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Originally Posted by csl
Agreed. Perhaps Access should consider a name change to Virus PI: Partly Integrated?
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Ugh. Guys, sure all 16 channels over USB would be nice, and if Access' intention was to release this version then several months later release a slightly better model in hopes of getting your money again, that would be worth bitching over. But they made a business decision, decided they couldn't get 16 channels at the price they wanted, and did what they could -- and have now publically stated they plan on following the traditional release cycle of every several years. None of us knows the real technical reasons for this -- you can pull out costs on USB ports all you want but none of us has designed a hardware synth that streams audio data over USB, so either start claiming Access is just flat out lying about costs and has a hidden agenda or please try to drop it.
The thing that's really getting me is that no VST I use has 16 stereo outs. I drop down Halion in a track, I use the first pair of outs, occasionally the second -- but it only has 3 total. Same deal with absynth and z3ta and all the other softsynths I use. I've never once said "DAMN if only I had 10 more pairs of stereo outs."
Sure, it'd be nice. Sure everyone wants it. But it's not in this generation of hardware. Either use what's there or wait for the next.