Appendix B
TriggerTest
Do you have your Sibelius/VDL work environment setup properly?
There is a folder in the Template package you downloaded labeled “TriggerTest”. Contained within this folder is a set of sib files that has every template defined instrument and all the sounds, including Input Variables and switch variations, on the staves with which you can use to perform a TriggerTest.
The idea is to play each staff individually and watch the Kontakt Player keyboard to make sure each and every sound “triggers” the way they should. As each staff is played, the corresponding patch in KP will start triggering on the left side of the keyboard (keys highlighted in blue) and progress to the right, sequentially (for the most part), until it reaches the other end of the blue keys.
EXTRA: Another way to use the TriggerTest files is to just play them back and listen so as to get an overview of ALL of the sounds that are available in the Virtual Drumline sample library. There may very well be several sounds contained in the VDL library that you previously didn’t know about or didn’t know exactly what they sounded like.
Pitched
Each pitched instrument will start out with its range followed by any applicable sound variations by way of playing technique examples (i.e. staccato, tenuto, and so on).
Unpitched
Each unpitched instrument will have all of its diagram elements. First just the sounds in the sequence of the blue keys from left to right, then any applicable Input Variables and switches after.
TriggerTest Example Videos
To get a feel for how this works, you can find video examples on this TWS template videos page.
PLEASE BE ADVISED: These TriggerTest files were created during the development process and may not be complete. Use of these files for your writing projects is NOT recommended.