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The explanation lies in the way Sibelius allocates sounds. Sibelius determines how to 
allocate a staff based on the sound IDs available in the sound set, the Best Sound de-
fined in the instrument staff’s settings, and any manual sound set or Preferred Sounds 
directives present in the playback configuration. This is repeated for each staff in the 
score until all staves are allocated to an appropriate device and sound.
Manually selecting a sound or device in the mixer tells Sibelius “Use this sound regard-
less of any other setting.” This overrides the entire allocation system, and while Sibelius 
will still work within the system, it’s forced to ignore certain things in order to comply 
with the manual assignment made in the mixer.
The trouble caused by doing this is not often obvious, in fact, depending on the 
complexity of the library or device, problems may not appear right away. Nevertheless, 
since there are ways of controlling and guiding sound allocation within the system, in-
cluding manual sound sets, Preferred Sounds, and instrument staves, it’s best to utilize 
the methods provided rather than “brute-forcing” and overriding the system through 
the mixer.
  
						

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5.4 ‘Implied’ Articulations
In Section 5.1 - Articulations/Techniques mention was made of the difference be-
tween a live player’s contextual interpretation of the score and the literal interpretation 
used by Sibelius. This difference extends beyond techniques that are actually written in 
the score as well; as a player interprets and phrases his part, notes will become longer, 
shorter, perhaps staccato or accented, without any of these markings being present in 
the written part.
Sibelius itself does not allow articulations to be hidden independently of the note to 
which they are attached, making this sort of phrasing difficult as it will clutter the score 
with markings that are desired for playback alone, not in print. However, a solution 
can be found in a third-party plugin Hide or Show Articulations, which, as the name 
suggests, allows articulation markings to be entered for playback sake and then hidden 
so they do not print. Simple and elegant, it solves an important problem and is highly 
recommended.
 
The Hide or Show Articulations plugin was developed by Roman Molino Dunn and 
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6. Common Terms
While working with the sound set, reading this manual, or corresponding with The 
Sound Set Project, you may encounter unfamiliar terms. To alleviate confusion and 
improve understanding, some common terms associated with the integrations are given 
below.
ASIO
A low-latency audio driver for Windows systems that accesses sound hardware directly, 
improving performance.
AU
Audio Unit, the native Mac OS X plugin format.
Audio Interface (Sound Card/Chip)
The interface used to route audio signal to and from the computer.
Automatic Loading
A feature available to certain software plugins whereby Sibelius is able to load required 
instrument sounds without user input.
Device
Encompassing term for software plugins and hardware MIDI modules.
External Host
Third-party software used to load virtual instruments, possibly on a different computer. 
An external host may communicate with Sibelius via virtual or physical MIDI connec-
tions or other proprietary software interface.
Host (Program)
The software application in which virtual instrument plugins are loaded and config-
ured. Plugins loaded (activated) in Sibelius are said to be hosted in Sibelius.
House Style
A set of rules, settings, and preferences that establish a score’s layout, appearance, play-
back capabilities, and more.
Latency
The time between an instruction to play a note and when that note actually sounds.
  
						

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Manual Sound Set
Instrument channel and device assignments. Part of a playback configuration.
Manuscript (template)
A Sibelius file containing customized settings, such as those found in a House Style, 
used as a template when creating a new score.
Playback Configuration
Parameters that determine what plugin(s) or device(s) a score will use for playback.
Playback Dictionary
Assigns sound ID changes and other MIDI functions to notation markings.
Plugin
A software virtual instrument.
Plugin Instance
An active software device in a playback configuration. A plugin that has been activated 
once is said to be “one instance”, twice is “two instances”, etc.
Sound ID
A SoundWorld identifier for instrument sounds and articulations.
Sound Set
Instructions that tell Sibelius what sounds a sample library or hardware device contains 
and how to use those sounds.
SoundWorld
Defines and establishes the relationship between sounds using sound IDs.
Standalone
Use of a virtual instrument as its own program rather than as a plugin within Sibelius 
or another host. Not all virtual instruments provide a standalone software program.
VST(i)
Virtual Studio Technology (Instrument), a common plugin format for virtual instru-
ments available on both Mac and Windows systems.
x86 / x64
Shorthand indications for software architecture. x86 refers to 32-bit, and x64 to 64-bit.
  
						

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7. Contact and Support
A number of resources are available if you run into trouble using the sound set, in-
cluding our Knowledge Base with articles describing common issues, error messages, 
behaviors, tips, and more. If you don’t find an answer to your question, or have ad-
ditional concerns, you can submit a support ticket or contact support directly by email 
and we’ll work with you to resolve the issue. Please note that while support can be con-
tacted directly, submitting a ticket allows us to process your request more efficiently.
FAQ: www.soundsetproject.com/support/faq/
Knowledge Base:  www.soundsetproject.com/support/kb/
Submit a Support Ticket:  www.soundsetproject.com/support/
Email Technical Support:  [email protected]
All other (non technical support) inquiries can be submitted via our website, or you 
can contact us using the information below.
On the Web:  www.soundsetproject.com/company/contact/
General Inquiries:  [email protected]
Orders/Sales:  [email protected]
Postal Mail:  The Sound Set Project
  Sound Notes LLC
  PO Box 811
  Bowling Green, OH 43402
  
						

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8. Credits
Integration
The Sound Set Project
Project Lead
Jonathan Loving
User Manual
Joel Avery
Jonathan Loving
Musical Excerpts
W. A. Mozart, Horn Concerto No. 3 in E flat major, K.447 (p. 16)
Richard Strauss, Horn Concerto No. 1 in E flat major (p. 22)
Special Thanks
Sam Butler
Chelsea Myers
Daniel Spreadbury
  
						

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