exactly - that’s why it would be a major coup if you could somehow manage to utilize Dorico lyrics directly though I’ve no idea how, especially as effectively everything needs to be translated into Votox anyway with that library (even if you write English, the American English is a bit strange at times for non-US citizens)
I appreciate the input. However, we’re not making significant architectural changes to our software. I have confidence in the architecture we have today.
Understandably, our software gives you ideas for new products. The easiest way to conceptualize a new product is to start with another great product and change it. Still, our priority is to keep our software the same but to support products suitable for our current architecture. We can support hundreds (maybe thousands) of sample libraries without changing the underlying architecture, and those will be our focus.
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It would be feasible, but we need lyrics messages which are not currently a part of the VST3 standard.
There’s a lyrics meta-message for MIDI, but I’ve never seen it implemented, and it’s designed only for MIDI files, not for being sent over MIDI ports.
I don’t for a minute under-estimate the challenge such a thing would present but if anyone can manage it, it’s probably you…
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Hi Arne,
You got me a bit wrong, I think… I’m not asking for significant architectural changes to the software since most of the things are already there. I asking for minor improvements that will make NP/NPPE to serve properly the real Divisi situations.
Here the only missing thing are the desks.
The section divisi is kinda 1/3 baked since there is 1/2 section, but 1/3 and 1/4 are missing. They can be added.
I suppose in NPPE we could add more than 1, or 2 solo violins with BBC SO Pro. The Demo PE is limited and I can’t use the Add Instrument function.
So, my request is just the existing product to be completed in it’s divisi - desks - unis part, since most of the needed features are already there. 
The word “change” you are using is completely wrong in this situation. Because I’m asking for an improvement of something that is already there.
NPPE alredy have the routing capabilities, just missing the opportunity to combine the desks for the section divisions.
So, in conclusion I’m not asking for a new software, but just for few improvements.
Best regards,
Thurisaz
If you only want 1/4 division, please open the EQ in NPPE and lower the “output gain” by 6 dB. It’s the same thing as using 1/4 division had we implemented it.
1/4 desks aren’t compatible with regular NotePerformer because violas and cellos are six players and can’t be evenly divided by four.
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@Wallander - both BBC and HOOPUS harps have dedicated Bisbig(liando) patches - any reason they aren’t triggered?
Actually, I think all of us are triggered by bisbigliando.
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sure, but not the machine-gun variety…
They should be automatically triggered by fast repeated notes, e.g., tremolo.
Hmmm, can’t get it to work… will investigate further…
EDIT: When I look at the Plugin in OPUS. no bisbig patch seems to be loaded…?
And in BBC it’s there, but the ‘normal’ patch is used… even adding the PT bisbigliando doesn’t change anything…
I must be doing something wrong…? ideas…? (I’m working on a piece for harp and string orchestra)
It’s not mapped for HOOPUS. I don’t have it in front of me. It could be an oversight, but there could also be a good reason. I will investigate. It says “tremolo” if it’s mapped, in here:
HOOPUS Harp:
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BBC Harp:
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I am a little fuzzy about selecting individual/section instruments in NPPE for BBCSO Pro.
Let’s take the C flute, for instance. BBCSO Pro provides it as solo as well as a3. How do choose one versus the other?
I suppose you could use the “Select All” option in NPPE and let NP work out which one to use.
I suppose you could use the “Select All” option in NPPE and let NP work out which one to use.
That’s just it. In Dorico’s Setup tab, the instruments are listed in the singular – Flute and not Flutes. So I figure I need to designate which instrument or instrument section I want it to play through NPPE somehow, right?
Follow your score setup… AFAIU: if you write unison lines for, say, 2 flutes, NPPE may/will use the a3 patch automatically and apply its magic, to make sure you hear (at least ) 2 flutes …
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Okay, that makes sense. I guess I was overthinking it!
one thing I’m still failing to understand is the options for dynamic control. The Expression Maps specify CC11 primary and velocity secondary. Velocity does not appear to have any effect in the NPPE’s I have tried (currently focussing on Cinematic Studio) even though the short artics all respond to it natively. I can’t even get a reaction to CC7 as a last resort. It’s fairly rare than I need control over and above CC11 but on occasion, it’s not possible to get higher or lower when needed (such as with artics which do not have an adequate dynamic range) and using the library in the ordinary way, it’s always been easy enough to use one of the two options above to get the required results.
So what does one do in NPPE when one needs a dynamic outside the CC11 range?.
I thought I saw or read CC110 is the dynamic controller to use if you want to fine tune dynamics.
yes- that seems to be it. It’s called Secondary Expression and indeed dynamics do seem to respond to it. Thanks – don’t know how i missed that in the manual.