Hello everyone,
I’ve recently acquired the SSO sound library by Spitfire Audio and would like to use it for my Dorico projects. I’m completely new to the usage of sound libraries and have tried to find some information online. I found some topics mentioning expression maps, but I have no idea what exactly that is or how I can create them. Could anyone with experience help me out? Thank you!!
Hi. I would check out Art Conductor for Dorico also discussed here. Good luck
Are you aware of this site?
Resources – Dorico
Also, and/or for more realistic final performance you could use SSO playback engine in NotePerformer v4.5.1 but with demo mode limitations (because the engines are no longer available for purchase) …AI summary of demo mode:
Time-Limited Sessions: The primary limitation of the trial was its duration. The software and the associated playback engines would run for a one-hour session. After this hour, the sounds would unload, and you would need to restart your notation software (Sibelius, Dorico, or Finale) to begin another one-hour trial period.
No Audio Export: A crucial restriction for anyone hoping to create a professional demo with the trial version was that audio exporting was muted.
[Instead you could workaround audio export using a real time recorder like Audio hijack].
- Limited Library Management: The demo mode did not allow you to save configurations or mix and match different sample libraries within the same session. If you wanted to test a different library or add instruments, you had to return to the home screen and reload everything, effectively restarting the one-hour timer.
So you could use this method for better polished finished audio performance whereas for day to day you could use either noteperformer built in sounds or SSO with Art conductor expression maps?
Lot of expression map guidance here and for playback templates here.
Unfortunately no pre-made playback template available for SSO as far as I know…
If you look into Doricos youtube channel and scroll down a bit, there are a serie of videos on expression maps!
Thanks very much everyone! I’ll try to immerse myself into the available tutorials 
The Spitfire Symphony Orchestra is my favourite virtual orchestra and I created my own Expression Maps for them as it’s no longer possible to buy the NP Performance Engine (and that, although generally very musical, the demo does have some limitations in the patches and microphones used). The main thing to note is to use the Spitfire UACC mapping with an instance each of the performance patches and “all techniques” which don’t include the performance patches for some reason. Because there are some oddities (and because of some cut and paste laziness on my part) these maps are still being developed but I’ve done over a dozen symphonies plus other works using them so you can get an idea of whether you like what you hear on my Reelcrafter site (there’s a link here for instance).
Feel free to PM me if you want to discuss things further.
Hi Louis
I started crafting an SpitfireSSO playback template about a year ago, but abandoned it (*). More than happy to share it if you want to get started.
It’s a multi-rack set up, each Kontact instance hosts a Performance patch on Channel 1 and an ‘All techniques’ patch on channel 2 - the expression map handles the switching as necessary.
Lots of missing things though, for example Trombones didn’t have a performance patch back then so I hadn’t done them. RAM usage is quite high too. I seem to remember that the performance patches load with a different default output volume than the all-techs patches, but not consistently. In short, quite a pain in the proverbial.
Cheers
Kevin
(*) I tried Noteperformer, on the rent-to-own scheme, and stayed with it ever since. Even better with the VSL Synchron Reverb on it now.
Hi David,
Would you be up for sharing those SSO expression maps? Really enjoyed your 1st symphony on your Reelcrafter site, planning to listen more when less busy. Right now I’m trying to improve playback in Dorico for some incidental music I’m writing for a stage play and any help with expression maps would be greatly appreciated since I’m only 2 days into really diving into the playback side of the software.
Hope all is well.
interesting that you listened to my 1st symphony. Until recently, I regarded it as too bad to put on my site – it was in fact the first thing I ever wrote —but a friend enjoyed it so I decided that for the sake of completion, I’d include it. So naturally I’m pleased that one or two others have also enjoyed listening to it.
The maps are below. Although for the most part they work quite well for me already, they’re still a work in progress and I try to improve and refine things as I go along. Please PM me when you’ve had a chance to try these out with any feedback and suggestions. I always advise people to create their own maps as we all have our own way of working.
Spitfire Symphony Orchestra.zip (16.7 KB)