VIRUS TI Problem thread

[MADSTATION]

Yeah the damn thing is barely usable...
I'm having similar issues but I never experienced the init patch bugs.

I'm reading the Novamusik's return policy now...
Anyway tried returning their synth?

"Return/ Exchange Policy: First and foremost we're just musicians serving fellow musicians so we understand what it's like to get a piece of kit home only to find out it doesn't live up to your expectations. Now what. Well, our refund policy is as simple as can be. In fact, we pride ourselves on having perhaps the most hassle-free system in the industry!"

I will give them a call tomorrow.

[MADSTATION]

Originally Posted by DIGITAL SCREAMS

Could this be some kinda USB bottleneck effect? Kinda like....it works ok for the first 2 mins then becomes unstable?

I'm afraid that you might be right here!
Sometimes it is rock solid, but most of the times it's REALLY unstable.
Very temperamental to say the least

That worries me because I'm getting less confident that this is something that they CAN fix. I know they WANT to fix, but can they, really?
Have you guys EVER heard of a succesful USB audio device?
Let me know coz I havent!

[dr. orange]

reading this thread really frightened me. I also start to doubt that they'll fix those bugs, particularly since there's already v 1.03 out (1.04 probably tomorrow) / twenty days have passed and the amount of complainments hasn't reduced. I wonder how all the reviews will be like in the synthesizer magazines...

[Doc Jones]

Guys, I can understand your concern, but access has been doing this stuff for a long time and have turned out some top quality products in the past. I don't see why the TI should be any different. I would like to see someone from access post on here something like "here are the issues that we have confirmed in our test labs and are presently working on them" (maybe they did that already?) Other than that I still feel confident that they will eventually resolve these issues.

[pseudonym]

Originally Posted by ben crosland

Really? This sounds very odd.

Firstly, I assume you've installed the latest OS?

Which TI model do you have?

Have you tried resetting the TI (Press ARP EDIT in standby mode, or hold it down whilst plugging in the power cable)? What happens after doing this?

What are you using to transmit midi to the virus? Are you sure you're only sending on one midi channel at a time? If not, this could explain the INIT patch 'playing over every patch' (assuming I'm understanding you correctly here?)

Hi,

I have the latest OS on the TI Keyboard, and I've tried the ARP edit method several times (mostly to restore the TI to normal after a crash). After using this method, the TI works as normal for about 10 minutes, but then problems with patch characteristics, exploding pops and digital noise, and vocoder dropouts keep coming back.

When I get the INIT patch masking other sounds, I'm not using MIDI or USB, just playing keys on the machine, and it plays an INIT patch over the top of the chosen patch, then the whole machine pauses unresponsively for a few seconds, and pop, out comes the digital noise again.

What is most annoying are the sounds that stray out of character. Try this, it happens every single time:

Load ROM-I 49 LowKick RP onto a new MIDI track in Logic Pro 7.1.1, sequence a basic 4x4 beat, and then select another channel to play another part on the TI such as a pad. Play one note on the pad, and the kick patch on the previous channel gets pitched up to sound like a blip. This happens repeatedly on clean Logic projects with a completely clean Environment. What assures me that this is not a problem with my setup, is that if I leave the pad alone, after about a minute of sequencing the blip, it slowly returns to being a kick drum. !!! How can this be? It looks to me like Access spent so long focusing on their Total Integration, and haven't paid enough attention to implementing a solid MIDI instrument because of it. I cannot use the Virus Control with my TI, because it fails to initialise unless I am using the Virus as the Audio Driver - it just crashes if I select the EMI 2|6 as the audio driver - so I've tried to work with the TI as a basic MIDI instrument, and even that falls over.

Also, the TI fails to send MIDI data to logic for more than a few minutes, so if anyone has any tips on how to get the TI to transmit MIDI note data consistently to Logic, I'd be much appreciative - at least then I can use it as a controller keyboard to play Absynth in the meantime...

?1500 of hard earned money, and 6 months of patient time invested in something that is of no use to me.

Very frustrated and unhappy.

[blay]

well my cheque clears tomoro and my ti is waiting at the store but reading about such major flaws has made me un easy.

is anyone having any luck with the thing?

cheers

blay

[DIGITAL SCREAMS]

Blay you probably wont get the answer your looking for for a few months yet. Ultimately we all know the TI will eventually run as solidly as previous virus's. For a small select few it probably does all ready. There are so many configurations to account for.....it'll take a bit of time to cover the bugs from the various set ups. Now, without trying to sound negative....this is a tough long term battle as configurations are always going to change and im not convinced anyone (not just Access) could ever hope to really make things run flawlessly for everyone. Ive always been in favour of powerful standalone synths (and the TI is king)....in my mind its allready a synth workstation without pc integration

DS

[jasedee]

Blay:

I would get the Ti, and just forget about the Ti bit (ie USB) and use it like you use your other synths. Good ol MIDI cables and analogue outs

The Ti is still a Virus, but with bells.....fuck the Ti bit, who cares.....it still sounds awesome does it not????

Let Access worry about the Ti bit, and get into it when all the bugs are ironed out, but for now, just use it for its amazing sound

[DIGITAL SCREAMS]

Jase reflects my sentiments also. The Ti bit will come in due course (its 85% there already). If your after the virus sound and want the bells and whistles then part with ur money Do it bitch

DS

[blay]

Originally Posted by grs

Yes, Hollow it works very well. I tried an experiment: Did lots of work on a tune with USB midi and Virus Control, unplugged the USB midi cable. went with normal midi for the mixdown. No hanging notes of tempo bumps.

I didnt notice this post before - definately good to hear....

I have heard otherwise from other TI owners though - and it worries me.

DS and Jasedee you guys both know I will happy if the TI works stably without the integration - but I must admit after waiting this long it would be disappointing if the hardware isnt working as flawlessly as access would have had us believe (months ago too)

as if im not going to buy it. its coming home with me - bugs and all...

cheers

blay