VEPro questions
 

Yes I know - yet another VEPro questions thread. I've done some searching and am a bit confused. Here they go:
If using VEPro on one computer you need their dongle - I get that. My confusion here is when using a master & slave computer setup. Do I need to install the VEPro s/w on the slave computer as well (I imagine I would)? The other question here is from what I've read the dongle now gets moved to the slave computer - right? Or do I need two dongles?

Other than having a server started on both machines do I need to do anything further on the slave except for maybe some network setup? Second question - if I insert a vi into the PT-hosted server do I control (like select patches, etc.) said vi from the master or slave? It seems like it would be controlled from the master but I want to be sure.

The reason I'm asking all this is my wife is pushing for me to get my iMac fixed (it apparently has a fried video card) to work alongside the mid 2012 MacPro I got to replace it. Space is a problem as I don't have the room to have them side-by-side but could have them facing 180 away from each other (back of iMac almost against the side of the cheesegrater). Don't necessarily want to get into screen sharing if I can help it.

Re: VEPro questions
 

Two interesting (for you) parts to this answer.

1) You only need the dongle on the computer running the VEPro server, it is NOT needed on a computer only running a VEPro plugin {which you use to link to the VEPro server(s)}.

So you can run Pro Tools on one computer, AND instantiate the VEPro plugin, without a VEPro license present on that computer (it lives on an eLicenser dongle, not an iLok by the way).

You have the eLicenser dongle plugged in to the other computer, which you are running the VEPro server on.

2) But what if you want to run more than one VEPro server, say one on the same computer as Pro Tools, and another on your other computer? Well you would then need two eLicenser dongles, each with a VEPro on it, so both servers can see a license.

The good news is that when you buy VEPro they give you THREE licenses, so with one purchase you can run three VEPro servers on different computers. Potentially, of course, you could then be running Pro Tools, with VEPro plugins instantiated, on a fourth computer.

The only slight downside is that you only get one license for the Vienna Essentials library that comes with VEPro, so you have to run that on one server, while using the others for your other VI.

Re: VEPro questions
 

Thanks for the explanation as regards where the dongle is needed - a lot clearer than what I've found. I know about the dongle it needs; I find it strange that some s/w needs the physical piece and others can work with either that or the s/w elicenser.

Now to try and suss out the answers to the rest of my questions. I see that Groove 3 has both VEPro5 & VEPro6 courses; bummed that it's Eli Krantzberg's stuff as he leaves out things in his other videos that should really be in there. I also know that Russ from PTE has a video but you have to be a member of his site and I ain't going through that again.

Re: VEPro questions
 

Using Vienna Ensemble Pro 5 With Pro Tools 9, 10 and 11
Pro Tools Expert
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGP7-bxPJXU


I also really enjoyed the delightful enthusiasm in this video – it's a fine explanation:

Vienna Symphonic Library Ensemble Pro: Quick Start Guide
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCAB3sQ8-pU&app=desktop

Re: VEPro questions
 

Thanks for the links; the second video makes up for Russ not showing how to work with two machines. I know he has a video on that specific subject but it's on the PTE site and you have to be a member to see it. Russ's video here is the first I've seen that deals with sending audio from PT into VEPro - there may be others but haven't found them.

Re: VEPro questions
 

more videos:

Using Pro Tools with Vienna Ensemble Pro v5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYZ_GwlHs2A

Vienna Ensemble PRO: Features
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0qSGSk7kPU

VIENNA ENSEMBLE PRO 5 Tutorial (Setup & Routing)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCoagnXH1a8


VIENNA ENSEMBLE PRO 5 Tutorial (Preserve & Decouple)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNEtytYRzRQ


VIENNA ENSEMBLE PRO 5: New Features
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKvWy1zwe3g


VIENNA ENSEMBLE PRO 5 Tutorial (Introduction)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppSPdYYhv7Y