- Interesting links for 30 Jun
- Composition professor offers tips on composing using software
- LeRoy early music fonts for Sibelius
- Reviewing the reviews, part 1
- Interesting links for 23 Jun
- Interesting links for 22 Jun
- Hector Parra’s Hypermusic Prologue prepared in Sibelius
- Concert in Clermont-Ferrand tonight prepared entirely in Sibelius
- Using third party virtual instruments with Sibelius
- Learn Sibelius online at BerkleeMusic.com
World Music
High-quality samples of indigenous instruments from around the world
This sound library is only compatible with Sibelius 5. For details of sound libraries compatible with Sibelius 6, click here.
World Music from Sibelius is an exciting range of samples of indigenous instruments from around the world.
The collection, which integrates seamlessly with Sibelius 5, provides over 200 sounds, including a huge range of Cuban percussion and a Taiko drum ensemble. The high-quality samples provide stunningly realistic playback of music in a wide variety of styles. A host of adjustable settings are available through Native Instruments’ Kontakt Player 2, which is included with Sibelius 5, so you can get just the sound you’re looking for. You can even export an audio file to create a CD of your music, or convert to an MP3 file.
World Music sounds
The following sounds are included in the World Music range.
Listen to a demo in this example score.
Individual instruments
- Africa - Gyil (68K MP3 - listen »)
- Africa - Kalimbas
- Africa - Kora
- Far East - Kengong
- Far East - slentam
- India - Bansuri (154K MP3 - listen »)
- India - Sarangi
- India - Sitar (108K MP3 - listen »)
- India - Male Tambura
- India - Female Tambura
- Mid East - Duduk
- Mid East - Oud (78K MP3 - listen »)
- Mid East - Santoor
- Thunder Ensemble
Percussion sets
- Africa - Ewe Drums
- Africa - Djembe Ensemble
- Africa - Gankokwe
- Americas - Berimbau
- Americas - Cuban Percussion (88K MP3 - listen »)
- Far East - Gamelan Ensemble
- India - Tablas
- Mid East - Dumbek
- Shakers
System requirements
Requires Sibelius 5 and Sibelius Sounds Essentials
Windows: Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista, 350 MB hard disk space (in addition to Sibelius), 1 GB+ total RAM recommended, ASIO-compatible sound card recommended.
Mac: Mac OS X 10.4 or later, 350 MB hard disk space (in addition to Sibelius), 1 GB+ total RAM recommended, G5 or Intel processor recommended, ASIO-compatible sound card recommended.