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Last post Tue, Jan 10 2023 by toodamnhip, 17 replies.
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Posted on Sun, Mar 01 2020 17:36
by Id45
Joined on Sun, Nov 20 2011, Posts 3

More often than not, whenever I load a big project or a big template (multiple instances on a local server, not an external machine), VEPro would stop loading the template (or perhaps freeze) and then I need to force quit VEPro and try to load it again.

Usually, it gets it by the fourth or fifth time. Is anybody else experiencing this?

VEPro 7 latest version, on the new Mac Pro 28-core 192 RAM macOS Catalina.

 

Thanks!

Posted on Mon, Mar 02 2020 03:57
by holywilly
Joined on Mon, Jul 08 2013, Posts 68

Same thing happening here today!
VEP stuck at 27% permanently, nothing's changed after restarting computer or VEP 7.

The template was loaded successfully until today (March 2nd, 2020).

I'm running the latest VEP7 on Mac Pro 6,1 12-core, 128GB Ram MacOS Mojave.

Posted on Mon, Mar 02 2020 09:13
by Paul
Joined on Sat, Aug 03 2002, Vienna, Posts 13811

Hi, 

Sounds to me like a loading process in one of your used plug-ins is hanging. 

You can send us a sample from the hang, to

=> Open Activity Monitor

=> Choose Vienna Ensemble PRO

=> Click the small "i" in the upper left corner

=> Click "Sample" in the lower left corner

=> Save the file and send it to us 

There's a good chance we can tell you what is causing the hang (but we cannot change the loading procedure of a plug-in, VE Pro is only the host) => so you can contact the producer of the plug-in and check what can be done. 

Best, 
Paul

Paul Kopf
Product Manager - Vienna Symphonic Library
Posted on Thu, Mar 05 2020 00:34
by adriaantaylor
Joined on Tue, Sep 30 2014, Boston MA US, Posts 57

Yes this seems to be happening to me.. i found if i open VEpro server first then do a file open. i have more luck if that sheads any light on things.. 

Posted on Thu, Mar 05 2020 02:32
by Id45
Joined on Sun, Nov 20 2011, Posts 3

Yeah, I'm seeing the same behavior here too...

This is really weird...

Posted on Sat, Mar 07 2020 18:30
by dlpmusic
Joined on Sun, Jan 19 2003, Posts 289

I see this all the time on one of my machines.  Never does it after a fresh computer restart....but loading a file a second time is 50/50 if it will freeze or not.  Then I have to force quit in task manager and try again.  Sometimes it can take 4 or 5 tries before it finally fully loads.  It does always get stuck in the same spot so I suspect it is aparticular plugin.

Posted on Sat, Mar 07 2020 21:46
by Paul
Joined on Sat, Aug 03 2002, Vienna, Posts 13811

Hi,

If you can find a way to reproduce this scenario, we can at least point to the culprit... any step-by-step instructions / samples (as described above) and setup information will be helpful: !

Best, 
Paul

Paul Kopf
Product Manager - Vienna Symphonic Library
Posted on Fri, Feb 12 2021 12:43
by toodamnhip
Joined on Sat, Jun 09 2012, Posts 87

Is there no trick available to somehow bypass something in VE Pro to allow the files to open , for ex- without audio? It seems like we need a protocol to be able to look inside a stuck file so we could at least bypass the culprit. Otherwise, with large templates especially, if any ONE company changes something, it kills an entire sound library. Wow. Thats a true aqxuiles heel is it not?

OS 10.10.3 DP 9.0
Posted on Fri, Feb 12 2021 16:12
by Paul
Joined on Sat, Aug 03 2002, Vienna, Posts 13811

Hi toodamnhip, 

It is mostly the dynamic loading processes that get in the way of each other, and VE Pro cannot influence that, being "just" the host. 

The plug-in standards / names etc are VERY rarely changed... none of your sequencer projects would open those plug-ins, no matter where they are hosted. 

Best, 
Paul

Paul Kopf
Product Manager - Vienna Symphonic Library
Posted on Tue, Sep 14 2021 21:21
by houseofnoise_9498
Joined on Mon, Nov 08 2004, Los Angeles, Posts 2

Same issue on my system. Every few days my template freezes while trying to open. It is completely inconsistent and happens at different stages.

Best of luck!

VEPro 7 latest version, on the new Mac Pro 16-core 160 RAM, macOS Big Sur.

Posted on Wed, Sep 15 2021 01:44
by toodamnhip
Joined on Sat, Jun 09 2012, Posts 87

As a long time user and Fan, For me, if VE Pro wants to be a truly DEPENDABLE hosting format, it needs to forget what is "possible", and instead, realize that users desperately need CERTAINTY that One stupid sub program cannot FREEZE an entire template. So, VE Pro needs to build into its capabilities a diagnostic tool of some sort.

There are many possible levels to this:

It can be a timed out based approach, where if VE Pro does not hear back from a program that's trying to load it will bypass and move on.

It can be a special opening mode where audio is shut off allowing a user to see which programs aren't loading and bypass them before turning on the audio aspect back on. And it can be many other approaches, all equating to isolating any hanging VI, bypassing it, and NOT HANGING!

I am not a programmer, I do not care one iota about programmers or their "needs" or "limitations" I care about what end users NEED.

As of this moment, VE Pro is an extremely vulnerable program to rely on for the sole source of one's orchestral or VI library. It is subject to the weakest link of any 3rd party VI that goes retarded. If you have 60 VIs, realize that any one of their "updates" can potentially sink Vienna and therefore one's whole template or song.  If Toontrack screws up its naming protocol like once happened to me, VE Pro is sunk. If ever problematic Mach 5, with its low IQ method of searching for its sounds can't find its brain when trying to load, 99 other working VIs can ALL be stopped dead in their tracks. Terrible terrible terrible! 

This is the REAL #1 issue users need addressed. I believe it can be done. It starts with a no excuses attitude and THREE- realizations:

1) that VE Pro is extremely vulnerable.

2) That it is completely unacceptable for any one malfunction of a VI to stop the entire template from loading. 

3) That something CAN be done about it.

OS 10.10.3 DP 9.0
Posted on Thu, Nov 11 2021 15:53
by tjhill
Joined on Thu, Dec 26 2019, San Diego, Posts 1

Just wanted to chime in and say that this same thing is happening to me. Not sure if this will shed any light on the situation, but here are my findings:

I run two iMacs (both on Mac os 11.4) with VEPro 7. I use EW composer cloud on both machines. EW released their new Opus sample host/engine a while back. I installed Opus on one of my iMacs, but not the other. The only hangs/beach balling I get when loading are on the machine with the Opus software installed. The computer without Opus loads perfectly 100% of the time. 

EW released an opus update recently, so I'll see if that helps. Anyway, posting this here on the off chance that it helps us figure out what is causing the hang.

Posted on Sun, Jan 08 2023 19:41
by realscoremusic
Joined on Tue, Mar 18 2003, Posts 14

January 2023, same problem, not addressed by VSL. Massive template, lovingly created, now tripping up over a Kontakt plugin. VSL DO something about this - it disqualifies you as a serious tool. I'm in the middle of a Netflix project and cannot load my orchestra - it's simply not good enough to say 'VEP is just a host so contact your third party plugin provider'. You need a timeout-and-move on from non-functioning plugins so that the template can be loaded! Why don't you have that???

Mac Studio Ultra, 128GB, 2TB. UAD Twin X, VSS3 Reverb, endless libraries.
Posted on Sun, Jan 08 2023 20:09
by dterry
Joined on Thu, Jan 30 2003, Posts 68

Originally Posted by: toodamnhip Go to Quoted Post
This is the REAL #1 issue users need addressed. I believe it can be done. It starts with a no excuses attitude and THREE- realizations:

1) that VE Pro is extremely vulnerable.

2) That it is completely unacceptable for any one malfunction of a VI to stop the entire template from loading. 

3) That something CAN be done about it.

Ditto to all of the above.  Because of VSL's glacial move into the Mac M1, M2 and now M3 era, I had to drop VEPro as a server, move to ipMidi and hardware I/O and am only using VEPro as a standalone host.   But..... it freezes/simply stops responding to input frequently.  It is only running EW Play, Synchron and Kontakt 6. That's it.  No mixing of other VIs - just those three.   It also crashes constantly on an i9 Win11 server I've been wanting to integrate into my setup, but had to give up.  VEPro is not stable enough for demanding work.

Posted on Mon, Jan 09 2023 08:08
by toodamnhip
Joined on Sat, Jun 09 2012, Posts 87

I fully agree! Vienna is passing the buck and NOT being responsible for their customers who RELY on their product for their careers! Fail VSL, FAIL FAIL FAIL! No more "features", no more "updates". Please focus on RE-designing your product to allow users to BYPASS any stuck loads. ASAP please!

OS 10.10.3 DP 9.0
Posted on Mon, Jan 09 2023 10:42
by Andreas8420
Joined on Mon, Dec 02 2019, Vienna, Posts 264

Hi!

If a certain plugin leads to an unstable project state, you can always disable the plugin in the VE Pro plugin management settings.

Kind regards,
Andreas

Technical Support - Vienna Symphonic Library
Posted on Tue, Jan 10 2023 12:52
by toodamnhip
Joined on Sat, Jun 09 2012, Posts 87

How can one KNOW what plug-in is hanging the load? Every time I've had VE Pro get stuck, I haven't had as clue WHICH plug in failed. When one has hundreds, the "trial and error" to determine the "culprit" could be a disaster, resulting in days of lost work. In a "lucky" scenario, maybe a user might have just updated "one" plug-in so as to make it obvious. But in reality, its not that simple. Unless I'm missing something? 

OS 10.10.3 DP 9.0
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