Yes, Sibelius 5 can use an virtual instrument set, basically rendering GPO Sib. I'd be very interested to get an answer on this. Not only will this help you get more comfortable with your samples and help with your realism, but score study is also a very good way to learn composition, instrumentation, and orchestration. If you find this hard to do, one thing that can help is to get scores for pieces that you are familiar with and try to recreate them with your samples. So learn the libraries strengths and (more importantly) it's weaknesses and write accordingly. Things that may sound good in a real orchestra might like horrible using certain sample libraries. You can still compose in Sibelius and then import the midi into your sequencer, load up the necessary samples and then tweak your piece to get it to sound more realistic.Īlso, like Sil said, each library has it's strengths and weaknesses. Your best bet would be to invest in a sequencer.
Playback from the notation programs are good for hearing what you've entered into them while you're composing, however, they aren't up to par for producing pieces for listening. I'm guessing that the mix you submitted was an audio captue directly from Sibelius, right? If so, then that has a lot to do with the problem. What programs such as Finale or Sibelius interpret as midi data is far less controlled/detailed than other programs out there (like Sonar.) It doesn't matter if you're the best melodist in the world, or the best part-writer, or arranger - if it can't sound good, there's very little point.Īlso, it might interest you to know that it is easier and more efficient to write for orchestral samples using a piano roll instead of staff notation, so if you aren't doing this yet, you might want to try it out.
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Why? Because if your brass is no good then when you write for it you aren't getting the full effect of the music. If you have good winds and strings, you write mainly for winds and strings. I've often called this "catering" to your samples, and I do it all the time. Like all orchestral libraries, GPO has its strengths and weaknesses, and it is up to the composer using them to compose towards its strengths and avoid its weaknesses. It is up to the user to know what his or her sample library is capable of. I don't use GPO so I don't know its capabilities, however.
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