Sibelius 7 Sounds User Guide

The Sibelius 7 Sounds library included with Sibelius 7 contains 550 separate instruments and playing techniques, and hundreds of unpitched percussion sounds.

The Sibelius 7 Sounds User Guide provides a complete list of all of the instruments and sounds included in the library, including details of all of the different playing techniques provided, and how to trigger them.

Download the User Guide

The Sibelius 7 Sounds User Guide is provided as a PDF.

Sibelius 7 Sounds User Guide

Exploring the library

You can also download a playback configuration and an example score that has an instrument defined for every instrument in the Sibelius 7 Sounds library. To explore the library in this way, download the zip file below, and follow the instructions from page 11 onwards.

About the author

The Sibelius 7 Sounds User Guide is written by Hugh Smith of The Write Score, providers of documentation and templates for a variety of sound libraries to help you get the most out of your notation software.

The Write Score

The Write Score provides templates and documentation for sample libraries including Tapspace Virtual Drumline, Sibelius Sounds Essentials for Sibelius 6, and others besides.

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