Oh yeah, there could be an internet link on the 3.1 GUI that goes directly to a VSL store that sells download instruments and software.

So now they would have all these new customers staring at the VSL logo every day for the rest of their lives who would be 'one-click' away from purchasing  the latest downloads.The new customer would be working and suddenly realize that they don't have an oboe - voila, the French Oboe shows up magically on their slave machine. Another new friend satisfied. Gee, they might have heard good things about Vienna Suite - maybe they should buy that too.

Another link on the GUI could be for the help manual & FAQs to offload technical questions. Like Omnishpere, create a button with a link to a page with the latest updates.

On a couple other forums I visit many people are already considering (and hoping for) VE3.1. Some are even planning their next slave computer purchase to coincide with its arrival. It is the logical answer for so many of us. There is a groundswell of anticipation. VSL would do well to take advantage of the goodwill extended towards them.

I thought I would bump this now that all the VSLers are back from vacation.

Here's one bump from the great Salt Lake[;)]

I can't understand why you guys would keep bumping this.

Are you trying to intimate that an open VE3 is something you'd like to use?

Do they award Grammy's for Best Use of Smiley's?

Hey guys,

Im hoping that when the new vienna ensemble comes out it will be able to host my gigastudio 3 libraries and kontakt 64 bit.  If this happens I will be able to use my i7 slave PC and iMac.  Anyone know when VSL plans to release this?

@dexterflex said:

Hey guys,

Im hoping that when the new vienna ensemble comes out it will be able to host my gigastudio 3 libraries and kontakt 64 bit.  If this happens I will be able to use my i7 slave PC and iMac.  Anyone know when VSL plans to release this?

well I was thinking of using the giga vst adaptor.  Having my computer in dual boot.  32bit windows for gigastudio 3 and when Kontakt 64 bit is released I will use 64 bit windows ( windows 7 or vista ) to run kontakt.

Cavaett: I'm not a Giga guy at all.

But when I saw Audio Port Universal working at NAMM it had an instance of Giga working with a wrapper from a company I think was called FX Max.

So it may not be impossible with VE3.1. It might just have some limitations.

The issues that VSL might be having could be:

(1) to what extent would VSL be liable to make your [hybrid] system work?

(2) Herb has spent a ton of money over the past years on the development of Mir and would probably like to see the first nickel back. The VSL software development team is talented buy small [miniscule actually]. How these resources are allocated is probably carefully considered by Herb.

Still, with this in mind, there is great pent-up demand for what VE3.1 can offer the workflow of almost every digital composer out there. They are so very close to being able to deliver 3.1.

Personally, I think that VSL could benefit more greatly from an immediate release of VE3.1 than an immediate release of Mir - despite how much resources have been dedicated to Mir. Mir will certainly emerge. However Mir's greatest moment in the sun is probably not the version they plan to release this spring but the later version that accomodates other libraries.

Hmm....other libraries? Does that sound like the key to the greater future of VSL? Surprisingly, yes. Just like for all the reasons I earlier elaborated regarding the promise of VE3.1.

To quote myself:

- Considering the long term success of VSL - think about Apple. They made wonderful, expensive computers for years and years. When they finally started to acheive a market breakthrough it was because of the iPod - an inexpensive product that tied everything together for a whole new set of consumers.

- This 3rd party VSTi solution would tie everything together - VSL's way.

VE3.1 & the open version of Mir would be the way for VSL to own a greater share of the sample library market.