Need help quick, Microtones in Sibelius. Pitch bend sound, whatever, just how do I get VI Pro t...

[JSAntares]

 Pitch bend sound, whatever, just how do I get VI Pro to play the notated quarter tone?!? I just can't do it! It will just play a whole tone or semi-tone below on its regular scale but I need it to play the notated quartertones and things.

Please help!

[andi]

Hello JSAntares!

If I remember correctly, pitch bend commands can be sent with the following syntax in Sibelius:
~B0,xx
xx stands for the Pitch Bend value.
64=middle position
0=Pitch Bend down full
127=Pitch Bend Up full

So if you have set the pitch bend range to 200 cent in VI or VI Pro, you will need the following commands for quartertone tunings.
~B0,48 (quartertone down)
~B0,64 (reset Pitch bend)
~B0,80 (quartertone up)

Best regards,
Andi