Hi Paul,

another quick question. If the SE Synchron needs 63.6 GB free hard drive space, and my hard drive with samples [vsl plus other libraries], has 171 gb out of 931 gb left. That will mean I will still have 109 gb left. Is that enough spare space on the drive?

thanks if you can estimate this for me,

Steve :-)

HI Steve, 

Depends on the drive. If it's an SSD drive, then no problem. With spinning drives, 10% should also work, but COULD cause troubles. I recommend 15-20% free space on a spinning drive. 

Best,
Paul

Hi Paul,

thanks for that extra information Paul  Much appreciated😃!

Steve 😊

Attempting to load the prepared piano from SE2 crashes the host (Cubase, or VE in standalone). Anyone else having this problem?

Hi Jimmy, 

Which OS, which player?

Best, 
Paul

Hi Paul,

I'm on Win10, Synchron Player 1.1.1559. Loading the Synchron Player either as an instrument track in Cubase 10.0.30., or as a standalone inside Vienna Ensemble 6.0.18067. The prepared piano crashes both.

Hi,

That should work with the latest release 1.1.1621, did you check?

Best,
Paul

Oh, I missed the latest Synchron Player update, sorry about that. No issues now.

hi Paul,

in the new Dimension String SE versions. do the legato samples have the four layers and also the non-vibrato  and vibrato layers as well [ something I think I recall reading about -I could be wrong though]

Thanks,

Steve :-)

Hi Steve, 

Same number of velocities as in the bigger collections: 4.
There are no non-vibrato options for the SY-ized SE Dimension Strings. 

Best, 
Paul

Hi Paul,

thanks for the information.😃 

best,

Steve.

Hi,

I just recieved the offer to crossgrade to 'Special Edition 1' 5 minutes ago in my mailbox. On the website I saw I can upgrade all my Special Editions.

How long does this offer counts? Till August 1st?

Sincerly,

Guido

Hi Guido,

Thanks for your interest!
The promotional prices are valid through July 31, 2019.

Best,
Stefan

Hi Stefan,

Thanks for the quick response!

Best,Guido

I just got the offer to crossgrade to the Synchron SE. To be honest I had moved on from VSL SE to other libraries but..wow, I am so glad I took up the offer. It's like a whole different library. Very good. Congratulations.

But oh dear then I read this:

https://vi-control.net/community/threads/vsl-instrument-licenses-vanished-from-e-licenser.82482/

Why oh why oh why did you go down the eLicensor route VSL? So sad.

I cannot imagine investing more than €35 given what I read in that link! And before you say it..no..I won't buy your insurance.

But as someone points out in that thread..you are not going to change your Draconian stance. So be it.

Hi oshaginko,

Glad to hear that you like your crossgrade!

We know that copy protection is a sensitive matter, and we are working with the technical possibilities we are provided with by eLicenser.

If you are on the road a lot, the Vienna Protection Plan is your best bet for peace of mind, as it covers all possible scenarios. Of course it is optional and it's your decision.

Best,
Paul

Thanks Paul. 

Wow yes it sure is a sensitive matter, I had no idea, and I am sure you are bored to tears with discussing it!

I can see the anger arises from paying for the protection..but now I look at it, you are asking €35 per year for total protection (is that right?) which seems OK to me. 

The Synchron player really does make me want to come back to VSL ..it's really wonderfully simple and just better.

Hi oshaginko, 

I agree, the Synchron Player is a very attractive asset, and we have also improved the samples quite a bit.

Vienna Protection Plan: Yes, 35 EUR per year (for each key, and you can move the protection license around if you like). 

Best,
Paul

I got the Synchron-ized Dimension Strings Special Edition last week and wow, it's been a great week since then.

• The sound is great when paired with MIR, no muddyness at all. I love the clearness you get when virtually sitting in third row.
• Legato works exactly and consistently as I want and expect it to respond. This is just so huge for me, no more fiddling to get those slurred passages to sound right, it just works!
• The provided articulations are all I need for now, even in the special edition (forced strings would be great, but something's got to give at that price point).
• I could adjust everything to my preferred control flow for use in Cubase with note expression maps:
• Articulation changes with keyswitches.
• Modify the attack via layered staccato patches (for everything!).
• Control attack via key velocity.
• Volume crossfade with CC1.
• Cross-articulation crossfade with CC20.
• Divisi writing is just so dead simple.

I used to use a competitor's strings library, but DS just does exactly what I want: Great close-up sound, great customizability, and precise and consistent control over the music. I bought it on a whim after another frustrating round of fiddling with said competitor library's slurred legato, and the value has been just amazing.

I really, really hope that you guys will also come out with a Synchron-ized Dimension Brass Special Edition. I'll be the first to line up for that.