Fed up

[Timo]

Originally Posted by dysamoria

here's the reason: there's too many chefs in the kitchen of the computer industry

Indeed. The number of possible configurations of all components in a system is gargantuan. And most off-the-shelf PCs are not designed with high-stress, performance music/video production in mind.

There is a way around it, and that's placing your money with people who have tested many, many configurations for music systems and have the expertise and support to back it up.

One company that jumps out a mile is http://www.adkproaudio.com (ships worldwide), the guy behind it is driven to obsession (in a good way) in creating absolute optimal configurations for music production PCs. He buys loads of new stock and torture tests everything with everything, and he sure as hell knows his stuff.

Another UK-based company that I know of is http://www.paqt.co.uk

I reckon if you really want to buy a hassle-free PC it would be worth paying that little bit extra for these kind of services, by people who have tested multiple configurations to come up with ones that work optimally. Ones that allow the system and busses to run unhindered.

and 90% of them want THEIR version of a "standard" to be the standard.

That's the same with Dell, etc.. They're just mass, generic PCs, which are only good for office, gaming, and one other thing. The equivalent of a chicken factory production-line.

[spindlenine]

I just wanted to post to second the notion that an earlier poster made - that the issue is probably related to USB rather than the Virus.

I would recommend looking in System Profiler to see if the Virus shows up in the USB section. You will need to go to View => Refresh to see it pop up if you load System Profiler before you plug in the TI. After the connection fails, refresh System Profiler again to see if the TI still shows up in there. If it does, then it might be an issue with the TI rather than your G5 (although that is not totally definitive).

If you decide to try a fresh USB PCI card, note that they are dead simple to install - you can install one in less than five minutes if you have enough space to open up the G5's case. Be sure to get a reputable card from a well-known Mac supplier (such as Belkin); I recently purchased a FireWire PCI card for my old Quicksilver G4 tower, but I can't use it for FireWire networking because it is a dodgy Chinese card I got for cheap on Newegg. That's what I get for being a cheap bastard.

Good luck with the problem - I hope it goes away for you. Let us know if you find a fix.

- max

[Prime NL]

Just a tip...do not buy a combo PCI card as this mostly will not work on a older Mac G4 or G5.

Just buy a dedicated PCI USB card and you are ready to go.

[DeFex]

I started having a problem after i moved my computer, forgot what USB port, installed the latest software/firmware all at the same time! (one of them caused it, im not sure )
anyways now i found that i cant load the vst in cubase (sounddriver failed to start) and it works fine in other hosts.

anyways i just set it to the first slot in the vst instrument panel and it seems to be ok now.

mind you i am on a PC.

[IamEvil]

I've not got the ti driver on this pc but going from memory...

If you go to your start menu / access folder , I'm sure there is a Re-install virus drivers option

[marc]

Originally Posted by Royalston

Hello
I have yet another problem with my hopelessly useless Ti.

Its simple: Turn on Ti.
"establishing usb connection"
"usb connection has been lost"

I have tried different USB ports. The are some things plugged into other usb ports but that is neccessary (I have a usb keyboard and a midiman)- another of the Ti's quirks is that Virus Control will not lauch fully unless I have midi plugged in. Im not using it thru midi but VC asks for it. Actually, plugging in midi cables doesnt work either. VC rarely starts or works.


Im on a G5, OS X 10.4.2, SX 3.1.
Ive been doing this for years - I know how to get a synth working (or I used to at least). I'm really really sick of this.
I waited a year for a synth that doesnt work.

Very very dissapointed.
Royalston

the minimum requirement for the TI software is 10.4.6 or higher.

marc