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  • How many velocity layers in new single instruments? More than SE?

    My main interest in upgrading from SE to single instrument downloads would be to get more velocity layers (with only 3 in SE, the differences between layers are pretty noticeable).  But I can't seem to find an indication of whether the single instrument downloads offer more layers than the SE instruments.  Does anyone know about this?

    Thanks,

    Scott


  • All patches of the download instruments which are also included in Special Edition (and Special Edition PLUS), do have the same aomunt of samples and velocities.

    best

    Herb


  • So the download instruments do not have as many velocity layers as the corresponding standard edition instruments of the DVD products?

  • Yes, that´s correct.

    Best,

    Paul 


    Paul Kopf Product Manager VSL
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    @Johannet said:

    So the download instruments do not have as many velocity layers as the corresponding standard edition instruments of the DVD products?

     A lot of articulations do have same amount of velocities, because there is also no difference between Special Edition and the other DVD collections, these articulations do have same velocities:

    Fortepiano, sforzato, pfp 3 and 6 sec.
    Flutter tonguing normal and dynamics
    Trills half and whole tone
    Legato normal, with sustain crossfading, and fast
    Performance repetitions legato, portato, staccato
    Fast repetitions 160, 180, 200 BPM


  • With the greatest respect,  I don't quite understand why what are essentially "crippleware" versions are going to be offered when I think it's pretty obvious by now that most users would rather have the full-featured versions of individual instruments and willingly pay the extra proportional cost. I guess what I'm saying is that rather than the piecemeal approach, what people probably want is EVERYTHING to be available as a downloadable option all at once! [:D]

    I'm sorry if that sounds like a complaint. It isn't really. It's just a wish. However, I'm sure that you know what you're doing, and that eventually you will make these options available as your business model allows.

    My thanks


  • I think especially download products should offer an economic download size.

    Products with download sizes of hundreds of Gigabyte are too demanding for most users at the moment.

    Maybe in the future.

    best

    Herb


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    @herb said:

    I think especially download products should offer an economic download size.

    Products with download sizes of hundreds of Gigabyte are too demanding for most users at the moment.

    Maybe in the future.

     

    best

    Herb

    Well, sounds a bit dramatic - but ok, on the server side it looks a bit different than on the client side 😊 - any word on the update reductions when going DVD? Is it the full price of the download Instrument or half of that? thanks - best

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    @herb said:

    I think especially download products should offer an economic download size.

    Products with download sizes of hundreds of Gigabyte are too demanding for most users at the moment.

    Maybe in the future.

    best

    Herb

    I don't think this is the case with most users- I've already purchased several libraries that were available for download, one of which was more than 8 GB in size. This didn't pose any problem for me! I could understand if it caused a bandwidth problem on your end, however.


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    @steff3 said:

    any word on the update reductions when going DVD?

    The upgrade prices are online.

    Just click on the "Dicsount Details" on any DVD collection, for example Woodwinds I:

    http://vsl.co.at/en/211/442/412/356/1366/982.htm

    best

    Herb


  • Why do the discounts apply to the extended version? That doesn't make any sense, considering the articulations of the special edition and download instruments are all from the standard edition.
    This is a deal breaker for me. I'd love to buy a few of the single instruments over the month and then upgrade to the dvd standard edition, and maybe later, upgrade to the extended versions(especially if they become available as single instrument downloads). Now I'd have to pay the full price, even if i'd bought all the single instruments.
    Someone said earlier, that VSL might sell extended versions of the single instruments if the download versions are succesfull. With the current system i don't see a good way for these extended versions to have a discount on the full dvd collection.

  • Herb, Hi...What about the "keyspans" of each sample...With the NEW singlr DownLoad instruments libraries, how do the keyspans differ from the DVD collections....Is it "1 sample for every 3 notes"? or 1 sample for every note? thanx, SvK

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    @svonkampen said:

    Herb, Hi...What about the "keyspans" of each sample...With the NEW singlr DownLoad instruments libraries, how do the keyspans differ from the DVD collections....Is it "1 sample for every 3 notes"? or 1 sample for every note? thanx, SvK

    It's the same as in the Special Edition.

    Wholetonesteps = or 1 sample for two notes.

    By the way, peformance legati and repetitions are identical like in the larger DVD collections, because they also mapped in whole tone steps there.

    best

    Herb


  • herb....That seems like a great deal to me ;-),,,,Just bought the Clarinet!....please offer PayPal ;-) thanx again. SvK