VIRUS powercore at NAMM 2004
 

"A Multi DSP License can be obtained on top of the Base Package which allows the Virus to be instanced on all PowerCore DSPs simultaneously. With one PowerCore PCI, you?ll get 64 voices and 16 instances - with 4 PowerCores you?ll enjoy a 256 voice, 64 instances Virtual analog monster!"
nice ! :D

8O

a virus softsynth? or just extra dsp for the hardware?
would it be possible to use different delaysettings on each channel too? 8)

Its just a virus that runs on a different set of DSP's. Much like the indigo TDM, but for PowerCore SHARC DSP's.
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Michaella

Now that really would be sweet ! :D

OMG - just checked out this TC Powercore thingy at TC Electronics website.

Looks really cool. But ......

Current Prices (at DV)

PCI version = ?549.99 8O
Firewire version = ?1,049.99 8O 8O 8O

So to have 4 versions of Virus running on 4 firewires doesn't even bear thinking about :roll:

Pro studios need only apply !

I dont understand, Is this like a Virus A, or a Virus B-C

Im thinking B-C because of the 3 oscillators.

Well, I don't know about this. I mean, I'm sure it works well and sounds great. BUT why couldn't they just release it in a VSTi, AU, and RTAS? Those Powercore cards are great if you don't have enough processing power; but most people have plenty of processing power for audio production these days.....20 tracks and 35 effects only lights up my CPU to 8 or 9%. I would totally buy a native Virus plugin; but I'm not spending a grand on a proprietary card that's necessary to run it...

let me guss you have a g5 :D
that kind of amount will light 450 % in my p4 LOL :lol:

anyway its an indigo 1 and i dont think anyone will spend 3500 dollars on 4 cards i dont even think you have enough slots in your computer for that :D or is like like dsp expantion?
anyway i would go for digidesign insted about the same money and you get a whole audio and prossesing work station
in the same amount of money you can get a digi001 with like 25 dsps 8O

The actual synth engine runs on the powercore DSPs. You don't need a hardware virus for it. You are able to use one delay setting per DSP.

Just like the TDM system, the PowerCore uses Motorola DSPs. The virus can not be ported to Sharc DSPs (Creamware DSP cards).


http://www.access-music.de/products....viruspowercore

http://www.access-music.de/comparisonchart.php4

http://www.tcelectronic.com/Virus

http://www.tcelectronic.com/PowerCoreFireWire

tk

will there be a creamware version soon?