Originally Posted by: Pixelpoet1985

Awesome! Thanks, Dietz and team!

:-D ... You're welcome! 

(... in a first impetus I was tempted to answer "My pleasure!" - but than I realised that I should stay honest. I'm _very_ happy that this highly exhausting task is finally done, really. 8-) ...)

YESSSS finally! I can integrate it all! :D

And a technical question for MIR Pro:

• Is there a way to deactivate all of the MIRx character EQs with one click? It's very tedious to revert all instruments back to the "pure" setting. Maybe I missed something. The other way round it's very easy, because you can select several instruments at once, select what should be changed (position, EQ etc.) and with one click the MIRx settings are apllied to all selected instruments.

Originally Posted by: Pixelpoet1985

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And I have some other questions:

• To what can the MIRx presets be compared? 1) The sound of the instruments as if you would hear them from a typical "decca-tree"-ish setup without further mixing enhancements, or 2) does the wetness and the reverb length of 1.42 already resemble an enhanced/mixed scenario? [...]

My reference while creating the MIRx for SSV-wide (a.k.a. "Synchronized") was the sound I get from Synchron Player with the mixer preset "02-03 Wide Surround to Stereo". For me this is "the" setup for Synchron Stage. ;-)

While it won't do any "harm" in the sense of the word, you should leave this option un-ticked when you want to hear what I heard.

Yes, you're right. It wouldn't make much sense to set-up orchestral stuff in "pop mode". ;-)

MIRacle is the weapon of choice.  Reduce the Global Dry/Wet ratio a bit and add algorithmic reverb to taste.

This is something I can't tell you without asking VSL software developers. I didn't implement my settings into SP.

I first saw this in some marketing in my email, followed up and here I found the full statement:

"The new and FREE MIR Pro update patch of RoomPack 6 – Synchron Stage Vienna adds masterfully crafted MIRx presets to all instruments,"

It does not, not through itself. There is something missing here (even if it's my understanding is incorrect, eg., 'to all instruments' means something I am not grasping); I'm supposing this is predicated upon having a license for something MIRx bundle (which does not have any Synchron Stage), as the error is "check that your MIRx licenses are available on your key (venue data/Directory Manager)".

But as stated on the Products/Software/MIR Pro page, pasted above, it makes no sense to me.

I have licenses for RoomPacks 5 & 6. It doesn't make sense for me to acquire the rooms in the MIRx bundle. It would be nice to have Synchron in VI Pro rather than use up one of my 24 slots. Maybe this means only MIR Pro full, but some information is omitted from this assertion.

I'm using MIR Pro 24. I have never used MIRx, I took out one demo and there was some problem with the license on the key; I wasn't all that likely to buy that/those venues and buy MIR Pro so I just moved on. I was never very buzzed with the limitations of a fixed spot on stage I have no say in (except say for expected strings placement), or the other limitations.

So you're saying there is MIRx-Mode in MIR Pro; so I guess it *is* that my understanding of 'adds to all instruments' is not what is meant. I'm not seeing any use for that 'mode', having the RoomPack 6, Synchron. The upshot of this for me then is there is no Synchron Stage MIRx for VI Pro. I guess this free addition in the update is not relevant to me. Thanks for the prompt reply, appreciated.

Originally Posted by: civilization 3

[...] I'm not seeing any use for that 'mode', having the RoomPack 6, Synchron. [...]

Hmmmmm ... I can't see any use for MIRx-Mode _without_ having the respective RoomPack, because it won't load the corresponding settings without the appropriate license (which you already have, judging from your message). 

... but don't feel obliged to use them! :-)

Have a great 2021 nonetheless,

Originally Posted by: civilization 3

I wasn't aware of MIRx _mode_ in MIR. But if it's there I'll just check it out. :)

-> https://www.vsl.info/en/manuals/mir-pro/mirx-mode

... this should get you started. ;-)

Happy New Year!

Dietz, I have some more questions/remarks on/for the MIRx settings:

• Some lower instruments (e.g. dimension horns, dimension cellos) sound a bit boomy. I understand that's because of the close miking at the Silent Stage. Was there already some EQ applied to the dry samples to overcome the proximity effect? Would a high-pass filter in the MIR Pro Room EQ be a good option or are there better options? I think you already made the best you can do with the Room EQ, but it's still boomy.*
• For my taste the Appassionata strings are too wet, they are around 40, and more than Orchestral or Dimension Strings which are at approx. 30. Shouldn't they be drier? Maybe there is a mistake?
• When activating MIRx, some instruments (e.g. trumpet, flute) are switched to solo position by default. No problem, but couldn't this be changed? Also some positions are not clearly named/assigned, e.g. there is Flute 1 and Flute 3 (1B). Where is Flute 2?
• Some character EQs are "messed up". In general, the MIRx character EQs are at the bottom of the character EQ drop-down list. Now we have some at the top of the list (e.g. Dimension Violins). Again, not a problem, but maybe it's a bug.

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* I read about the Abbey Road Reverb Trick where you high-pass at 600 and low-pass at 10000. Would this make sense in the Room EQ in general for all instruments, or is this trick only helpful with reverb tails? I think that the wet part in MIR Pro is ER + tail, isn't it? 

Thanks, Dietz! Much appreciated. You're so fast. :)

Concering Appassionata Strings: You're right, of course I can change the wetness. I only wondered, because the SYNCHRON-ized library is drier and many of the other MIRx venues have drier settings, too.