I tried the demo for a single trumpet without any luck. Everything worked but VI Pro, it wouldn't let play any samples, but the interface otherwise was fully functioning... they keys just wouldn't depress.

I found a youtube video of Namm, and turns out I got to watch you (Dietz) actually demo it, lol - But I fell in love entirely. MIR Pro is definately going in the budget now! :)

-Sean

Just to make sure that I understood you correctly: You tried the MIR Demo, but you couldn't here anything?

I hardly dare to aks: There's a 10-steps Quick Start Guide available on one of the manual's first pages. Did you follow these instructions? (... including the part that you have to download and install at least one RoomPack - which must be the Demo RoomPack in your case?)

... the YouTube video is over two years old - we are actually better than that nowadays. ;-)

I AM ASHAMED!! I am usually very thorough lol - I did read and line by line go over the 10 steps, and the "Good to know" bit also - so I'm not THAT bad :) - Although, I could detail why for you, simply put: I looked at one thing in MIR during the 'load the environment' bit, and thought that that I was following the guide properly, obviously not as I did not download the trial pack, etc. We all need something to make us feel stupid sometimes anyway :)

I will try it again. The NAMM demo impressed me mainly with the trumpet being moved around- how clearly I could hear the difference with turning the instrument, moving it, etc. That alone is more impressive than the positioning methods I have used. That alone was nice, but so much simpler than the amount of work I put into it... so the simplicity along with it sounding better than how I have done it, despite Youtube quality, is what convinced me. - I will certainly be trying to load MIR again.

Thanks again,

-Sean

No problem, Sean. Glad to hear that the issue seems to be solvable so easily. 😊

There are more instructional videos available, BTW. Just go to www.viennamir.com and select them in the upper right corner of the front-page. Especially the Trial Guide might be helpful.

Once you go MIR, you'll never go back. Trust me, it's that good. [:D]

I have now demoed MIR. At first, I thought the tool seemed like a foreign concept, but saying it was easy to use is a massive understatement. The sound is purely phenomenal! I LOVE the presets for warm, silk, etc. Playing with the sound is easy and the results are simply amazing. Turning an instrument around,  in any direction, I was amazed. I tested many other things, but I just want to keep this short. I am impressed and will certainly be buying MIR PRO.

-Sean

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@iscorefilm said:

I have now demoed MIR. At first, I thought the tool seemed like a foreign concept, but saying it was easy to use is a massive understatement. The sound is purely phenomenal! I LOVE the presets for warm, silk, etc. Playing with the sound is easy and the results are simply amazing. Turning an instrument around,  in any direction, I was amazed. I tested many other things, but I just want to keep this short. I am impressed and will certainly be buying MIR PRO.

-Sean

I totally agree with that and would add that the musician-friendly environment is maybe the greatest innovation, especially considering all the fiddling and tweaking and screwing around that is usually needed with other digital audio post work.  I really like the way MIR is  based on musicians in a concert hall, instead of software engineers in an office.

@William said:

MIR is  based on musicians

Yes, yes, and yes! - Oh, and if you're the William I think you are... I recently found your sight (you linked to it from these forumns) and there was some pretty great stuff on there. I'll be honest, the Mars demo wasn't my favorite... but I thought the rest were simply great!

-Sean