I really don't think this has anything to do with why Access announced when they did - it doesn't seem to be aimed at the same market for one thing. I also fail to see how they'd have got hold of the info that far in advance? I doubt Korg would have sent them a memo ;)

BTW - my spam comment was made before the topic was moved from the forum which is supposed to be exclusively about Access products ;)

check out the specs that timo posted in the thread linked below and you may change your mind.

click here to view the specs...

If you look at the Novation X-station $500, It already does a lot of the TI thingy, it's a universal remote controller for hardware/software synths ,usb , VA synth, act like a sound card, etc... Of course it's not the virus, but really Access, the only novelty is the hypersaw ?
So....I am pondering...good thing I didn't put a deposit down....

no worries ben. :)

well i am certainly interested in both products and the both offer similar features - at this stage from my understanding the new korg is offering VA synthesis combined with a multitude of other features - i would consider it a competitor to the TI for those in the market for a serious VA.

i wish korg sent me that memo :wink:

cheers

blay

I've seen them already - it's looks like an impressive beast to be sure, but it's still a different market IMO. It's a full-blown workstation with VA capabilties, whereas the TI is a much more focussed product. For many, the Oasys will be a put off due to feature bloat. For others it will be the workstation of their dreams for sure.

Even if they were to release a board with just the VA spec, it doesn't make it a TI beater - just a competitor..I'm sure they will sound different enough from each other to mean that there is room for both.

sorry ben this original message was directed at up2p.

i agree i think both units ahve their place in the market - i just hope they both start shipping at NAMM time :wink:

cheers

blay

There's no actual info about the physical modelling of instruments that was apparent on the "OASYS" PCI card a few years ago. The analogue and physical modelling synthesis is the stuff I'm after, although they already did the analogue aspect (AL-1). :/ No doubt they'll make a physical modelling board available sometime, if the synth doesn't already do it.

Sounds great, but doesn't sounds like I'll be able to afford one...If 7000$ is the rumored pricetag, it's like 10 000$ CAN, that's more than 3 times the price of the TI POLAR!

im interested to know....

this product allegedly has four high speed usd ports - i wonder if they deliver true high speed bandwidth or if it will be the same ast the TI and only deliver usb1.1 bandwidth?