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Originally Posted by hackborn
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. But it's not in this generation of hardware. Either use what's there or wait for the next.
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If you'll put your handbag away for one moment...
You're missing my point: Zeta/Absynth are single monotimbral synths, and therefore don't need more than one output. Halion, Kontakt etc are multitimbral, and you're not going to get very far trying to run drums, plus a few sample libraries out the same output, expecting to EQ and effect them individually using your favourite plugins.
All I'm saying is it's a shame that it looks as though TI will be limited in this respect, as having access to all the synths parts within a VST environment would have been superb. It's not Total Integration if two-thirds of the synth aren't integrated. I'm sure it'll be a great synth, but as a musician primarily working with software I'm sure you can understand this is my main concern.
For ?1500 you'll have to excuse me for wanting to know why Firewire/USB2 isn't feasible. For that price I can go and buy a Powercore + Virus VST for it (plus the usual plugins), and have change for a hardware Virus.
The TI looked on paper to be an elegant solution to all this, and respect to Access for pulling this off - it's the logical next step. But to have a 16-part synth and have just two stereo VST outputs? I'd rather they make another version that's just 2-part multitimbral with VST integration and cut the price to under a grand.