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    Hello, I just have a few of the Special Edition libraries (woodwinds, strings) and am using the free Vienna Instruments player. I noticed the Humanize feature in Vienna Instruments Pro 2 and am wondering if that feature alone is worth upgrading to Pro 2? ( I don't need any of the other Pro features like the sequencer etc.).

    I had a question about the humanize timing variation.  So this lets you push back the timing of a note (Delay) but no option to play the note earlier with random variation?  Cubase lets you randomly vary the timing with both  negative and positive settings so was wondering. 
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    @eboats said:

    Hello, I just have a few of the Special Edition libraries (woodwinds, strings) and am using the free Vienna Instruments player. I noticed the Humanize feature in Vienna Instruments Pro 2 and am wondering if that feature alone is worth upgrading to Pro 2? ( I don't need any of the other Pro features like the sequencer etc.).

    I had a question about the humanize timing variation.  So this lets you push back the timing of a note (Delay) but no option to play the note earlier with random variation?  Cubase lets you randomly vary the timing with both  negative and positive settings so was wondering. 

    Yes, the humanizer feature is worth it. Want to avoid the dreaded "organ" sound? Can't "play in" the parts on the keyboard, because you do not play keyboard (or don't play it well)? Want to work with quantized midi notes, but still want your performance to sound human? If the answer to any or all is yes, get VI Pro.

    The programing of the humanize function must have been done by a genius. I own libraries from several other developers, but the advantage of VI Pro humanize makes me keep coming back to my VSL libraries.
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    Thanks.  I'm mostly interested in humanize for some solo strings and woodwinds.  With Cubase Pro and plugins, I can randomize things like note position, pitch, velocity.   What does Vienna humanize do that I couldn't achieve with Cubase randomize features?
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    The Cubase randomize feature is not as "musical" as the VI Pro feature. The VI Pro timing continuously randomizes the timing, and you can control the amount of "variability" for each instrument. 

    The VI Pro humanize also includes tuning randomization, with a variable speed at which the note comes into tune. This is exactly what real musicians do. Only a machine can land exactly on the exact pitch every time. Human musicians do not start on the correct pitch, but quickly adjust to bring a note into tune. Together these two features make a ton of difference.

    VSL does offer demos. Why not contact VSL during the week for a demo license and try it out?