USB blah blah blah

[acid1]

There has been a debate about the USB 1.0 spec for a while, Marc Schlaile on the access list had this to say about the USB:

the access website clearly states that the TI is an USB2 compatible device
with a communication speed of 12mbit. the reasons behind the implementation
were discussed on this list before and instead of going though it all again,
please read the list's archive first.

as for a successor for the TI, yes there probably will be something in a
couple of years (see Virus A, B, C) but for those who want the new
oscillators, all the delays, the programmable arp and the voice count etc.
etc. etc. maybe it's worth not entirely focusing on having 16 discreet
channel.

right now you get

2x stereo channels to the virus control
3x stereo analog outs

12 mbits allow up to 4 stereo channels in parallel, so the theoretical count
including the analog outs would be 7 stereo or 14 mono.

I agree that more is (nearly) always better but since we decided that the
successor of a previous virus should not be more expensive than the previous
model, some compromises had to be made.

so there you have it