Virus TI OS v2.7.2 full release.

[Timo]

Virus TI OS v2.7.2 full released, which supersedes all previous v2.7.1 beta OS versions. A major software revision up from the previous full release OS v2.5.1 (September 2007), with added features and major maintenance fixes.

Change log since TI OS v2.0 (January 2007):-

http://www.access-music.de/events/2008-08/OS272_change_log.pdf

About TIOS 2.7.2.0
2.7.2 is a feature and maintenance release and is recommended for every Virus TI owner:-

-VC: Part Priority can be set now in Virus Control
-VC: Patch Volume and Panorama can be automated now
-VC: Numeric value input improved
-HI: Multi mode parameters were unaccessable when in sequencer mode (TI Snow only)
-HI: Exporting single sounds from multi works again
-HI: There is a Master Tune Parameter available in the CONFIG-Menu now.
-HI: Visual feedback when resetting Virus TI Snow
-HI: EASY Filter Page works as expected now, when Cutoff-Link is set to "Off"
-HI: improved display of simultaneous knob movements
-HI: Randomize trigger function now availiable in Snow
-HI: Atomizer-Play-Page keys don't produce stuck notes
-CC: Backup was broke in version 2.7.1 beta 5
-CC: More robust against data transmission failures
-CC: More visual feedback when task complete
-CC: Greatly improved speed of backup functionality
-CC: Hang fixed in burn to ROM screen
-IN: Vocoder and input patch examples added to default patch set midi files
-SI: Fixed crash in mac installer caused if user attempted to re-enter firmware update pane


About TIOS 2.7.1.0
version 2.7.1.0 :-

-SE: Atomizer beat counter enabled (see atomizer manual for details)
-SE: Patches can crackle when having long release phases (fixed)
-SE: MIDI soft thru now works as expected
-SE: No sound after closing VC (fixed)
-SE: Atomizer will crash under certain circumstances (fixed)
-SE: Polar keyboard does not generate note with velocity 127 (fixed)
-SE: Snow Mod Matrix: Bend Down is functioning as Bend Up (Fixed)
-VC: Ableton Live crashes when using hardware knobs (fixed)
-VC: Documentation for FL Studio updated (Using PDC in FL Studio 7)
-VC: Virus Control does not load on Protools Windows (fixed)
-VC: pitching artefacts on patches with delay with live mode enabled (fixed)
-VC: Patch Browser shows graphic errors (fixed)
-VC: 88.2/96kHz support broken (fixed)
-VC: crackles can occur when Virus is not soundcard (fixed)
-VC: Virus Control does not load on Protools Windows (fixed)
-VC: Documentation for FL Studio updated (Using PDC in FL Studio 7)
-VC: Improved response with certain hosts
-VC: Virus Control behaves sluggish and puts to much load on the CPU
-VC: Fluctuating or hanging notes in Cubase SX3 (fixed)
-VC: Initialization stucks directly after opening Virus Control
-VC: When changing amplifier decay in VC, amp release changes as well (fixed)
-VC: Part mute no longer delayed in some cases
-VC: synced patches not always correctly saved (fixed)
-VC: Possible graphical glitches in patch browser and other areas (fixed)
-HI: MIDI-Out stopped working under certain circumstances
-HI: Export patch from multi mode into single mode works again
-HI: Snow: Atomizer play mode page doesn't show when VC is active
-HI: The LFO Rate knob changes it's assignment to the selected LFO in an appropriate time now, when selecting an other LFO out of the destination pages.
-HI: For OSC1 and OSC2 the parameters F-Shift, F-Spread, Interpolation and Local-Detune are added to the Softknobs-Destination-List.
-HI: Parameter "Reverb/Clock" is now limited to the correct value-range of "Off",..,"3/4". Values "1/1", .., "16/1" have been illegal.
-HI: Transpose-Keys are now enabled, when in Remote-Mode
-HI: Within the search dialog it is possible to control the CATEGORY you search withinrable using the PARAMETER keys now
-IN: improved safety of the firmware update (mac/win)
-IN: Firmware update could stall at the end of the update (fixed)
-IN: PC: "Repair" installations won't reflash a correctly written TIOS


About TIOS 2.7.0.37 Public Beta 1
2.7.0 is a feature and maintenance release and is recommended for every Virus TI owner:-

What's included?
This update offers many improvements, including the following, which apply to both Mac and PC version unless otherwise noted:
- Support for Virus TI Snow
- Support for multiple Virus TI on one machine
- 26 ROM Banks (content can be changed using Virus Control Center which will be included with a future update)
- 3 USB outputs
- A new effect called Atomizer


About TIOS 2.5.1
2.5.1 is a feature and maintenance release and is recommended for every Virus TI owner:-
What's included?
This update offers many improvements, including the following, which apply to both Mac and PC version unless otherwise noted:
-SE: Sound engine can produce crackling with certain patches (fixed)
-SE: Arpeggiator quantises incoming notes to 1/16 again
-VC: Improvements for automation with Cubase 4


About TIOS 2.5.0 Public Beta
2.5.0 is a feature and maintenance release and is recommended for every Virus TI owner:-

What's included?
This update offers many improvements, including the following, which apply to both Mac and PC version unless otherwise noted:
-VC: Digidesign RTAS compatibility
-VC: Microsoft Vista compatibility
-VC: Low latency mode (Live Mode)
-VC: Relative volume of all parts is now adjusted if ALT key is pressed
-VC: Original Value shouldn't show Patchname in Browser page (fixed)
-VC: possiibly loosing song settings when no hardware is connected (fixed)
-VC: Render warning dialog no longer shown while freezing/bouncing non-VC tracks
-VC: User can lookup patch's origin in search results
-VC: crash whilst browsing sounds (fixed)
-VC: reduced CPU usage in audio processing
-VC: cracks and pops during audio under certain conditions (fixed)
-VC: Switching the performance setting in the ASIO panels fails sometimes when using VC (fixed)
-VC: Sound stops immediately on Sequencer stop
-DR: (Windows) ASIO panel resets itself to normal when VC is being used (fixed again)
-IN: added Remote Templates for Moog Voyager RME and DSI Evolver

About TIOS 2.0.5
2.0.5 is a maintenance release and is recommended for every Virus TI owner:-.

What's included?
This update offers many improvements, including the following, which apply to both Mac and PC version unless otherwise noted:
-VC: Changing the latency setting does not work sometimes (fixed)
-VC: Automation does not work with softknobs on hardware UI (fixed)
-VC: Import bank dumps from virus b into ti unreliable (fixed)
-VC: (Windows) System performance could not be set in ASIO panel (fixed)
-VC: Softknobs now write transparent data as expected
-VC: Possible crashbug in patch browser (fixed)
-DR: (MacIntel) driver clipped @0dB or higher in output channel (fixed)

2.0.4 was an internal release


About TIOS 2.0.3
2.0.3 is a maintenance release and is recommended for every Virus TI owner:-

What's included?
This update offers many improvements, including the following, which apply to both Mac and PC version unless otherwise noted:
-VC: Opening multiple songs or large projects can result in no audio communication (fixed)
-VC: Under certain circumstances Virus TI assumes wrong sampling rate (fixed)
-VC: Updated versions of Audio driver on Mac and PC
-VC: Help Menu and tutorial videos included
-VC: First note of Arp pattern in Live was always out of sync (fixed)
-VC: Additonal remote templates for TC Mercury, Juno 106 and Proteus 2000
-SE: Sometimes SPDIF channels were swapped

[Doc Jones]

very nice, just in time for a long weekend.
thanks for the heads up Timo.

[oldgearguy]

I had a very difficult time getting this upgrade to take.

I had 2.7.1.0 on the TI and on my PC (Dell Latitude D820 running Vista Ulimate).

The Virus would lock up about 1/3 of the way through the update and after multiple attempts it was looking bad. For a time, the PC wouldn't even see the Virus over USB.

The solution (for me) was to go to the audiodriver folder and manually reinstall the drivers, then load Virus Control Center and do the OS Update from there.

After 2 or 3 tries using the Control Center app, it finally finished. There seems to be some miscommunication between the Virus hardware and the PC and it gets out of sync and locks up.

Has anyone else had these problems doing updates?

(I bought this Virus with 2.5 on it and only had minor trouble (1 restart) upgrading to 2.7.1).

[lukas412]

I upgraded from 2.7.1 with no issues. Running xp sp3.

Luke

[Doc Jones]

hey oldgearguy, welcome to the forum.
I just updated my ti this morning. Hadn't touched any of the betas prior to this. The update actually went pretty smoothly.

Can you post a little more detail about your sytem's setup?

[oldgearguy]

hey oldgearguy, welcome to the forum.
I just updated my ti this morning. Hadn't touched any of the betas prior to this. The update actually went pretty smoothly.

Can you post a little more detail about your sytem's setup?

Not much concerning the upgrade -- the D820 is plugged into a docking station, the Virus TI has a dedicated USB port on the docking station. I keep the OS (Vista Ultimate) updated regularly. When I attempted the upgrade, nothing else was running - no browser, no Outlook, no other apps. 4GB of memory, plenty of CPU horsepower. My observation is the TI (desktop) locks up. The cycling LEDs in the transpose area freeze, the progress bar on the upgrade stops and nothing happens. I left it for over an hour, just to see the first time and it never unfroze.

The message on the TI screen said update failed (after the reboot) and to rerun the Installer. So I restarted the .MSI file, selected 'repair', and got to a similar lock up point. Repeat with various modifications in the procedure for the better part of an afternoon.

The TI BIOS is 1.03 (is that the latest?)

I never uninstalled the installer and started from scratch. As a general question -- do/did people see lockups like this in general? I do a lot of beta testing for synths, but I didn't have my testing hat on for this. In the future I'll be a bit more methodical.

[oldgearguy]

hey oldgearguy, welcome to the forum.
I just updated my ti this morning. Hadn't touched any of the betas prior to this. The update actually went pretty smoothly.

Can you post a little more detail about your sytem's setup?

BTW - thanks for the welcome. So far it's a fun machine and brings something different to the table compared to my other gear.

[Doc Jones]

if it is still giving you issues, one thing to try - uninstall the ti software and drivers. then disconnect the laptop from the docking station and then try the installation again, this time directly connecting the ti to the laptop. Even if it doesn't make a difference, at least now you will have removed the docking station as a possible culprit.

[glenn303]

I installed the new update but my VST DLL,s still say 2.7.1.0. I uninstalled then reinstalled again and also deleted the prior DLL,s but they still come up as 2.7.1.0. Am i overlooking something or did Access forget to change the version # on the DLL,s?

[psy604]

still have the problem with "hanging" notes on some occasions.

have to press the midi panic button way too often.

any clue where this comes from and how to work around this?

[Doc Jones]

psy, I used to have this happen a lot with the older versions of the OS, but haven't really had to use the panic button since updating to 2.5 and now with 2.7.2. What daw are you using? Also, are you using the usb connection for audio and midi or separate midi and audio connections? If memory serves me correctly, simply switching usb ports seemed to have solved a lot of my hanging note problems (prior to upgrading to 2.5)

[glenn303]

I installed the new update but my VST DLL,s still say 2.7.1.0. I uninstalled then reinstalled again and also deleted the prior DLL,s but they still come up as 2.7.1.0. Am i overlooking something or did Access forget to change the version # on the DLL,s?Bump. Anyone else notice this with the DLL,s?

[psy604]

same here. OS says v2.7.2.0 and DLL says v2.7.1.0 ... just wondering why the file date is 2008-04-26 ?! :)

... but as long as virus control not complains about version conflict, no need to worry.

[Monobeat]

Ahhh.... that panic button is my best friend at the moment. Without that little bugger my notes would be all over the place....