[Fmpro] SCL/VSL se?

[James Ryan]

I have the original EXS version and now the Vienna Instruments, and I  
haven't had any latency problems that I interpret that way.  I will  
qualify that with the fact that in my experience, real orchestral  
players have a tendency to play a bit behind the old "click" and I've  
often had to ask them to think ahead of the beat to tighten things  
up.  I find that the VSL seems to have that programmed in.  I simply  
run the click, run the part, use Logic's delay function and slide the  
part until it sounds right.  No biggie.  On some instruments like  
strings, I program the advance right into the instrument channel and  
that does the trick.  So to make a short story long, I don't think  
it's latency as much as it's the samples having a very real attack  
envelope that tends to make the part when played on exact beats sound  
a little late.  You'll find that is not true with celeste, orchestra  
bells or any of the percussion instruments.  They're right on the  
money in my system.

Best,
James

On Jul 4, 2008, at 2:13 PM, Robert Stanton wrote:

> does anyone on this list have VSL installed on a Logic
> 8 system? How about VSL Special Edition? If so, how's
> it working for you? My tech told me VSL enables
>
> I have the VSL Special Edition.  It sounds fabulous but there are  
> latency
> issues I haven't been able to resolve.  Latency issues can be common  
> for
> slower machines - that's not the case for me - I have a fast machine  
> and the
> VSL loaded to an external hard drive, but still have problems - I've  
> done
> everything I can short of buying a second computer to resolve it -  
> still no
> luck.  I use it at this point for overlaying strings and percussion  
> where
> needed.  But due to my inexperience I haven't had a lot of luck  
> creating a
> piece from scratch using solely the VSL.  The tones on it however are
> phenomenal.  Your tech might be right but I'm not aware of anything  
> that
> would increase the rate of work flow.  Remember too that the samples  
> on VSL
> are intentionally done dry - so your reverb is what makes it come  
> alive.
>
> Best, Robert
>
> Robert Scott Stanton
> San Francisco Bay Area, CA
> zolessi at comcast.net
>
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>
> I'd like to thank Mark Northam for his detailed post
> about his experiences with SCL.  My SCL membership
> represents I had enough credits to join, period.
> Having attended SCL meetings before joining, there was
> no expectation of composer advocacy on my part.
>
> Does anyone on this list have VSL installed on a Logic
> 8 system? How about VSL Special Edition? If so, how's
> it working for you? My tech told me VSL enables
> quicker workflow to the point of being worth the
> investment, and some articulations can be multi-ed by
> key pressure.
>
> Thank you for your feedback.
>
> Cheers!
>
> TTYL
> AP
>
>
>
>
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