Hey Paul, I really appreciate that you asked the developers for me.
I guess I would recommend a redesign of the product then. Its a great product, dont get me wrong. I have sent a lot of business your way over the years as VE Pro is the most efficient VI hosting software out there, period!
But Its the users that drive things in the long run, not technical limitations. The "long run" would be a VI hosting software where ONE failed plug could NEVER ruin a whole movie score. There must be a way to design some sort of fail safe examination protocol. For example, In my Source audio music page, when uploading my spreadsheet, it examines the CSV file first, spots any issues, lets you change the source CSV file, and only imports after all is well. Though undoubtedly more complex, it might be nice for VE Pro to have such an examination PRE process. Or, Vienna could add a utility program that would look inside any saved VE file, and examine the components parts BEFORE attempting to open the MAIN Ve Pro file. Perhaps, if it discovers plug in #3 is failing, the utility would also have the capability to take out that failed plug in, or bypass its loading. It cannot be acceptable to anyone, Vienna, or users, to be subject to catastrophic failure on any given day. This is the state of VE Pro now, great a program as it is. Of course, I do incremental back ups to minimize risk, but even with incremental back ups, if a program updates, and such an update creates a HANG for itself, that "hang" will effect all prior backups too. This happened to me when Toontrack changed something about the way it named its EZ drummer. You guys managed to help me, (thank you!), but my project was down for several days waiting. All of this means what it means=any elaborate or simple VE Pro file can die any time. Not a good feeling for us composers. Imagine so many 3rd party plugs and VIs being updated without consulting or testing at Vienna....this makes for a potential "instant death" of the project file, anytime. That cannot be something considered a "minor" problem, and I am surprised more users have not realized the danger of this issue. Whatever you guys did to fix my broken EZ drummer shows there is a WAY to look inside the programming to find hang ups. That should be a utility program, not just from Vienna, but many other manufacturers too. In the day of weekly Apple OS updates, it is time safeguards get put in place. Will it be perfect? No. But the issue should be addressed. Thanks for your help over the years Paul..:)
