Christian, these are exciting times for Sibelius and Virtual instruments. I would encourage any dialogue the VSL team can open up with the equally gifted folks at Sibelius as it seems we are reaching a point where the interface between Sibelius and VSL is such that many many users both professional and amateur are beginning to believe they can start to move away from their cumbersome DAWs with sequencers, virtual midi cables, dozens of different VSTs and plugins etc etc and start to make top quality music with just their notation software and VSL.
I know it's still not ideal but I believe we have reached the top of the hill (and it's been a tough climb) and with a gentle push from all, the Sibelius/VSL interface can roll rapidly towards virtual music paradise as I've quoted many times, as Don Buckley so eloquently said;
“ One way or the other sooner or later, professional musicians will conclude that the only acceptable environment for the production of virtual orchestration work will be a notation program such as Sibelius. A interface simplified to the point where one feels almost as if he or she is dipping their virtual pen into virtual ink, jotting a phrase onto textured parchment, and then sitting back to listen to the immediate result as it magically comes to life. And, dare one suggest it, to actually have fun throughout the process.”
We are getting there and with a constructive dialogue between Sibelius VSL and it's users it can hopefully happen sooner rather than later.
I know it's still not ideal but I believe we have reached the top of the hill (and it's been a tough climb) and with a gentle push from all, the Sibelius/VSL interface can roll rapidly towards virtual music paradise as I've quoted many times, as Don Buckley so eloquently said;
“ One way or the other sooner or later, professional musicians will conclude that the only acceptable environment for the production of virtual orchestration work will be a notation program such as Sibelius. A interface simplified to the point where one feels almost as if he or she is dipping their virtual pen into virtual ink, jotting a phrase onto textured parchment, and then sitting back to listen to the immediate result as it magically comes to life. And, dare one suggest it, to actually have fun throughout the process.”
We are getting there and with a constructive dialogue between Sibelius VSL and it's users it can hopefully happen sooner rather than later.
