Pat, what notes are out of tune on the Yamaha?  Also, are you familiar with the per-note tuning on the Edit page?

How fast is the passage that is marked slurred? If you have a slur between two half notes at a quarter note equals 70, the sustain patch is probably better.

Have you experimented with Start Offset?

My system, details in my signature, handles all 32 VIpro 2 Dimension Strings in unison playing rapid scales with the Pref-trill_leg articulation LIVE, and at 256 buffer, in the MIR Pro Konzerthaus GosserSaal.

Slave CPU peaks at about 65% CPU in the task manager.  MacBookPro CPU needle doesn't even move.  I *might* get one or two minor pops when I'm doing impossible runs that real strings can't do.. but 99% of actual music I'd write wouldn't cause any pops.  Other articulations that aren't as polyphony-heavy, no pops at all.

When playing back at 512 buffer, not live, zero pops no matter what MIDI was recorded.

Hi Paul,

The manual install worked for me, like the others apparently.  But not when following the prompts via the Download Manager.  

I'm having the same problem.

Can someone walk me through the manual install?  Does that just mean you click the install button instead of having the auto-install box checked?  If that's the case, I'm still getting the same error message.

eLicenser, Vienna Download Manager, etc are all up to date.

See if you can do the iMac Pro with 10 cores. 

The most cores and the most RAM possible.  Where things get a little hairy is recording with multiple mic positions.  Also, even the Synchronized Dimension Strings can be pretty taxing.

I know that's sort of a simple answer, but you really need the max machine you can afford.

Customize with colors different areas of the keyboard on the bottom of the player.

That way, if people wanted to, they could color-designate various instrument ranges' timbral qualities as a helpful guide while orchestrating.  Think Arthur Lange's Spectratone Chart.

Could be pretty useful for folks who do VSL mockups they later have them played by a live orchestra.

Example:

You load up Synchronized Dimension Brass I, Trumpet I.  On the keyboard at the bottom of the player, notes E3-A3 have a greyish tint.  Notes Bb3-E4 have a brownish tint.  F4-Bb4, redish.  B5-F#5, orange.  G5-B5, yellow.  High C and up, white.

Though, I suppose that might conflict with the keyswitch color schemes... but maybe there's a way to implement?  Little colored dots?  Maybe?

Ahh yes. The velocity layers in Synchron strings are doubled (sometimes tripled) on most articulations.

What about the dynamic flexibilty of Synchron Strings I vs counterpart in VI?  That is another tonal/timbral advantage over the VI instruments.

And for clarity, my argument is that even a casual hobbyist should have both VI and Synchron products... all of them. 

I just finished a pop-ish sounding track for a commercial with the Synchron CFX (instead of the Steinway).

I used the close mics with the Universal Audio 1176, and then a touch of algo reverb.  The sound locked into the track perfectly -- super rich sound without being too big.  It is very flexible.  Often times with these types of pianos, when you start compressing and gaining things up, key noise or the noise floor can become a problem.  Not so with the Synchron Yamaha as you can EQ some of that around note C4 and higher (and even then, you may not need to depending on the track).

Well I can give a perfect example of timbral/tonal manipulation that can be done with Synchron that cannot be done with VI+MIRpro.

Different saturation+EQ+compression on different mic positions.

I had asked a while back if there were a way to split out the MIRpro capsules individually and there is not.

Spatially, 10 mic positions is preferable when doing an ATMOS mix.

One would think that Apple, sitting on a near quarter-billion dollars of repatriated cash, would take their pro audio software more seriously and fix/recode or do whatever it takes to be the best product on the market. ESPECIALLY if they’re trying to sling these $6,000 to $20,000 modular cheese graters to us lol....

That said, is it the case that a master comp on the latest iOS, with Logic 10.4.5, with latest VEPro7, that AU3 is broken on a NEW session made with it? Or just old sessions with the VSL multiport template beta that aren’t working?

I would make an argument that the Synchron Player is as customizable... mainly because of all the FX that come with the player. But aside from the Synchronized versions, the multiple mic positions have tonal and spatial capabilities that are beyond dry samples. Used in tandem with each other, it’s indistinguishable from real players if properly performed.

I like VI too... and Synchron.  To me they are both necessary weapons in the composer's arsenal.  Last month, VSL did release a new VI library: Dimension Strings III.  So that's good!

Bleed volume is for the power drums.  If you have them or the Epic Orchestra 2.0, load up the Tama Drums and look on the mix page.  You'll see on the left side of the mixer below FX, AUX, and BASIC, a thing that says BLEED.

On the perform page, you'll see Release Voice, Voice Steak Release, Source V.L. Release and all that.  The scaler you mention has to do with how loud the release sample is gonna be, and the curve that it's on... I THINK (Paul, is that correct???).

In the Synchron Pianos on the Edit page, you will find RX Fix, RX, Dyn. etc.  I believe in the normal Synchron Player  the curve of the release sample effects these similar things.

YES!  Same here. :)

It certainly looks that way.  So far, there are a host of Synchron-ized string libraries, ranging from Chamber Strings to Appassionata, Dimension Brass, Epic Orchestra 2.0, and now Special Editions.  My guess is that there will be more.

Also, just another tip for L/R stuff, research the Haas effect. :)

I'm unable to reproduce this... can you upload a sample of what you're talking about?

Is this happening in MIR Pro?  Or just panning in your DAW?

 

In the sequencer, you can edit the midi notes... that's what I'd do... make it immitate the other ones.  Or, consider using one of the sul patches.

It *IS* possible to play natural trills by hand in the SY player.  I do it all the time! :) 

What is so amazing to me is how far you can go once a composer is "under the hood" with this library/software.

The plucks especially really have a great feel... and they sound so different than what you can render with outboard synths or software.  I assume that's because the Smart Spheres are based on samples from real acoustic instruments.

This track was really fantastic.

To expand on Maestro Herb's post here, I would add that sometimes the holding down the lower note of the trill may appear to render a more even-sounding trill, but it is in fact less realistic AND less flexible than playing a well-performed trill.  Yes it might sound more even (a good thing) but it sacrifices some key elements.

My unsolicited advice:

A well-performed trill should have some shape to it, meaning that there are (for lack of a better term) micro crescendos within a turn or trill that help propell the phrase (unless of course, it is a purposefully marked/intended decrescendo).  That crescendo usually comes from the lower note more so than the upper!  So, you want to have those repeated lower notes, each with a slightly different "feel" or "landing" to them which would mimic a professional playing a nice, tight trill.

Another tip is temporarily taking your tempo to larghissimo, zooming in on your trill, and seeing which notes make it sound like a dotted rhythm, adjust the midi, then put the tempo back where it was.  That might help smooth things out.

Or, if you are using VI Pro, the APP Sequencer has preprogramed trills!  These are GREAT!  So if someone can't play a super tight trill, in the APP Sequencer in VI Pro you could trigger a super tight trill with your toe... or nose... or... what ever appendage isn't in use at that moment. 

EDIT: also implement humanize like William said!

I'll take a stab at it 

Prepared piano, solo strings, french horns, gong, bowed vibraphone?  Maybe some of those glass things blended in?

Thanks everyone.

Also, if you have any questions, complaints, or quibbles (differences of opinion!), or suggestions, I'm happy to answer/listen in this thread.