Hello all,
I have an i7 Mac Mini 4 core 16 bg Ram. I just picked up a great Ti desktop used a couple of days ago and got it all setup, then experienced this issue. I recommend getting a thunderbolt hub like the Thunderbolt Express Dock. That gives you additional USB possibilities through your thunderbolt bus. This way you have all of the USB ports in the back of the Mini for the Virus. When I ignored the error, which told me the virus was sharing a bus with "x" device and anything else connected in the same bus as the virus (except the Tr-8 ), in Ableton Live 9 with the Virus Control VST, the virus was just a garbly locked up deal. Now I have the virus and my TR-8 on the same bus on the back of the mini and everything else on the Thunderbolt Dock. The VST and Virus combo is now working as advertised.
I am going to test connecting another Powered USB hub daisy chained off of the Thunderbolt Dock and see if that lets me expand the USB further.
I'm having USB nightmares and was considering a Thunderbolt Express Dock as well. However, in my case, I'm using two Thunderbolt drives that would need to stay on the Thunderbolt bus. I have a 2013 iMac (2.9GHz, i5, 24GB RAM). My TI2 is connected directly to the iMac on its own USB port (as specified in the Virus manual). However, internally, in the iMac, its sharing a USB bus with several other devices. No matter how I rearrange things, I cannot relegate the Virus to a bus all on its own. I'm wondering if the Thunderbolt Express Dock would solve my issues. But without being sure, I hate the idea of spending another $200 in order to take advantage of the advertised features of a synth that I've already paid over $2k for. My set up is not that extreme.
Does the dock create additional USB ports on the Thunderbolt bus? Or do the USB ports on the dock share the same USB buses on the USB tree? I'm trying to figure out if I add the Thunderbolt Express Dock, and attach my Thunderbolt drives and the Virus TI2 to the dock, will everything play nicely?
I suppose another option is to add the dock, and connect everything that is currently in conflict with the TI2 to the hub, theoretically leaving the TI2 to a USB bus of its own.
Any help would be appreciated.