Bravo Philippe, superb!

Synchron libraries can only be played with the Synchron player, and VI libraries can only be pl;ayed with the Vienna Instruments player.

But you can you can use either player with MIR pro, either inserted as a regular plugin or integrated with Vienna Ensemble. I often use Synchron libraries with MIR pro, first turning off off any reverb and IR's on the Synchron player.

Synchron IR

Did you bypass/remove the IR?

I have the Steinway full version, it's astoundingly good, and with all those mic postions you can surely get the sound you want. Maybe just roll off a little of the bass end for Chopin's Etudes. I'm sure you wouldn't regret buying it.

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Also one of my favourites. Wonderfully done!

xx

Sounds amazing! Superb use of Vienna libraries, well done.

Room reverb is perfect, is it just the MIR room, nothing else?

I'm also a bit of a fan of Hubble, as well as Holst's Planets. Have you recreated any of the others?

Really enjoyed this.

xx

I've had this intermittently. Single Windows 10 computer, just one instance of VE pro, no remote control or anything.

A full PC restart usually solves it, but not always.

Yes, you can reduce or remove the impulse convolution reverb. In the mixer tab click on the waveform icon next to the regular reverb sends. 

Synchronised libraries work great in MIR!

Not trying to sway you either way, but I think the dimension series works great on the Synchron player, I just find it quicker and easier to use. With slightly poor eyesight those abbreviations in the tiny VI matrix cells are a nusiance!

With the Synchron player, I really only use the impulse responses while I'm putting togther tracks, as they sound great out of the box and a warm, well-balanced sound is more inspiring to work with, but generally I strip away the IR's and reverbs and put everything in MIR for mixing down.

I do like the gadgetry on VI pro, but I really don't miss it when using Synchron.

Well no it's not all about size, I was just being polite. My finances are in tatters after buying everything I can from you since I discovered VSL a year and a half ago!

But I understand it's not worth you Synchronising each individual instrument. I will just have to buy my "missing link" instruments for VI, when I can afford them.

xx

I may be one of the few, but I much prefer using the Synchron player to VI Pro, even though when I come to mix I strip out all the Synchron's convolution reverbs etc and stick the instruments into MIR. More fun for me that way...

So it's nice to see these collections released on Synchron, especially the brand new instruments. But they're too big for me, and I have many of the instruments and sections already. I would love to see individual instruments released separately for Synchron so I can add a few missing links without further reliance on VI Pro. Don't get me wrong, VI Pro is great, but I just find the Synchron player quicker and more intuitive to work with.

Would love to see a Synchronised piccolo trumpet for example!

I have to agree, I've been caught out a few times like this. I like using the mouse wheel for moving faders and scrolling, but wish it didn't affect parameters within the instrument list on the left. The scroll wheel shouldn't be able to scroll and change parameters at the same time!

I never adjust the volume using those tiny horizontal sliders on the left, couldn't the scroll function be disabled just for that section (apart from still having the ability to scroll)?

VE Pro 7 is now available, and on special offer, you should buy that!

If you were using multiple licences with VEP 5 then you need to know that VEP 7 only comes with one (not three as before), additional licences are currently on offer for 45 Euros each.

https://www.vsl.co.at/en/Software/Vienna_Ensemble_Pro

Note the "Sample Content" tabs on the product page:

https://www.vsl.co.at/en/Additional_Winds_Bundle/Saxophones#!Sample_Content

I agree, the demos are very big-room sounding.

I don't have any recordings, but with just the close and/or mid mic's you can get a nice dry sound, like your head is in in the piano! In fact you can do a lot with all the different mic positions.

It's a beautiful piano.

You're using Vienna instruments (free version), if you upgrade to Vienna Instruments Pro 2 you will get the extra slot racks and polyphonic legato as required. And some other nice gadetry too. VI Pro 2 is the only option to satisfy your requests. It comes with one license.

FYI: Vienna Ensemble is hosting software, not a VSL library player. The free version of Vienna Ensmble can host multiple Vienna Instruments players. It's excellect software and very useful. Since it's free you can download it and find out just how useful it may be to you. The pro version of Vienna Ensemble can also host third party players such as Kontakt. It's even better :)

Vienna Ensemble Pro 7 is not yet available, but at the moment you can pre-order it for a discounted price. VE Pro 7 comes with one license, a change to the pricing structure of VE Pro 6 which included 3 licenses whether you needed them or not.

Hope this clarifies.

4 Steinways and a Yamaha, all fairly close.

It looks like you haven't yet entered the activation code for VEP 7.

In the Synchron version of Chamber Strings you get fewer articulations than the VI extended library, but more articulations than the VI standard library. For me there's nothing essential missing from the Synchron library.

I just searched my laptop C drive, which only has the free version of VE installed, I found it in:

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Steinberg\VST2

(If you're not a Cubase user it probably won't be there!)

From the sceenshot it looks like you've searched only in the Quick Access folder. Try selecting C drive first then search again.

Just trying to help until someone can give you a definitive answer.

In my case the Vienna Ensemble 6 and VEPro DLL's are in:

C:\Program Files (x86)\VSTPlugIns

C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3

In VI Pro there is an 8-channel mixer to control the volume and pan of each articulation slot contained within a cell. Every single slot in every cell within a matrix can have different mixer settings if you wish, it's hugely versatile.

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Very helpful people!

After January 14, 2020, Microsoft will no longer provide security updates or support for PCs running Windows 7.

Could be a potential disadvantage?

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsforbusiness/end-of-windows-7-support