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Added: Small demo/teaser soundset consisting of 13 patches released as free download.

From the Access' site:

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• EasySounds Syngery Teaser Patches [Virus TI optimised]
This is a demo version of 3 commercial Virus patch sets. Synergy is a teaser version Magic Pads, Magic Sequences and Drum Traxx. Additional details can be found within the archive.

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TI OS v2.0.5 released.

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Details of the new version:

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OS v2.0.5
"The new version is a maintenance and bug fix release with no additional features. Among other improvements it fixes a buffer size reset problem on PC and a driver related distortion problem on Intel Macs.

The new release recommended for every user."

TI OS v2.5 (beta) released. A major software revision.

The latest final release is still OS v2.0.5.

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Details of the new major beta version:

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OS v2.5 (Beta)
• Windows Vista 32-bit beta support
• RTAS Virus Control for ProTools M-Powered, LE, and TDM.
• Sonar beta support
• Nuendo beta support
• Optimisations for FruityLoops Studio
• "Live Mode" for lowering latency within Ableton Live and Digital Performer.
• Improved VirusControl handling of songs with large track automation
• Video tutorials for Cubase and Pro Tools

Other bug-fixes were also included:

-VC: Relative volume of all parts is now adjusted if ALT key is pressed
-DR: (Windows) ASIO panel resets itself to normal when VC is being used (fixed again)
-VC: Original Value shouldn't show Patchname in Browser page (fixed)
-VC: possibly 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
-IN: added Remote Templates for Moog Voyager RME and DSI Evolver
-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

Logic 8 compatibility added for TI OS v2.5.1 (released 19th Sept 2007)

Most recent additions since October include 5 free new soundsets.

• The Girl Next Door - Elektro & Minimal Techno soundset 2007 [TI optimised]
• Rui Peixoto soundset 2007 [TI optimised]
• Fat Zound - Clubzonatic soundset 2007 [TI optimised]
• Impulse Factory - Hardstyle soundset 2007 [TI optimised]

Most latterly (released 23rd December 2007):

• Sasha's original Virus Indigo patches used on the album Involver (2004) [TI optimised, but as the originals were from an Indigo (possibly C-series) then they might work similarly on nearly all Viruses)

All free for download from Access' site:-

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Virus TI Snow announced for 2008. [Official sub-site demo] ~ [Forum discussion]

[Access Virus TI Snow press release - 1.1mb PDF]
[Virus Ti Snow QuickStart manual - 717kb PDF]

In short:

* Identical software feature set to TI (including Hypersaw, Wavetables, Graintables, Formants, Moog filters, programmable arp's, Virus Control, etc.)
* 1 x DSP chip (as opposed to 2)
* >50 voices polyphony.
* 4 x part multitimbral.
* Adaptive menus and Easy Edit modes.
* 512 RAM and 512 ROM singles and 64 x 4-part multis.
* 2 x 24-bit analog inputs, 2 x 192KHz/24bit balanced (+4dB) analog outputs, USB (B-type), Midi In and Out.
* The same Full Speed 12Mb/s USB v2 as the standard Virus TIs is used here, for MIDI and Audio (but allows for 3 additional stereo audio outputs! - Soon to be launched as an OS upgrade for standard Virus TIs too. [OS v2.7, to be released in Q2 2008]).
* Integration with Logic 8, Cubase 4, Ableton Live 7, Pro Tools 7.4, Sonar 7 and FL Studio 7.
* White fascia, with 6 knobs, 21 buttons and 18 white LEDs.
* 11x6" (28x15cm)
* Comes with gig bag.
* Perhaps some new soundsets, too.

Audio demos:
[Bank A Factory - 8mb zip]
[Bank D Factory - 12mb zip]

[GearJunkies - Snow news article]

Virus TI Atomizer software announced for Spring 2008.

"Access Music shows a technology preview of Atomizer on the winter NAMM show in Anaheim, California.

"Atomizer allows you slice and dice audio in realtime using a MIDI keyboard. Stutter effects were made famous by artists including Aphex Twin, Trentemoeller, Squarepusher, BT and many others.

"In order to create those effects they either had to chop audio regions by hand or use semi-automatic plug-ins (which don't necessarily give you a great deal of control since they are intended to create random results). Atomizer works in a totally different way — once sync'ed to tempo you can play those slices in realtime, so you can virtually chop up your singer's voice while he's performing or add unique effects to your DJ set.

"You can record the slicing process into your sequencer and edit it later along with the rest of your song. You can remix in realtime as well, with the modulation wheel becoming an intelligent cross-fader, while the pitch-wheel lets you change the pitch by approximately 4 octaves. And there are tons of effects including sample rate and bit rate reduction algorithms which, again, can be used in realtime and become a part of your performance."

"Atomizer will be available free of change to all Virus TI users as a free software update. "

[Source: Harmony Central]

More indepth TI Snow footage/walkthrough from Ben Crosland @ Namm 2008:-

Gearwire article #1

LowQ: [WMV 7.5mb]
HighQ: [QT 14.7mb] or [WMV 15.8mb]

Gearwire article #2

LowQ: [WMV 8.1mb]
HighQ: [QT 14.3mb] or [WMV 17.2mb]

TI OS v2.7.1 beta 5 released ~ 21st August 2008.

The latest full release is still OS v2.5.1, but v2.7.1 b5 is recommended highly. It is a maintenance update.

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Details of the new beta version:

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Originally Posted by Access

OS v2.7.1 (Beta 5)

Bug-fixes and tweaks since last beta v2.7.1 b4 include:
-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)

-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

-SE: Patches can crackle when having long release phases (fixed)
-SE: MIDI soft thru now works as expected
-SE: Atomizer beat counter enabled (see atomizer manual for details)
-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)

-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