Vienna Assistnat - Version History
Windows 10 und neuer
macOS 10.14 und neuer
v1.2.468 - November 13th, 2024
Fixed
- Dorico settings for Studio Woodwinds not showing up
- GUI glitches when searching in Additionals
- Small Percussion picture
Improved
- Picture quality is much higher now
- Products which could not be located now show the last location when hovered
- Dorico Wizard now has an indicator in the sidebar which shows up when new settings got added
v.1.2.453 - November 7th, 2024
Hotfixes
- Renaming of missing elements to "Studio Series"
- Accidental uninstallation of Plucked Instruments Bundle
Improved
- Product pics quality
v1.2.460 - November 5th, 2024
Improved:
- New design
- All Dorico endpoints are now visible
- Additional tooltips added
Fixed:
- Partially installed products missing in view for installing multiple products
v1.2.450 - October 8th, 2024
Fixed:
- Updates visible for software without active license
- Free space of Content Location not updated after changing it
- macOS: Some eLicenser protected software blocked the installation of iLok software
- macOS: Crash after running in background for a certain amount of time
Improved:
- Manuals and News removed from app so the app uses less space
- Tour updated
Added:
- Automatic installation of required software
- Automatic installation of NKS presets (can be disabled in the preferences)
- Manage licenses button to open the iLok License Manager
- macOS: Apple Silicon support
v1.1.433 - September 12th, 2024
Fixed:
- Dorico settings for Synchron Prime Edition did not show up when Synchron Prime Edition 2.0 (Flow) was installed
- macOS: Silent installation for macOS Sequoia
Improved:
- Label added for systems which do not meet the minimum requirements for lossless compression library content
v1.1.431 - September 3rd, 2024
Fixed:
- Dorico view was not always updated correctly
- Downloads cancelling after a certain amount of time
Improved:
- Tooltip added for "Remove Dorico Templates" button in preferences
- Network drives removed from drive speed scan
v1.1.427 - July 12th, 2024
Fixed:
- Accidental surprise release
- macOS: Memory leak (Thanks, Ross Williams)
v1.1.425 - July 2nd, 2024
Hotfix
- Synchron Solo Strings Download
v1.1.424 - July 1st 2024
Fixed:
- Crash on uninstalling libraries with multiple components in Offline-Mode
- Dorico template was not removed from template selection dropdown after deleting it
- Install progress wasn't visible when installing lossless content from Vienna Hard Drive
- Missing product pictures when download failed
- Client update download not removed after update was installed
Improved:
- Library downloads now show the count of the connected servers (only in big Progress view)
- Reduced height of changelog in product view for libraries
Added:
- Button for resetting the "Don't show again" boxes only (Preferences)
v1.1.423 - June 26, 2024
Fixed
- Minimum requirements for Vienna Suite & Vienna Imperial software have been ignored for users on macOS 10.13 (High Sierra)
- Available space not displayed correctly
- Software products would occasionally show a wrong version or size info
Improved
- Vienna Assistant auto-updates now provides a version info
Added
- Dorico Wizard (Tool to create Dorico playback templates)
v1.1.412 - June 17, 2024
Hotfix
- Update handling for compressed piano content
v1.1.410 - June 11, 2024
Fixed
- Wrong sorting of installed products
- Sorting by size was not possible
- Occasionally, library updates would install twice
- Selection of individual NKS components was ignored during installation
- Installation Status of NKS products not always correctly displayed
- macOS: NKS products not always visible (depending on Komplete Kontrol installation)
Improved
- Formatting of changelog
- Bulk operations (install, move, etc.) are now accessible through the main GUI
Added
- Changelog for Vienna Assistant now accessible through the main menu
- Shortcut added for creating a support file (CTRL/CMD+S)
v1.1.409 - June 6, 2024
Fixed
- Wrong sorting of installed products
- Sorting by size was not possible
- Occasionally, library updates would install twice
- Selection of individual NKS components was ignored during installation
- Installation Status of NKS products not always correctly displayed
- macOS: NKS products not always visible (depending on Komplete Kontrol installation)
Improved
- Formatting of changelog
- Bulk operations (install, move, etc.) are now accessible through the main GUI
Added
- Changelog for Vienna Assistant now accessible through the main menu
- Shortcut added for creating a support file (CTRL/CMD+S)
v1.1.393 - 2024-05-28
Fixed
- NKS products where installed fully even if only parts where selected
- Crash on exiting the app while downloads are still running (test is opening VA and closing it immediately)
- NKS products showed up as update when our old NKS presets are installed
- Default sorting for installed products was wrong
- Sorting by size had no effect
- Calculation of estimated time left was broken due to a recent change
- MAC: NKS not showing up because the installation of Komplete Kontrol could not be detected (verified)
- WIN: Hang when opening VA on the second monitor (rare issue, verified by me because I had it)
Improved
- Formatting of changelog
- Bulk options are now included in the main GUI (bulk button is gone, extended options like download and uninstall, copy are in the context menu besides the button)
- VA now opens with the logic Eric provided (see below) and all and not installed got swapped
Added
- Dorico Wizard Feature (just an info, will be tested by the dorico team)
- Changelog button in main menu for showing the VA changelog
- Shortcut for creating a support file added (Ctrl+s, CMD+s)
v1.1.377 - April 18th, 2024
Fixed
- Search in collapsed view in the "Additionals" view did not show any results
- An issue with deleting some eLicenser libraries
- Reinstall on NKS didn't work properly
Improved
- App startup time
v1.1.362 - February 29th, 2024
Fixed
- "Required size" display for library updates was incorrect
- "Free space" display for libraries which are partially installed or have updates was incorrect
- Reinstall for NKS fixed
- Button did not stay hovered in archive after installing
- Windows: Pretty version string was wrong (set to 1809 instead of 21H2)
- macOS: Install and uninstall of VIPro didn't work(the receipt is broken)
- macOS: Manually deleting NKS files resulted in a hang
- macOS: NKS previews did not get installed
Improved
- Support File: "Current iLok version" formatted to x.x.x instead of x.x.x.x
Added
- Support File: "Latest eLicenser Control Center version"
v1.1.359 - February 23th, 2024
Fixed
- Size of available library updates was not correctly calculated
Improved
- Currently installed software builds are now clearly distinguishable from other archive builds
- Windows build references now include the official Windows Update name (e.g. Windows Update '22H2')
- The Support File now includes additional information about drives, iLOK License Manager, and eLicenser Control Center
v1.1.353 - February 12th, 2024
Fixed
- Software changelogs missing after view refresh
- Issues with downloads after being idle for a certain period
- Software showing up as new even if already installed
Added
- NKS package installer
v1.1.347 - February 7th, 2025
Fixed
- Issues with 'Add existing libraries'-function and sorting of products in Offline Mode
- Install & Uninstall for Vienna Instruments Pro not working reliably for some scenarios
- Win: Vienna Assistant could not always create and set a default VST2 location
- macOS: Support File data not always correctly collected
Improved
- Not completely installed products now show up under "Installed" and "Not Installed"
- The software archive view has been re-designed
- Download info updating more accurately
- The 'Update All' button now shows the task overview.
- Timeout for downloads adjusted to reduce chance of download interruptions
Added
- Delta-update for library content (= updates only download new/changed files)
- Support File now includes current & latest version for the iLOK License Manager
v1.1.341 - January 10th, 2024
Fixed
- An issue with installation from the Vienna Hard Drive
v1.1.340 - September 20th, 2023
Fixed
- Network issues
v1.1.331 - September 13th, 2023
Fixed
- Double-clicking would start download duplicates
- Reinstalling content could lead to error
- Win: Support File could not always read iLOK License Manager version
Improved
- Calculation of remaining total download time is now more accurate
- 'Current version' has been renamed to 'Installed version' in product view
- Login issues now produce more detailed information fo the user as well as a link to troubleshooting documentation
- When using the Vienna Assistant in Offline Mode, products are now sorted in the same manner as when working online
- Bulk Mode: Checkbox to toggle selection for whole categories implemented
Added
- The download graph at the bottom now includes the average download speed
- Logfile logging more information
v1.1.325 - July 3rd, 2023
Fixed
- OS version checking issues
- Win: Rare issue of elements on the application interface not clickable
- Win: Product names on tiles sporadically had missing line breaks
Improved
- Closing the application is quicker now
v1.1.320 - June 16th, 2023
Fixed
- Installing software not possible when tagged as "NEW"
- Repairable products wrongly classified as "Uninstalled"
- Activating Bulk Mode would not close Repair view
- Installation size on product tiles not correctly calculated
- Library size of products not registered to the account displayed as "0"
Improved
- Using "Delete eLicenser libraries" no longer depends on Directory Manager paths but asks for a location now, instead
- Vienna Assistant now stays responsive while creating a Support File
- Initiating a large number of tasks is significantly faster now
- Buttons for "Pause all" & "Cancel" no longer displayed if no process is running
- Repair view now automatically closes after the last product has been repaired
v1.1.313 - June 7th, 2023
Fixed
- Faulty handling of install locations under certain circumstances
- Possible crashes on auto-update of Vienna Assistant
v1.1.312 - June 5th, 2023
Hotfix
- Synchron Prime Edition listed under NEW until user installs the 'Elite Strings Extension' content
v1.1.311 - May 30th, 2023
Fixed
- Possible crash on closing the Vienna Assistant
- Possible crash after refreshing data failed
- WIN: Special Characters in the Windows User Name could lead to a crash on opening the Vienna Assistant
v1.1.307 - May 19th, 2023
Fixed
- Reinstall did not correctly install the same build version again
- Library update files were not correctly removed when uninstalling libraries in Offline Mode
- Retry button wrongly displayed for tasks that generally can not be retried
- Products listed under NEW & UPDATES were not visible under NOT INSTALLED or INSTALLED, respectively
- Rare crash upon finishing a download
- Adding existing libraries could lead to a crash
- Open Folder button not working correctly (ADDITIONALS tab)
- Active downloads canceled on changing the sorting view under the ADDITIONALS tab
- macOS: Purgeable space wrongly displayed on some occasions
- macOS: Installation size for selectable components displayed incorrectly
- Win: Default VST2 path not correctly created
- Win: Creating a Support File via the menu could lead to a crash
Improved
- Download Only Mode has been removed
- Downloading installers or sample content is now possible via the product context menu
- Order of tasks under the Show Progress view is now better sorted
- Bulk Mode: Reworked to allow a more convenient & intuitive interaction. Selection of products via tiles & hotkey modifiers. Bulk operations now possible for Download/Install/Uninstall/Move/Copy.
- Software Archive: Reworked for more functionality and better visual representation. Install (for current OS) and Download (for both OS) as well as changelogs and version info available.
- Win: The title bar of the app now matches the system-wide design
Added
- Information about the current version and the last version is now also displayed for library content
- Dropdown menu now allows for filtering installed products by drive location. Available in Bulk Mode for Uninstall/Move/Copy task.
- List of recently used folder locations now displays information about path, free space, total space, drive speed and file system format.
- Buttons for expanding and collapsing categories in the ADDITIONALS tab view
- Software preference files can now be deleted via the respective context menus. ATTENTION: This action resets all user settings to default
v1.0.272 - February 7th, 2023
Fixed
- Installation of MIR Pro & MIR Pro 3D Roompack data could fail
Improved
- Software can no longer be installed if minimum system requirements are not met
- Support File now includes information about available licenses and library content versions
v1.0.264 - January 27th, 2023
Fixed
- Components now show the correct size on updates
- Incorrect counter on the NOT Installed tab
- macOS: Removed additional underline in purgeable space link
- Win: A crash which could occur if the user name contains certain special characters
Improved
- Scrollbars are now only visible when needed
- On Updates the component selection is now hidden
- Installing to exFat formatted drives is now blocked because of poor streaming performance
Added
- Support file now contains the version of the installed iLok license manager
- Auto selection of required components
- Win: Availability check for VST2 path
v1.0.257 - December 12th, 2022
Fixed
- Percentage display on downloads
- macOS: Drive speed calculation
- macOS: Installed size on product tile
Improved
- Divider added to product page for better visibility of product components
- Additional computer specs added to support zip file creation to improve troubleshooting
Added
- macOS: Hyperlink for further information on how to deal with purgeable space
v1.0.251 - November 2nd, 2022
Fixed
- Products not correctly moved from NEW to INSTALLED tab after installing
- Installing via context menu was not possible for products in the NEW tab
- Bulk Install did not include products from the NEW tab
- macOS: User could install library content into the Applications folder (this is no longer possible)
Improved
- More detailed package download info under Progress view
v1.0.245 - September 29th, 2022
Fixed
- Install from drive only installed certain parts of a library
- Bulk Install automatically installed software components regardless of selection
- Some popups were not properly centered
- Scrolling issues with certain high-precision touchpad- & mouse controllers
- Fully installed products showed up under NEW tab
- macOS: Size required for download & installation displayed in wrong format
- macOS: Double slashes in certain product paths removed
- Win: App window was not always pushed to the foreground after login
Added
- Installed library products can be locaded in the Finder/Explorer via context menu
- macOS & Win installers for software can be downloaded via context menu
- A reset button in Preferences > Database, that clears all paths from installed sample players and re-adds valid library locations
- Tooltips for all icons in main view
Improved
- Info about downlaod time & speed only displayed during active download activities
- Switching to repair view now clears the search filter
- Additional info popups for processes that can take a while
v1.0.238 (macOS only) - September 16th, 2022
Fixed
- macOS: Log-in issues with Safari browser
v1.0.236 - September 15th, 2022
Fixed
- An issue which caused installations to fail right after the download was finished
- macOS: Wrong formatting of available disk space
- macOS: Preferences not being remembered
Added
- "Create support file": Menu entry to create a zip file with useful information for our support team
- macOS: Label which shows purgeable space
Improved
- "Install from drive" in the main menu now searches through subdirectories
- "Unhide all" in the database in the preferences is faster now
- Message popups with two options to accept now have a third button for cancelling
v1.0.233 - September 01st, 2022
Fixed
- Recently purchased products did not show up under "NEW" in the Vienna Assistant sidebar
Added
- System notifications for software updates
Improved
- Vienna Assistant now automatically restarts after self-update
v1.0.225 - August 25th, 2022
Fixed
- Installation folder of VI Celesta is now correct
- Moving a library twice broke the library and it showed up as repairable in the Vienna Assistant
- An issue which caused that installing products with multiple components resulted in a messed up folder structure
- An issue which caused that downloads could be started multiple times via the context menu
- An issue which caused that update files were not moved when moving a library to a new location
- Sorting the product view by size
- macOS: Double slashes in paths when choosing a path from the favorites popup
- macOS: An issue which caused an incorrect update of the product database. This could cause following problems:
- Products not showing up as installed
- Products still showing up as installed after uninstalling
- Products not showing up as installed after using the "Add existing libraries" function
- Products breaking when using the "Move" function
- Products not being able to be located or completely removed when using the "Repair" function
Improved
- Favorite paths will now show the newest path on top
v1.0.219 - August 17th, 2022
Hotfix
- An issue which caused that the download of library updates didn't start
v1.0.216 - August 16th, 2022
Fixed
- Win: An issue which caused that the Vienna Assistant opened in the background
- Win: An issue which caused that the default VST2 path always used the C-drive, even when the system was located on a different drive
Improved
- Component selection on product view
- "Reinstall" now only installs the previously installed components
- It's now possible to uninstall single components on libraries (e.g. Additional Mics)
- "Locate" now searches subdirectories too
- Categories now expand when clicking update
Added
- "Install" button to the context menu
- "Update" button to the context menu
- "Download" button to the context menu on software products
- "Show" button to favorite path popup which opens the current location
- "Hide/unhide all" buttons to the database tab in the preferences
- "Vienna MIR Pro" and "Vienna MIR Pro 3D" buttons to the bulk install selection
- macOS: Auto-Run for Mac Installer
v1.0.211 - August 1st, 2022
Fixed
- WIN: An issue which caused an incorrect updates of the product database. This could cause following problems:
- Products not showing up as installed
- Products still showing up as installed after uninstalling
- Products not showing up as installed after using the "Add existing libraries" function
- Products breaking when using the "Move" function
- Products not being able to be located or completely removed when using the "Repair" function
- WIN: Added Auto-Run after Self-Update
v1.0.195 - July 19th, 2022
Fixed
- WIN: A bug which caused that MIR Roompack installations failed if the download or install path had an accent in it (e.g. é)
Added
- Sorting of the views now gets saved
- Notifications added
v1.0.192 - July 8th, 2022
Hotfix
- Downloaded data was wrongfully deleted in case the installation process failed
v1.0.190 - July 4th, 2022
Fixed
- An issue which caused library updates to create a download loop
- Version number on software products sometimes wasn't updated correctly on refresh
- WIN: Library downloads failed immediately under certain circumstances
- WIN: An issue which caused dropped installable content to not work if the app was started directly from the installer
Improved
- Refresh now also adds new products if a release happens while the app is running
- Refresh button is now visible on the Additionals page as well
- Download button on finished additional download turns green now
- Additional downloads can be cancelled now by clicking the button again
- "Add existing libraries" now also works for MIR RoomPacks
- MIR RoomPacks now use the "Default Library Location" instead of the separate "MIR Location" for installation
Added
- Version number on software products is now visible in the detailed product view as well
- Sorting of additional downloads by name and date is now possible
v1.0.162 - June 13th, 2022
Fixed
- Umlauts in offline mode were not displayed correctly (e.g. Bösendorfer)
- Dependency check for Synchron-ized Special Edition. Now only Volume 1 tries to install the piano player
- An issue which could cause that the login gets invalid when using multiple accounts
- macOS: Alignment of checkboxes in the preferences on MAC
Added
- Tooltip warning to cancel button on downloads to inform the user that already downloaded data gets deleted
- Changelogs for libraries are displayed now as well
- Retry button to downloads and installations
- Search for database view in the preferences
- Library path to the database view in the preferences
- Queuing system for move and uninstall tasks
- Popup which shows up while locate all is running (repair view)
- macOS: Dependency check
v1.0.146 - May 16th, 2022
Fixed
- Auto-Login issues
Added
- "Additional Downloads" category (left sidebar)
v1.0.144 - May 12th, 2022
Fixed
- Issue which could invalidate the auto-login
v1.0.143 - May 10th, 2022
Fixed
- A crash which could occur on closing the app while the login process is running
- A crash which could occur on getting the data from the server
- Slow downloads when downloading libraries on Windows
Improved
- Green installed button on detailed product view is now more saturated
- Required space on fully installed products is now hidden
Added
- Different states added to the login button which show the current status of the login process
- Timeouts added to the login process with the possibility to try again if the login process or getting data from the server fails
- Added functionality to install library updates on an offline machine
v1.0.138 - May 1st, 2022
Fixed
- An issue with downloading to the root directory of a hard drive
- An issue which caused that installed products showed up with insufficient space warning
- An issue which caused that fully installed libraries did not show up as installed
- A crash on downloading software products
v1.0.137 - April 30th, 2022
Fixed
- crash which could happen on starting downloads
- crash which could happen when a software download was finished
- crash on restoring the download queue
- issue with the default library location
Improved
- Product context menu added to product detail view
- Added locate all button on repair view
- calculation of overall time left
- text of main menu popup in tour guide
v1.0.136 - April 26th, 2022
Fixed
- An issue which caused that the size needed on move/copy libraries was incorrect
- An issue which caused that downloading in download-only-mode was not possible without setting a valid install location
- Dropping a single file for installation doesn’t open bulk install anymore
Improved
- Dropping multiple folders or files for installation is now possible
- Library downloads now show if they are currently verifying existing files
- Preferences: Restore default now resets all checkboxes in the preferences
Added
- Vienna Assistant version number to the window title
- Progress View: Errors on library downloads are now visible
- Preferences: Disabling the Vienna Assistant auto-update is now possible
- Update View: Tooltip to the software version number which shows the current version on mouseover
v1.0.133 - April 11th, 2022
Fixed
- An issue which caused Synchron Libraries to abort installation unexpectedly
- An issue which caused downloads to start automatically when changing location with the option “Always choose library location” selected in General Preferences
- Typo in menu entry “Delete eLicenser libs…”
- macOS: An issue with silent install not working properly on macOS 10.13
Improved
- Pending animation on downloads is now synchronized
Added
- Key navigation added to tour guide (arrow left, arrow right)
- Vienna Assistant changelog now shows up after automatic update
- Re-Install for libraries, which deletes the old content first, then fully installs it once again to the old location
- Software rollback to product context menu (Note: Rollbacks will be possible starting todays, no rollback to earlier versions)
v1.0.129 - April 5th, 2022
Fixed
- macOS: An issue which caused that the status text on software installation was hanging on "install pending"
- macOS: Program icon reverted to the default app icon
- Win: VST2 plugins were installed in a previously selected default folder and the actually selected folder in the Vienna Assistant Preferences was ignored
Improved
- "Show repairable products" button is now only enabled when there is at least one product to repair (orange)
- Dropping a package.info file now uses the detailed product view instead of the separate view
- Scanning a Vienna Hard Drive in offline-mode adds the products as not installed now and automatically opens "Bulk Install"
- "Bulk Install" now resets the selection on opening
- Software Tour
Added
- Update All button added to the update view
v1.0.126 - March 30th, 2022
Hotfix
- Update information in software product info is now displayed correctly.
v1.0.125 - March 30th, 2022
Fixed
- Crash on starting a download
- Crash on restoring the queue
- Crash on pausing torrent downloads
- Crash on checking the needed install space
- Crash on installing VI libraries
- Installation folder of MIRx Venues is now correctly handled
- An issue which caused that the scrolling in some views not working properly on macOS
- An issue which caused that a download could not be started in download-only-mode when there is no valid installation location assigned
Improved
- Alignment of text on the product tile
- Component selection
- VST path on Windows is now changeable from the detailed product view
Added
- "Locate" functionality for MIR Pro Roompacks
- Filter which shows all products that need to be repaired (wrench symbol)
- Silent installer on macOS for all sample players and software
v1.0.118 - March 21st, 2022
Fixed
- Crash which occurred on starting library installations
- Crash in the tour when in offline-mode
- Crash on pausing software downloads
- Crash on deleting installed files when an installation gets cancelled immdetiately after the installation process started
- Dimension Strings III are now installed into the correct folder (SYNCHRON-ized & VI)
- Broken main menu button in offline-mode
Improved
- Preferences/Vienna Hard Drive not hidden anymore in offline-mode
- Content of news and manuals in the integrated browser
- The repair pop-up on not located product now also opens on a left or right click on the product picture
Changed
- Hyperlink color of link in the last tour popup for better contrast
Added
- Automatic detection for Vienna Hard Drive to offline-mode
- Product pictures no available with the Vienna Hard Drive to be used in offline mode
- Label in offline-mode which provides brief instructions on the installation process
- Re-Install now available in the software context menu, in case of a broken installation