A few more...
These aren't as simple as the previous requests. But I'll keep the safer/easier ones coming as well. ;)
VEP
1 - A button to expand/collapse all tracks in the mixer view, like the channel list has. It may even be nice to see a visibility option for hiding channels. So only the buses I want to view are visible. But I realize that's a bigger request.
Vi-Pro
2 - Switch articulations based on musical context. A potential problem with this: I'm not sure if Vi-Pro can use the ability to "look ahead" while running inside VEP. Why I suggest it: More human/natural 'out of box' VSL presets could be built. Specifically, switch articulations based on the first/last note in a phrase. I could see this being useful for downbeats/upbeats also. Here's two ways it could be used:
A) On a trumpet (or any wind instrument), when playing fast repetitions, the first and last note are generally a bit longer than the in-between notes. I'd like to have Stac-rep-rep-rep-rep-rep-Stac be performed instead. Think "dig-a-dig-a-dun" instead of "dit dit dit dit dit dit" Dun is just longer than dit. lol
B) This would also allow me to have the last note of a legato phrase automatically switch to legato-sustain.
3 - I've said it before, but I still believe the standalone-mode instrument converter (hidden feature) would be great if it was better developed (reload instrument ranges, etc) and in plugin mode. Any mass editing help is great!
4 - Matrices per MIDI channel. I know this isn't seen as being advantageous from VSL's perspective. But not every setup is necessarily configured the same way. Given how flexible Vi-Pro is at managing articulation switching, I'm not sure why this particular method wasn't opted for. Program Changes seem to be a bloated thing of the past by comparison. At very least, it wouldn't hurt the program to add such functionality.
Cheers!
-Sean