Access Virus TI2 + MacOS Monterey

  • Which is why I firmly believe a class compatible USB over MIDI driver is essential for this. I advocated for it in the past and I will advocate for it in the future.

    Class compatible MIDI and Audio. Like the Elektron boxes working with Overbridge.

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  • Class compatible MIDI and Audio. Like the Elektron boxes working with Overbridge.

    I highly doubt Access will go that route.......

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  • Heard some interesting news from the DSP Emulator group. Ploytec has made a U-turn and is developing a USB audio driver for the latest version of MacOS which I'm going to assume will cover Apple Silicon(M1/M2) compatibility.


    Maybe this means an update TI plugin will finally be done.

    care to share the source link?

  • Which would be very welcome as one part of a future solution.


    However, the Motorola/Freescale DSPs used in the TIs are out of production for several years now, and available stock is running out. Perhaps slower than expected by Access Music — and therefore support for currently still available products must be sustained beyond planned EOL.


    An updated, more powerful, fully backward compatible TI3 based on current technology and FPGA processors would be a proper platform to carry us over the next 20-30 years or beyond.

    I would look forward to an updated driver so we can resume using the TI functionality on newer Macs. Getting our hopes up for a TI3 is a recipe for disappointment.

  • I would look forward to an updated driver so we can resume using the TI functionality on newer Macs. Getting our hopes up for a TI3 is a recipe for disappointment.

    Getting your hopes up for product updates which don’t generate any income for the company is a recipe for disappointment as well.


    Why do you think we’re already waiting for five years? Because it’s so difficult?

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    Mac OS 13.5.1 (Ventura) | Cubase Pro 11.0 | Ableton Live 9.6 | Logic 10.4 | MainStage 3.4 | NI Komplete Ultimate 13 | RME Fireface UFX+

  • Do we need Ploytec to get involved though? We can already stream USB audio from the Virus as-is, *if* you use something like the Aura plug-in to enable USB output on the unit. I might be wrong, but it looks like USB audio streaming is already there, built into MacOS...!?

  • Do we need Ploytec to get involved though? We can already stream USB audio from the Virus as-is, *if* you use something like the Aura plug-in to enable USB output on the unit. I might be wrong, but it looks like USB audio streaming is already there, built into MacOS...!?

    Not with the Virus, it was a specialised driver and API that handled MIDI and audio streaming to the unit. The virus was never class compliant

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    OB-6, Polivoks, Polivoks Pro, Virus TI x2, Waldorf M, MS-20, MS2000, Radias, Minilogue, Minitaur, Argon8, Erebus, Alpha Juno 2, TR-8S, Xio 49, Ultranova, Microfreak,

  • Not with the Virus, it was a specialised driver and API that handled MIDI and audio streaming to the unit. The virus was never class compliant

    For MIDI, yes a driver is needed. Hence the simple MIDI driver. However, if you use the Aura plugin, that doesn't use a special driver to get audio streaming. All it does, is change the setting in the Virus to allow USB audio.

    Without a driver, on the new MacOSes, if you go into audio settings, you'll see the Virus recognised as an audio device with 6 inputs.