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VSL: Vienna Ensemble Pro
Vienna Symphonic Library's completely revamped mixing host with MIDI and audio LAN capability comes with EPIC ORCHESTRA, a free Grand Orchestra Sample Pack!
Vienna Ensemble PRO works universally on Macs and PCs, hosting Vienna Instruments as well as 3rd party VSTi (PC), AU (Mac) instruments and effect plug-ins. With the 64-bit version of Vienna Ensemble PRO you can load as many samples as all of your RAM will hold! Use it as a host on the same computer as your sequencer to integrate all your 64-bit and 32-bit instruments, or use it as a master-slave solution, even on cross-platform networks with multiple Macs and PCs. Run your sequencer on your main computer, launch Vienna Ensemble PRO on the slave computer, and simply connect them using an Ethernet cable. You can easily route the audio streams of a whole arsenal of computers back to your main machine.
Overview
EPIC ORCHESTRA
Vienna Ensemble PRO comes with a massive bonus library that includes a large string ensemble (Appassionata Strings), Woodwind Ensembles, our famous Epic Horns, Fanfare Trumpets, and lots of Percussion! Create that larger-than-life Hollywood sound and mix the instruments using our tailor-made projects! More >
Mixing Over Network
Just one Ethernet cable saves you a lot of time and money! Use unlimited audio and MIDI tracks on your slave computer and route audio back to your master computer over LAN, even on cross-platform networks. Watch the Videos!
3rd Party VSTi/AU Hosting
Insert both 64-bit and 32-bit instruments and effect plug-ins from third-party manufacturers such as Spectrasonics, Native Instruments, Rob Papen, Garritan, you name it. Good news for Pro Tools users: Now you can integrate all AU plug-ins into your sessions! More >
Full 64-Bit Support
Unlimited RAM access! An electronic musician’s dream comes true – use ALL the RAM that’s available on your Windows and Mac OS X computer. With Vienna Ensemble PRO’s unlimited MIDI and audio channels, you can run a complete orchestra and even more on one well equipped machine. More >
Preserved Sessions
Disconnect Vienna Ensemble PRO from your sequencer while keeping all of your instruments, effects and samples loaded. Then re-connect to a new cue or project without having to load again. A great time-saver for improved work-flow!
Dual Architecture Servers
Run 64-bit and 32-bit Vienna Ensemble PRO Servers side-by-side on the same computer. The easiest way to integrate all of your 3rd party instruments into your templates. Watch the Videos.
In Detail
Vienna Ensemble PRO works universally on Macs and PCs, hosting Vienna Instruments as well as 3rd party VSTi (PC), AU (Mac) instruments and effect plug-ins. With the 64-bit version of Vienna Ensemble PRO you can load as many samples as all of your RAM will hold! Use it as a host on the same computer as your sequencer to integrate all your 64-bit and 32-bit instruments, or use it as a master-slave solution, even on cross-platform networks with multiple Macs and PCs. Run your sequencer on your main computer, launch Vienna Ensemble PRO on the slave computer, and simply connect them using an Ethernet cable. You can easily route the audio streams of a whole arsenal of computers back to your main machine.
Another major improvement is the new Preserve function. Now you can keep your templates and instruments loaded while switching from one project to another. Add to that many other new features and improvements, such as the sleek new user interface, the Optimize All function, full 64-bit support on the Mac, mixer automation, and you're presented with the uber-host for sample-based music production on one or more computers!
Don’t miss the Vienna Ensemble PRO videos!
One Vienna Ensemble PRO product comes with 3 licenses, so you can set up a network of up to 4 computers (one host and 3 slaves, provided there’s no stand-alone version of Vienna Ensemble PRO running on your main computer).
Vienna Ensemble PRO is a free upgrade for users of Vienna Ensemble 3. If you’re a user of Vienna Ensemble 3 you don’t need to download a new license, just log on to the User Area and download the software right away!
Vienna Ensemble is still available as a free download for registered users of any Vienna Instruments Collection.
Features
New Features
- 3rd party VSTi/AU hosting (multichannel)
Instantiate Vienna Instruments along with other 3rd party VST and AU instruments from Spectrasonics, Native Instruments, and more; supporting plug-ins with multiple outputs.
- Preserve Instance
Disconnect Vienna Ensemble PRO from your sequencer while keeping all of your instruments and samples loaded, and re-connect to a new cue or project without loading again.
- Mixer Automation
Use AU/VST/RTAS automation from your sequencer to control Vienna Ensemble PRO’s mixer (volume, pan and sends). - Redesigned user interface
A sleek, calm new design that’s easy on the eye.
- Channel strip and mixer strip sizing
Switch between wide or narrow channel strips for optimal viewing and saving screen space.
- Customized viframe preset for Epic Orchestra Pack.
- Link Pages
When activated, all Vienna Instruments GUIs will show the same right pane window when switching tracks, e.g., the “Patch Assign” page.
- Optimize All
Clean up your RAM by purging all unused samples of all instantiated Vienna Instruments at once!
- Selective Project Merging
Assemble the parts of various existing projects into one new template.
- Multiple keyrange spans per instrument.
- Audio input channels
Route external audio directly into the mixer (stand-alone mode only).
- Audio input/output routing
Windows: Select active channels of an audio device to improve communication with other audio applications. Audio channels of an audio device can as well be used by other audio applications when deactivated in Vienna Ensemble PRO.
- Multiple Undo/Redo
- Slave mode host tempo synchronization.
- Dual architecture servers
Run 64-bit and 32-bit Vienna Ensemble PRO Servers side-by-side on the same computer which makes it easy to integrate 32-bit 3rd party instruments into your templates.
- Full Mac OS X 64-bit support
Utilize the full memory of your Mac.
- Improved loopback performance (Mac)
Running Vienna Ensemble PRO Server on the same machine as your sequencer now puts much less strain on your system and will perform more reliably.
- Hosting of Cocoa AU instruments and effects (32-bit and 64-bit)
Vienna Ensemble PRO can host both Carbon and Cocoa AU plug-ins, making it one of the first hosts to handle 64-bit AU’s on the Mac.
- VST3 and RTAS connector plug-ins
Vienna Ensemble PRO supports up to 32 MIDI ports and 128 audio ports per instance.
- PC server interface plug-in: VST/VST3 (64-bit and 32-bit).
- PC server/stand-alone: 32-bit and 64-bit.
- Mac server interface plug-in: RTAS (32-bit Intel, PPC); AU/VST/VST3 (32-bit and 64-bit Intel, 32-bit PPC).
- Mac server/stand-alone: 32-bit and 64-bit for both Intel and PPC Macs (Intel recommended. PPC not actively supported).
Existing Features
- MIDI and audio LAN solution that works universally on Macs and PCs.
- No audio interfaces, no MIDI interfaces on your additional computers (slaves) – all you need is Ethernet with a Gigabit connection.
- No third party software to send audio and MIDI data between computers.
- Launch as many Vienna Ensemble PRO instances on the slave computer as you need (depending on the slave's RAM), each with up to 512 MIDI channels.
- Instant instrument switching gives immediate access to all instruments within the Vienna Ensemble PRO user interface. A click on the desired instrument channel brings up its user interface instantly, no more redundant screen clutter.
- Instrument naming – all instances inside Vienna Ensemble PRO can be labeled for a complete, at-a-glance overview.
- Total recall – orchestra setups can be saved with one click.
- Definable play ranges for multi-instrument set-ups for studio and live use.
- Inserts for AU (Mac) and VST (PC) effect plug-ins.
- Panning and Power Panning for precise positioning.
- Flexible routing with freely assignable busses.
- Separated server solution that utilizes additional free memory, leaving host sequencer memory or memory used by additional Vienna Instruments plug-ins unaddressed.
EPIC ORCHESTRA
- Data size of installed library on hard drive: 6.2 GB
- Actual data size in 24-bit: 9.36 GB
This free bonus library is only available with Vienna Ensemble PRO.
Vienna Ensemble PRO comes with a customized project for the included Epic Orchestra that integrates the powerful Vienna Suite plug-ins. Import the Epic Orchestra Demo MIDI file into your sequencer, load the corresponding Vienna Ensemble PRO project (viframe), and you get a perfect, well-balanced mix that will also be a great starting point for your own arrangements!
Instruments included in Epic Orchestra Pack
- Appassionata Strings Ensemble
Violins, violas, cellos, basses
Mapped as one ensemble spread out over the keyboard from basses to violins
Articulations: Staccato, sustained, sforzato, tremolo, pizzicato - Woodwinds Ensemble
Piccolo, 3 flutes, 3 clarinets, 3 bassoons, contrabassoon
Mapped as one ensemble spread out over the keyboard from contrabassoon to piccolo
Articulations: Staccato, sustained - Oboe d'amore
Articulations: Staccato, sustained, legato performances - Cornet
Articulations: Staccato, sustained, legato performances, portamento performances - Epic Horns (8 horns ensemble)
Articulations: Staccato, sustained - Fanfare Trumpets (6 trumpets ensemble)
Articulations: Staccato, sustained - Drums & Percussion
Timpani, snare drum, bass drum, tambourine, triangle, piatti, cymbal, tamtam
Articulations: Single hits, rolls (no rolls for piatti)
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTSPC
Mac
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