Hi Daviddln,

Thank you !I was refering to the box not to hb1 ( I do not know Acclarion's perspective )

Hi Paul, great job! Two questions though,

1. We did download the Synchron Libraries (Strings-Yamaha Piano) Earlier this year (before June 2018).  Do the downloads Yamaha multi SPv1 (36.66 GB), Yamaha Stereo SPv1 (34.57 GB) and the Strings 1_1st Violins multi SPv4 (24.82 GB), contain new additional samples and therefore we need to download all the GBs?

2. We are in a position where we have to use two PCs for all our VSL libraries and software (beside the one we are recording - Protools HDX) as the Synchron Yamaha Piano requires a lot of  computing power by itself in case of uncompromised settings and number of voices. Can we run the Synchron Player on one PC (say A) while the library is installed on another PC (say B) on the Local network? Will we have delays?

Please advise

Yannis

Paul, why have you removed the transport controls from the vidoe player? Now there no way to pick up where we loft off watching.

Hi,

The MIDI Slider controller is a Faderfox unit I picked up a few years ago (I think it is not available anymore, but there are some alternatives. I like the quality of the sliders.

@Yannis:
1) We have created a new format that supports the performance, that's why all samples were re-packed for Synchron Strings I.
The content for Synchron Piano Yamaha CFX stayed the same.

2) Synchron Player and content need to be installed on the same computer.

@Bill: I'm not aware that any controls were removed, but I will check again. Do you want to send a screenshot that shows the difference to before? You can always switch through the chapters as well.

Best,
Paul

Hi Paul,

Congrats for the beautiful library and its player, and also thank you for the info regarding the faderfox unit !

All best,

B

Hello Paul,

 Thanks for ths, was eagerly waiting!! 

Cheers

Neelesh

Hi Neelesh, 

We have started with the first violins and added the MULTI Library download for first violins yesterday. All sections will follow over the course of th next days (making sure that we can provide sufficient download performance for everyone). 

Best, 
Paul

Thanks Paul!!

Is the link for the Violin 2 active yet? I dont seem to find it in myvsl..

Cheers

Hi, 

Sorry, my mistake, it was the MULTI Library for first violins that was added yesterday. I think the second violins will be added soon. 

Best, 
Paul

Hi everybody,

2nd violins STEREO Download is online now!

Best,

Paul

Hi there,

thanks for providing the Synchron Player. I am still testing all the new features. :)

BUT: I am experiencing heavy dropouts even with just one microphone. It has nothng to do with the voice limit, I checked this. Maybe I'm doing something wrong... I tried the Player in Logic as a plugin and in VE Pro, both the same. I have no SSD and the loading times are immense. For me, it sounds sometimes that not all samples are loaded, because I can't really play repititions, too. Or is this the normal behaviour?

I am working on macOS Sierra (10.12.6) on a Mac Pro 3,46 GHz 6-Core (2009 version) with 32 GB RAM.

Hi Paul thank you for your prompt reply.

In this case we could delete the old files of the Strings I. Right?

Quote from https://www.vsl.co.at/en/Synchron_Package/Synchron_Strings_I#!FAQ :

"Q: Is it mandatory to use an SSD? Will my HDD also work?

A: We have added an SSD as a system requirement for using our Synchron Series products because you will run into long loading times and a weak performance when working with the access and streaming times of a HDD. If you want to give it a try, we will not hold you back, but please make sure that you have set the PRELOAD time for your sample content to 16384 samples."

@bbelius said:

Quote from https://www.vsl.co.at/en/Synchron_Package/Synchron_Strings_I#!FAQ :

"Q: Is it mandatory to use an SSD? Will my HDD also work?

A: We have added an SSD as a system requirement for using our Synchron Series products because you will run into long loading times and a weak performance when working with the access and streaming times of a HDD. If you want to give it a try, we will not hold you back, but please make sure that you have set the PRELOAD time for your sample content to 16384 samples."

Thanks for your feedback, guys. Great! The PRELOAD size changed everything.

Legatoslur is not as good as other strings. It's not working!!! Hollywood, Lass, etc., and then ask for a refund!!

@yilalatavsl said:

Legatoslur is not as good as other strings. It's not working!!! Hollywood, Lass, etc., and then ask for a refund!!

Cellos are available!!

Something with Synchron player is pretty nice. The concept is brilliant, the design is ok. But from a musical performance point of view I have to admit complaints are more than justified.

The idea of managing slurs articulations and dynamics with overlappings, XF and scripts (then with manipulation of a limited set of samples) was obviously dictated by the need of saving resources to be dedicated to multi MIC management, and was also designed to link effects to different type of sustain (e.g. slur to different vibratos, marcatos, fp etc.). Ok but...

Now the problem is that a WET set of samples, will open problems with release and reverb levels, and despite the hard work of developers, still the player is doing very unpleasent things, I'm starting to doubt will ever be possible to fix:

- the "legato blur" controller is increasing the "wet" feeling to unacceptable level, with strange resonances and long tails. In my very humble opinion it's not adding realism to the legato, the opposite it makes it sound more like a scripted legato.

- the legato-slur some people is criticizing so much, is in my opinion sounding a bit weird because now the slurs are stand alone samples linking with scripts to pretty alien sustains samples, and probably this is the source of some unnatural effect. It was definitely "reinvented". Maybe not yet in a superior or better way, unfortunately.

- the algorithmic reverb should be turned off to get the "real" sound, but if you do it, the "naked" connections of different samples are exposed and not always sounding well enough... (that's what VSL calls "sweetening" the Synchron Stage sound...)

- the Cellos have some pretty strange resonances (sound like open strings ringing forever despite note-off, but in theory, with reverb turned off and release samples to zero, they should disappear... instead they sound even more evident and kind of synth wave... not sure what they are and where they come from, but they are definitely disturbing).

Of course I still hope the VSL software developers (I consider them simply the best team in the industry, and pieces of software like MIR and VE are proving it) will improve the product step by step and maybe future versions will be really better. Now the product in my very humble opinion doesn't match all the promises, and of course doesn't match expectation of several faithful users. Crossing fingers and looking forward to next bug fixes...