RoundRobbin (repitition) issue...Herb?

Hi...

This applies to entire library...I'm using VE2(XP64)

I will use the PFL (pico) as an example....

Load 2 cells

Cell1a= PFL_staccato (it has 4 alternations)

Cell1b=PFL_sfz_Vib-1 (it has 2 alternations)

now play 8th notes at circa 120 bpm (medium tempo) on the stacato...you can clearly hear the sataccato cycling through it's 4 alternations......

now play 8th notes at circa 120 bpm (medium tempo) on the sfz..........you can clearly hear the sfz cycle through it's 2 alternations

Here is the issue (a big one).....

now keyswitch between the 2 cells on every 8th note, so: stacc, sfz, stacc, sfz, stacc, sfz.......BOTH cells no longer cycle through their alternations, leading to a very stale result....This is an easy fix in the programming....

thoughts?

SvK

To put it into simpler terms...whenever you keytswitch AWAY from a cell with alternations, when you keyswitch back to it again it will be on the SAME alternation it was previously...........DG, I'm not even asking to choose which alternation is playing, but at least I expect VSL to remember that the last time the Staccato played it was on Alt3 and therefore when keyswitching away and then back to the Staccato again, it is smart enough to advance itself to Alt4.....Does that make sense?

ps: Hiya DG ;-)

It is easy to fix for a programmer...

SvK

Yes that does make sense, but I wonder whether or not it would be more annoying than the current version. In your example it is certainly preferable, but I can think of others where it would be undesirable. I still think that the answer is either to be able to pick the alternations, or to be able to force a start of the alternating pattern again.

Regarding the old performance tool, I would actually like all the features back again, but only sometimes...! For example, repetitions were a pain to use, whereas now they are easy. It's just that they don't necessarily sound as good. I also would like to be able to force a start note in legato patches and to use the repeat notes as flexibly as I could before.

 Hello everybody,

we do understand your request. For the existing version of the Vienna Instruments, we decided to make repetitions as simple as possible, after finding out that the approach from our previous sample libraries seemed to be way too complicated for many of our users (which is understandable). 

Just wanted to let you know that we are listening. And I don´t want to disappoint you, so I have to damit that this not a #1 priority on our list. And there are workarounds for everybody who is really into the idea of "controled random performance"...

Best, 

Paul

 Hi again,

it´s easy to do it, that´s true. And here´s the next problem: When you skip around in your piece, you will always hear a different alternation than the one you assigned in the "controled random" fashion. Do you really want that?

Just one of the reasons why we decided to "go back to the start" after a certain amount of time. The same is true for the repetitions. 

And this also keeps you out of trouble when it comes to the "Optimize" function. 

We do_think_about the featurses of our software. And once again, rest assured that we are listening. But quick fixes won´tdo anybody any good. 

Thanks for listening. 

Best, 

Paul