Installed and producing sound, that is a good start. Will dig into it more in June, for now, its crunch time. Finals are mid May and then I am taking 2 classes compressed into 3 weeks at the end of May, ending the first week of June, so wont have time to play with this until mid-June, where I will be taking only 1 class starting the second week of June. The dreaded music appreciation class, which should be a breeze. Ironically, I already appreciate music, however, apparently, the college doesnt know that yet.

@FKV Studio said:

Well, I have a problem. I try to start VEP 7, I get an error that says "Please ensure that the 'bonjour service' is running before starting Vienna Ensemble Pro" and it does not start.How do I solve it?

Same problem here. Would appreciate to hear what the solution is.

Hi Dominique,

That should be solved with the latest update.

Best,
Paul

@Paul said:

Hi Dominique, 

That should be solved with the latest update. 

Best, 
Paul

Thank you for your response Paul. The update has but partly fixed the problem. I still get the same message about Bonjour service, but now if I click 'Ok' VE Pro 7 opens normally. Is there a way to get rid of the warning message?

Hi Dominique, 

I don't have that on any of our systems.
Which Windows version are you on?

Best, 
Paul

Hi Paul,

Thank you for the support. It is Windows 10 Pro, 64 bit, version 10.0.17763, build 17763. Here is a picture of the error message I am getting:

Bonjour Error

Simple solution: Just connect the instance with your DAW and everything should just work fine. It's a known issue with Kontakt.

Try this: http://geekswithblogs.net/dlussier/archive/2008/06/02/122558.aspx

me too. And the opening VEP 7 server on win 10 need around 5 min. What's the problem?

me too. And the opening VEP 7 server on win 10 need around 5 min. What's the problem?

Well, I have a problem. I try to start VEP 7, I get an error that says "Please ensure that the 'bonjour service' is running before starting Vienna Ensemble Pro" and it does not start.How do I solve it?

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Same problem here. Would appreciate to hear what the solution is.

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Hello Chan Kwok Leung,

This should be solved with the latest version of Vienna Ensemble Pro.

Best,
Paul

@Paul said:

Hello Chan Kwok Leung, 

This should be solved with the latest version of Vienna Ensemble Pro. 

Best, 
Paul

Hello Paul,

Just to let you know that I am still encountering the Bonjour-error-message on VE Pro 7 build 7.0.807. The message goes away and VE Pro starts normally when I click 'ok'. But still it pops up every time I'm starting VE Pro.

Haven't been able to find a definitive answer--- is there a way to request access to the AU3 beta? What's the latest news?

Hi asrdoc,

Check out the AU3 Beta Multiport Templates we provided, with a short description of the setup and the restrictions of the beta version.

Best,
Paul

I'm pleased that VE Pro developement is moving ahead, but I'm really struggling to justify doing this upgrade.

I have plenty of workhorse eq / comp etc plugins so have no use for your new included ones. I already paid for Epic Orchestra in a previous VE Pro purchase. My old license allowed my to install on 2 machines (obviously the whole point of VE Pro, no? ), whereas now I have to pay for 2 licenses. So I am basically shelling out €120 so my instances can be diplayed down the left and for some minor under the hood refinements. I've been a loyal VE Pro user for many many years, and for a product that retails at €196 I feel like I'm being ripped off.

Do I need to upgrade to VE Pro 7 on both master and slave, or can I run 6 on my master and 7 on my slave?

I would have to agree with the above sentiment as I'm also struggling with justifying this upgrade. I'm in a similar position to previous posters having been a VSL user since the earliest days. I have no need for additional plugins, do not need or want the Epic Orchestra and built my setup around 3 machines as that had seemed a very fairly priced setup with VEPRO and for a long time the intent behind using it most efficiently. I used to be a working composer but are no longer, now only composing ocassionally and for personal projects.  

Now to pay 165 Euros to upgrade what I had before seems excessive and I'm not really sure of the great benefit,  (they seems to be relatively incremental and GUI based?)  especially given the issues that are being reported with many cases here. I'm sure that these early hiccups will be ironed out and I also realise a company can charge whatever they feel appropriate for their product and its up to a user to decide if its worth upgrading / supporting further development. But to be honest this has left a bad taste in my mouth and is making me question whether this is the most efficient way for me to setup my studio given that this high upgrade pricing is now I suspect going to be the norm going forward.

Although I'm confident it's not the intent of VSL I too feel like I'm being ripped off a little here. At a time when just about all of my other music software providers, including Steinberg for my DAW are offering increasing value this seems like a large decrease in value exploiting mainly VEPRO's lack of competition. I know other alternatives are far less efficient and I have used most of them over the years but if this is going to be the cost of continuing to stay with VSL then it may be time to explore other options. Alternatively of course I could take a punt on this and see if it feels worth the price, can't decide at this point and I believe today is the last day of the upgrade pricing so may take the easy option and pass for now. 

This is intended as honest feedback for a company I have had a lot of respect for and spent a lot of money with over the years. I just think it would be easy to assume that anyone not posting on forums, like myself till now, are happily upgrading and feel like valued customers who are receiving good value. Whilst this may be the case, it might also not be so I felt it more useful to offer honest feedback than just not purchase and not comment. 

Hello,

Thanks for your contributions!

I understand that this change in license policy causes different reactions. 
We have just extended our introductory offer to the 23rd of May, to give you the opportunity to check out VE Pro 7 with a demo license. If you need more demo licenses than one, please contact us via support@vsl.co.at. 

@hazza: It is not possible to connect VE Pro 6 and VE Pro 7, it is either-or on the whole network. 

The discussion about our upgrade policy is also the companion of every upgrade we release for VE Pro, naturally. 
And it is totally understandable that some of you will stick with the working setup they have - and why not? VE Pro 5 and 6 are "fully grown" software products, with many tweaks and fixes over many years.  

The overall development over the last years has made computers considerably faster and more powerful, and many (new) users are working on a one-computer setup (and of course they are happy about this change, but wouldn't burn their fingers posting in our forum).

Let me share my personal view, after quite some discussions, both with our team and our customers: 

We are putting  a lot of time and effort into the development, maintenance and support of Vienna Ensemble Pro, and of course our goal is to make this software accessible to as many people as possible.

We are adapting to the special approaches of the various DAW developers (with different plug-ins formats and configuration approaches, not to mention engines) and OS developers constantly, and spelling "cross-platform" is way easier than actually providing a reliable solution for everyone. It is a very dynamic situation to be compatible with all available DAWs out there and that's probably one of the reason why we are indeed lacking competition. We are not only lucky that we can offer a product that is the industry-standard, and our whole team us working hard for it.

All in all, upgrading is of course a personal decision, and nobody is forced to upgrade to VE Pro 7 right now, just because it is there (although the new features ARE compelling).

We're excited to see where Vienna Ensemble Pro is heading and we're looking forward to have you on board, whenever it is the right time for you to join!

Best,
Paul