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Topic: I am scared to update to v8.2

Hi,
I spent the past several months composing, recording, and making minor adjustments to 29 piano songs using Pianoteq v8 Standard. I used several of the piano instrument packages but personalized them with numerous small edits to arrive at the tonality I considered "finished."

I am excited to think that Pianoteq is constantly improving, but I am unnerved at the prospect of inadvertently altering my carefully tailored piano voicings if I update my version 8 software with version 8.2

Is there a method of updating that will preserve the older voicings or do you have to accept that updating will likely alter anything you have previously prepared?

Thank you!



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Re: I am scared to update to v8.2

you have to accept that updating will likely alter anything you have previously prepared

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Re: I am scared to update to v8.2

Hi,
Thank you for explaining.

I had hoped that there might be a way to install v8.2 alongside v8 and have both .VST3s available.

Thank you.

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Re: I am scared to update to v8.2

agent88 wrote:

Hi,
Thank you for explaining.

I had hoped that there might be a way to install v8.2 alongside v8 and have both .VST3s available.

Thank you.

There is no problem tout install many versions of pianoteq on the same pc. I did it...

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Re: I am scared to update to v8.2

YvesTh wrote:
agent88 wrote:

Hi,
Thank you for explaining.

I had hoped that there might be a way to install v8.2 alongside v8 and have both .VST3s available.

Thank you.

There is no problem tout install many versions of pianoteq on the same pc. I did it...

Hi,
Can you please clarify?

If I install v8.2 without uninstalling v8 will my DAW see two different VSTi packages?

Do the VSTs have different IDs that let them coexist on the same system?

FWIW, while I appreciate that many people just use PianoTeq as a standalone player, I am using it exclusively as a virtual instrument within a DAW, so that is the context I am primarily concerned about.

Thank you.

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Re: I am scared to update to v8.2

I installed pianoteq7 and pianoteq8 on the same pc and it works, the two versions appears in my daw.
I though it was possible witch two versions of V8 by renaming files during installation (813 and 820 for exemple). I just tried it but I have problems. I have the two versions of standalone but not vst3 in my daw. I will try again...

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Re: I am scared to update to v8.2

I tried again.
I can obtain two different vst3, I rename the one created by V813 "Pianoteq 813" and the one created by V820 "Pianoteq 820" There are in folder C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3.
With Studio One I cant see the two versions in the same session. I have to delete one and rescan plugins. It's in not very good.
With Reaper it seems to work. In plugins Re-Scan, Choose "Allow multiple plugins with the same VST3 UID". Two identical Pianoteq 8 appears in list but one is 813 and the other is 820.

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Re: I am scared to update to v8.2

YvesTh wrote:

I tried again.
I can obtain two different vst3, I rename the one created by V813 "Pianoteq 813" and the one created by V820 "Pianoteq 820" There are in folder C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3.
With Studio One I cant see the two versions in the same session. I have to delete one and rescan plugins. It's in not very good.
With Reaper it seems to work. In plugins Re-Scan, Choose "Allow multiple plugins with the same VST3 UID". Two identical Pianoteq 8 appears in list but one is 813 and the other is 820.

Wow thank you for investigating this.

As it happens REAPER is my primary DAW, so it looks like I can make this work.

Thank you!