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  • Vienna Ensemble Pro Mac

    M
    M
    Hi All, I'm running a 10.6.7 quadcore 3Ghz Mac (14gb Ram) and would like to get the Vienna Ensemble Pro but it's advised to run this on a separate mac. My question is, will it still work fairly well on my current mac alongside Cubase 5/6? Would be grateful for any tips, advice etc. Thanks S
  • D
    D

    It all depends on what you want to run in VEP. I run everything from one computer and would never go back to a multiple computer setup.

    DG
  • M
    M
    Thanks for your reply, I would be looking at running mainly VSL strings and brass (Dimension Brass) and have other vst instruments/sample libraries playing plus effects plug-ins. Currently i use Kontakt which is fine but stumbles once the 4gb of RAM has been used even though i have 14gb? ( I think it's a Cubase issue ). Thanks
  • D
    D

    The best thing to do is to test it for yourself. Currently I am running around 110 Vienna Instruments and 10 Kontakt Instruments at a buffer of 128.

    Regarding the memory issue, Cubase is 32bit, so you will run into a memory limit. VE Pro will certainly get round this, and you won't even need to use the Kontakt memory server.

    DG
  • M
    M
    Wow that is a lot!!! I think i may go ahead and buy it as you get the Epic Orchestra for free ;-) Also, will it load .gig based files? Thanks
  • D
    D

    In order to use .gig files, you will need to use G-Player, or something similar. I don't know whether or not this can he hosted in VE Pro though.

    DG
  • K
    K

    Yes, G-Player works in VE Pro. Almost all plugins out there work fine in VE Pro.
  • M
    M
    Thank you for your replies, VSL customer support have also been very helpful and i'm almost ready to buy but have one last question. Can i clarify that VE Pro will allow me to make use of the sample instruments in the same way that VI & VI Pro will? Such as Humanize Performance Control, Polyphonic Legato, Time Stretching, Tuning Scales...etc... Thanks
  • D
    D

     VE Pro is a host, so as long as you already have VI and VI Pro, there will be no problem.

    DG
  • M
    M
    Ahh so i will have to buy either VI or VI Pro to make use of the articulations etc within VE Pro ? Thanks
  • D
    D

    Sorry, I may not have been clear. Both the the Vienna Instruments player and Vi Pro only load Vienna Instruments, so unless you have any VSL Vienna Instruments, then neither of those players will be of any use to you.

    DG
  • M
    M
    Hi DG Thanks for your reply, although I'm a more confused now :-) If i buy VE Pro i get the epic orchestra as a free bundle. I was advised by VSL support that i can still access and play the EP bundle via VE Pro but now I'm thinking I'll need to purchase a 'player' in order to play the EP bundle through VE Pro. Sorry to labour the point but if i just buy VE Pro will that alone be sufficient to access and play the EP Bundle? Thanks for your patience
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    @DG said:

    It all depends on what you want to run in VEP. I run everything from one computer and would never go back to a multiple computer setup.

    DG

    So one good computer is better than running a server with several?

    I'm hoping to buy a Mac Pro with 32-48 GB ram, 2 multi-processors, 4 SDDs, if my motorcycle sells. Should this mean I can run everything on one computer? I normally run around 25-40 tracks.
  • M
    M
    Wow that must be some bike!!!!! 4 SSD's?? Serious bit of kit :-)
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    S

    It's a Ducati 1098s, cost m $28.5K. Added about $40K in parts. I want to concentrate on my music, I hope it sells. Need a Mac Pro and more VSL stuff:)
  • M
    M
    OMG!!!! With that kind of capital you'd be able to buy the company :-) Your system will be the envy of most of the world! Good luck with the sale!!
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    @DG said:

    It all depends on what you want to run in VEP. I run everything from one computer and would never go back to a multiple computer setup.

    DG

    So one good computer is better than running a server with several?

    I'm hoping to buy a Mac Pro with 32-48 GB ram, 2 multi-processors, 4 SDDs, if my motorcycle sells. Should this mean I can run everything on one computer? I normally run around 25-40 tracks.

     

    That should be easy. I'm running around 95 Instruments in my usual template.

    DG
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    HI. i recently bought a Mac pro 32 G with 512 SSD drive and another drive with 4T for the libraries in raid 0. what i want to know is, do i have benefits installing the vienna ensemble pro 5 in this computer, or it works better having different computers connected? i need some advice. Thanks!!!
  • civilization 3C
    civilization 3C

    I have the MacPro 4.1, 8-core with 24GB. I did run another MP quad-core as a master, for a couple of years. I am now working with VE Pro 5 and Cubase on the first machine I mention. There is one project for sure that was so large I had to raise the latency on, which was not the most efficient thing I ever built. If I was going to go full symphonic I would require a slave or slaves. I'm using Cubase under OSX so that is certainly slower than under Windows. I would not expect DGs performance on my system. That said the difference for me is practically negligible. (There are some scenarios where running a slave probably amounted to slowness I'm not experiencing now, although I am not going to produce data or tests to support that.)