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The EWQLSO/Sibelius 7 Manual Sound Set Templates
Elliot Wright
User’s Manual
Annexes
“Master” Key-Switching Staff Model – Default KSW Staff Model
The “Master” Key-Switching Staff Model is an expansion of the ‘Lite’ model. It keeps all the articulations of the ‘Lite’ model
in the same place on the staff, while further accommodating the remainder of each instrument’s available Key-Switches. In
order to accommodate all possible key-switches, while handling them similarly across all instruments, the KSW staff has
been built to access two sets of key-switches; a set of ‘Routine Sounds’, based on the ‘Lite’ model and shown in the
diagram below, and a set of alternate Staccato and Effects articulations, shown in the diagram on the next page. More
information on the two behaviours of the KSW staff, and how to switch between them can be found in Chapter 4.
The ‘Default’ Sustain and Staccato key-switches are located on the bottom space and the first line above it, just like in the
‘Lite’ version. The next few lines and spaces, ascending, contain the various ‘Expressive’ patches which have been arranged,
for the most part, from shortest attacks (appearing lower on the KSW Staff), to the longer attacks (listed higher up). The
‘Forte’, ‘Trill’ and ‘Tremolo/Flutter’ key-switches are also located on the same place as before. In between, a few
commonly-used special effects for the applicable instrument, and some less-common sustain styles are available by adding
a sharp ( # ) to certain key-switch notes.
In all KSW Staff Models, like sounds (for example the various “Expressive” or “Marcato” articulations found in most Master
KSW Patches) are grouped together and numbered “Expressive 1”, “Expressive 2” etc., starting from the articulation with
the shortest apparent attack, to the longest apparent attack. The articulations with the shortest attack are closer to the
bottom of the KSW Staff Model, longer attacks are closer to the top.
Some articulations require you to add a sharp ( # ) to the key-switching note. Because of the inconvenience of doing this,
reasonable effort has been made to only put the most rarely-used articulations in these positions. They are available
though, in case you should ever need them.
If you wish to use a specific articulation instead, Annex B contains a complete list of which pitch needs to be placed on the
KSW staff of any given instrument, in order to activate the key-switch you’re looking for. Nearly all key-switches available in
the ‘Master KSW’ patch of each instrument are available in this system. Bear in mind that the octave numbering in Sibelius
and EWQLSO differ by one octave. The pitch given in the annex is the Sibelius numbering.
When the ‘E Wright EWQLSO Master’ Playback Configuration is Loaded,
Placing a note on these spots on the KSW staff will activate the following types of
Articulations for the Applicable Sounding Staff:
Effect 3 ( # =Effect 4)
Major Trill ( b = Minor Trill)
Tremolo / Fluttertongue
Forte 1 ( # = Forte 2)
Effect 1 ( # = Effect 2)
Expressive 5 (with hard attack)
Expressive 3 ( # =Expressive 4)
Expressive 1 ( # =Expressive 2)
Default Staccato
Default Sustain ( # = Port or Secondary Sus.)
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