Sound sets for Sibelius 6

There are no additional sound sets for Sibelius 6 as they are all included in the program.

Sibelius Sound Set Editor

The Sibelius Sound Set Editor is a free application for Windows XP, Windows Vista and Mac OS X 10.4 or later that allows you to create sound sets for Sibelius 5 or later.

Download the Sibelius Sound Set Editor here.

Share your sound sets

If you have created a sound set for a MIDI device or a sample library, please share it with the Sibelius user community. Send your sound set to sam.butler@avid.com and we will add it here.

Sound sets for Sibelius 5.2

Download sound sets

The following additional sound sets are currently available for download for Sibelius 5.2:

Note that downloading a sound set does not make these sounds available to you. Trying to use a sound set for a device or sample library that you do not own will produce incorrect playback and other error messages.

Installing a sound set

To install a sound set:

  • Download the sound set you want, and extract the archive.
  • One or more XML files (e.g. Sibelius Essentials.xml) will be extracted.
  • Copy the XML file or files to the following folders:
    • Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\your username\Application Data\Sibelius Software\Sibelius 5\Sounds
    • Windows Vista: C:\Users\your username\AppData\Roaming\Sibelius Software\Sibelius 5\Sounds
    • Mac OS X: /Users/your username/Library/Application Support/Sibelius Software/Sibelius 5/Sounds

(You may have to create the Sibelius 5 and Sounds folders yourself.)

To use this sound set inside Sibelius, use the Play > Playback Devices dialog. See 4.10 Playback devices in Help > Sibelius Reference for more details.

Older versions of Sibelius

Still using Sibelius 5.0 or Sibelius 5.1? Update to Sibelius 5.2 now!

Looking for sound sets for Sibelius 4 or earlier? Click here.