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    Hello,

    I have a question regarding Appassionata strings:

    If I look in the "Instrument List" tab and in the Volume 2 column, I see "x (bonus)" next to Appassionata strings. What does this mean? Does it mean that the Appassionata strings are included in Volume 2 without the need to purchase Volume 3? If so, what does the "(bonus)" next to the "x" mean? A limited time offer?

    It is a bit confusing and I haven't found any clear explanation so far. Any help is greatly appreciated.

    Kind regards,

    Benjamin
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    @BenjaminO said:

    If I look in the "Instrument List" tab and in the Volume 2 column, I see "x (bonus)" next to Appassionata strings. What does this mean? Does it mean that the Appassionata strings are included in Volume 2 without the need to purchase Volume 3? If so, what does the "(bonus)" next to the "x" mean? A limited time offer?
    Hi Benjamin, Every time you see the “x” sign it simply means that this particular instrument is included in that particular volume. It goes for all of them. The Appassionata Strings in Vol. 2 are included as a Bonus which means you will find them to have only a few of the articulations. Like Sustains with no Legato patches for example, one kind of Short articulation and etc. In other words your choice will be more limited but nevertheless you’ll have Appassionata Strings included as a Bonus. If you decide to purchase Volume 3 however, you’re going to have many more articulations and you can completely replace your Appassionata Strings from Vol. 2. Hope that clarifies it for you! Cheers! -ZWaves
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    What is the make of that 6 slider fader controller used in the videos?  I am attracted to its small size and lack of knobs and switches.
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    I sent an email to sales about my question.
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    @BenjaminO said:


    If I look in the "Instrument List" tab and in the Volume 2 column, I see "x (bonus)" next to Appassionata strings. What does this mean? Does it mean that the Appassionata strings are included in Volume 2 without the need to purchase Volume 3? If so, what does the "(bonus)" next to the "x" mean? A limited time offer?


    Hi Benjamin,

    Every time you see the “x” sign it simply means that this particular instrument is included in that particular volume. It goes for all of them. The Appassionata Strings in Vol. 2 are included as a Bonus which means you will find them to have only a few of the articulations. Like Sustains with no Legato patches for example, one kind of Short articulation and etc. In other words your choice will be more limited but nevertheless you’ll have Appassionata Strings included as a Bonus.

    If you decide to purchase Volume 3 however, you’re going to have many more articulations and you can completely replace your Appassionata Strings from Vol. 2.

    Hope that clarifies it for you!

    Cheers!

    -ZWaves

    ZWaves, thank you very much for your reply. I appreciate it. I understand it now.

    Cheers!

    Benjamin
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    Hello, I have some doubts. First, sorry my english.

    1. Why synchron special edition volume 1 is 40 gigs heavier than the old one? And why does the volume 1 plus only weigh 1 giga more?

    2. Another question is: I do not like using keyswitches to change articulation, is there a possibility in synchron player to use X and  Y axis with midi cc controls?

    3. And finally, is there the possibility, if necessary, put the dry instrument as the original special edition?

    Regards
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    Hi FRG,

    1. The Synchronized SE 1 has a light version of the Synchron Concert D piano included, which alone needs ~33 GB. Also Solo Violin 2 and Solo Cello 2 were added. The Vol 1 Plus package adds some articulation to the instruments of Vol 1 (araound 12 GB: https://www.vsl.co.at/en/Synchronized_Special_Edition_Bundle/Synchronized_Special_Edition_Vol1_Plus#!Product_Info)

    2. The Synchron Player has not the same matrix structure as the VI player has, so there are no X-Y axis. It uses a tree structure, which is also configurable and you can choose to use KS, Program change, CC, and more for switching articulations.

    3. Yes, you can disable the reverb and use the dry sound.

    Best, Ben

    Ben@VSL | IT & Product Specialist
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    I've downloaded the Synchron SE1 and am installing it but is it usual for it to take hours for the installation?  I'm current up to 17% but this has taken over 2 hours so far? I'm installing from the SSD on a 2016 MacBook to a Samsung T5 Portable SSD. At this rate it's going to be 7 hours for the install. Is this correct? Thanks
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    No, that does not sound normal! Are you using the latest Vienna Download Manager? Especially needed for the Synchron libraries!
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    VSL Team
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    Hi horsehead, 

    Also, the Samsung T5 often comes formatted as ExFAT, which works very poorly with our data format. 

    Best to reformat as macOS, then installation will work. 

    Best,
    Paul

    Paul Kopf Product Manager VSL
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    I've crossgraded to SYNCHRON-ized SE Vol 1. Easily worth it for the Steinway D alone, but I've encountered a problem I can't solve with my limited VSL skillset. In Synchron Player, even with dynamic range set to 127, the velocity response is such that I can't achieve the kinds of ppps and pps (all the way down to ppppppp -- i.e. silent) playing the same VIs (e.g. violin 1, legato) in VI Pro or even VI standard. In other words, my performance range is kind of p to fff. I've tried adjusting everything in sight and did a search on "velocity" in the Synchron Player manual (haven't read it, though), to no avail. Am I missing something obvious? Is there a way to adjust the underlying MIDI velocity response curve? 
  • PaulP
    VSL Team
    PaulP

    Hi SGordB, 

    You could automate expression (CC 11). 

    Best, 
    Paul

    Paul Kopf Product Manager VSL
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    @Paul said:

    Hi SGordB, 

    You could automate expression (CC 11). 

    Best, 
    Paul

     

    D'oh! Yes. By setting velocity to control expression and setting the start of the expression curve quite a bit above zero, I can get that supple dynamic range I'm used to. Thanks, Paul! 
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    Dear VSL friends,

    Some of us have been eagerly awaiting for some Cubase Expression Maps that will work with the new Synchron-ized Special Editions. The news we've been getting has been that they are in the making and they should appear soon. Well, I couldn't wait any longer and have decided to create them myself! It took a while and some really long hours crafting and testing, and finally they are here! I am making them available to anyone who wants to jump right into composing without waisting too much time.

    The maps are devided into orchestral sections and also there are a couple of bundles - one for all the strings and also another one for the entire Synchron-ized SE Bundle. They are made with the PLUS user in mind, but they can be easily modified to work with the standard non-PLUS editions. Not sure how VSL official maps will be constructed, but I ended up with 108 individual expression maps covering the entire collection! Very few instruments have exact same configuration in the dimension tree and most have their unique set of articulations. VSL has done a great job of keeping the consitency! All maps that I've created are neatly labeled in the logical order in which instruments appear in the Preset tab of the Synchron Player.

    I want to thank Paul for providing me with an example of what an actual Synchron based expression map may look like a few days ago, which was taken from another VSL Synchron library.

    So folks, feel free to head down to my Gumroad page and grab those maps! I hope they are useful to many people!

    Best to you and happy composing!

    -ZWaves

    https://gumroad.com/zwaves

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    Thanks Paul.  I used the Synchorn Installer which worked fine and also reformatted the Samsung T5. Everything is flowing smoothly now. By the way, even though the the Steinway Piano maybe a lighter version, it sounds fantastic!

    @Paul said:

    Hi horsehead, 

    Also, the Samsung T5 often comes formatted as ExFAT, which works very poorly with our data format. 

    Best to reformat as macOS, then installation will work. 

    Best,
    Paul
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    Hi horsehead,

    Glad to see things have worked out good! I bet reformatting the T5 has helped a lot! The ExFAT file structure is not very friendly for audio. The "light" Stenway D-274 is a gorgeous piano indeed! I love the sound of it and it is quickly becoming my favorite piano!

    Paul,

    You are spoiling us here 😛
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    Hi Paul,

    just writing as I now have the Synchron S.E volume 1 as the upgrade from the VI Special Edition. Thanks for the great price!

    I'm considering to get the Extra articulations for strings etc. I already had the Woodwind, and the Brass plus libraries from the VI series, however, I did not purchase the strings plus version, as I already had the full orchestral strings and I could easily add trills and other things to the VI SE matrixes.

    .Is there going to be some kind of upgrade price for this is you have the Woodwind, and Brass plus libraries from the original SE plus libraries? I can guess I wouldn't get any discount for the whole of the plus librariy though, as I didn't purchase the strings.

    Thank you for your help with my questions.

    best,


    Steve
  • PaulP
    VSL Team
    PaulP

    Hi Steve, 

    You will need to complete your SE Vol 1 PLUS, then you get the crossgrade price to the SYNCHRON-ized version. 

    Best, 
    Paul

    Paul Kopf Product Manager VSL
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    Hi Paul,

    Thank you kindly for your reply and for letting me know.

    all the best,

    Steve😃
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    Hi Paul,

     

    another quick question. If the SE Synchron needs 63.6 GB free hard drive space, and my hard drive with samples [vsl plus other libraries], has 171 gb out of 931 gb left. That will mean I will still have 109 gb left. Is that enough spare space on the drive?

    thanks if you can estimate this for me,

     

    Steve :-)