Wow, this update is really fantastic so far! Very responsive and smooth, especially with Kontakt and Play instruments.

Well done, VSL! :)

My slave machine sporadically jumps to 99% CPU as well (using VE Pro & Play). I got through a few hours of normal functioning yesterday though, so I don't know what the cause is.

Using Cubase 7.0.1 64bit, Win7/64, with VE Pro 5 and Play 3.0.40 on a slave machine - after an unknown amount of time, playback will begin stuttering heavily on the slave machine. VE Pro has not crashed completely, but task manager reveals that CPU usage is at 99% for VE Pro, thus crippling the computer (takes 30+ seconds to click the mouse and have it register).

This has happened several times, and again, it seems to happen at random times during playback.

The Ensemble page has the same link as the Intrument page.

Edit: Nevermind, I see VI installs VE as well. Is that something new?

Nevermind. I got things working! :)

I should specify that I'm looking for the Windows versions. Thanks.

I have a to resurrect a Cubase project, and I need to open my VE plugins so I can save the metadata.

Unfortunately, that was two updates ago, and I can't find 8008.

Surely they can afford a VBulletin license.

Or at the very least, FREE phpbb.

At least give us a search function that works. I have no idea how the search results are arranged (date), and I don't want to sift through threads created in 2004.

First of all, thanks for all the hard work in fixing the bugs with VI Pro. I am no longer experiencing any issues with missing articulations.

I've had VE Pro since it was released, but I never tried setting up a network until just now (I've even had a spare Vienna Key sealed in its packaging for almost 3 years). Right now I'm working on a project that requires a lot of heavy lifting, and a single computer (i7 920, 12GB) can't handle the workload - I feared the day this would come. For the longest time I was agonizing a frustrating bout with configuration and setup, but in less than 10 minutes I had my slave computer running Omnisphere and Kontakt plugins alongside VSL on my main computer!

So, that's all, just....thanks!

Also in VI Pro, the problem with empty patches still exists, as well as missing licenses for certain instruments (Violin Ens). And a new problem introduced in this build -  the Cello Ens preset makes the program crash every time I attempt to load it.

So sadly, VI Pro is still unusable to me.

Ok, the problem still exists on the new hard drive.

First, I tried a fresh install of Orchestral Strings I, and the preset loaded (but the Perf-Portamento samples did not). So I ran the library update, and now VI Pro gives me the same error message as before. The standard VI and VI Ensemble still work perfectly, however.

I wish VI Pro would load these Violin Ens samples because it works amazingly well with all the other instruments.

Thanks Paul. I tried to simply move the Violin samples to another hard drive (setting the Directory Manager accordingly, of course). But the same error message occurs. I will now try to do a fresh re-install of Orchestral Strings I on the different hard drive. In the meantime, here are the computer's specs:

Windows 7x64

Asus P6T

Intel I7 920

EVGA GTX260

12Gb Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600

WD Hard Drives

Ok, I tried reinstalling Orch Strings I from scratch from the dvds, and the preset loaded into VI Pro without any error messages.

However, the Perf-Legato samples were not playing. I ran the latest library update (from 2008), and now I'm back to the original missing license problem.

I also noticed that if I pull up the Perf-Legato Matrix _only_, the samples are missing when I switch over to Perf-Portamento with the mod wheel (the keys are greyed out at the bottom as well)

All other presets work when I load them in VI Pro (even violas), but violins will not.

Under Matrix, I'm able to load Perf-Legato/Portamento and Perf-Repetition samples, but when I try to load Articulation Combi, it tells me there is no valid license.

Here is a screen capture video to illustrate the problem:

Vienna Instruments Pro License Not Found

I've tried re-installing everything (VI Pro, VE Pro, e-License Control Center) and re-updating the Violin Ens Library. Interesting, the Violins will load fine in the standard Vienna Instruments sampler.

I'm interested to know if you guys will eventually be sampling more venues for MIR in addition to the Wiener Konzerthaus.

 I love this promotion!

Installing Rieger Organ now! :)

 No, they said they found some _other_ way of overcoming CPU limitations.

They discussed the GPU option in the early days of MIR development, but decided it would be best not to be tied down to any specific hardware (and avoiding the need to rewrite MIR's code numerous times).

I recently found out about Nvidia's CUDA technology being used in audio applications to aid in real-time processing. Is Vienna looking into this at all to solve the problems of CPU limitations?

Indeed. Many auditoriums have seat cushions that are designed to have the same acoustical absorption properties as the human that would otherwise occupy the empty seat.

 I have a FF800 and basically the same PC hardware.

I've been using Reaper (the best DAW out there, IMO) and I have ZERO problems to report! 

 Sounds wonderful!

Now poke out the other eardrum, and you'll be composing like Beethoven in no time. 

 I read music, but 99% of what I do just gets thrown onto a piano roll in my DAW, so I don't think the skill is completely necessary. A good ear is, however.

http://www.benjohnson.net/night%20terrors%20intro.mp3

I use Orchestral Strings 1 & 2, Winds 1, Brass 1, Harps, and Percussion - all standard libraries.

Piano>Forte>Piano

Thank you, Andi. I'm using Sibelius 5.2 on XP64, but it's still not working.

I put the XML is this folder. C:\Program Files (x86)\Sibelius Software\Sibelius 5\Sounds 

Just to be clear, this is the place I should be seeing it, correct?