Hi Pixelpoet, 

Here you go: As mentioned, we have scrutinized Dimensio Strings during the re-editing of the whole material. 

One important task was an enhancement with a releasse sample technology for fp, sfz, sffz and legato repetition Patches.
We also optimized the Performance Legatos and Performance Portamentos, along with quite some minor fixes and enhancements.
With this library update for VI Dimension Strings, all existing users also get the benefits we added for all SYNCHRON-ized users. 

Best, 
Paul

@Paul said:

Hi Pixelpoet, 

Here you go: As mentioned, we have scrutinized Dimensio Strings during the re-editing of the whole material. 

One important task was an enhancement with a releasse sample technology for fp, sfz, sffz and legato repetition Patches.
We also optimized the Performance Legatos and Performance Portamentos, along with quite some minor fixes and enhancements.
With this library update for VI Dimension Strings, all existing users also get the benefits we added for all SYNCHRON-ized users. 

Best, 
Paul

Hi Paul,

I have some questions on these:

1) On the SYNCHRON-ized page of the library it says that the enhanced release technology is special to the Synchron Player. Thus, I think that this enhacement isn't available for the VI library, right?

2) In the SYNCHRON-ized library all articulations are balanced. Is this true for the VI library?

Hi, 

1) Correct. 

2) Our Synchron Series have an improved balance (from a different standpoint, and all positioned @Synchron Stage). 

Best,
Paul

@Paul said:

2) Our Synchron Series have an improved balance (from a different standpoint, and all positioned @Synchron Stage).

Thanks, Paul.

Does it mean that in the VI library the articulations are balanced, too?

I'm asking, because the older string libraries aren't balanced. And as Dimension Strings is the newest of them, maybe you decided to adjust the levels.

Hi, 

True, the older string libraries are not volume-balanced (but you can get to a good starting point with the MIRx settings and the natural volume setting in MIR Pro). 

The system stayed the same for the VI Series. 

Best, 
Paul

can you comment a little bit more about that when you say the VI libray is not "volume balanced", while synchron is...what does that mean exactly?  

Hi Paul,

concerning the instrument sections and the natural volume feature, that's true, I like this function and use it regularly.

But primarily I meant the articulations inside one instrument section (legato, staccato etc.). Are these articulations balanced in the VI Dimension Strings after the update?

Thanks for that explanation, that is good to know.  

@Dewdman42 said:

Thanks for that explanation, that is good to know.  

well, in the case of MirPro, you still have the placement on stage effecting the volume of things too, so its still not crystal clear.  With MirX I guess the placement on stage is hardwired to a certain location for each instrument and might reasonably expect that the natural volume at the fixed distance would be predictable and realistic for each instrument of the orchestra.  But with MirPro, its still up to the user to locate the instrument on stage, which can effect the volume balancing...

@Dewdman42 said:

well, in the case of MirPro, you still have the placement on stage effecting the volume of things too, so its still not crystal clear.  With MirX I guess the placement on stage is hardwired to a certain location for each instrument and might reasonably expect that the natural volume at the fixed distance would be predictable and realistic for each instrument of the orchestra.  But with MirPro, its still up to the user to locate the instrument on stage, which can effect the volume balancing...

@Pixelpoet1985 said:

But primarily I meant the articulations inside one instrument section (legato, staccato etc.). Are these articulations balanced in the VI Dimension Strings after the update?

All articulations within VI instruments are volume balanced.

@bbelius said:

All articulations within VI instruments are volume balanced.

Really? Didn't know that. I thought volume balancing has been introduced with the Synchron Series.

Thanks!

@bbelius said:

All articulations within VI instruments are volume balanced.

Really? Didn't know that. I thought volume balancing has been introduced with the Synchron Series.

Thanks!

Just to avoid confusion: the isntruments of the VI series are not volume balanced to each other, but within each instrument, the articulations of the instrument is balanced. This is my experience with all the libraries I used so far.

I am trying to install this update. It comes to my computer as a zip file. When I unzip it, it is a viupdate file. What do I do with that? When I dbl click on it it asks me what application it should open.

???

Hi

I've installed the last update for Dimension Strings I and when I load the matrix "02P VC-All-RE-L2-Art-Combi", it seems that for some patches like Legato, Portamento or Sustain, all the players are panned at the center. For other patches like Staccato or Detache, they are correctly panned. Has anyone noticed that too or am I missing something ? It doesn't do that with the update for DS II.

Best,

David

So, nobody has this problem ?

Best,

David