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Vienna Symphonic Library
Performance Tool V2.0f
for OPUS 1 (Windows)
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Introduction
Thank you for registering your product and for downloading this manual.
At the time of writing (March 2004), we are preparing
video tutorials
to give you a
more personal insight into the abilities of the Performance Tool. You will be informed
via newsletter as soon as these tutorials are available!
As you will find 3 different manuals du to the slight differences between library editions,
we want to make sure that you read the right one for your purchase:
This manual is exclusively for users of
OPUS 1
.
If you have purchased any other product of the
Horizon Series
(Saxo-
phones I, Solo Strings, Overdrive, Concert Guitar, Glass & Stones,
Mallets)
, please refer to VSL_PerfTool_Manual_v2_Win_HOR_all.
If you have purchased the
First or Pro Edition or
upgraded
these
products with any product of the Horizon Series, please refer to
VSL_PerfTool_Manual_v2_Win_MULTI.
In a nutshell,
these are the steps to take to activate the right Performance Modes for
your Performance Tool:
1.
Register
ALL
your products on our webpage
www.vsl.co.at/user
.
2. Go through the
activation process
as described below.
3. Download the Tool Presets from our user area.
Getting started
Registration
In order to activate the appropriate modes of the Performance Tool, you have to
register your product at the Vienna Symphonic Library website. In case you haven’t
done so yet, please follow the instructions in your product’s manual.
Installing the Performance Tool
The first place to start after installing the DVDs is to install the Performance Tool. You
Document: VSL_PerfTool_Manual_v2_OPUS_1.doc Document version: 2.0f Date: 2004-03-11
can download the Performance Tool from the Vienna Symphonic Library website
(http://www.vsl.co.at/user). As you have registered your products (see above), you
have access to the download area located in the user area. The Performance Tool
comes in a .zip file which is not very large, so it will download fairly quickly even with an
average modem connection.
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To install your Performance Tool, copy the .zip file to a folder of your choice. If
GigaStudio runs on a separate computer, burn a CD (or use a data stick!) on the
computer that contains the file, then insert the CD or the data stick into your GigaStudio
computer and extract the .zip to this computer.
Once you’ve extracted the contents of the .zip file to a folder of your choice, run “VSL
MIDI Tool Installer.msi”. The installer will guide you through the setup process.
Attention:
If you have already installed an older version of the Performance
Tool, please
make a backup of your personal Tool templates!
Otherwise, the installer could accidentally overwrite your settings!
Activation
When you start the Tool for the first time, you will be asked to activate the relevant
modes for your purchase. You can do this either online (if your GigaStudio computer
has an internet connection) or offline.
IMPORTANT:
If you just extended your Opus 1 with a Horizon Series product,
please make sure that you register your purchase and activate the Horizon
Legato for all Legato instruments of the Horizon Series. For the guitars, please
use the Guitar Legato. We applied a new mapping scheme to these
instruments, so they NEED the corresponding Legato Mode.
To activate the Tool online, start your internet connection. Then mark the option
“Instant Online Activation” and click “Next”. Enter your e-mail address and the password
of your VSL user registration. Then, click on “Activate!”. The modes for your registered
products will be activated automatically.
For offline activation, mark “Offline Activation” and click “Next”. Note down the
Computer ID shown in the box. Activate the browser on your internet computer, go to
http://vsl.co.at/activate
and follow the instructions. The Response Key will be
generated immediately, and a copy will be sent to your e-mail address. Enter it in the
corresponding box of the Offline Activation Wizard and click “Activate!”. Thereafter, click
“Finish” to complete the activation process. The Performance Modes for your
registered products are now activated.
MIDI Router
If you want to run GigaStudio and your sequencer on a single computer, you will need
to create virtual MIDI Ports. The Vienna Symphonic Library provides you with the VSL
Document: VSL_PerfTool_Manual_v2_OPUS_1.doc Document version: 2.0f Date: 2004-03-11
MIDI Router which was specifically designed for that purpose. It is available for
download in our user area. Please read the enclosed VSL MIDI Router manual to learn
more about it.
This manual assumes that you are conversant with the functions of GigaStudio. Please
refer to the GigaStudio manual if any questions arise concerning its setup and
configuration.
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The Performance Tool
General information
The Vienna Symphonic Library Performance Tool is a stand-alone application that re-
interprets the MIDI information it receives from your sequencer. It gives you access to
customized MIDI events that bring out the exceptionally expressive capabilities of our
Performance Set instruments.
Depending on your purchases, you will find the following Modes within the Performance
Tool activated (if you are a proud owner of ALL Vienna Symphonic Library products, you
can of course access all of them after you’ve gone through the activating process):
First Edition and Pro Edition
Orchestral Cube:
Alternation Mode
Performance Set:
Alternation, Legato and Repetition Mode
Horizon Series
OPUS 1:
Alternation and Horizon Legato Mode
Mallets:
Alternation Mode
Glass & Stones:
Alternation Mode
Saxophones 1:
Alternation, Horizon Legato and Repetition Mode
Solo Strings:
Alternation, Horizon Legato and Repetition Mode
Vienna Concert Guitar:
Alternation, Guitar Legato and Repetition Mode
Overdrive:
Alternation, Guitar Legato and Repetition Mode
This manual describes the use of the Performance Tool with
OPUS 1
from the Horizon
Series, which uses the Alternation and Horizon Legato Modes.
Document: VSL_PerfTool_Manual_v2_OPUS_1.doc Document version: 2.0f Date: 2004-03-11
The Performance Tool is a stand-alone application that re-interprets your MIDI
information to give you absolute authenticity in sound. For your OPUS 1, it basically
operates in two modes chosen according to the selected Performance instrument:
Legato
and
Alternation Mode
. The Performance Tool settings of a given instrument
are preconfigured for each Performance instrument.
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In short:
When you open, e.g., “VC-8_mV_perf-leg_porta_f” (a cello
ensemble with forte portamento legato), simply load the
Horizon Legato
Mode
(plus the appropriate
Tool settings
“12 CELLO-ENS_perf-leg.pal”)
into the corresponding channel and correct port of your Performance Tool
and you are ready to play!
If you experiment with the settings, you should save them under a new filename so that you
can load the default setting if anything goes wrong. For instance, one shouldn’t really try to
run a legato instrument in Alternation Mode if one doesn’t want unexpected results.
The Performance Tool is intended as a tool for the real-time performance of legato and
alternation sequences played on the keyboard. If you’re editing your MIDI tracks in your
sequencer’s editor, and skipping passages or running loops, the music may not always
sound as originally recorded. Naturally, when you record and playback your completed
sequence, you will hear the intended result.
If something goes wrong after editing your sequence or the Performance Tool settings,
the Legato and Repetition Modes has a reset function. For a soft reset, simply click the
Reset
button. However, due to extensive testing and improvement of our performance
algorithms, the need for a reset should occur very rarely.
The
Bypass
button in the Mode display does exactly that – it works like a MIDI through
channel, passing on MIDI events without going through the Performance Tool.
For best performance control, we recommend using an 88-key master keyboard, so
you can access all preconfigured keyswitch functions while you’re playing. But, of
course, you can also use the matrix editor and enter the notes and functions step by
step, or fine-tune what you’ve recorded.
The instruments and their settings are documented in the Vienna Symphonic Library
manuals, which you can refer to if you’re unsure how to set up a specific performance.
You can also download the Range Finder guide (PDF) from the user area of our website
www.vsl.co.at, which gives brief descriptions of the instruments and their playing ranges.
Of course, we also provide
preconfigured presets
for you. Please download the Tool
Templates from our user area to have the right settings available for your work!
IMPORTANT:
You have downloaded a copy-protected Performance Tool. In order
to activate the right modes for your purchase, please register your products on
our website
www.vsl.co.at/user
.
This will just take a minute and it will make your
library an even better investment, as there is no way for unauthorized users to
access the famous Performance Tool! Thank you for your time and understanding.
Document: VSL_PerfTool_Manual_v2_OPUS_1.doc Document version: 2.0f Date: 2004-03-11
Setting up the Performance Tool
As the Performance Tool is a stand-alone application, you have to make sure to
connect your applications in the right order.
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For a test run, you can skip the sequencer (or the keyboard if you want to play an
existing piece or compose a sequence for testing purposes), but the normal setup will
look like in the diagram above.
In the upper right-hand area of the Performance Tool display, you will find drop-down
menus for “MIDI INPORT” (where your MIDI comes from) and “MIDI OUTPORT” (where it
goes to – up to 4 with each GigaStudio and depending on your soundcard).
We suggest that you assign “OUT” 1–4 (for the different ports of the Performance Tool)
to “Nemesys InPort1–4”.
For the “MIDI IN PORT” choose the right port of the ports available on your GigaStudio
computer.
If you are
working on ONE computer,
you will need to create virtual MIDI
Ports. The Vienna Symphonic Library provides you with the
VSL MIDI
Router
which was specifically designed for that purpose. It is available for
download in our user area. Please read the enclosed VSL MIDI Router
manual to learn more about it and its relevance to the Performance Tool.
Attention:
GigaStudio’s IN Ports must be disabled when you work with the
Performance Tool! To do so, go to “Settings – Hardware/Routing” and set all
Midi IN Ports to “none”. Don’t forget to press “Apply”.
Document: VSL_PerfTool_Manual_v2_OPUS_1.doc Document version: 2.0f Date: 2004-03-11
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