Finale 2014 doesn't come with our Human Playback Preferences. So the only way to get these settings to Finale is by opening a file with included Human Playback Preferences for the VSL Special Edition.

In addition to the automatic articulation changes triggered by Finale with help of the Human Playback Preferences, you might want to trigger some articulation changes manually. This can be done with help of the keyswitch dump file we provide. This file can be downloaded at the same location as the Human Playback Preferences.
http://www.vsl.co.at/en/MyDownloads/Notation_Related

Best regards,
Andi

Thanks Andi,

In what location in Finale in 2014a should I drop the Key Switch dump you suggested

Yishai

You can load the file from anywhere you want. The default paths for Finale 2014 Library files are as follows:

Windows:
C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\MakeMusic\Finale 2014\Libraries

Mac OS:
Users/username/Library/Application Support/MakeMusic/Finale 2014/Libraries

Since Mac OS X 10.7 the Users/username/Library folder is hidden by default. To get access, go to the folder Users/username. Then choose Go/Go to folder and enter "Library"

Best,
Andi

Sorry Andi,

I downloaded the file;  pasted (After unzipping) to the library (according the path you show) but nothing is in the Finale>HP preferences> Inst. Techniues

Did I make somthing wrong?

Best Yishai

Hello Yishai!

The paths I have written are the default files for Finale library files such as the keyswitch dump file. Please refer to the pdf file that comes with the Human Playback Preferences download on how to load this file.

Best,
Andi

I'm using Sibelius 7.5 to trigger VSL Solo Strings 1, VEP, and VIP.  I'm a little bit confused about these two things.  I've read that if the checkbox is ticked, it'll ignore all velocity info that accompanies a midi note, which I don't want to happen (I have midi CC messages as hidden txt in the score), so I should leave the box un-ticked, correct?  

If that box is un-ticked, will velocity x-fade still be in effect for humanization?  During playback, I see the fader moving up and down, so I'm assuming it's working?

Thanks for the help!

Hello Yishai!

I'm sorry to say that I don't understand your question. If you want to, you can send your score to support@vsl.co.at and I will take a look at it. Please try to rephrase your problem and tell me the exact unabbreviated path where you have copied the keyswitch dump file. Please also let me know if you are using the Human Playback Preferences for the Special Edition.

Best regards,
Andi

Hi Andy, This is the whole point: (a) What is the indication I have in Finale that VSL Human Playback is working? (b) What should I SEE in Finale, indicating VSL Human Playback is working? I need answer for only one of the question - a, or b. 

(The attached immage is the articulation chart of the FINALE, The 1st 9th (1 to 9) are well influenced the VSL strings)

Thanks

Yishai

When articulations in the Vienna Instruments change automatically, the Human Playback Preferences are up and running. If the articulation stays the same, they are not.

OK, I understand that nothing is seen when articulation of VSL works (in Finale). The only indication is what I hear. Isn't it?

Yishai

You can see it in the Vienna Instruments. In Finale you can check if the Special Edition House Style is loaded under MIDI/Audio/Human Playback/Human Playback Preferences/Instr. Techniques/Human Playback Preferences Set/Current.

The dump file is a library you have to import (I believe from the file menu).  It will add another category to your text expressions.  It contains a bunch of text expressions that are "hidden" and appear grey.  It is clear as to what they are KS for keyswitches (moving horizontally through a matrix) and CC1 for moving veritcally through a matrix. 

Human playback is something else and can only be seen if you've followed the directions included with that file.  You have to choose the VSL Playback options in the Human Playback Preferences.  But you can only do that if you've imported the preferences as outlined in the instructions. 

You should probably move it to the Libraries folder. 

Then open an file and in the File menu you'll see "Import Library....".  Click that and browse to the VSL Keyswitch library, open that and it will show up as an additional category in your test expression tool (mf). 

Yes you've got the keyswitch dump expressions and could use them if you wanted. These are intended to be used with non-SE patches or could be used with SE Plus where the HP preferences won't change articulations.

So here's a sort of step by step for importing the HP preferences. keep in mind it won't change the articulation library whatsoever. It simply gives you a set of Human Playback Preferences that interpret the articulations and text expressions so they're specific to VSL SE. So here we go....

Assume you've downloaded the Preference file from MyVSL. You'll use the 2014 file but I'm using Finale 2012 so I have a different preference file. At any rate the same process.

1. Navigate to HP Preferences.....

2. Import the preferences by clicking on Import.....

3. Select the file from MyVSL and click Open.....

4. Select newly imported preferences from Preference Sets management dropdown..

That should be it. Experiment and see if it works for you. Just start with one staff and add some articulations and some slurs and watch the sounds change in the VI player.

Hello Yishai!

With the Finale 2014 Human Playback Preferences file for the Special Edition comes a readme file with detailed instructions on how to use it. Simply follow these instructions.

Best,
Andi

Thanks Andi, As I wrote to Steve; I don't find the file in VSL (Finale 2014 Human Playback Preferences), Could you direct me to the download, step by step?

Yishai