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Originally Posted by fallward
Hey all so I've been reading more about the Virus TI2 & FL Studio 11. The general consensus seems to be that FL Studio and the Virus don't mix well? I want to be able to use my Virus at it's full performance. Currently, I am using it as my ASIO Soundcard with a USB input. I am having latency issues, and CPU issues (Get crackling, white noise, distortion, etc)
After reading the manual I saw this, "In general, we recommend you avoid using a USB hub between your computer and the Virus." - I don't really understand what they are asking. How am I supposed to get total integration if I don't connect via USB ?
Also, I use a Novation Launchkey Mini with my setup. Usually I use it get some inspiration / easy access midi but when I plugged the virus TI in the MIDI no longer works. My DAW isn't even registering any movement. I still see the Launchkey Mini in the audio settings. The MIDI is not connected to my Virus but I assumed I could just use it to control the Keyboard in FL Studio. The MIDI will not work with other VSTs either.
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When they say avoid using a USB hub, they mean a physical hub that lets you connect multiple USB devices to. On something like a laptop with limited USB ports, that may seem like a silly request, but the problem with USB hubs is that other devices connected to the same hub can adversely affect the overall USB performance. They are simply saying to try plugging the Virus directly to the computer with no other devices on that port.
I tried FL and a TI2many years ago and was not happy (returned the Virus). I can't say how many of the problems I encountered were related to FL itself, the PC I was using at the time, the state of the Virus driver at the time, etc. This was approx. 2009.
More recently I use Cubase and a Snow, on a PC that has a dedicated USB card, and I still wasn't content with the audio streaming performance over USB. So, my solution was to ditch USB for audio streaming, using it only for MIDI. The audio outs of the Snow go to ins on my auto interface. The USB is used only for MIDI data / to interface the PC with the Virus Control plug-in.
It works great, no more guessing or unpredictability. More cables to deal with but I'll take that tradeoff any day.