How do I get Vienna Instruments (VI's) into a Logic Project?

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How do I get Vienna Instruments (VI's) into a Logic Project?

so, I'm running an IMax OS X 10.6.7, with Logic Pro 9.1.4

I recently downloaded Vienna Symphonic Library Special Edition and Special Edition plus, the latest version. Everything is now downloaded and ready to go, and I have started messing around with patches, saving matrices, etc. on the standalone Vienna Software.

So my question is, how do I import the VI's into a Logic Project? I have read the Logic Manual, and it doesn't provide detailed instructions on how to do this. When I look at the Allowable VI plug ins in Logic, it shows the vienna instruments there, but I just don't know how exactly to go from having the matrices saved in my custom folder, using them with the standalone vienna player to actually using them within a Logic Project to create midi regions/tracks, and turn old midid regions/tracks that were created with Logic instruments in to tracks/regions with the Vienna Virtual Instruments.

Help?

IMAC, Mac OS X (10.6.7)

Posted on Jun 29, 2011 11:32 AM

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Answer 1

Jun 30, 2011 12:08 PM in response to MUYconfundido

Whatever you are doing in the standalone VI version is pretty much the same within the AU Plugin version (except the routing)

If the Vienna installation is done correctly then the plugin is available in Logic. You know how to open a Software Instrument in Logic, do you?

Edgar Rothermich

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Answer 2

Jun 30, 2011 4:02 PM in response to EdgarRothermich

Yes, I know how to run a software instrument. I actually figured out how to do this on my own, and am assuming that it is the best way. I just loaded any software "Logic" instrument, and then loaded the Vienna matrix into a plug in slot.

So that seems to work, but now I have more questions. Do you use Vienna?

If I already have a violin region recorded on a Logic instrument track, I have realized that i can just copy and past it onto the new track with the Vienna plug in and it will adopt those settings, but my question is this:

Vienna seems to make a big deal out of being able to play all the articulations of one instrument on just one track, with keyswitch controls, etc. But if I'm working with Midi data on a track in logic and I'm not performing all the parts "live" while recording, how do I get the articulation changes to stay in place, so that I can have a violin play staccato, legato, and pizzicato all in one track, without having to manually hit the keyswitches to change the articulations while the track is playing? obviously I can't do this while bouncing, or with multiple tracks at once, so how to you create a single track with multiple articulations in Vienna, plug it into a Logic Track, and have it playback with the changes in articulations, without having to manually change it.

Any ideas?

I have a lot of multi track orchestral projects composed using logic instruments, but I want to get all those over to Vienna Instruments as well. What would be the easiest way to do this, with consideration to my above question concerning one track for multiple articulations of an instrument?

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Answer 3

Jun 30, 2011 4:24 PM in response to MUYconfundido

Based on your question I assume that you are not familiar with the Keyswitch technique. Yes it is "a big deal" not only with Vienna, but with all big orchestral libraries. This concept has nothing to do with Logic, first you have to understand it and in the second step figure out how to apply it in Logic. I can give you some advice once you understand the concept a little bit better.

BTW

You don't have to copy-paste Regions, you just drag them to another track (or opt+drag)

Edgar Rothermich

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