Vienna Ensemble Pro Explained

Eli Krantzberg brings you an in-depth series of Vienna Symphonic Library Vienna Ensemble Pro tutorials! Learn Vienna Ensemble Pro inside and out, and how to use it to host all of your virtual instruments and effects. These Vienna Ensemble Pro videos are designed for the new Vienna Ensemble Pro user, as well as for those who just want to know more about this powerful cross-platform network mixing & hosting software.

Getting Started

• Download & Setup (04:48) - Review of which files and apps have to be downloaded to authorize and install VEP and Epic Orchestra.

• VEP Standalone File Management (04:21) - Learn how to save and open projects in Vienna Ensemble Pro.

• VEP Server File Management (05:45) - See how multiple instances are created, saved, and recalled together within a server project.

Navigation

• Navigating the VEP Mixer Pt. 1 (06:37) - Learn different ways to create and manage Instrument tracks, bus channels, and VCA folder tracks.

• Navigating the VEP Mixer Pt. 2 (06:30) - Learn to manage the VEP server window by raising, docking, snapping, saving, and freezing, various elements.

Workflow

• Preserved Instances (05:53) - See how the preserve function is used to keep samples loaded and connected when opening and closing DAW projects.

• Decoupling & Saving Strategies (07:20) - Learn how decoupling is used to prevent VEP data from being saved in your DAW project, and explore various workflows using the different file saving functions explored so far.

• Working with Channel Sets (03:35) - Explore the various channel options and see how to save and load groups of channels independently from the instances they are in.

• Merging Projects (02:38) - Learn how to merge selected channels from multiple projects together, and how to manage per project pan laws and multi threading.

• Output Routing (04:11) - See how to set up and connect a multi output version of the Vienna Ensemble Pro plug-in with multiple output routing in a Vienna Ensemble Pro Instance.

• Streamlined Routing in Logic Pro X (05:37) - Learn how to use Aux tracks In Logic Pro X to simultaneously host both MIDI data and multi output audio output routing.

• Working with a Slave Computer (04:09) - Learn about the hardware and software setup necessary to use Vienna Ensemble Pro with a slave computer.

• Sends & Busses (06:14) - Explore the internal send & bus routing within Vienna Ensemble Pro.

• The Audio Input Plug-In (03:20) - See how this plug-in is used to route the output of DAW tracks into VEP for external effects processing.

• Working with Multi Timbral Instruments (05:13) - Learn how to set up Omnisphere for multi timbral use within VEP and Logic Pro X.

• KONTAKT & VEP (04:42) - See how to configure KONTAKT for multi timbral use within VEP.

• Groups, Grouping, & Subgroups (05:46) - Explore three different ways of controlling multiple track parameters simultaneously.

• The Event Input Plug-In (05:02) - Explore the setup and conditions for using this plug-in to access multiple ports of 16 MIDI channels within a single VEP instance.

Automation

• Automation & VEP Pt. 1 (04:17) - Learn how to set up and assign simple MIDI CC and Track Automation of basic channel parameters.

• Automation & VEP Pt. 2 (05:57) - Discover how to automate specific instrument parameters and how to fix a small automation offset problem between Kontakt, VEP, and Logic Pro X.

Using Plug-Ins

• Preferences & Settings (06:51) - Learn about all the server, instance, and plug-in preferences and settings.

• Studio One 3 & VEP QuickStart (03:42) - Learn how to setup a multi output instance of VEP as a VST 3 plug-in in Studio One 3.

Version 7 Update

• New FX Pt. 1 (07:20) - See and hear the new Equalizer Pro and Compressor Pro that are now bundled in with Vienna Ensemble Pro 7, including how to use them.

• New FX Pt. 2 (07:46) - Explore the new Analyzer Pro, Exciter Pro, Limiter Pro, and Matrix Mixer Pro FX plug-ins and ways to use them.

• Automation & Other Improvements (05:55) - Learn all about the various improvements made in version 7 including the automation mapping window, automation assignments, articulation changes, the management of instances and colors, enhanced plug-in management, and more.