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+etting 'tarted............................................................................................... ,
Installing -ote.er#ormer on $a%................................................................................................................. / Installing -ote.er#ormer on .C................................................................................................................... 0 ' it%hing to -ote.er#ormer playba%" in 'ibelius....................................................................................... 1
'upport )opi%s............................................................................................... 2
+etting ne do nload lin"s...................................................................................................................... 10 3e4uired host program.............................................................................................................................. 10 Installation not or"ing.............................................................................................................................. 11
Cannot open installer 5$a% only6............................................................................................................... 11 7nable to do li(e re%ording........................................................................................................................ 12 3e ire 8 problems ith timing.................................................................................................................. 12 in (olume................................................................................................. 13
Changing the global re(erb le(el............................................................................................................... 1: -otes are une(en in dynami%s.................................................................................................................. 1, Audio is stuttering9%ra%"ling...................................................................................................................... 1/ A%%ent9mar%ato9tenuto not or"ing as e;pe%ted..................................................................................... 10
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'ounds In%luded.......................................................................................... 12
Wood inds................................................................................................................................................ 20 Brass......................................................................................................................................................... 22 'trings....................................................................................................................................................... 2: .er%ussion................................................................................................................................................. 2/
'ystem 3e4uirements.................................................................................. 21
$inimum re4uirements.............................................................................................................................. 22 3e%ommendations.................................................................................................................................... 22
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Getting Started
+etting started ith -ote.er#ormer
Getting Started
I# you are unable to open the installer @be%ause it is #rom an unidenti>ed de(eloper@ please right=%li%" 5or CtrlA%li%"6 the >le and sele%t @&pen@ #rom the popup menu. )his .lease #ollo ill allo you to run the installer.
on=s%reen instru%tions. -ote.er#ormer must be installed on your main dri(e, so there are
no settings or %hoi%es to be made during installation. -ote.er#ormer is installed only #or (ersions o# 'ibelius that are already present on your %omputer. 'o i# you add another (ersion o# 'ibelius in the #uture, you must run the -ote.er#ormer installer again. I# you ha(e re%ently installed any (ersion o# 'ibelius, you must open that 'ibelius so#t are at least on%e be#ore -ote.er#ormer 'ibelius. Bou %an at any time run the -ote.er#ormer installer again. ill be able to lo%ate it. 'ibelius@s user@s #olders are %reated the >rst time you run
Getting Started
Installing NotePerformer on PC
?ouble=%li%" the .e;e >le 5dis" image6 that you ha(e pre(iously do nloaded #rom the Internet. )his begin installation. .lease #ollo on=s%reen instru%tions. )he installer ill go through all #ound (ersions o# 'ibelius on your ant to install -ote.er#ormer #or. ill
%omputer, one=by=one, and as" you i# this is the (ersion o# 'ibelius you .lease sele%t the (ersion o# 'ibelius you ant to install #or.
I# you ha(e more than one (ersion o# 'ibelius on your %omputer, you may run the installer multiple times. )he >rst time you %an sele%t e.g. 'ibelius 0, the ne;t time 'ibelius /, the ne;t time 'ibelius 0 <irst et%. and that ay install -ote.er#ormer #or use ith multiple (ersions o# 'ibelius at the same time.
-ote.er#ormer %an only be installed #or (ersions o# 'ibelius that are already present on your %omputer. 'o i# you add another (ersion o# 'ibelius in the #uture, you must run the -ote.er#ormer installer again. I# you ha(e re%ently installed any (ersion o# 'ibelius, you must open that 'ibelius so#t are at least on%e be#ore -ote.er#ormer 'ibelius. Bou %an at any time run the -ote.er#ormer installer again. I# you are an ad(an%ed user and ha(e made manual %hanges to the C') plug=ins path settings in 'ibelius 5under Audio Dngine &ptions6 please ma"e sure the de#ault #older is s%anned as CEF.rogram <ilesFA(idFCst.lugins #or 'ibelius 0 or higher, and CEF.rogram <ilesF'ibelius 'o#t areFCst.lugins #or 'ibelius /. )hese are the #olders into hi%h the -ote.er#ormer plug=in >le is installed. I# you are using a 32=bit ell. )his is ill be able to lo%ate it. 'ibelius@s user@s #olders are %reated the >rst time you run
(ersion o# 'ibelius 5su%h as 'ibelius /6 on a /:=bit operating system, the >les go into @.rogram <iles 5;1/6@ and not @.rogram <iles@.
Getting Started
ith the -ote.er#ormer installation, you should see an option named @-ote.er#ormer@. ait #or the library to load, and you are good to go.
In 'ibelius /, you s it%h .layba%" Con>guration #rom the @.layba%" ?e(i%es@ se%tion, #ound on the @.lay@ drop=do n menu. ?i##erent (ersions o# 'ibelius may ha(e di##erent ays o# s it%hing .layba%" Con>guration. <or detailed
in#ormation, please see the do%umentation #or your 'ibelius so#t are.
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Support opics
<re4uently as"ed 4uestions on ho
As a -ote.er#ormer user, minutes, and you ill learn ho
to use -ote.er#ormer
ill ta"e only a #e
e re%ommend you to read through this #ull %hapter. It to get the highest 4uality playba%" possible.
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I# you ha(e your pre(iously do nloaded installer, you %an simply run the same installer on your se%ond %omputer. &ur personal li%ense allo s you to use -ote.er#ormer on up to three %omputers. I# you ha(e lost your installer, please go to the support se%tion o# the -ote.er#ormer >nd a lin" to a page here you %an get ne ebsite. Bou ill
Darlier (ersions o# 'ibelius %annot run -ote.er#ormer. I# you are using 'ibelius , or earlier and ant to use -ote.er#ormer, you must pur%hase an upgrade #rom A(id to the latest (ersion o# 'ibelius. As #or no , no other notation programs are %ompatible ith -ote.er#ormer.
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it, you must open9%lose it at least on%e. )hen run the -ote.er#ormer installer again.
When installing -ote.er#ormer on $ountain Lion, you may en%ounter an error message saying the installer %annot be opened Jbe%ause it is #rom an @unidenti>ed de(eloper@J, or Jbe%ause it App 'toreJ. )his is be%ause you are using +ate"eeper, a #eature in &' I $ountain Lion prote%ting you #rom installing un anted programs by mista"e. )o get around this restri%tion, right=%li%" 5or %trl A %li%"6 on the installer and sele%t J&penJ. Bou be o##ered to open the -ote.er#ormer installer e(en though +ate"eeper is a%ti(e. ill then as not do nloaded #rom the $a%
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ith -ote.er#ormer
But in order to read ahead and analyKe your s%ore, -ote.er#ormer adds one se%ond o# laten%y 5delay6 during playba%". )his laten%y is una(oidably added also during re%ording. )his ma"es real=time re%ording impra%ti%al to use I# you need to do li(e re%ording hen -ote.er#ormer is the %urrent playba%" de(i%e.
ith 'ibelius, you %an temporarily s it%h o(er to another .layba%" hen you@(e >nished re%ording.
Bou may e;perien%e se(ere timing problems using -ote.er#ormer inside 'ibelius in 3e ire mode. )his is be%ause -ote.er#ormer re4uires %onsiderable laten%y %ompensation in order to read=ahead in your s%ore. 7n#ortunately, automati% laten%y %ompensation does not seem to %on>gurations e@(e tried ith 'ibelius. or" ith any o# the 3e ire
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instrument de>nitions in 'ibelius do not spe%i#y the same de#ault (olume. 'o e(ery time you begin a ne
With -ote.er#ormer you should use the same (olume #or all instruments in the mi;er, as a starting point.
)ypi%al de#ault instrument (olumes in 'ibelius 0. ?ouble=%li%" all sliders to reset to 2,.
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)he %he%"bo; labeled J7se re(erbJ should al ays be ti%"ed e(en i# you do not
this %he%"bo; it only results in you being unable to %hange -ote.er#ormer@s re(erb le(el at all. -e;t to the %he%"bo; you %an %hange the global re(erb le(el, ranging #rom dry to %athedral, %athedral is the highest possible setting. By in%reasing this setting the or%hestra #urther a ay #rom you. here
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Also, open .er#orman%e settings and %hange the JD;pressi(oJ setting to $e%%ani%o.
Both these #eatures ma"e 'ibelius add its o n pass o# e;pression, and don@t -ote.er#ormer. 'o
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-ote.er#ormer. By turning them o## you usually get a smoother and more balan%ed per#orman%e using e re%ommend turning these #eatures o## #or all your s%ores.
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)udio is stuttering'crackling(
Loo" into your sound%ard, dri(ers and audio bu##er siKe.
At the %ore o# -ote.er#ormer there is an ad(an%ed audio so#t are that re4uires a #air bit o# C.7. But ith that said, a modern system should be able to playba%" %omple; or%hestrations in real=time high enough audio bu##er siKe. Bou may be able to sol(e problems ith stuttering ith a
audio simply by in%reasing your audio bu##er siKe, #ound underAudio Dngine &ptions in 'ibelius. )his should al ays be your >rst step. A larger bu##er siKe %omputer. Go e(er, ill be mu%h easier on your hen you enter notes there ill
be a longer delay bet een pressing the "ey and hearing the sound 5laten%y6. 'in%e -ote.er#ormer is not suitable #or li(e per#orman%e or re%ording any ay 5see J7nable to do li(e re%ordingJ6 the re%ommendation is to use as large bu##er siKe as you are %om#ortable %omputer, i# you are >ne Bou may also ith that laten%y. hat your sample rate setting is. <or normal use, a sample rate o# ::100 ith. 20:1 samples or higher ill ma"e things easier #or your
GK 5C? 4uality6 or :1000 GK 5>lm 4uality6 is ad(isable. Audio Dngine &ptions is #ound in 'ibelius 0 under .lay 'etup Audio Dngine &ptions. &n .C, i# you use your %omputer@s built=in sound%ard you may be able to impro(e per#orman%e by installingA'I&:ALL, a popular and #ree sound%ard dri(er optimiKed #or musi% %omputers. It sho s up as a ne JInter#a%eJ 5see image6 in 'ibelius, on%e installed. Ga(ing a good sound%ard ith proper A'I& dri(ers may additionally help impro(ing audio per#orman%e. <or more detailed instru%tions, please #ollo A(id@s guidelines #or impro(ing 'ibelius@ audio
per#orman%e. .lease note that this is an issue only related to real=time audio playba%" in 'ibelius. Bou %an al ays e;port your musi% as an audio >le to your harddri(e, e(en on slo er %omputers, allo ing you to hear your musi% ithout stutters.
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I# that is the %ase #or your proLe%t, you may need to add these entries manually to your di%tionary. Bou %ould also load a ne er Gouse 'tyle in%luding these entries, but it may be Lust as easy to add them manually. )he a%%ent and mar%ato di%tionary entries are #ound in the Jdi%tionaryJ in 'ibelius, under Jarti%ulationsJ. Add Aa%%ent and Amar%ato to the J'ound I? %hangeJ >eld o# these t o arti%ulations, respe%ti(ely. .lease note that hen riting #or unpit%hed per%ussion, 'ibelius ignores the 'ound I? >eld #or a%%ents ant
and mar%ato. Instead it uses the (alues spe%i>ed #or %hanging the entire note@s dynami%s. 'o i# you to %hange the impa%t a%%ents and mar%ato ha(e on per%ussion dynami%s, you must t ea" the (alues belo
#or JAdLust dynami%, atta%" and9or durationJ. )he Jatta%"J %ontroller is not used by -ote.er#ormer
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Sounds Included
Sounds Included
List o# instruments and te%hni4ues supported by -ote.er#ormer
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Sounds Included
,oodwinds
<lutes
<lute .i%%olo Mute Alto Mute Bass Mute
&boes
&boe Dnglish horn &boe d@amore
Clarinets
Clarinet Bass %larinet Db=%larinet Contrabass %larinet Basset=horn
Bassoons
Bassoon Contrabassoon
'a;ophones
'opranino sa;ophone 'oprano sa;ophone Alto sa;ophone )enor sa;ophone Baritone sa;ophone Bass sa;ophone
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3e%orders
+ar"lein re%order 'opranino re%order 'oprano re%order Alto re%order )enor re%order Bass re%order +reat bass re%order Contrabass re%order
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-rass
)rumpets
)rumpet .i%%olo trumpet Bass trumpet Cornet 'oprano %ornet <lugelhorn
)rombones
)rombone Bass trombone Alto trombone Cimbasso
Gorns
<ren%h horn Wagner tuba
)ubas
)uba Duphonium Alto horn9)enor horn Baritone horn
Brass te%hni4ues
A legato A sta%%ato A sta%%atissimo A (ibrato
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Sounds Included A (ibrato.hea(y A non (ibrato A a%%ent A mar%ato A tenuto A Mutter=tongue A meKKo=sta%%ato 5tenutoAsta%%ato6 A portato 5tenutoAlegato6 A mute.straight A mute.%up A mute.bu%"et A mute.harmon A mute.plunger
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Sounds Included
Strings
Ciolins
Ciolin se%tion 'olo (iolin
Ciolas
Ciola se%tion 'olo (iola
Cellos
Cello se%tion 'olo %ello
Contrabasses
Contrabass se%tion 'olo %ontrabass
.lu%"ed strings
Garp
+uitars
Classi%al guitar 'teel=string guitar $andolin BanLo 7"ulele Dle%tri% guitar Basses Dle%tri% bass 7pright bass
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Bo ed strings te%hni4ues
A piKKi%ato A snap piKKi%ato A %ol legno A mute A sul tasto A legato A sta%%ato A sta%%atissimo A (ibrato A (ibrato.hea(y A non (ibrato A a%%ent A mar%ato A tenuto A harmoni% A meKKo=sta%%ato 5tenutoAsta%%ato6 A portato 5tenutoAlegato6 A spi%%ato 5sta%%atoAlegato6
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Sounds Included
Percussion
Oeyboards
.iano Garpsi%hord Celesta
?rums
)impani )ai"o
$etal
+lo%"enspiel Chimes Crotales Cibraphone
Wood
Iylophone $arimba
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7npit%hed per%ussion
Agogo bells An(il Bass drum Bongos Cabasa Castanets China %ymbal Clash %ymbals 5medium6 Clash %ymbals 5small6 Cla(es Congas Co bells Crash %ymbal 5suspended6 Dgg sha"er <inger %ymbals +uiro Gi=hat $ara%as &pera gongs 3at%het 3ide %ymbal 'leigh bells 'plash %ymbal 'nare drum )am=tam 5large6 )am=tam 5medium, 11J6 )ambourine )om=toms )riangle )imbales Cibraslap 5Pa bone6 Wind gong Wood blo%" Whip Whistle
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System Requirements
System !e"uirements
$inimum and re%ommended re4uirements on $a% and .C
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System Requirements
Minimum re"uirements
$a%
Q 'ibelius /, 'ibelius 0 or 'ibelius <irst, Q 2 +igabyte 3A$ memory, Q $a% &' I Leopard 510.,6, Q Intel Core* 2 ?uo, 2.0 +GK, or e4ui(alent C.7, Q 1 +B #ree spa%e on your main hard dri(e.
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Q 'ibelius /, 'ibelius 0 or 'ibelius <irst, Q 2 +igabyte 3A$ memory, Q $i%roso#t Windo s I., Q Intel Core* 2 ?uo, 2.0 +GK, or e4ui(alent C.7, Q 1., +B #ree spa%e on your main hard dri(e.
!ecommendations
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Q 'ibelius 0, Q : +igabyte 3A$ memory, Q $i%roso#t Windo s 0 or higher, Q Intel Core* i,, 1.1 +GK, or #aster C.7, Q 1 +B #ree spa%e on your main hard dri(e.
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Q 'ibelius 0, Q : +igabyte 3A$ memory, Q $a% &' I 'no Leopard 510./6 or higher, Q Intel Core* i,, 1.1 +GK, or #aster C.7, Q 1., +B #ree spa%e on your main hard dri(e.
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A 32=bit operating system %annot use any /:=bit so#t are, so no /:=bit (ersions are installed neither o# -ote.er#ormer or 'ibelius.
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&n .C, you must run the -ote.er#ormer installer multiple times i# you ha(e more than one (ersion o# 'ibelius on your %omputer 5e.g. 'ibelius / and 'ibelius 06. Da%h time you run the installer, you may target only one (ersion o# 'ibelius. I# you ant to install -ote.er#ormer also #or use ith another (ersion o# ith that 'ibelius, please run the installer again and #ollo (ersion o# 'ibelius. I# you ha(e re%ently installed 'ibelius, please open9%lose your 'ibelius so#t are at least on%e be#ore running the -oter.er#ormer installer. instru%tions. I# you at any point add another (ersion o#
'ibelius, you need to run the -oter.er#ormer installer again in order to use -ote.er#ormer also
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&n $a%, your 'ound 'ets and .layba%" Con>gurations are automati%ally installed #or all (ersions o# 'ibelius lo%ated on your %omputer 5at the time o# installation6. Oeep in mind, i# you at any point add another (ersion o# 'ibelius, you need to run the -oter.er#ormer installer again in order to use -ote.er#ormer also ith that (ersion o# 'ibelius.
I# you ha(e re%ently installed 'ibelius, please open9%lose your 'ibelius so#t are at least on%e be#ore running the -oter.er#ormer installer.
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