Members koolkat Posted February 13, 2015 Members Share Posted February 13, 2015 Anyone have any experience with this thing; more specifically, for funning VB3 vst? I see it's supported by the machine in the Wizard files so I doubt it can be all that bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members koolkat Posted February 14, 2015 Author Members Share Posted February 14, 2015 Oh well, did a little more research and decided to pull the trigger on one; $159 USD, brand new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members McHale Posted February 20, 2015 Members Share Posted February 20, 2015 After you get it, please let us know your thoughts. I looked at these pretty hard when they first came out and decided against it. Now that they are pretty cheap, I'm considering it again. -Mc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members koolkat Posted February 25, 2015 Author Members Share Posted February 25, 2015 Update:It took 10 days to process the order; it shipped today and will be here by Tuesday. I guess at that price ($159), I can't bitch too, too much about the wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members McHale Posted March 2, 2015 Members Share Posted March 2, 2015 Looking forward to hearing your review. Thanks for the update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members koolkat Posted March 3, 2015 Author Members Share Posted March 3, 2015 Ok, so the unit arrived yesterday. The first thing I did (after reading the instructions lol) was load up GSI VB3 organ. This was super easy to do and loaded without a hitch. It played flawlessly in the V-Machine unit and for that reason alone, I was happy. One thing I noticed right off the bat is that the software is a bit glitchy and there is a bit of a learning curve to the hierarchy. Next, I tried to load up Z3TA 2. It wouldn't load and crashed the machine. I can't say I was surprised because I was pretty sure the requirements of Z3TA 2 exceeded that of the CPU of the V-machine; but hey, I had to see for myself what would happen. Ok, so I deleted Z3TA 2 and tried to load up regular ol' Z3TA. It loaded onto the machine, but there were a few glitchy (digital noise) patches as its' specs pretty much max out the V-Machines CPU. It's kind of hit and miss with Z3TA; probably 70% of the patches are just fine. The patches that are more CPU intensive definitely have some digital noise happening. There might be a way to remedy that situation; perhaps I can tweak the patches so that they use less CPU? Honestly though, I pretty much got all of patches I really wanted to run correctly so I'm not really unhappy here. I loaded up V combo organ and GSI Key Performer. Both loaded fine; I'm not completely sure about Key Performer as I only loaded the demo version. I'm pretty sure the full version will work fine as there is a youtube video showing someone (Guido?) using it without a hitch. Finally, this unit is fantastic for me because I bought it for one sole purpose -- to be a stand alone player for VB3 organ for live use. The price was perfect and overall, I've managed to save myself probably $1500 dollars by not having to buy a dedicated organ such as Numa. Any high highly CPU intensive plugins probably won't work properly and if the software you want to run has some weird-ass security (such a Native Instruments), this unit is NOT for you. In conclusion, this unit probably isn't for most people. I don't think it's junky, but the scope of what it can do is limited. If you have pre-2007 plugins (or plugins that you know don't use a lot of CPU) that you want to be able to play in live situations, then this might be a good investment. ~Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members koolkat Posted March 3, 2015 Author Members Share Posted March 3, 2015 EDIT: Looks like I can load individual patches from Rapture, Z3TA, and Dimension Pro; the wow factor just increased somewhat for me. Actually, I can increase the flash drive size so I can get the entire program loaded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members McHale Posted March 6, 2015 Members Share Posted March 6, 2015 Thanks for the updates. When I was initially looking at it, VB3 was the main reason as well. I've since purchased a Kronos so the VB3 isn't as important. Out of curiosity, did it come with any good FULL versions of vsts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members koolkat Posted March 6, 2015 Author Members Share Posted March 6, 2015 Thanks for the updates. When I was initially looking at it' date=' VB3 was the main reason as well. I've since purchased a Kronos so the VB3 isn't as important. Out of curiosity, did it come with any good FULL versions of vsts?[/quote'] It's got full versions of freeware, but that's about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KingVidiot Posted March 11, 2015 Members Share Posted March 11, 2015 I picked up one off eBay NIB for $149 since I've been wanting one for a long time - hard to find now. Some fo the KVR listed free synths are decent. My main thing was to load OP-X, CamelSpace, CamelPhat, and a few others - cool so far, but it's esy to tax the CPU. Works perfectly for my uses since I'm mostly out of the box these days, but there are a few key apps I want to use.The sync software is kinda lame, but it works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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