Dietz, I know it's called MIR and costs an extra 795EUR, fine by me. But it is not available for Mac. So it's of absolutely nouse as far as I am concerned.
Now you talked about a very interesting feature called "Natural Volume" which is only available with this wonderful piece of modern technology called MIR. But after I read one of your previous answers, I understand that VSL don't want to help users achieve it if they don't buy MIR... and a PC. This is why I have the bitter feeling that VSL don't want to help their customers get the best result possible with their products. This isn't the first time it happens.
And after all, all we ask for is a "volume compensation table" or call it whatever. Not a big deal, or is it?!
All I want is to have a great time composing orchestral music and hearing it played back on my computer. All I've done for the last 18 months is trying to figure out a way to do it, asking for help and advice on the forums and elsewhere, getting new tools such as VSL Suite for this purpose in the view of making realistic mockups with VSL samples. But to no success so far.
Alright, you can argue that I might be a bit dumb, that everybody should be able to get the best out of VSL products very easily. Sorry, I'm no sound engineer or producer, and I have no interest in becoming one. I'm just learning how to compose, arrange and orchestrate. It's difficult enough.
Unless I missed them (in which case, yes, I'm an idiot given the amount of time I spent researching it), I can't find any tutorials on the VSL website explaining how to use VSL Suite and VEPro to achieve the different depths in a room, no walkthrough the impulse responses coming with VSL Suite (What are these rooms? What's the difference between Studio 2, Studio 2 Warm, Studio 2 Wide, Studio 2 Wide Warm for example? Can I use all these impulses in one mix? And for which purpose?). Apart from "this button does this, that button does that", I cannot see any documentation regarding the so-straightforward-but-not-for-everyone-here-I'm-afraid Powerpan plugin, anything that explains when to use the pre and post balances, why it's coming as a cone of what looks like 120 degrees rather than a semi-circle representing a stage, how to apply it to the different instruments to achieve successful and realistic panning. And of course, I cannot find any description of the difference of volume between one instrument and the other (but this has been discussed above).
Now, this isn't snappy: it's just a fact. And I'm very disappointed and frustrated.