Adding another plea for an M1-compatible VEP plugin, above all else.  It really doesn't matter what new libraries come out if we can't access them with VEPro. 

Now that the iLok transition is done, and we all spent hours reinstalling VSL libraries to accommodate VSL's change, please give us customers something in return- access to them through VEPro on M1 Macs.  PCs run all of my libraries in VEPro, and will for years to come.  The server can wait.  The plugin is long overdue. 

Originally Posted by: Macker

"Are we nearly there yet Daddy?"

Lolol.

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"We should always remember that sensitiveness and emotion constitute the real content of a work of art."
~ Maurice Ravel

I've always found it amusing how people who project this image of "sensitiveness" often fall short of that supposed ideal. Your quote states something different than your post. 

Hi, 

It's high on our list, but I can't give you an ETA - it usually only causes disappointment when things don't go as planned. 

But rest assured that we're on it!

Best, 
Paul

Thanks for the response. Even periodic no-update updates reiterating that M1 compatibility is a priority for VSL are reassuring.  

DP needs to run in Rosetta mode to work with VEP currently. The MAS VEP plugin doesn't work if DP is running natively. 

I'll throw in a quick comment on this:

Yes, I think the native Apple Silicon version of VE Pro is very overdue. And reading through this thread it sounds like a few people are a bit more unlucky than I am as I can still get VE Pro to work in Logic (even without using the Rosetta version). Because it's working, I have not upgraded VE Pro to the latest versions (the iLok ones). That said, performance is hit and miss with CPU spikes here and there and I have to restart my PC server and Logic occasionally for glitches. I am hopeful the native version will fix these issues.

I still love VE Pro and my friends in Vienna so I know they are working on it and I'll be very relieved when they finally release it. Software development is no easy task and I know this silicon switch has been difficult for several other companies.

I, do however, think it is also fair for customers to share their frustrations and this thread has obviously gotten a lot of attention so I hope the company takes these comments/attention into consideration for future development decisions.

I'm working with VSL in Nuendo and Dorico. I needed a computer replacement and upgraded to an M1 Mac Studio (20-core CPU and 128GB memory - so as grunt as you can get). I've had to stop using VSL for my large orchestral project because running Nuendo or Dorico in Rosetta mode isn't functional - there is too much processing overhead. I've temporarily swapped to using Spitfire's BBC SO to make do while I'm waiting for the VSL native release. I'm sure many other users have had to purchase new M1 machines, and Apple is converting its whole product line across. Having to make workarounds for an extended period isn't ideal. I'm hoping we are going to see a release ASAP. Lots of professional users don't use Logic.

I agree that the speed with which the VSL software is adapted to M1 is disappointing however they are certainly not the only company having problems getting their software adapted. Apart from Kontakt all Native Instruments soft and Hardware still needs Rosetta.

Do you really have such big issues using Rosetta with Dorico?  I am running a Dorico 4 project using Rosetta with 70 instruments in the VST rack, 49 VSL Synchron and the rest BBCSO and a few Kontakt Percussion instruments. It takes bit of time till the project is playable but I have no big issues when it is ready to play. Sometimes  a few clicks when 2 or more instruments are played at the same note for the first time in a session (a CPU peak). You also see it very well in the Logic CPU monitor. When you play it a second time there is no peak nor clicks.

Before my M1Max I had to use VEPPro for this size of project as I had only 16 GB on my Intel MBP but with the new M1Max and 64 GB this is not needed. 

I did test VEPPro with a similar size template but only with Logic (so no Rosetta needed). The main reason at the time was that the Synchron player did not work directly in Logic whereas it did work when accessed through VEPPro. Now the Synchron Player works directly in Logic. 

Originally Posted by: Davka

Any news? M1 support

I am waiting eagerly myself. I hope they start with the ones that are still waiting for iLok support (like Vienna Imperial)

Happy to hear some news :)