What is Vienna Ensemble and what is the difference between version 2 and 3?
Vienna Ensemble is a host software program exclusively for the Vienna Instruments that allows mixing of all the instruments in one interface. Vienna Ensemble can be used as a plug-in or as a standalone program and includes such features as power panning and template saving. The Vienna Ensemble is available in two different versions. Vienna Ensemble 3 is a purchased product that lets users send audio and MIDI information across a network, allowing the use of multiple slave machines for dozens of simultaneous instantiations of instruments. VSL were the first to develop an audio network between Macs and PCs using an Ethernet cable and no other audio hardware. Vienna Ensemble 2 is a product that is free for all Vienna Instrument users. It does not include a network function.