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    A
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    I've read about people running VE Pro 5 and have noticed that one composer wrote that he was running a "master" computer and a single "slave" with one single Vienna Key. My composer friend insists that I would need 2 Vienna Keys, if I'm going to run my Macbook Pro (with Logic as my DAW) as the "master" and my Mac Pro as the "slave"? I've got my webshop cart full and ready to press "purchase" but I'm not sure if I need to add another Vienna Key? Will one Vienna Key be enough a "master/slave" configuration? Thanks in advance... -- Andy
  • BillB
    BillB

    One key is enough if all your samples are hosted on the slave computer, with just your DAW on the main computer. If you have sample on both, you'll need two keys.

    Dorico, Notion, Sibelius, StudioOne, Cubase, Staffpad VE Pro, Synchon, VI, Kontakt Win11 x64, 64GB RAM, Focusrite Scarlett 18i20, August Forster 190
  • A
    A
    Thanks for the reply Bill. Does that (one key set-up) include any external drives connected to the slave computer?
  • BillB
    BillB

    Yes, external drive makes no differenece. You can also move the key to the main computer if you have need of only running one system, and want to plug those same external drive in there.

    Dorico, Notion, Sibelius, StudioOne, Cubase, Staffpad VE Pro, Synchon, VI, Kontakt Win11 x64, 64GB RAM, Focusrite Scarlett 18i20, August Forster 190
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    @AKMusicProductions said:

    I've read about people running VE Pro 5 and have noticed that one composer wrote that he was running a "master" computer and a single "slave" with one single Vienna Key. My composer friend insists that I would need 2 Vienna Keys, if I'm going to run my Macbook Pro (with Logic as my DAW) as the "master" and my Mac Pro as the "slave"?
    Regardless of samples (VSL samples on two machines means two keys), if you simply connect to [the slave's] VE Pro on the master, that doesn't need a key; if, however, you launch VE Pro on that master machine, you need a key for that. But you get three licenses.