It's not a Ti V2 though , it's just a hardware revision/update...

they've sorted bascially everything they said they would with the Ti so far and added more shit than I know what to do with.

the 25% extra may not actually be extra DSP . it may be down to just better coding of the OS

Marc -- what's the score on the extra DSP power ?

Doesn't the SNOW already have USB 2.0? I was always under the assumption it already was - and if not: I have never hit a bottleneck where the USB speed was a problem.

I would presume that faster Freescale Dsp chips are in there which share the same instruction set etc, maybe higher clock speed etc. I'd like to know if it will sound "exactly" the same as the TI1, with the issues I've had with timing etc.

is the installer working under vista 64 bit?

from the new gizmo manual pdf it says

so it may just be claiming back resources to make it more powerful ?

also it seems that the new version has a slightly different way of effects operation ...

Mine installed just fine. :-)

Been playing around with OS3. There are a few bugs and hiccups.
But, w00t for new OS.
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The confusion with USB v2.0 is that there are three types of USB v2.0 chipsets (for different speeds). Low Speed (1.5Mbps), Full Speed (12Mbps), and High Speed (480Mbps).

All the TIs have the mid-range "FullSpeed" USB v2.0 chipset @ 12Mbps, which is incidently the fastest that USB v1.1 can achieve. Hence the confusion.

TI Snow upto 110voices? Where where? :confused:
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Interesting, am I reading it right - the TI 2 has 25% more power than the TI V1?

I saw that on the site, it may be a typo, or maybe not!!

I noticed that.

Does that mean the Snow (mk1) had two DSPs to start with (that have just been 'unlocked' by OS v3.0 [unlikely]), or is it a newer Snow mk2 hardware revision featuring dual-core DSPs (like the other TIs)?

Or just a typo? :)

I'm afraid its just a typo.
http://www.access-music.de/events/20...virus_ti2.html
Under specifications, it mentions 10 to 50 voice polyphony, which is correct :p
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Is this 64-bit compatible? There is no mention of it in the press release, which makes me nervous.

I was pleasantly surprised to read about this this morning so i headed over to access web site to see what i could see. oh look! movies about cool stuff in os3..oh well ill wait till it comes out in ages..but wait there it is in downloads :D

just installed os3 on "original" TI desktop and the new features are all there. works fine so far. seemed to install a bit faster than 2.7.5 but still no option for "drivers only" or " dont update TI if current" if you had to move your USB port and dont want to wait for the TI firmware update.

and i did not get a reocurrence of the problem in cubase where the "audiodriver failed" on the TI control which it seems i just fixed a few days ago when i installed 2.7.5 lol

good thing apple didnt make this synth, or they would have locked out the extra features of the new OS on the old synth :D

Guess you have to be nervous then...if they do not mention it specifically then you can guess it is not implemented.....sorry...:(

I btw. wonder if the included soundset for the TI 2 also works on the older TI's and use the new FX and/or functions...?

Somebody tried this already...???

Soundsets are the original Ti soundsets, I was expecting a new bank or 26 too but theres nothing new here.

Tx for the quick reply IamEvil....gives me more time to play with the new effects iso. checking the sounds if they are different... ;)

I don't know if it's only with the snow, but the new OS3 sometimes just hangs and plays a standard INIT tone continuosly. It usually happens when I'm loading a new patch. Don't know, if it's cause it runs out of DSP.

I simply put it to sleep and wake it up, seems to work for now. :confused:
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there is a small 36 patch soundset called 'os3 new fx patches'

its got some interesting sounds

Where do we report bugs in the new OS? Im getting nothing out of either the EQ or the distortion section, and the output latency is identical regardless of whether using USb or Main Outs - i.e., heavily delayed.

Plus I cant load any patched from the "My patches" bank.

Thanks for the great new features though :cool:

Also no arp.

All my favourite patched sound different too....

In... a good way... whats going on?

I browsed the patches after upgrading and found "Virus TI2 Factory Backup"
Nice!

I downloaded the Access Catalogue and in the spec for Virus TI Snow is says 25 to 110 voices.

And now it is only 90 voices for the Polar, Desktop and Keyboard version?

I know it can be wrong, but from 110 to 90 is a little bit strange, 20 voice poly lower.

Dont understand this new Access line? almost nothing new.

Anybody tested the sidechain function in combination with automizer??

re install drivers only is in the start menu, you can also install only the core elements without virus control or documentation...

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I have arp. but i cant control feedback and other parameters of the tape delay from a soft knob. (still works on regular delay)

thanks for that! i might need it if i decide to use a pcie USB card (monomes, virus, midex, mx300, vg99, too much effing USB stuff!)

Nevermind :)

Thanks Access for the Freq Shifter and other effects, they are most excellent !!

Awesome update :) I was reeeallly hoping we'd see 64 bit support though, I am just now rebuilding my OS after buying the Virus since I was running Windows XP x64 and now need to go back to Windows XP x32 :(

Love the new VC look! Can anyone please post screenshots of each part of the plugin? The videos take so long to load here.

has anyone noticed that the freq shifter mix is not an option in the matrix?

that's very disappointing!

But besides that, I seriously love Access. They are so good to their customers... I'm very impressed.

Having dealt with lots of BS from clavia over the years, Access' generosity is so appreciated... so anyone at Access that may be reading this: thank you.

Anywho... back to intense knob twiddling

I've been playing with the OS update all morning and holy fuck this is amazing.

I was just using my XT last week and thinking "The virus could use a proper amplitude modulation section" and here it fucking is!

has anyone found use for the new analog boost stuff?

I've never really used it (have had virii for four years now), which specific synths is it supposed to emulate? any ideas?

much appreciated....
 

many thanks to Access for their new OS3, installed fine, awesome effects.

also... atomizer doesnt seem to be delay compensated, when using the USB input.

A good 16th note or so off beat

I noticed right away as well. Would love to see this in the future...

The new os is great, Access. Thank you.

not yet, I am going to put it through its paces this weekend. I have been waiting since Namm 2008 for input side chaining so I can't wait to test out this new feature.

so does

"Use the Characters section to apply subtle changes to sound of the filters, the oscillators, and the character
of the nonlinearities and distortions throughout the instrument."

mean that this isnt an "effect" like you put in the signal chain... but more of a under the hood tweaking of the fundamental synth engine?

The best news is that the current TI is not in any way obsolete. Even if it was, how much more bloody power do you need to make music ? :)

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