Prodipe Prodipe VE

Installation relatively easy installation CD a little long to load ... unusual, to be patient and you get there.

SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE

for software is SHABBY,: there is the question: WHY PRODIPE PVE?
If you buy this type of product to use the sounds with a master keyboard or guitar Midi, or register with Cubase MIDI standard software is the CATA, are not count, inaccurate, TOO TOO ... latency. inserviable live .... trash.
on the other hand, if you want to use it to REPLACE THE SOUNDS your original bike there, PVE becomes acceptable. It advantageously replaces MIDI sounds in your computer, which are often poor. The sounds are correct, have some energy and will agree
for your play back MIDI arrangements. In addition, you can with PVE, turn all
MIDI to WAV or MP3 easily (well) and yet, because of its IN and OUT connections it offers the possibility of digital Register your analog sounds. Let me explain you in equipping a small mixer such BEHRINGER MX602, you connect the OUT of the table IN PVE, and there you can record your guitar, your voice .. any instrument with ... AUDACITY a standard software. Results are very good, no breath, no latency. Recommended software PAD MIX free version, which allows for the re-recording, and rested many effects.
You can listen to the sounds of PVE transformed into MP3sur my BLOG MIDI MUSETTE
http://jpzico.eklablog.com

OVERALL OPINION

J uses PVE, for 5 years in the replacement version of the map, here is perfect for me, I have made known to friends who do the same as I use, they are very satisfied. What I like the most is the improvement of MIDI sounds my machine, its simple installation and registration possibilities super easy to implement. What I like least-j'men crazy, I do not use it is the software or the eventual possibility of using its sound with a master keyboard or MIDI guitar.
CONCLUSION: VERY GOOD IN LIEU OF A SOUND CARD (often poor) to your computer.
I would do this choice because it is too easy to carry with laptop computer and immediate quality of sound, MIDI arrangements have potato in a PA system.

RAS

SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE

The sounds are completely honest, but be careful that the top pro n'st not either: I have tested some file format that GM sounds great now, but some improvement to do on some instruments (strings and piano of course) , and by default the percussion are a bit too loaded, in fact: finally, all this is set.

OVERALL OPINION

Yes an overall opinion that I know I'm not that hard but you will understand why: there is a huge mistake in the design of this product!
Installed: it starts every time Windows starts!
Can not turn it off!
There I dream every time you start Windows, it loads its samples in the RAM of the PC, unacceptable lorsuq'on wants to use your PC without the request, well, it uses the RAM anyway. No menu to close the software, for Windows boot option, it is not in the group when Windows starts: in short I was not able to turn it off unless you uninstall ... or buy the RAM. And again I updated the software on the site of the manufacturer, the version supplied on CD was a bit minimalist. Beware, too, at last count still no new downloadable sound banks that VE ... So yes I put that one: it is cheap indeed, but I'm sick of teething problems.
Other default the USB dongle! If you already have the Steinberg key it makes you have two USB port of Dung besides the width of the key prevents to put two side by side: Distinguished engineer what you think ????????? ??

I'll be a little softer than the previous opinion, but I too am quite disappointed with this purchase.
To begin, I think a lot of pb mentioned are now resolved in version 1.5.
The failure to insert the USB dongle does not launch the drivers and they seem to turn off when it is removed (appearance / disappearance of the icon in the taskbar of Windows)
Hat for the installation and great integration with Windows. Works without pb with all MIDI softwares windows media playeur same. Works perfectly with my old Cubasis VST 3 (and more amazing no latency in contrast to all other VST home!
In short, a 10/10 for reliability and the very use of a machine "office" with a sound card built into the motherboard it works perfectly.

SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE

For cons, I'm very disappointed with the quality of sound. Frankly, it's nothing special. Some instruments are even catastrophic, including some sax or applause (I know, this is not essential but I realized-account via a MIDI ended with applause! A horror!)
I prefer the sound of my (very) old SC55 or my Yamaha PSR 1000
I was looking for sounds "realistic" brass and wood for my Akai EWI 4000, except for the clarinets that are nice (especially jazz), else: Yuck!
Hopefully updates will fix this poverty I've already done but nothing more conclusive at this time.
2 / 10 for 300 so-called hyper-realistic sound praised by the brand! do not push it anyway.

OVERALL OPINION

Well, considering the price, ok, it helps out if you have nothing else on hand and want to / can work with a computer. But frankly, some WaveTable good sound cards may well compete with
Final score: 6 / 10

Easy installation.
While there, the BIG least total incompatibility with VST in Cubase SE 3 ... lamentable ... I had the guys at IPE, apparently there is no provision to adjust that ... damage.
mode performance ... I voi spas interest in my case, but my goodness, it looks nice

SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE

Performance level, so that not crash, that's something.
But the sounds ... how to say ... Playskool? Mattel? it speaks to you?
Yeah, a toy ...

As against this, nothing can be said about the ease of use.
Super easy.
But less than a big quality sound and with Cubase VST.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a year, and I do not repeat it again though.
In the meantime, let's say that I helped out well anyway.