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  • Can't find the Celestial strings .DLL - how do you use them?

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    Dear VSL.

    I've done the ILOK thing. The software - Celestial Strings - downloaded and installed, through my choice, in a spare folder on my external music hard drive. When it had finished downloading, I opened the folder to find the .DLL, to put in my plugins folder, also on my external hard drive. I didn't want to install it directly TO my plugins folder, incase anything happened and it corrupted other plugins (unlikely, I know, but playing safe!)

    And can't find a .DLL. How do you use the library without having a .DLL to use it FROM? And does - only just thought of this, so my bad if the answer's no, the .DLL, wherever it is, have a VST2 version, can't use VST3s, would mean deleting/rebuying my whole notation setup and I don't have the cash!

    Yours puzzledly,

    Chris, who STILL royally sucks at downloads/websites!

  • BillB
    BillB

    The DLL and the sample content are two different things. You need to install the Synchron Player, the plugin that plays Celestial Strings.

    Dorico, Notion, Sibelius, StudioOne, Cubase, Staffpad VE Pro, Synchon, VI, Kontakt Win11 x64, 64GB RAM, Focusrite Scarlett 18i20, August Forster 190
  • andiA
    VSL Team
    andiA

    Hello Chris!

    "Celestial Strings" is a library for "Synchron Player". So first you need to install Synchron Player with Vienna Assistant. The path where the VST2-plugin file ("Vienna Synchron Player.dll") gets installed can be set up in the Vienna Assistant Preferences under "VST2 location".

    Please don't copy or move plugin (.dll) files. This can potentially create chaos everytime you update our software. Rather point your host to the folder where your VST2-plugins are located.

    Best regards,
    Andi

    Vienna Symphonic Library
  • B
    B

    I have the Synchron player and have activated the iLOK and it still doesn't show in the player. When i look at the library files in the player settings, it shows up. So the player knows where the files are, but they still are not showing.

  • PaulP
    VSL Team
    PaulP

    Hi Bryan,

    Please check

    1) That Celestial Strings show up as "Installed" in your Vienna Assistant

    2) That your license for Celestial Strings is activated in your iLok License Manager

    Then it should work. If it doesn't, please get in touch with support@vsl.co.at and add the support file you can create in your Vienna Assistant.

    Paul Kopf Product Manager VSL