Dear Alan,

you are right on both counts! The slurred legatos have a less pronounced sliding effect than the portamentos, but are also a bit "sloppily" executed compared with the standard legatos. Alas, they are not included in the manuals because they were added as a kind of bonus at a later date ...

Kind regards,
David Ender / VI Manuals

Hi Stefan,

you're right of course, the layer information is missing in some manuals because it is largely redundant ... In other manuals I included a table of the general layout of velocity layers that applies to most instruments. Here it is:

2 layers: 0-88, 89-127
3 layers: 0-55, 56-88, 89-127
4 layers: 0-55, 56-88, 89-108, 109-127
5 layers: 0-55, 56-88, 89-108, 109-118, 119-127

6 and more layers mostly apply to percussion instruments where the differences in timbre are more pronounced.

I will try and remember to include the general layer information whenever there are any manual updates!

Kind regards,
David Ender / VI Manuals

Hi,

sorry about the confusion! This is a database issue we haven't been able to resolve yet. For congruity reasons the website shows the slightly different sample content of the Single Instrument Downloads also on the Collection page. We're trying to find a solution. The PDF Collection manuals show the proper sample content.

Apologies and kind regards,
David

Dear David,

I'm very sorry, that was a mistake on my part when I entered the Serpent's sample content for the web page. Obviously I copied the content from another instrument and forgot to delete what wasn't there, including not only the cres-dim but also trills and fast repetitions ... The instrument manuals normally contain the right information, so in case of doubt one should trust them rather than our website.

The mistake has been corrected, it now displays the proper content of the serpent.

Btw, there's nothing wrong with your English!

Kind regards, David

Hi, on the Sample Content page the information on harmonics was missing for the violins. This is now corrected.

Kind regards,David Ender

Hi, the faulty video has been exchanged, the new version is now online ... Enjoy!

David Ender
VSL IT

Hi,

sorry for the confusion - there was a mistake in the listing. Alas, scale runs are never part of a Collection's Standard Edition ... I've corrected the entry and hope there won't be any other errors.

Kind regards,

David Ender
VSL Manuals & IT

Hi, sorry for the missing downloads - there were wrong IDs assigned to the files. It's working now!

Have fun,
David Ender / VSL Manuals & IT

Thanks for the information, it's corrected now ...

Cheers,
David
Manuals & IT

Hi Oceanview,

thanks, your suggestion is certainly worth thinking about - only it's a capacity problem. Gathering together the info is no mean task, and I confess that at least at the moment it seems too much to handle to me. But how about opening up a "Work-arounds" thread? If people contribute to that, it would be easier for me to edit, publish and regularly update a .pdf containing all those user tips & tricks - much easier than reading through thousands of pages . (I did that once and it was really hard work. Only the forum contained about a 5th of what it does now.)

Kind regards,

David Ender / VSL manuals

Hi,

my apologies! It's true that this was a mistake in the manual as well as on the horn ensemble's sample content page; the age of copy&paste can be wearisome at times. I've corrected the entries, but I wish there were indeed trills in the package ... Hope this won't happen again.

Kind regards,

David Ender / VSL manuals

Hi guys,

first of all I want to say that I'm very sorry - there was indeed a mistake in the sample content descriptions (which I obviously wasn't aware of). The Solo Strings Standard Library only contains staccato and sustained notes of artifical harmonics, all other harmonics articulations are part of the Extended Library.

I'd like to apologize for any inconvenience caused by that error. It's not always easy to keep track of all the samples ...

Kind regards,
David Ender / VSL manuals

Hi Gisbourne,

thank you for the information - the bad links on the Bundles page as well as the Special Edition stuff are now repaired, the "forum" problem may take a bit longer ...

Kind regards,

David

VSL manuals & IT 

Hello,

first you have to download and install the latest LCC by Syncrosoft if you haven't done so already. After that, you can download the Special Edition license onto your Steinberg key - there's a PDF manual called Vienna Key Information which will guide you through it in our user area. On the same page, you can also download the latest version of the Vienna Instruments software and another PDF manual for that. The software also installs the VI Library Installer which you need to install the Library. Start the Installer and guide it to the first installation DVD to open the file "package.info" there. Then follow the installer's directions to put the Library onto a harddisk of your choice ...

Kind regards,

David Ender
VI manuals

You really are an accomplished bicyclist!

Hello Vince,

welcome to Vienna! I think we would need some more info before we can give you meaningful answers - but here's a few questions for a start:

Installation went o.k., it seems, apart from the time it takes ... so you registered your product and also activated the syncrosoft key. The ViennaKey is safely inserted in one of your USB ports.

- Are you trying to run the stand-alone VI software, or to load the VST/AU in your sequencer?
- Have you selected the instrument folders you want to use with the Directory Manager? If yes, try selecting only a single instrument at first.
- Maybe downloading and installing the latest software from our user area will do the trick.

If none of these helps, please give us a description of your computer setup, we might be able to tell you more then.

Kind regards,
David
VSL manuals

Hi Emlyn,

sorry to hear that you didn't get along with my manual so well - I certainly tried to make it understandable ...

If you would like to point out the passages where you were stumped, please send me a mail or private message so that I can integrate your suggestions.

Kind regards,
David
VSL manuals

Now I know what the German Stock Exchange Index (DAX) was named after!

Hi Joe,

as far as I know, it has been tried - however, the attempts were unsuccessful ... I believe that the money you could earn in the time it takes to convert the Giga Performances to K2 would be quite enough to buy a few VIs []

There are no perf-détachés for the violin ensemble.

I'm not a K2 user myself, but of course it works with the PerfTool. As far as I know, there's also some built-in performance algorithms. (If I'm wrong, I hope a K2 user will correct me. ops: )

Kind regards,
david
VSL manuals

I believe someone would have found out by now if it was possible - but you never know ...

Kind regards,
David
VSL manuals

Hi Emlyn,

sorry that it still doesn't seem to work - or does it by now?

Have you set all 4 ports of the PT to different INs/OUTs? And maybe you should try to run GS diagnostics, it might be able to tell you what's wrong if it's a GS error.

Kind regards,
David
VSL manuals

That's really something the worls needs

Hi Kirk,

the way you describe is the way to go - if you want it easier, you'd have to use GS3 in stand-alone mode. I know it's inconvenient because you have to re-record your GVI midi out tracks when you change the "master" track, but alas there's no way around it.

Kind regards,
David
VSL manuals

Beat you, Paul! Hope our concerted efforts work ...

Hi Emlyn,

sorry to hear that. I'll tell you my setup, which has been working for me for a long time now (except when GS decided to have one of its frequent freak-outs ):

First, I think if you want to get rid of Cubase complaining about GS not being available in Rewire, switch it on in GS again, then start Cubase and switch it on here, too. Close Cubase, switch Rewire off in GS again. (Should work, but I haven't tried it myself now).

Basically, that's the setup I'm working with because it's much easier to work with GS stand-alone and it also has a little less latency, I believe.

In GS system settings - hardware, all MIDI In Ports are off, and the Hardware Adapter channels set to the outputs of your soundcard which you want to use.

The 4 Performance Tool In Ports are set to Midi Router IN 1-4. I use the VSL Midi Router because it worked best for me, but of course you can also use MidiYoke or some similar software.

Similarly, the PerfTool Out Ports are set to Giga Out Port 1-4.

Cubase Midi Track Outs for GS are now set to VSL Midi Router Out 1-4. If I have more than 4 Instruments, I distribute them according to instrument group, so I don't get confused. If I use Performances, I set the PerfTool to the corresponding setting (Legato, Repetition, etc.), and for single notes I set it on "Thru", so every GS instrument runs through the PerfTool (again, to save me confusion).

I know you've probably read all this before, but maybe starting from scratch could help ...

Kind regards,
David Ender
VSL manuals