Vienna Assistant - Version History

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