I know the focus for the company is very heavily on the Synchron series itself, which already have their “room sound” baked into the samples.
I do still think there is a very strong market for The software. There are many Reverb plug-ins/Software, But I don’t think many of them really come close to the accuracy and authenticity that VSL Has done with MIR PRO 3D.
If there is any future development for MIR PRO 3D, It would be Great to see;
- Multiple microphones - currently, there is a main mic and the option to use a secondary mic. It would be great if we could implement up to, let’s say 8 different mics That could be placed in various locations of your choosing. This would emulate what the Synchron series does with their multiple microphone set up in the mixer tab. One program that does this fairly successfully is Pianteque; In their mixed tab, you can Add up to five different microphones and place them in various different positions around the piano to get a very different sound and you can control the level of each microphone to customize your sound. I do 100% realize, that's not exactly The point of MIR PRO 3D, As it is supposed to be how the sound would be with instruments in a specific configuration being heard from a specific point. It would just be a very nice feature if it was at all possible. With that, you could then record an entire orchestra with a “deca tree” setup, but also place solo mics on a piano for a piano concerto to better isolate that instrument. And all of this could be done in one instance of MIR PRO 3D, rather than separate instances of MIR PRO 3D.
- additional rooms - Specifically hoping for Synchron stage B. I know it’s an incredibly small space but there still is a “room” sound, Even if it is very little. Several pianos were recorded from that room, And it would be great to be able to place some of the “studio instruments” Right next to it for say a sonata for cello and piano. Four pieces that you don’t necessarily want a huge scoring stage sound but a more intimate setting and you still want that slight “room” noise. This is actually the reason why I’m really excited for the next Steinway piano that is going to be recorded in that room that Herb announced on his last interview. It will be nice to have a full-size concert grand but recorded in a very small intimate space (A big full sound from a full-size concert grand without Too much “room”). Obviously, there are other venues that would be great to see added on here; Abbi Road studio, Carnegie Hall, Just to name a couple ;)
again, I realize this isn’t necessarily the focus of the company more of a dream/wish list that hopefully someday will come to fruition. I realize that the Synchron series is the future and the focus. But the studio instruments have so much life left in them, and the software allows you to combine Third-party sounds/your own live recordings To be able to match the sound for a cohesive recording. Hopefully this is not a software that gets forgotten about.
