TI Snow

[Timo]

Only caught glimpse of it late last night (about 3am here, i'm a midnight owl!) so couldn't look more into the specifics (hence the rushed front page at that time), but it looks sexy as heck! Great name, too.

[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 for all the other TIs).
* >50 voice polyphony.
* 4-part multi-timbral.
* Adaptive menus and Easy Edit modes.
* 512 RAM and 512 ROM singles and 64 x 4-part multis.
* Integration with Logic 8, Cubase 4, Ableton Live 7, Pro Tools 7.4, Sonar 7 and FL Studio 7.
* The same Full Speed 12Mb/s USB v2 as the standard Virus TIs is used here, for MIDI and Audio (but with 3 additional stereo audio outputs - Soon to be launched as an OS upgrade for standard Virus TIs too. [OS v2.7, due for release Q2 2008]).
* 2 x 24-bit analog inputs, 2 x 192KHz/24bit balanced (+4dB) analog outputs, USB (B-type), Midi In and Out.
* 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]

SonicState NAMM 2008 press release

SonicState Video: [Virus TI Snow - 25.6mb WMV]

[GearJunkies - Snow news article]

[Morten'J]

And Virus TI might get update also because in the Catalog 2008 it say

90 Voice polyphony
3382 Rom presets
1024 Ram Presets

[hatembr]

and how much will this beauty cost ? any idea ?

[AlexHall74]

What's up Hatembr! No idea what the Snow will cost, but I might have to skip a mortgage payment to get one...

[bishopkris40]

Originally Posted by AlexHall74

What's up Hatembr! No idea what the Snow will cost, but I might have to skip a mortgage payment to get one...

I think the price may be slightly high, but we'll see at Namm, it is just a ti with less knobs and physical outs so I'd Guess just under £1000, but can't wait to see/hear

[Guzzy]

Originally Posted by bishopkris40

...it is just a ti with less knobs and physical outs ....

The same sound engine, but half of the TI DSP power, maybe one istead of two DSPs ???
My guesss : Two Snows = One TI ????

[hatembr]

Originally Posted by AlexHall74

What's up Hatembr! No idea what the Snow will cost, but I might have to skip a mortgage payment to get one...

All fine! thx! how about you all ? it's been hundred of years I didn't post anything, I've been very busy working, didn't tweak my Virus since months and months, it's a shame... I'll try to be here more often from now on!

[Timo]

Hatembr! Haven't seen that name for a while. Hope you're doing alright!

As for pricing, in the UK here Digital Village have got it up for pre-orders @ £829, which is £370 less than the £1199 desktop TI.

Supposed shipping: March.

I don't think a TI Mk2 will be around for quite some time now (grrr), given that Access released a 2008 catalogue along with the Snow, showcasing all the TI range. Actually that might be a good thing, no rushed release like they did with the original TI.
Mk2 should be quality.

[L.F.]

Glad to see access didn't go and release a new beast of a synth. Just got the Ti a couple of months a go and I'd hate to have to get a new one any time soon.
However, this "toy" costs almost as much as a second hand Ti..

[DARKZEERACK]

hi this bobby
I wana ask u how I can find the psychedelic trance sound set for my ti
.???
thank u for replay me ...