Release date for VDL Template 7.0?

[Key Poulan]

Hi Hugh,

I've been a big fan and user of your templates for years!  I just joined and look forward to being up to date with your work.  Do you have an approximate release date for the release of the Sib 7.1 Template?  I have the software and I'm ready to make the jump but figured that I would wait for your "official" Sib 7 template to be released.  Thoughts?

Key



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[Hugh Smith]

Welcome to the forum, Key! It's always nice to hear when people appreciate the fruits of your labors. Thank you.

I was hoping to have it done last week, but there have been a few delays in getting it finished up - just the nature of what's involved in producing these. From what I can tell right now, looks like the second week of January.

Be assured that I'll let everyone know when it's all ready to go.

Late
Hugh

[Key Poulan]

Thank you so much!  I always get nervous upgrading as I did it too soon with Sib 5!  I like things to simmer a bit first.

Key

[Hugh Smith]

I always get nervous upgrading as I did it too soon with Sib 5! 

Aah, yes.  I remember that.

[dtdrum4485]

I, too, am eagerly awaiting this update. I'm currently still running the 6.0a template though I'm now in 7.1. Unlike my wise friend, Mr. Poulan, I foolishly upgraded before the template. Most of it still works, but a few bugs I'm hoping will get fixed by your new template! Hope it's coming soon, I think I've now used 4 or 5 of your templates back from Tapspace and now from Write Score. Keep up the great work!

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Michael Wyatt

[Hugh Smith]

... but a few bugs I'm hoping will get fixed by your new template!

Hi Michael, welcome to the forum!

Can you please elaborate on the "bugs" you're referring to?

[dtdrum4485]

Actually, reading through some FAQ's I realized I made a mistake when I upgraded to Lion and Sib 7 the same week, and that's why I was getting the bugs. I believe I just fixed them. Among them were the 18" Sus Cym sounding like a castanet, but like I said, I saw something I was doing wrong. User error!

The only thing that consistently bothers me is what I just posted in the "suggestions" forum, which as far as I know is more of a Sibelius issue than a "template" issue, so I don't even know if you CAN fix it. (Showing key signature when switching to a pitched instrument on the staff of what was previous a non-pitched percussion instrument). I also wish there was a way to playback ripple rolls. That's pretty much it for me. If I come across any other "bugs" though, I'll be sure to keep you posted!

[Hugh Smith]

Ah, OK. Good. I was hoping that I wasn't going to have to push the pending release back any further to fix something. As far as I know, all the quirkiness there is between the various software elements is out of my control.

I can't remember where I saw it, but you are correct about the pitched/unpitched key signature thingy. Thanks for putting it on the requests list. At some point in the future I'll be compiling that to send to Sibelius.

Hugh