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Ok, let's try some thought experiement:

If the Valkyrie, exactly as it is, was actually released by Access, labelled as Virus TI3 and sold for the same price as the current TI2:
- would you rave about it and be happy?
- would you rush out and buy it?

(and to play devil's advocate.... "why not?!")

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No to both, since I have an investment in Virus patches. If it could load Virus patches and sound the same (i.e. pretty-much a clone), I might be interested when my Virus started to keel over.

I'm not in the market for yet another digital synth at the minute.

Yep - it's unreadable on a 4K monitor.

Yep, I don't think 5.1.3 is going to work. 5.1.7 is the current version.

The problem for me, is that there's no stand-alone version.

Well, now that Steinberg seems to have gotten Cubase's render-in-place working properly, if this editor does get proper updates, I might consider it. ...especially since they're about to drop a Blofeld editor.

To be fair, it's much faster and easier for you to temporarily move some files out of the way, into a temporary directory, than it is for me to start hunting for hundreds of libraries to test out the theory. I'd like to help, but I'm not currently experiencing a problem with my system. ...and given the way I work, if the hypothesis is correct, I'm not likely to hit problems as-is.

There's also the recent mods Apple made to reduce the impact of Meltdown and Spectre. The fixes for those security holes, mean that performing I/O means a performance hit (data moving between kernel and user space is essentially less optimised for throughput). If you have the very latest security updates, that could be contributing to the problems you're seeing.

I'd say that it's still worth running this past Access via their support system, since there may be something they can do to reduce the amount of I/O at plug-in start-up time. Not that they're doing much work on the Virus system at the minute...

Maybe it is related to the number of libraries. Maybe temporarily copy some away to a temporary directory and see if the system behaves differently? I don't have too many (I tend to generate my own presets).

I know it doesn't really help you, but just in case - I'm on 10.13.2, on a Hexacore 2013 cylinder-style Mac Pro, which uses an SSD formatted as APFS. My external Thunderbolt hard disk is also APFS. Also have a 2011 MacBook Pro, which works fine too (self-installed SSD formatted as APFS).

This is the most stable my Virus system has ever been.

In which case, whatever it is, can't be that MacOS version - in the sense that it causes problems on every system.

There is an obvious difference for me though. I use Cubase and Ableton, not Logic. I wonder if you could try the demo version of Ableton and see if you have the same problem?

It'll be interesting to see if you can narrow down what's causing your problems.

Which version of High Sierra?

There should be a 2.x version of the plug-in installed as well as VST3. Works OK here.

Shouldn't be the case for my setup Marc. I'm using a MTT hub (OverHub). That should theoretically make the OS think it's a USB3 device. It's quite difficult to prove though, without an analyser. MacOS System Information does give me a list of the slow devices though. Could be a related effect.

Reckon I'm going to by another hub anyhow and see if I can split and distribute the bandwidth better.

Maybe another OverHub?

I'm coming to the pragmatic conclusion, that this is all related to bandwidth availability and which device(s) claims its / their share first.

Depending on the power-up sequence, the first ones to get a connection, get their required bandwidth.

I see this with my Elektron devices alongside Virus Ti.

Perhaps I just need to get another hub?

So, since 10.13.2 and Cubase 9.5.10, I've started having problems with the Cubase dongle. Anyone else using Cubase?

If I have the dongle connected to an Elektron Overhub (MTT USB3 hub), Virus TI plug-in won't even start up. The Cubase dongle also has problems being recognised, which wasn't previously an issue.

So, I've now moved the dongle over to a Thunderbolt to USB adapter, whilst Virus and Elektron AR and AK are connected to Overhub.

So far, that's looking better. ...but it does bring up the possibility that the Cubase dongle could be interfering with other devices - maybe eating more than its fair share of bandwidth.

Anyone else seeing similar?

The new 10.13.2 version changes things again. It has specific changes to "improve" USB audio "compatibility".

I've had to move my Virus back onto my Sonnet Thunderbolt to USB converter, which is a good thing since I can now get more bandwidth for my Elektron devices on Overbridge.

I'm afraid, given lack of progress on any previous feature requests - it does. One wonders why Access keep this section running...

In context of your original question - as written, I believe that it’s a valid response.

I can’t see Access adding new effects. They’ve not updated the software (in terms of features) in years. If you really want an ensemble effect, I think your only option, is to use external fx.

External effects unit?

I'm currently giving one of the CTRLR panels (for VirusTi) a try. Seems to work quite well, but wasn't easy to set up.

Anyone else given that a try?

Yeah, I tried it, but my experience wasn't great.

Disabling SIP was one *temporary* unofficial work-around for getting the drivers to work on Sierra. There were arguably better work-arounds and they haven't been required for some time, since Access updated the drivers.