I hope my comments on this are positive, and not a "rant." Vienna products are fabulous, and I own almost all of them and use them every day.
Vienna - you got it right when you allowed three licenses on VE Pro. Most of us need to spread instruments around more than one computer either due to workflow logistics, or hardware limitations.
However, it doesn't seem right not to allow three licenses on MIR; or at least to charge only a nominal amount for them.
I understand your point that there is nothing comparable to MIR on the market. That's why I made a substantial investment to buy it. But the fact that there is nothing comparable doesn't explain Vienna's policy towards licensing. There's nothing comparable to VE Pro either, and it came with three licenses.
I also understand your point that MIR Pro was designed as a unified mixing stage, and perhaps it was not contemplated that users might want to have different MIR rooms on different instruments in the same mix; and perhaps it was not contemplated that users need to distribute instruments across multiple computers - but they do.
The Hammond organ was designed for living rooms. The Fender Rhodes electric piano was designed as a device to rehabilitate injured soldiers. But users figured out other uses and they became very popular musical instruments. You should hear what MIR does for certain jazz and pop tracks. Who knows what other uses people will discover.
I read the web site carefully before buying MIR. Both my computer tech and I were left with the impression that we would have three licenses to VE Pro that would include access to MIR.
Vienna - would you consider offering these additional licenses at a nominal cost - perhaps $100 per additional license? (Would need to include the roompaks by the way.) That seems more fair. What do you think?
Thanks in advance for listening,
Steve
