User manual SIBELIUS VIRTUAL DRUMLINE 2 QUICKSTART GUIDE

[. . . ] Virtual Drumline 2 QuickStart Guide ·Introduction ·Important Concepts Contents ·Windows - Sibelius ·Windows - Finale 2004-05 ·Windows - Finale 2006 ·Macintosh - Sibelius ·Macintosh - Finale 2004-05 ·Macintosh - Finale 2006 Choose your setup page page 2 page 3 page 4 page 5 page 6 page 7 page 8 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of Virtual Drumline 2 by Tapspace ­ the world's most powerful, complete marching battery and concert percussion sample library ever recorded!Soon you'll be making amazing new sounds with your computer with the help of VDL:2. First, there are a few important concepts to wrap yourself around. Many composers/arrangers use VDL:2 in conjunction with a notation program such as Sibelius or Finale. [. . . ] Under MIDI Out Device: be sure that MIDI Yoke NT: 1 is selected. Next, go to MIDI>MIDI Thru and check the Smart option. Set instrument MIDI Channels To do this in VDL:2, read page 26 of the user guide. The part about MIDI IN is particularly helpful here. Configure Finale's staff channels using the Instrument List and Instrument Definition windows. More details are on page 23 of the VDL:2 user guide and in your Finale documentation. Staff channels in Finale's "Instrument List" window should correspond to instrument channels in VDL:2. That's it!You've now connected Finale and VDL:2 to each other!pg 4 Windows - Finale 2006 users only. Quick setup guide for Since VDL:2 was first introduced, MakeMusic has released Finale 2006, which introduces a new way to use VDL:2 by "hosting" it (as a plug-in) directly in Finale. This can be a very convenient way in which to work since all your instruments will be directly available within your notation file (rather than running VDL:2 and Finale as two separate programs). As this is a new development, you will not find any documentation about it in the VDL:2 User Guide. It's a very simple process though, so don't worry. Below are the steps to getting this configured. 1. Install Virtual Drumline 2 Run the installer on the enclosed DVD. Be patient, it can sometimes take up to 20 minutes or so to load the final three . nks files which are very large. 2. Copy your VDL:2 VST Plug-in to the "FinaleVST" folder Locate the file - VirtualDrumline2VST. dll. This file is the VST plug-in for Virtual Drumline 2. Usually this is located on your computer at C:\Program Files\Tapspace\Virtual Drumline 2\VSTPlugins. Once you've located the file, right-click it and select Copy. Then, go to: C:\Program Files\Finale 2006\FinaleVST. Right-click in this folder, and select Paste. Pasting this file here will now allow Finale 2006 to host VDL:2 as a VST plug-in. 3. [. . . ] This can be a very convenient way in which to work since all your instruments will be directly available within your notation file (rather than running VDL:2 and Finale as two separate programs). As this is a new development, you will not find any documentation about it in the VDL:2 User Guide. It's a very simple process though, so don't worry. Below are the steps to getting this configured. 1. [. . . ]