Vienna Ensemble Pro 7
Vienna Ensemble Pro has become the definitive cross-platform network solution in studios and production facilities around the world. It allows you to expand the power of your workstation by seamlessly adding additional Mac and Windows computers as servers over a network. So you can, for example, host all of your sample libraries on separate machines without sacrificing speed or convenience and while vastly improving your CPU load. In addition, Vienna Ensemble Pro lets you run 32-bit plug-ins on a 64-bit machine, close and open sequencer projects without having to reload samples, use your Audio Units plug-ins in Pro Tools, and eliminates the need for having separate audio interfaces on your slave computers.
The Magnificent Seven
Whether your running just one computer or 10 or more networked machines, Vienna Ensemble Pro will dramatically improve your efficiency and workflow.
Vienna Ensemble Pro supports Vienna's own sample players as well as all of your third-party VST/AU instruments and effects plug-ins and mix them in stereo and surround (up to 7.1), with full parameter automation and optional one-click integration with Vienna MIR Pro. What's more, with the included Epic Orchestra 2.0 Sample Pack you get a powerful all-in-one production tool to get you started right away!
Added FX Plug-ins
A selection of powerful plug-ins, based on Vienna Suite Pro, with convenient GUI displays embedded in the mixer channel view: Compressor Pro, Equalizer Pro, Exciter Pro, Limiter Pro, Analyzer Pro. PLUS Pro versions of our surround-specific plug-ins:
Matrix Mixer Pro, Surround Balance Pro, Surround Pan Pro.
Simplified Automation
Detailed clear names of all automatable parameters available in Vienna Ensemble Pro and all inserted plug-ins. Click “Learn” and quickly identify the corresponding parameter in your sequencer, with its identical parameter name and values.
Interface Improvements
Instance CPU Usage – Realtime read-out of the specific CPU load
Instance MIDI/Audio activity – Better overview, easy to observe and to control MIDI and audio activity
Vertical Instance List – For a quicker overview of all available instances (in addition to the tabbed view)
Improved Color Selection - System Colors available
Plug-in Management
Favorites Manager – Create a list of your go-to plug-ins (FX/instruments)
Favorites (auto-populated) – Always see your recently most used plug-ins on top of your plug-in list
Customize Plug-in use in the Vienna Ensemble Pro Preferences
Improved Plug-in Scanning or a smoother experience with troublesome or incompatible plug-ins
New Plug-in Browser with Search Feature
Improved Resource Management
Instance disabling (automatable)
Folder disabling (automatable)
Copy/paste channels – For flexible template adaptations (Comm. C/V, Ctrl C/V)
Connection and Network
Instant Server Discovery – Reliable server detection, also in complex situations
Faster connection/disconnection from VE Pro Server/instances
Faster saving times – Instance data is compressed/decompressed to increase saving speed with demanding plug-ins like NI Kontakt.
Channel View Improvements
Articulation Display – The currently playing articulation is displayed directly in the channel (works for Vienna Synchron Player, Vienna Instruments Player, Vienna Instruments Pro Player).
Missing Patches – Missing patches are indicated by a red frame (works for Vienna Synchron Player, Vienna Instruments Player, Vienna Instruments Pro Player).
FX Mini GUI Displays - Watch some of your integrated FX plug-ins right in the channel view.
BETA AU3
With up to 48 MIDI Ports (= 768 MIDI channels) per instance, Vienna Ensemble Pro 7 is the first AU3 plug-in on the market.
Not fully functional yet, workaround for testing and a first impression available.
Epic Orchestra 2.0
Vienna Ensemble Pro 7 now comes with a dramatically improved version of the original Epic Orchestra. At 73 GB, Epic Orchestra 2.0 is ten times the size of the original that was included with previous versions of Vienna Ensemble Pro! The new sample collection, powered by the Vienna Synchron Player, includes all the previous instruments and articulations, as well as stunning highlights from our latest library products. Watch the videos in the video tab!
VM1 App (Beta) by Montreal Music Labs
View all VE Pro servers, instances, channels on the network and stay in one DAW Environment, no need for screen sharing or KVM. Customize and organize VE Pro instances for quick access to any component of a large VE Pro template. Get more info about the app here.
Single Licenses available!
You can purchase as many single licenses of Vienna Ensemble Pro 7 as you need. Instead of buying a fixed bundle of three licenses, you can buy one, two, three or more licenses, depending on the number of computers you have on your network.* Upgrade prices from Vienna Ensemble Pro versions 4, 5 and 6 are available. They are displayed automatically when you’re logged in.
* You need one Vienna Ensemble Pro 7 license per computer. For example, if you have two computers, one master and one slave, you need just one license if you’re running one or more instances of Vienna Ensemble Pro 7 on your slave computer only. If you’re running one or more instances of Vienna Ensemble Pro on both your master and slave machines, you need two licenses. Also, each computer requires one ViennaKey for authorization.
Existing Features
- Cross-platform MIDI and audio LAN solution for Macs and PCs.
- No audio interfaces, no MIDI interfaces on your additional networked computers – All you need is Ethernet with a Gigabit connection.
- AU/VST (Mac) and VST (PC) hosting – Instantiate any VSL and 3rd party VST and AU plug-ins (works with nearly all available VST/AU plug-ins and supports 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.
- Full surround support up to 7.1 with integrated plug-ins for surround-to-surround balancing and mono/stereo-to-surround.
- Frozen/Disabled channels allow unloading all plug-ins (including their allocated memory) from a selected channel, while keeping data intact
- Channel grouping allows assigning channels to a group, with option to link selected parameters to the entire group
- Windows only: Dual architecture servers – Run 64-bit and 32-bit Vienna Ensemble Pro Servers side-by-side on the same computer and integrate 32-bit 3rd party instruments into your 64-bit DAW and vice versa.
- VST3/AAX Native/MAS connector plug-ins – Supports up to 48 MIDI ports and 768 audio ports per instance.
- VST hosting on the Mac, allowing for full compatibility with Windows
- Audio input plug-in – Route audio signals from your DAW into Vienna Ensemble Pro, e.g., to turn it into a virtual FX rack on your networked computer.
- Optimize All – Clean up your RAM by purging all unused samples of all instantiated Vienna Instruments with one mouse click!
- Plug-in latency compensation ensures full sync of all plug-ins inside each Vienna Ensemble Pro instance.
- Optional one-click integration of Vienna MIR Pro sold separately).
- AU/AU3/VST/VST3/AAX Native/MAS plug-in or stand-alone.
New Features
- Included FX Plug-ins – A selection of powerful plug-ins, based on Vienna Suite Pro, with convenient GUI displays embedded in the mixer channel view: Compressor Pro, Equalizer Pro, Exciter Pro, Limiter Pro, Analyzer Pro.
- Pro versions of our surround-specific plug-ins: Matrix Mixer Pro, Surround Balance Pro, Surround Pan Pro.
- Simplified Automation – Detailed clear names of all automatable parameters available in Vienna Ensemble Pro and all inserted plug-ins.
- Instance CPU Usage – Realtime read-out of the specific CPU load
- Instance MIDI/Audio activity – Better overview, easy to observe and to control MIDI and audio activity
- Vertical Instance List – For a quicker overview of all available instances (in addition to the tabbed view)
- Favorites Manager – Create a list of your go-to plug-ins (FX/instruments)
- Favorites (auto-populated) – Always see your recently most used plug-ins on top of your plug-in list
- Customize Plug-in use in the Vienna Ensemble Pro Preferences
- Improved Plug-in Scanning for a smoother experience with troublesome or incompatible plug-ins
- Instance disabling (automatable)
- Folder disabling (automatable)
- Copy/paste channels – For flexible template adaptations (Comm. C/V, Ctrl C/V)
- Instant Server Discovery – Reliable server detection, also in complex situations
- Faster connection/disconnection from VE Pro Server/instances
- Faster saving times – Instance data is compressed/decompressed to increase saving speed with demanding plug-ins like NI Kontakt.
- Articulation Display – The currently playing articulation is displayed directly in the channel (works for Vienna Synchron Player, Vienna Instruments Player, Vienna Instruments Pro Player).
- Missing Patches are indicated by a red frame (works for Vienna Synchron Player, Vienna Instruments Player, Vienna Instruments Pro Player).
- FX Mini GUI Displays - Watch some of your integrated FX plug-ins right in the channel view.
Here is an overview showing the key features of Vienna Ensemble, Vienna Ensemble Pro 6 and Vienna Ensemble Pro 7
VIENNA ENSEMBLE 6 | VIENNA ENSEMBLE PRO 6 | VIENNA ENSEMBLE PRO 7 | |
Integrated FX Plug-ins | • | ||
Plug-in Favorites | • | ||
Search feature for plug-ins and parameters | • | ||
Improved Plug-in management and scanning | • | ||
VM1 iPad App Compatibility (Beta) | • | ||
Separate licenses available | • | ||
WIN: 32-bit and 64-bit | • | • | • |
Mac: 64-bit | • | • | • |
Mac: 32-bit | • | • | |
MIDI and audio over LAN (cross platform) | • | • | |
Vienna Instruments / Pro hosting | • | • | • |
Synchron Player hosting | • | • | • |
Articulation display for Vienna Instruments and Synchron Player | • | ||
3rd party plug-in hosting (AU/Mac, VST/PC) | • | • | |
3rd party VST plug-in hosting on Mac | • | • | |
Basic parameter (plug-in) automation | • | • | |
Advanced parameter automation (transparent parameter names and values) | • | ||
Audio Input plug-in | • | • | |
AU/VST MIDI Port limit | 48 | 48 | 48 |
AU3 (Beta) | • | ||
ITU surround support | • | • | |
One-click integration of Vienna MIR PRO | • | • | • |
Tabbed / Detachable instances | • | • | • |
Vertical instance view | • | ||
Channel grouping / group settings | • | • | |
Freeze channels (unload all plug-ins) | • | • | |
Freeze instances and folders | • | ||
Intelligent auto save / project recovery | • | • | |
Real progress indicators | • | • | |
Instance MIDI/Audio activity display | • | ||
Real-time instance CPU display | • | ||
Stand-alone and plug-in (AU/VST/VST3/AAX Native/MAS) | • | • | • |
Epic Orchestra 2.0 (73 GB sample pack for Synchron Player) | • | ||
Epic Orchestra (9 GB sample pack) | • | • |
Learn more about Vienna's transition to iLok: HERE
Minimum System Requirements
- Windows 8.1/10 (latest update, 64-bit), Intel Core i3 or AMD Athlon 64 X2
- macOS 10.13 High Sierra, Intel Core i3
- Working Gigabit connection between master and networked computer(s). Also works on a one-computer setup
- iLok Account and iLok License Manager software for activation in the cloud or on a physical iLok 2/iLok 3 key
Recommended
- Windows 10/11 (latest update, 64-bit), Intel Core i5/i7/Xeon
- macOS 11 (or higher), Intel Core i5/i7/Xeon
- Supported plug-in formats: AU/VST/AAX Native/MAS