) and set both these felds to "(auto)". That should resolve it.

The technical reason why this happens is that manually selected sounds in Sibelius will automatically be assigned to one of the frst 16 MIDI channels, but these could already be occupied by your other staves.

Switching between unmapped sounds in the middle of a score

You may want to switch between organ stops or unmapped sounds/articulations (such as bowed percussion) in the middle of a score, in which case assigning instruments from the mixer will not work.

To resolve this, you must make your own instrument defnition/staff in Sibelius (select a suitable built-in instrument and click "New instrument" to make a copy of it) and then override the default sound. When

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done correctly, you will end up with multiple instrument types (e.g. Pipe Organ [Full] and

Pipe Organ [Gedackt

) that each have a different default sound assigned. You can now reliably switch between these sounds/registrations in the middle of a score, by using "Instrument change".

This technique is appropriate for switching not just between organ stops in the middle of a score, but also between bowed/mallet percussion, accordion stops or other unmapped sounds.

General notes on using NotePerformer's sounds

There are a few things you want to be aware of, in order to fully utilize NotePerformer:

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To get the drum set with sticks, you must use the "Drum Set (Jazz)" staff.

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To get the drum set with brushes, you must use the "Drum Set (Brushes)" staff.

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If you use any other drum set type, it will be mapped to orchestral percussion sounds.

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Organ stops must be assigned manually from the mixer, or by using the instrument defnition technique described earlier for switching stops in the middle of a score. Unfortunately there's no way to make your own combinations of stops for the time being.

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Accordion is assigned the same way as the organ (see above). It contains multiple stops, as well as a separate left/right hand instrument for both the accordion and the bandoneon.

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Bowed percussion must be assigned from the mixer, or using custom instrument defnitions for real-time change between bow and mallets. The "arco" keyword will unfortunately not work, as this Sound ID is reserved exclusively for going back from +pizz for strings.

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There are two types of theremins included: a modern theremin (sine wave) and a more classical theremin (tube type, having more overtones). By default the modern theremin is used, but the classical one can be assigned from the mixer.

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Eb clarinet and Basset-horn are by default assigned to the regular Bb clarinet sound. This can be overridden from the mixer to get a proper Eb clarinet or Basset-horn sound.

• There are several unpitched percussion instruments in NotePerformer that are not mapped to any percussion staff in Sibelius, for example opera gongs and wind gong. If you want to use an unpitched percussion instrument which isn't mapped, you must create your own instrument defnition (or override/expand on an existing one) and map the sound by hand to the note/notehead of your choice, from the menu Edit Instrument->Edit Staff Type in Sibelius.

• NotePerformer's string orchestra has the size 8-8-6-6-4 (see divisi technology, below).

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When splitting a string section over two staves, there are dedicated 1/2 section instruments in

NotePerformer which can be assigned from the mixer. By using these instruments, half the section will play on the upper staff, and the other half on the lower staff. For example, the cello section consists of 6 players, and using the split staff technique with 1/2 section sounds you will have 3 players on the upper staff and 3 players on the lower staff, without phasing problems.

Section strings divisi technology

Starting from version 1.4.0 of NotePerformer, the section strings sounds are created from stacking solo players in real-time. So when adding a Violins staff, there are actually 8 different samples sounding at the same time, corresponding to the different players of the section.

In order to make this technology manageable for a home computer's CPU, NotePerformer uses a small/medium sized string setup of 8-8-6-6-4 players, where chords are automatically played divisi.

Various section sizes were tested extensively during development, and it was found that increasing the section sizes additionally did not have any signifcant impact on the timbre.

Solo strings

Starting from version 1.5.0, NotePerformer contains both "soloist" and "section member" solo strings.

The soloists have a dynamic range and volume more appropriate for soloists or string quartet works, while the section members should be used if you want to do string section building with a separate staff for each player. Besides these differences in volume and dynamic range, the instruments are the same.

There are two reasons for NotePerformer containing separate versions of the same solo string instruments. The frst reason is that a soloist or string quartet is usually seated in a position which is more audible to the audience, and have thus been given a slightly higher volume. The second reason is that a section member must play with a force considerably lower than a soloist in order for a section to jointly produce a soft dynamic such as pp or ppp, as each player's volume is added up. Approaching it from the opposite direction, a soloist or quartet player would compensate for being in his or her own, by playing the lower dynamics a with greater force, in order to be heard on an orchestral setting. To sum it up, the section member instruments in NotePerformer have a greater dynamic range, or more specifcally they play the lower dynamics much more softly, than NotePerformer's soloist instruments.

The solo string sounds in NotePerformer uses the exact same players as the sections. So adding eight

"section member" violin staves can be used for building a violin section where you control each individual player.

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Woodwinds

Flutes

Flute

Piccolo fute

Alto fute

Bass fute

Oboes

Oboe

English horn

Oboe d'amore

Clarinets

Clarinet

Bass clarinet

Eb-clarinet

Contrabass clarinet

Basset-horn

Bassoons

Bassoon

Contrabassoon

Saxophones

Sopranino saxophone

Soprano saxophone

Alto saxophone

Tenor saxophone

Baritone saxophone

Bass saxophone

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Recorders

Garklein recorder

Sopranino recorder

Soprano recorder

Alto recorder

Tenor recorder

Bass recorder

Great bass recorder

Contrabass recorder

Woodwinds techniques

+ legato

+ staccato

+ staccatissimo

+ vibrato

+ vibrato.heavy

+ non vibrato

+ accent

+ marcato

+ tenuto

+ futter-tongue

+ mezzo-staccato (tenuto+staccato)

+ portato (tenuto+legato)

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Brass

Trumpets

Trumpet

Piccolo trumpet

Bass trumpet

Cornet

Soprano cornet

Flugelhorn

Trombones

Trombone

Bass trombone

Alto trombone

Cimbasso

Horns

French horn

Wagner tuba

Tubas

Tuba

Euphonium

Alto horn/Tenor horn

Baritone horn

Brass techniques

+ legato

+ staccato

+ staccatissimo

+ vibrato

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+ vibrato.heavy

+ non vibrato

+ accent

+ marcato

+ tenuto

+ futter-tongue

+ mezzo-staccato (tenuto+staccato)

+ portato (tenuto+legato)

+ mute.straight

+ mute.cup

+ mute.bucket

+ mute.harmon

+ mute.plunger

French horns only

+ mute (stopped)

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Strings

Violins

Violin section (auto-divisi)

Violins 1/2 section (auto-divisi)

Solo violin

Violas

Viola section (auto-divisi)

Violas 1/2 section (auto-divisi)

Solo viola

Cellos

Cello section (auto-divisi)

Cellos 1/2 section (auto-divisi)

Solo cello

Contrabasses

Contrabass section (auto-divisi)

Contrabasses 1/2 section (auto-divisi)

Solo contrabass

Plucked strings

Harp

Guitars

Classical guitar

Steel-string guitar

Mandolin

Banjo

Ukulele

Electric guitar

Basses

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Electric bass

Upright bass

Bowed strings techniques

+ pizzicato

+ snap pizzicato

+ col legno

+ mute

+ sul tasto

+ legato

+ staccato

+ staccatissimo

+ vibrato

+ vibrato.heavy

+ non vibrato

+ accent

+ marcato

+ tenuto

+ mezzo-staccato (tenuto+staccato)

+ portato (tenuto+legato)

+ spiccato (staccato+legato)

+ harmonic

Guitar & electric bass effects

+ pizzicato

+ fuzz

+ overdrive

+ distortion

+ metal

+ chorus

+ fange

+ phase

+ wah-wah

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+ harmonic

Bass special techniques

+ slap

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Miscellaneous

Keyboards

Piano

Harpsichord

Celesta

Pipe Organ

Drums

Timpani

Taiko

Vocals (ah, oh)

Sopranos

Altos

Tenors

Basses

Solo soprano

Solo alto

Solo tenor

Solo bass

Miscellaneous

Accordion

Bandoneon

Theremin (modern)

Theremin (tube)

Metal

Glockenspiel

Glockenspiel (bowed)

Chimes

Chimes (bowed)

Crotales

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Crotales (bowed)

Vibraphone

Vibraphone (bowed)

Wood

Xylophone

Xylophone (bowed)

Marimba

Marimba (bowed)

Drum kit (jazz kit and brushes kit)

Kick drum

China cymbal

Cowbell

Crash cymbal (suspended)

Hi-hat

Ride cymbal

Splash cymbal

Snare drum

Tom-toms

Unpitched percussion

Agogo bells

Anvil

Bass drum

Bongos

Cabasa

Castanets

China cymbal

Clash cymbals (medium)

Clash cymbals (small)

Claves

Congas

Cowbells

Crash cymbal (suspended)

Egg shaker

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Finger cymbals

Guiro

Hi-hat

Maracas

Opera gongs

Ratchet

Ride cymbal

Sleigh bells

Splash cymbal

Snare drum

Tam-tam (large)

Tam-tam (medium, 18")

Tambourine

Tom-toms

Triangle

Timbales

Vibraslap (Jawbone)

Wind chimes (Mark tree)

Wind gong

Wood block

Whip

Whistle

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