World Music from Sibelius
is an exciting range of samples of indigenous instruments from around the world.

The collection, which integrates seamlessly with Sibelius 5, provides over 200 sounds, including a huge range of Cuban percussion and a Taiko drum ensemble. The high-quality samples provide stunningly realistic playback of music in a wide variety of styles. A host of adjustable settings are available through Native Instruments' Kontakt Player 2, which is included with Sibelius 5, so you can get just the sound you're looking for. You can even export an audio file to create a CD of your music, or convert to an MP3 file.

The following sounds are included in the World Music range.

Individual instruments

• Africa - Gyil
• Africa - Kalimbas
• Africa - Kora
• Far East - Kengong
• Far East - slentam
• India - Bansuri
• India - Sarangi
• India - Sitar
• India - Male Tambura
• India - Female Tambura
• Mid East - Duduk
• Mid East - Oud
• Mid East - Santoor
• Thunder Ensemble

Percussion sets

• Africa - Ewe Drums
• Africa - Djembe Ensemble
• Africa - Gankokwe
• Americas - Berimbau
• Americas - Cuban Percussion
• Far East - Gamelan Ensemble
• India - Tablas
• Mid East - Dumbek
• Shakers

System requirements

Requires Sibelius 5 and Sibelius Sounds Essentials

Windows: Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista, 350 MB hard disk space (in addition to Sibelius), 1 GB+ total RAM recommended, ASIO-compatible sound card recommended.

Mac: Mac OS X 10.4 or later, 350 MB hard disk space (in addition to Sibelius), 1 GB+ total RAM recommended, G5 or Intel processor recommended, ASIO-compatible sound card recommended.