Updates on Access web site

[MADSTATION]

Featuring the all new Virus TI line, Access Music will exhibit at Remix Hotel New York from 03 June to 06 June 2005.


Anyone planning to attend?
From here it's a 6 hours ride, I think it might be worth it to see the synth in action!

[Hollowcell]

My distributor has told me that the release will be 40 days after that demo! :D

Umm, where have I heard that before. :wink:

[Nigel Harkness]

HC don't give us false hopes! :wink:

[marc]

My distributor has told me that the release will be 40 days after that demo! :D

Umm, where have I heard that before. :wink:

that's exactly what i though. where did you hear that from???

marc

[pseudonym]

damn it, every time I come on this forum, I see that signature photo above and think...

...I reaaallly need a girlfriend...

Which is no good... Music needs to be my focus at the moment, not beautiful, voluptuous women dancing around in bikini's.

How many others are finding their focus intercepted?

;)

[Timo]

damn it, every time I come on this forum, I see that signature photo above and think...

...I reaaallly need a girlfriend...

omg<, I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought that, too. :lol:

Gotta keep telling myself "when i'm a self-made millionaire the chicks'll come running....... "

[MADSTATION]

Gotta keep telling myself "when i'm a self-made millionaire the chicks'll come running....... "

Hopefully this is a joke, otherwise this is very sad :D
heh

[Timo]

Gotta keep telling myself "when i'm a self-made millionaire the chicks'll come running....... "

Hopefully this is a joke, otherwise this is very sad :D
heh

Ya daft tit, I meant it as in "if i keep focus and carry on making music now i'll hit stardom, then i can sit back and relax and let the good times roll".... ;) Double irony.

We could do with a few more women here, though. Or more appropriately, better weather. All the decent gals seem to hibernate for half the year in this country. :roll: However, spring is back!!!.........

[pseudonym]

I hear you Timo.

I've had a whopper dry spell. It's not so much when the money starts rolling, but more: when I have music I can happily play out to people, I can return to culture, and actually socialise, leading to knickers hitting the floor again.

[Seeyou]

We could do with a few more women here, though.

Yeah.... Imagine a dominant, naked, finger licking bitchy style brunette, talking about oscilators, bit depth, quantization noise and vintage compression...

Yeahhh baby... I want you... ahhhhhh... insert your jack into my input ... cmon... do it..... stretch my.... waveform.... yessss... I want to swallow all your feedback.... don't stop... ahhhhhh...

That would be perfect... I would marry her immediately! :mrgreen:

"I met my wife at Sunesha 's!"


*POFF*

...Some things will never happen... :cry:

[pseudonym]

lol

[Midi_Glider]

We could do with a few more women here, though.


Well, access should at least release some women untill the TI is done...

Best,
midi.

[jasedee]

We could do with a few more women here, though.


Well, access should at least release some women untill the TI is done...

Best,
midi.
LMAO :lol:

[Househead]

Well, access should at least release some women untill the TI is done...

:) Nice, but it may take some time to get them delivered :roll:

Sorry :? but I am sick of waiting now...

[Midi_Glider]

but it may take some time to get them delivered

right...right...well, maybe some screenshots or even a "hotters on parade" demo to keep us satisfied while we wait then...
:wink:

best,
midi.

[tranzash]

Thinking about going to SAE :D

[marc]

My distributor has told me that the release will be 40 days after that demo! :D

Umm, where have I heard that before. :wink:

hollocell,

who told you so?

marc

[Timo]

My distributor has told me that the release will be 40 days after that demo! :D

Umm, where have I heard that before. :wink:

hollocell,

who told you so?

marc

Hi Marc, about how long will it really be?

[blay]

My distributor has told me that the release will be 40 days after that demo! :D

Umm, where have I heard that before. :wink:

hollocell,

who told you so?

marc

Hi Marc, about how long will it really be?

:lol:

prepare yourself for the usual "we are in the final stages of beta testing" reponse Timo... because I really dont think Access will be prepared to give us anything but an indirect, non-informative reply. :roll:

Obviously there is no way of telling just how many bugs/issues there are with the new OS and USB implementation - there really has to be a deadline at which Access ships - bugs or not... Im sure that Access would have this date in mind, but there is no way we will ever know about it until 'now shipping' appears on their website.

If the lockdown on info continues until the end of June I think we will start to see a greater percentage of preorder customers pulling out - well over six months wait is too much to ask, even from long-time loyal customers.

cheers

blay

[jasedee]

Geez...I didnt realise that it had been nearly 6 months already! My how time flies......

:o

[MADSTATION]

Yeah an update is long overdue!

I'm starting to wonder if I'll ever receive mine that I preordered back in december :(

[i3]

If the lockdown on info continues until the end of June I think we will start to see a greater percentage of preorder customers pulling out - well over six months wait is too much to ask, even from long-time loyal customers.
blay

well said.. 8) A sell is a sell. a company that loses out on $$$ by bad marketing are only hurting themselves by you not buying. power to the people! If I have lost money they should too. :wink:

[Merlot]

prepare yourself for the usual "we are in the final stages of beta testing" reponse Timo... because I really dont think Access will be prepared to give us anything but an indirect, non-informative reply. :roll:


Why would they? They have missed every date given so far. I say get other gear and wait to get your hands on the TI to see if it will actually live up to teh hype. My 2 cents.

You have got them figured out Blay! I would stick with hollowcells distributor's time and hope for better

[Hollowcell]

My distributor has told me that the release will be 40 days after that demo! :D

Umm, where have I heard that before. :wink:

hollocell,

who told you so?

marc

Ahh, but the real question is; Which Demo?

Maybe I'm speaking about a Demo planned for the 2007 Frankfurt show, or maybe I'm just quoting something Ben said during his Sonicstate demo. :D

[MADSTATION]

Marc...Any update regarding shipping time?

I've heard some horror stories and starting to get really fed up with waiting...Are we still looking months?

[DIGITAL SCREAMS]

Well, what are we expected to think when the company has made no real official statement...the website not updated for months.....etc etc. Unfortunately this is exactly what happened to Waldorf for the 9 months leading upto its insolvency. Im not suggesting or hoping this is going to happen to Access.....but at the end of the day...fuck withthe customer base....you get fucked yourself.

I hope this gets sorted quickly......with all this secracy and delay....you'd have to be a mighty brave customer to invest ?1500 in a synth which sooo obviously had development problems. Hence the reason I opted for the safe tried and tested route of decent outboard, decent drum machine and and NL2x....

I definitely would have bought the Ti back in december/Jan....but after awhile....the novelty wears off a bit...and one does start to look more closely at 'what the synth still can't do' as opposed to 'what it can do'. Its a sad story...but im not the one spins sensational marketing slogans etc etc....its great if you can back it up with an available product to capitalise on peoples compulsiveness.....but when the product is not available its a case of.....'I hear what your saying....im just not feeling it'

DS

[blay]

yep - 1st of June and *still* no update.
manuals/mp3s/animations do not count as an update...
I would like to know what is actually going on :roll:
Access have not said anyhting regarding shipping since they
missed the misleading March date...

cheers

blay

[i3]

Access have not said anyhting regarding shipping since they
missed the misleading March date...

cheers

blay

you mean the december date right? :roll: Its all a little vague.

[blay]

Access have not said anyhting regarding shipping since they
missed the misleading March date...

cheers

blay

you mean the december date right? :roll: Its all a little vague.

access actually displayed march 2003 as release for some time - I think if you have a good look through the info available on their site you will still find March 2005 written amongst it - December 2004 in others...

cheers

blay

[MADSTATION]

MARC:Will Access showcase the FINAL PRODUCT in NY this weekend?


thanks ;)

[DIGITAL SCREAMS]

if the TI was practically ready for shipping....dont you guys think someone, somewhere over the rainbow would have told us by now?

The truth is.....it might be shipping next week or 6 months. Do you want to wait like a muppet?

DS

[Timo]

Damn, i think we scared him off, lads. =/

PS > Blimey DS, that's a full-on Jupter zoo in that avatar!

[i3]

Damn, i think we scared him off, lads. =/

I think I would be scared off too bieng knee deep in shite with the consumers. :lol:

[Seeyou]

I think I would be scared off too bieng knee deep in shite with the consumers. :lol:

...I thought we were artists :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[pseudonym]

listened to apterus.

good.

I'd like to see the studio.

[Seeyou]

listened to apterus.

good.

I'd like to see the studio.

Thank you!! :D

The picture is a bit older, it was taken about a year ago.
The B&W's have now become Genelec 1031's.
My gear is:

Synths:
Waldorf Microwave XT (Limited edition black)
Roland JD-800
Alesis QS6 (Modified with ADAT out)

Peripherals:
OTARI CDR18 - cd recorder
Korg KMS-62 - Rack mixer
Alesis AI-1 - Adat to AES to SPDIF - sample rate converter
Aphex model 250 - Aural exciter
Rotel RC-03 - Preamplifier
Genelec 1031a - Speakers
Lexicon LXP-1 - Museum Reverb
AKAI S-1000 - Museum Sampler

PC:
Intel 2,6GHz
Scope Professional - DSP Soundcard
Digidesign M-Box & ProTools
Midisport 4x4 - Midi Bridge
2x Sony 17" - Museum monitors
2x200 GB HDD
Nuendo 2 +Tons of sample cds & Software


Other:
6N OHFC high grade cables
Technics 1210 MKII with Ortofon Broadcast

And.... I sold my Virus C in December :(



http://photos.yafro.com/pics3/i/20050603/01/0/c/5/0c597337311887138add6e901e1844b20_full.jpg

[Fumer]

Dude that desktop is way too clean. Get some soda cans or something on there. No studio is that spic and span.

[Seeyou]

Dude that desktop is way too clean. Get some soda cans or something on there. No studio is that spic and span.
Please apreciate the fact that it took me 2 hours to throw away all that pizza, beer and pop-corn leftovers, just to show you my studio! In general it is tidy only when I expect women :lol:

[ddeez]

what sample cds do you have?

[Seeyou]

what sample cds do you have?


Sound Effects:

Sound Ideas 4000 Series
Sound Ideas 5000 Series
Sound Ideas 6000 Series
Sound Ideas 7000 Series
Sound Ideas 8000 Series
Sound Ideas 9000 Series
Sound Ideas Foley Footsteps
Sound Ideas Larger than Life
Sound Ideas Warner Bros
Sound Ideas Digiffects
Renaissance Collection
Ear Candy
Sound Ideas Audience Reactions
Sound Ideas Great Speeches
Animal Trax
Sonic Science - Sonic Boom Dynamic Range
Sonic Science - Sonic Boom - The works
Hollywood Edge - Edge edition
Hollywood Edge - Historical Series
Hollywood Edge - Scene Creator
Hollywood Edge - Premiere Edition
Sony Media Software - Sound Effects Series vol1&2

all these are about 400 CDs



Musical Effects & Rhythms (not much but expanding everyday) :

Sony Media Software - Chicago Fire Collection: Trance, Deep House, Drum&Bass, Old School, Electro
Sony Media Software - Cinemascapes
Sony Media Software - Trance Energy vol.2
Ueberschall - Techno Trance Essentials
EastWest Drumkit From Hell vol.2
Spectrasonics - Atmosphere
Spectrasonics - Trilogy
Spectrasonics - Stylus RMX
Methods of Mayhem
+...about 150 GB of downloaded, unnamed and still unsorted AKAIs

[tranzash]

Just got back from SAE. :D

So guys, the Virus TI really exist and it absolutely rocks. I had the chance to play the TI kb and polar. Really nice. I know it's a really long time but it is really worth the wait. Hyper saw+square osc is the fattest osc I ever heard. Nice sounding at upper and lower registers. Internal sync is phat. The wavetables are nice indeed(drawbar, throaty, cluster,chords,landing). BC has some nice patches programmed. I really like that choirbell patch. I spent like 3 hrs at access booth with Marc :) . He was very helpful, went over everything. TI is working with logic and cubase, they had both of them opened at the booth. I'm pretty sure it will be working with DP, protools and others. The illuminated logo at the back is really nice, too bad they could'nt put one of them on the tabletops. Public soundbanks includes manuel schleis, tiesto's soundset , Ben Crosland's patches are very nice and many other banks. Importable wavetable are not available with the current OS. The editor is not standalone and it is very easy and fast to use. Making your own arp will be mad easy with the editor. Dynamic patch allocation is pretty good, I was playing with some preset that has high release and heavy reverb on it, then I change to a different patch it went on forever. About the release, he could'nt give any specific date, but it will happen pretty soon.

The spectralis synth is another kickass synth.


BTW, BC where were you? :)

[jasedee]

You lucky bastard!

:)

[tranzash]

hehe :lol: Man, I had lots of fun.

[ben crosland]

BTW, BC where were you? :)

Helping to look after my 1-week old baby girl :)

[ddeez]

"Dynamic patch allocation is pretty good" what is that again?

[ben crosland]

"Dynamic patch allocation is pretty good" what is that again?

In contrast to previous Virus models, the TI doesn't change the sound when you change patches until a new key is pressed, and even then, the release phase and reverb/delay tail of the previous sound still fades out underneath the new sound.

[ddeez]

hey seeyou could we trade for some of those sample cds? email me at

davidsince1984@gmail.com

[jasedee]

Helping to look after my 1-week old baby girl :)
Congrats mate! Ahhh...the joys of fatherhood.....

All the best!

:)

[tranzash]

Congrats Ben :D. Take good care.

[DIGITAL SCREAMS]

Helping to look after my 1-week old baby girl :)

Does your child have any update on the Ti relll.......oh....ooops :oops: . Sorry i got slightly confused there...

DS :lol:

PS- Congratulations on the new arrival!

[technomonster]

hey ben,

i am still pretty much a newbie, so sorry for this dumb question.

i am using logic audio 5.5 on PC . I GUESS THE TI will also work smoothly with that and not just LOGIC 7 AND PRO on MAC.

is that so?

i dont want to change as i beleive the interface of 5.5 is perfect to look at and really helps not to distract one from music making.
plus i want to spen money on the TI and not another computer.

[ten]

BTW, BC where were you? :)

Helping to look after my 1-week old baby girl :)

Congratulations, Ben. Say fairwell to any hope of a decent nights sleep and your freedom for the next 18 years :)

ten

[merlyn]

tranzash: Thanks for the report in the TI. So the editor has to be in a host to work? Sounddiver worked as a standalone so I kind of expected the new editor to be as well.

ps. Congrats Ben!

[tranzash]

Merlyn, Welcome to the forum :)

I think you need the host seq to open the editor. BTW guys, Polar is the sexiest looking synth out there. About the virus control, You have like 25 to 30 banks to program the CC to control the softsynths. I was going to buy the doepfer's drehbank or pocket dial, but you are limited with 4 banks of presets with doepfers or I could be wrong. Hyper Subs can go pretty low end with the analogue 4pole. We were playing with some sub patch, both of the woofers and marc's powerbook were shaking :lol: You need like a whole day to go through the patches, lot of them. Lot of the banks are not complete either, lot of init patches. Illuminating logo will be handy for live use with other performers to keep up with the tempo. All of you polar and Kb guys, lucky bast. :lol: With Hyper saw+sq and Wavetables -You have a whole new Virus.

[merlyn]

Thanks for the welcome. It's appreciated. :) Ben, can you confirm that the editor is or is not standalone?

[ben crosland]

Thanks for the welcome. It's appreciated. :) Ben, can you confirm that the editor is or is not standalone?

As it stands, it is not alone.

[Timo]

hehey, congrats indeed, Ben. :) 8)

[3o3]

Congrats BC!

[blay]

Just got back from SAE. :D

Thanks for the review tranzash! good to hear from someone who has actually used a (semi) functional unit... sounds like a release shouldnt be too far away :roll:

Welcome to the forum Merlyn :D

And congrats on the new rug rat Ben 8)

Well Timo - you can finally stop asking about the user importable wavetables... (well for the first OS anyways)

STILL NO UPDATE ON SHIPPING. :roll:

cheers

blay