Fox

Hey, sorry I didn't see this thread before because I actually had the exact same problem.

OK, the thing is GPO responds to the mod wheel as the volume control. So what you need to do is create new dynamics so that they effect the mod wheel.

Go to: File>Preferences>Word Menus.

Select: Expression Words>Edit>New

After the dynamic text (for example, mf, f, pp ), type "~C1,xxx" The "xxx" is a number between 0 and 127, the standard MIDI values. So if you wanted mf for example, you would type: ~C1,80 . I'll now include a list of what values correspond to what dynamic.

ppp = 24
pp = 37
p = 49
mp = 64
mf = 80
f = 97
ff = 112
fff= 127

Then input these dynamic markings into your score and that should fix volume issues. You might also want to google "Sibelius GPO crescendo plug in", as you can get a crescendo.diminuendo plugin specifically for use with GPO.

I hope this was of some help, let me know if you have more trouble - there might be some steps a bit out as I havn't used GPO in quite a while.

EDIT: qwerty: GPO is better than Sib sounds essentials, but the difference isn't too too great. Sib Sounds actually takes quite a few samples from GPO.

Fox.