I agree!

Hello Cyril,

i had asked me the same questions like you. As i saw the update-list, i promtly thought: Why i couldn't be like the "Software updates" tool from Mac. 

Best regards
Frank 

To start, all I am asking is a way to check if I have upgrade all my instruments.

DG, VSL may do other upgrades or patches !!

I have download the 97 files from VSL site, drag them into the directory manager.

On Mac you need to click twice between each file

List of files :

Piccolo DI-Standard Library Update

Piccolo DI-Full Library Update

Flute 1 DI-Standard Library Update

Flute 1 DI-Full Library Update

Flute 2 DI-Standard Library Update

Flute 2 DI-Full Library Update

Flute ensemble DI-Standard Library Update

Flute ensemble DI-Full Library Update

Alto Flute DI-Standard Library Update

Alto Flute DI-Full Library Update

Bass Flute DI-Standard Library Update

Bass Flute DI-Full Library Update

Oboe French DI-Standard Library Update

Oboe French DI-Full Library Update

Oboe Vienna DI-Standard Library Update

Oboe Vienna DI-Full Library Update

Oboe ensemble DI-Standard Library Update

Oboe ensemble DI-Full Library Update

Oboe d'Amore DI-Standard Library Update

Oboe d'Amore DI-Full Library Update

Englishhorn French DI-Standard Library Update

Englishhorn French DI-Full Library Update

Englishhorn Vienna DI-Standard Library Update

Englishhorn Vienna DI-Full Library Update

Heckelphone DI-Standard Library Update

Heckelphone DI-Full Library Update

Clarinet-Eb DI-Standard Library Update

Clarinet-Eb DI-Full Library Update

Clarinet-Bb DI-Standard Library Update

Clarinet-Bb DI-Full Library Update

Clarinet ensemble DI-Standard Library Update

Clarinet ensemble DI-Full Library Update

Basset Horn DI-Standard Library Update

Basset Horn DI-Full Library Update

Bass Clarinet DI-Standard Library Update

Bass Clarinet DI-Full Library Update

Contrabass Clarinet DI-Standard Library Update

Contrabass Clarinet DI-Full Library Update

Bassoon DI-Standard Library Update

Bassoon DI-Full Library Update

Bassoon II DI-Standard Library Update

Contrabassoon DI-Standard Library Update

Contrabassoon DI-Full Library Update

Bassoon ensemble DI-Standard Library Update

Bassoon ensemble DI-Full Library Update

Soprano Sax DI-Standard Library Update

Soprano Sax DI-Full Library Update

Alto Sax DI-Standard Library Update

Alto Sax DI-Full Library Update

Tenor Sax DI-Standard Library Update

Tenor Sax DI-Full Library Update

Baritone Sax DI-Standard Library Update

Baritone Sax DI-Full Library Update

Bass Sax DI-Standard Library Update

Bass Sax DI-Full Library Update

Horn Triple DI-Standard Library Update

Horn Triple DI-Full Library Update

Horn Vienna DI-Standard Library Update

Horn Vienna DI-Full Library Update

Horn ensemble DI-Standard Library Update

Horn ensemble DI-Full Library Update

Epic Horns DI-Standard Library Update

Epic Horns DI-Full Library Update

Cimbasso DI-Standard Library Update

Cimbasso DI-Full Library Update

Euphonium DI-Standard Library Update

Euphonium DI-Full Library Update

Tuba DI-Standard Library Update

Tuba DI-Full Library Update

Contrabass Tuba DI-Standard Library Update

Contrabass Tuba DI-Full Library Update

Wagner Tuba DI-Standard Library Update

Wagner Tuba DI-Full Library Update

Piccolo Trumpet DI-Standard Library Update

Piccolo Trumpet DI-Full Library Update

Trumpet-C DI-Standard Library Update

Trumpet-C DI-Full Library Update

Trumpet-Bb DI-Standard Library Update

Trumpet ensemble DI-Standard Library Update

Trumpet ensemble DI-Full Library Update

Fanfare Trumpets DI-Standard Library Update

Fanfare Trumpets DI-Full Library Update

Cornet DI-Standard Library Update

Cornet DI-Full Library Update

Bass Trumpet DI-Standard Library Update

Bass Trumpet DI-Full Library Update

Flugelhorn DI-Standard Library Update

Alto Trombone DI-Standard Library Update

Alto Trombone DI-Full Library Update

Tenor Trombone DI-Standard Library Update

Tenor Trombone DI-Full Library Update

Trombone ensemble DI-Standard Library Update

Trombone ensemble DI-Full Library Update

Bass Trombone DI-Standard Library Update

Bass Trombone DI-Full Library Update

Contrabass Trombone DI-Standard Library Update

Contrabass Trombone DI-Full Library Update

Hi Cyril,

I have many of the same instruments, but because I bought them as the DVD sets, my updates were simpler and quicker. Even so, I had to look in several places to make sure I had them all.

I really sympathize with you!

I do agree that some kind of notification system for updating would be really nice. Maybe the VSL Directory Manager could search for updates and download them if you choose to do so. This way, all the libraries that one has installed could be compared with the VSL database.

Oh.... I see your pain!  Yikes.  The DVD instruments were all bundled together so it was fairly painless.

- Greg

I like that idea, but then again I have quite a few libraries. I can already imagine the complaints from people that they have to download a huge file, when they only have one product. I don't think that it would be possible to please everyone.

DG

 I have no idea. My updates came to about 70MB, but I would be pretty cheesed off if all I needed was 1MB of that. Imagine if I was on dial-up, rather than broadband.

DG

1. That's why I said earlier on that even though updating was a pain, it would only happen occasionally. If a "fix" is quick and easy for VSL, I'm all for it. If it takes substantial development time away from more important things (obviously "more important" depends on your own definition...!) then I would say that spending 5 minutes clicking every couple of years is no hardship for me.
2. I think the people who have mainly single instruments would hate not to be able to use all the fantastic new features that the updates bring (such as the legato slur, which sounds great).

DG