Some prospective newbie questions

[Chris Adams]

Hi all

... and thanks in advance for any replies, advice, patience, opinions.... For reference, I'm using Logic Pro on 10.3.3 and Logic 5.5.1 on win2k.

1) Is there a limit to the number of my own computers I can legally put Opus 1 on? Seems like it is very demanding, and probably can't run to full potential on a single machine, but also I'd like to put a copy on my powerbook for on the road stuff.

2) Is anyone running Opus 1 on a powerbook yet (mine is a 1.5ghz)... how many progs can you get running at a time? (I know its a "piece of string" question, and I need to have at least 1gig RAM... ballpark approximations are fine [:)]

3) What form of copy protection is involved? Not Pace I hope.....

4) Is the full set the only upgrade path for Opus 1 users?

5) Any recommendations where to get a good deal? [:)]

Thanks
Chris

[unconscious sound]

I can answer #3 and #5.

3.) There is no copy protection in Opus 1. You simply extract the .rar archives to your HD.

5.) I bought Opus 1 from www.mtlc.net for a good price. They carry all of VSL's products, and have the best prices that I could find. They also have a very helpful staff that enjoys this stuff as we do!

Mike

[cm]

welcome chris,
just aa an opening note: you can play only single note instruments on logic for PC, since there is no performance tool for this combination (support for windows has been cancelled by emagic/apple)
1) you can have your vienna symphonc libraries installed on as many computers you might find usefull
2) depends on your type of performances and workflow (eg. using the freeze option) - 1 GB upwards will be helpfull
3) a code for your XSkey is needed to use the VSL performance tool
4) currently there is only an upgrade path from opus 1 to the complete package of the pro edition (content for opus 1 completely taken from the pro)
christian

[Chris Adams]

Thanks for the replies Mike and christian.

I'm just wondering... if the performance tool requires an XS Key authorisation, what happens if I want to use it on two separate machines at the same time: I'm thinking of getting a second XS key sometime - partly for security, and partly to use on a G5 when I eventually raise the cash... but of course it would be nice to use all the computing resources at my disposal to run maximum possible Opus 1 voices. Thanks in advance.

Cheers
Chris

[cm]

you can get authorization codes from emagic for every XSkey which is registered to you - of course you also need to have a VSL library registered.
christian