VSL releases Vienna Ensemble Mixing and Host Software for Vienna Instruments (and announces RTAS compatibility)

The Vienna Symphonic Library has announced another major step toward an all-encompassing solution for orchestral music production on the computer. Following the development of its sample libraries and the Vienna Instruments software and audio engine, the Vienna team now introduces a new software solution called Vienna Ensemble. The exclusive Vienna Instruments mixing and host software is available as a free download for all registered users of Vienna Instruments and works on Windows and Mac OS X. And there is even more good news for Pro Tools users: All Vienna Instruments Collections as well as the new Vienna Ensemble are now RTAS compatible on the Mac OS X platform.

Vienna Ensemble Features:

• Custom-made for hosting Vienna Instruments.
• Stand-alone application, ideal for running Vienna Instruments on external Macs and PCs: 8 ports with 16 MIDI channels each.
• Plug-in formats RTAS (Mac PPC & Intel), AU (Mac PPC & Intel) and VST (PC and Mac PPC & Intel) for use with a host sequencer: 16 MIDI channels per instance.
• Instant instrument switching gives immediate access to all instruments within the Vienna Ensemble user interface. A click on the desired instrument channel brings up its user interface instantly, no more redundant screen clutter.
• Instrument naming – all Vienna Instruments instances inside Vienna Ensemble 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.

Availability:

• PC version: Windows XP and Vista (both 32 and 64-bit).
• Mac version: 32-bit for Mac PPC and Intel, 64-bit version coming soon.