You should be aware that with 1.2.1 you can import VSL Giga with no problems. You don't need Translator at all. Also, the Performance Tool works with it as well on the PC. We've tested this and there's no difference in sonic quality between Giga and Kontakt on import.

Peter,

Do you have to be sequencing on the same PC to use the Performance Tool with Kontakt? I'm running Kontakt on a PC, but am sequencing from a Mac running Digital Peformer......

Thanks,

Andy.

Peter,
Will the performance tool work on a mac running protools?

andy, if you use kontakt as a standalone application (not as vst) you can use the performance tool with whatever midi-source you like (keyboard, sequencer on a second machine connected via midi-cables, sequencer on same machine using virtual midiports)

george, AFAIK exs for protools is not mkII, anyway it will not work with the performance tool, since only logic 6.1.1 can handle it

christian

Hi Christian,

Thanks for your reply. Can I just check that this is the correct way to set up the Performance Tool ins/outs for Kontakt?

Perf Tool:
In Port: MIDI A
Out Port: MIDI A

Kontat:
In Port: MIDI A

Thanks,

Andy.

I now realise that the setup above just bypasses the Perf Tool. So how should I set it up? I'm completely confused, as Kontakt isn't an option that shows up in the OUTPORT......

Andy.

George, you can use the EXS version inside Logic on a Mac with Pro Tools HD or MIX. You need Emagic's ESB, which gives you eight outputs from the Logic native engine into the TDM mixer. It works really well - I do that all the time.

But I also have to advise you to consider - consider, not necessarily decide upon - buying a Windows machine and running the VSL in GigaStudio (or possibly Kontakt later on). One computer isn't really enough, and Windows machines are much cheaper. Even if it turns out that a G5 can run most of the VSL on its own (because you can load them with up to 8GB of memory), I'm not sure it'll be practical to do everything in one machine. It really depends on what else you're doing with the Mac, i.e. how much loading and unloading you're going to have to do.

My strategy is to use Windows machines as sound modules and use the Mac for extra things within the sequencer - soft instruments, samples, etc. - that come up for each project.

Thanks for that Nick,
I just want to keep things as simple as possible
How would you connect the two computers? Would you be limited on the amount of tracks you could use or am i behind the times somewhat?

andy, the inport for the performance tool must be another than the inport for kontakt. it seems you might need some virtual midiports on your machine (eg. mapleports)
performance tool in is midi A (assuming this is where your keyboard/sequencer is connected to)
performancetool out is mapleport1(in)
kontakt in is mapleport1(out)
makes sense?
christian

@Another User said:

How would you connect the two computers?

http://www.musiclab.com/products/rpl_info.htm

You can get now a good PC for 800 $ / Euro
Plus a good sound card for 300 $ / Euro

And run five or ten PC simultaneously if you want...


This is the new approach for Home Studio since a few years.


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Regards

The French dyslexic who speaks badly English.