JWL - agreed on all points.

Your last point about "substantial investment" is an interesting one.
It used to be that we invested a few hundred bucks and ALOT of time in our sequencers. When studiovision died it was a drag that many had to invest a ton of time learning a new sequencer but financially it was only a few hundred bucks lost.
And our hardware synths/samplers/mixers/effects all worked together as advertised and actually had a resale value.

Now we all have a huge investment in software that has no resale value and from time to time no longer works together!
We are at the mercy of the developers to maintain an impossible compatibility list to make our software work for us.
Add in things like Apple moving to Intel and ..... wow.... tough job.

In many ways VSL deserves kudos for the VI. For a version 1 app things have gone pretty well with the software itself. Factor in how innovative it is and it looks like quite an achievement.
The synchrosoft problems are a disaster and its a shame that it has undoubtedly hindered wider adoption of the VI. Even with the improved (faster) load times it still concerns me.

But I have to give VSL a pass on the VI's problems in DP. Its still a version one app and while I am bummed that the VI has a problem with my prefered daw I am sure they will work it out in due course.

But any info VSL could give as to a timetable for a fix would be most welcome! [[;)]]

JWL - I just read a couple threads about your syncrosoft issues and install problems.

Dude, you have the patients of a saint and I'm sorry if I seemed argumentative with you even a tiny bit!

May your syncrosoft/DP/install issues be solved soon!

@edhamilton said:

JWL - I just read a couple threads about your syncrosoft issues and install problems.

Dude, you have the patients of a saint and I'm sorry if I seemed argumentative with you even a tiny bit!

May your syncrosoft/DP/install issues be solved soon!

Ed, you're a champ and a trooper, dude.

Yep, we've got LCC issues big time. VI is completely down for the count for a few days. I've got to finish a demo and spent half of today getting VSL-PE winds back up and running. For the rest I have no choice but to use Miroslav Philharmonik. I was tempted to jump in on EQELSO since Soundsonline.com has a discount that ends Thursday night at midnight, but another $3500 would get me into a MacPro, which I'd rather have.

Actually, it looks as if I'll be involved in a dimploma program that will qualify me for educational discounts. Between that and possible cross-grades, I could be looking at Nuendo and a whole non-MOTU audio/midi setup sooner than later.

I have Logic, and though it's a little more savvy with virtual instruments, I'm splitting up tasks between DAWs. It's a pain, but no matter how patient I try to be I can't shake the shadow of depression that all of this software sends me flying headlong into a brick wall more often than I care to confess.

Punchline to an old joke: "What? And give up show business?"

All I know is that to lose hope is to lose. To miss a deadline is to lose, as well!

But what can you do?

VSL -- I know you're all working very hard on this, but any ETA yet, or any hopeful news in general such as you've found (or MOTU) what's causing the problem are are implementing a fix? Would appreciate being kept in the loop.

Many thanks,
Gary

Dear Gary,

the problem is presently being investigated. As soon as I have received further details we will let you know immediately.

Thx for your patience.

Best,

M a y a

Thanks Maya!

Gary

I am running DP 5.1 and have not had any problems with VI loading up when I go back to a project! In fact, it has been very stable. I LOVE the program!

Peace

rikp

RIKP - re loading a project is not the problem so what your are describing does not address what this bug is.
Try bouncing a VI track to an audio track - does the vi retain its presets ??

@garylionelli said:

This is a issue I've been having for months using Vienna Instruments in Digital Performer (versions from 4.61 to 5.01). Occasionally, all the VIs in the DP session file lose their preset assignments. Last night, I had 15 VI tracks in DP, I left the computer for about an hour, came back and all the VI presets were gone. I had been working with the file for days, saving it every 15 minutes on the average. None of the other instruments like Kontakt (in that same session) lost their presets. Their was nothing I could do to get them back other than manually reloading them again.

Thanks,
Gary

Hi all,

we found a solution to this problem. The bug has been fixed in the upcoming software version for Vienna Instruments which will be available soon.
Thanks again for your patience.

Best,

M a y a

Maya -- many thanks to you and the team for solving this one.

Best,
Gary

Very good news and nice work over there.

Great

Thanks for sorting this

Adrian

thank you, thank you, thank you!! [[:D]] [[:D]]