Questions About Sibelius 5

[philly87]

I've heard that Sibelius can give you the ability to map whatever notes you play to a virtual instrument, such as Eastwest's Quantum Leap Series, Spectrasonics sample libraries, and other virtual instruments. Is this true? Here is a list of the virtual instruments I have.

Native Instruments Kontakt 2
Eastwest Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra Platinum Complete (Powered By Play)
Eastwest Quantum Leap Symphonic Choirs (Powered By Native Instruments Kontakt)
Eastwest Quantum Leap RA (Powered By Native Instruments Kontakt)
Eastwest Quantum Leap Colossus (Powered By Native Instruments Kontakt)
Garritan Jazz and Big Band (Powered By Native Instruments Kontakt)
Spectrasonics Trilogy Virtual Bass Module
Spectrasonics Hans Zimmer Guitars Volume 1 (Powered By Native Instruments Kontakt)
Spectrasonics StylusRMX
Spectrasonics Hans Zimmer Guitars Volume 2 (Powered By Native Instruments Kontakt)
Spectrasonics Symphony Of Voices (Powered By Native Instruments Kontakt)
Spectrasonics Vocal Planet (Powered By Native Instruments Kontakt)
Eastwest Quantum Leap Pianos (Powered By Play)
Eastwest Quantum Leap Voices Of Passion (Powered By Play)
Eastwest Quantum Leap Stormdrums 2 (Powered By Play)
Eastwest Quantum Leap Percussive Adventures (Powered By Play)
Eastwest Quantum Leap Gypsy (Powered By Play)
And here are the specifications of my computer on which I'd like to run Sibelius.
Computer: Laptop
Machine Type: Music Pro XPC
Serial Number: TW7TFCCCB8170073
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo
CPU Speed: 2.5GHZ
RAM: 4GB
Hard Drive: 250GB
Operating System: Windows XP
Version: Professional 2002 With Service Pack 2
Audio Interface: MOTU 896HD

[richiebee]

VST Playback in Sibelius 5

[philly87]

And here are the specifications of my computer on which I'd like to run Sibelius.
Computer: Laptop
Machine Type: Music Pro XPC
Serial Number: TW7TFCCCB8170073
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo
CPU Speed: 2.5GHZ
RAM: 4GB
Hard Drive: 250GB
Operating System: Windows XP
Version: Professional 2002 With Service Pack 2
Audio Interface: MOTU 896HD
Does my computer meet the system requirements?

[richiebee]

Computer requirements for Sibelius

Amazed that you can buy a computer but you can't find the system requirements for your software.

[philly87]

If I was to notate a piece of music for ChoirChimes®, would I use the same score format as I would when notating music for Handbells? Also, a friend of mine who is the leader of a handbell choir in Seattle told me that when notating music for ChoirChimes®, the noteheads have to be diamonds. The problem with that, however, is that there are two different versions of the diamond notehead, the open diamond, and the solid diamond. Would I use the same key command for both versions of that notehead? Also, which note values are supposed to have the open diamond, and which note values are supposed to have the solid diamond?