Your forgetting that the symbol continues to sound whether the note is held or not. You need an actual sample of a choaked symbol if you want it to sound realistic. Cheers Darren _____ From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Annabelle Susan Morison Sent: 16 June 2011 17:53 To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Choking Cimbles I myself am actually trying to figure out how to notate a choked cymbal in Sibelius. However, I'm confused, because I tried notating the cymbal with a staccato note, but it plays the cymbal as if it were a note without staccato. What am I forgetting? _____ From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Greg Steel Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2011 9:33 AM To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ddots-l] Choking Cimbles Hi I am trying to figure out a way to choke the cimbles in session drummer or dimension I want to alternate between the choked and the normal sound of the cimble for example a crash cimble. I could sure use the help since I'm new to sfz files. _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1382 / Virus Database: 1513/3707 - Release Date: 06/16/11 _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1382 / Virus Database: 1513/3707 - Release Date: 06/16/11