Members mesty Posted December 12, 2012 Members Share Posted December 12, 2012 Well, I got the Venom about 4 hours ago and everything seems to be working perfectly in Mountain Lion 10.8.2 (insert roar here)! Vyzex works flawlessly and the Venom is recognized both as an audio and a midi interface by the OS and Logic Pro. The only thing that sucks is I'll be going to work tomorrow morning with who knows many hours of sleep... I'll report back once I get a chance to put it through it's paces and test the stability. Cheers, mesty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Anderton Posted December 12, 2012 Author Members Share Posted December 12, 2012 Originally Posted by mesty Well, I got the Venom about 4 hours ago and everything seems to be working perfectly in Mountain Lion 10.8.2 (insert roar here)! Vyzex works flawlessly and the Venom is recognized both as an audio and a midi interface by the OS and Logic Pro. Cheers, mesty Great news, thanks for the update! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members surfunk Posted December 16, 2012 Members Share Posted December 16, 2012 Happy to say, that I just purchased a Venom. I've always wanted a synthesizer, and the price was right.I've been a musician for about 50 years, but have limited knowledge about synthesizers. I've been reading the included documents, but I'm also interested in finding a basic book on learning how to use/program a synthesizer. I've searched online, but want to make sure that I get one, which would go well with the Venom. Can someone on this forum, please recommend a book for me?Thanks,Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Anderton Posted December 16, 2012 Author Members Share Posted December 16, 2012 Originally Posted by surfunk Happy to say, that I just purchased a Venom. I've always wanted a synthesizer, and the price was right. I've been a musician for about 50 years, but have limited knowledge about synthesizers. I've been reading the included documents, but I'm also interested in finding a basic book on learning how to use/program a synthesizer. I've searched online, but want to make sure that I get one, which would go well with the Venom. Can someone on this forum, please recommend a book for me? Thanks, Dennis I'm not really up on which books are current. I've always wanted to write one, though...anyway, this book + DVD set was just released. There are many aspects of Venom that I'm sure aren't covered, but for a general understanding of how synthesis works, it looks promising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members surfunk Posted December 17, 2012 Members Share Posted December 17, 2012 Thanks, Craig. I'll add that choice to my list of possible books to purchase.-Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members godyn Posted December 18, 2012 Members Share Posted December 18, 2012 Originally Posted by godyn Hi folks, Since the venomsynth.com forum is moderated before posting and not being updated for almost half a year now, I took the initiative to create a group at Yahoo where we can post user patches and banks, or even some Q&A forum. I also took the freedom to copy some of Craigs wonderful writings from here, since this is very valuable info! (Craig, let me know if you do not wish so, then I remove). I really love the synth ! :-) The concept is great ! So I don't want it all to be lost because of bad moderation or support... Does anybody have news why the forums are not updated anymore? Or where do you post topics about the Venom? (not here) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GloomGenerator Posted December 21, 2012 Members Share Posted December 21, 2012 Just got mine yesterday. Also on OS X 10.8.2 with no problems. Pretty neat little board, and well worth my wife's bitching Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Anderton Posted December 22, 2012 Author Members Share Posted December 22, 2012 Originally Posted by GloomGenerator Just got mine yesterday. Also on OS X 10.8.2 with no problems. Pretty neat little board, and well worth my wife's bitching Just point out how much you saved compared to what it cost originally. There's something about "honey, I just saved hundreds of dollars!" that always seems to have some kind of magical effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chris367 Posted December 24, 2012 Members Share Posted December 24, 2012 Love this synth...! I Just got it a week or so ago, took a few days into it to get used to the editor but... very cool. Great work by you guys on this one.Background, my Access Virus TI had buggy siftware, my Nord Lead2x didn't get as close to my Waldorf Microwave XTK; soft synths are ok, one of my favorites there is the FM7(8) and another Predator.I can't believe I grabbed this for $200 new. This is really close to all the things I want in a synth WITHOUT spending $3000 for it.Craig your reviews re this little monster were excellent and by the time I got to the part about it getting dropped by Avid, bad Avid...!Wonder how my (Euphonix) controllers will hold up re support...?Excellent synth, def a keeper, no worries.Now, how can I save the Global Tuning and Tap Tempo on this thing!? Hmmm. (The Vyzer forum is down I guess, currently I have the Vyzex 1.11 editor. Tony?) This synth is so close to what I have been looking for, somebody is bound to 're-invent' it by adding a zero ... or sumpin...Cool. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members deanmass Posted December 24, 2012 Members Share Posted December 24, 2012 Originally Posted by Anderton Just point out how much you saved compared to what it cost originally. There's something about "honey, I just saved hundreds of dollars!" that always seems to have some kind of magical effect. Funny how the " spending to save" thing only seems to apply to purses and shoes, but not music gear . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GloomGenerator Posted December 26, 2012 Members Share Posted December 26, 2012 Originally Posted by deanmass Funny how the " spending to save" thing only seems to apply to purses and shoes, but not music gear . She doesn't even do that. She's a tightass when it come to money. Or fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CompleteCycle Posted December 30, 2012 Members Share Posted December 30, 2012 Hi guys I just got a venom and tried to update the latest driver/firmware I am getting a "firmware fail" using osx 10.6.8 Tried both Mac Pro USB port and powered hub. Any help would be great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Anderton Posted December 30, 2012 Author Members Share Posted December 30, 2012 Ouch. Powered hub is definitely not the way to go. Have you tried a different cable from the Mac Pro's USB port, just in case? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CompleteCycle Posted December 30, 2012 Members Share Posted December 30, 2012 I will try, but would a brand new lead shipped with the venom be faulty? The midi and audio works ok.I tried direct into the mac, same issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Anderton Posted December 30, 2012 Author Members Share Posted December 30, 2012 Originally Posted by CompleteCycle I will try, but would a brand new lead shipped with the venom be faulty? Probably not, but I have had defective cables shipped with new devices on rare occasions. Apparently companies don't always buy top-of-the-line stuff for accessories... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CompleteCycle Posted December 30, 2012 Members Share Posted December 30, 2012 ok, cables made no difference.I had to click the retry button, after about 4 to 5 tries the firmware update worked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Anderton Posted December 31, 2012 Author Members Share Posted December 31, 2012 Originally Posted by CompleteCycle ok, cables made no difference. I had to click the retry button, after about 4 to 5 tries the firmware update worked. That would seem to indicate some kind of communication problem between the computer and Venom. But hey, if it's working...that's all that matters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ggm1960 Posted December 31, 2012 Members Share Posted December 31, 2012 It's good to know the Venom is still alive and well even though it's stock dropped out! It's embarrassing to report that I've yet to dig into it's core with the included software program and have not yet used it on a recording, in fact, only recently I've pulled it out for use as a midi controller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CompleteCycle Posted December 31, 2012 Members Share Posted December 31, 2012 I love this synth so much that I'm considering buying another as spare. Originally Posted by ggm1960 It's good to know the Venom is still alive and well even though it's stock dropped out! It's embarrassing to report that I've yet to dig into it's core with the included software program and have not yet used it on a recording, in fact, only recently I've pulled it out for use as a midi controller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members happyrat1 Posted January 3, 2013 Members Share Posted January 3, 2013 Well, I broke down and ordered a venom this week. Amazon's clearing them out for $189 now. I figured that's about as low as the price is gonna go before they deplete the old stock. I ordered a dust cover for it as well and the Vyzex software seems to install and run OK under Linux so now I just have to sit tight and wait for the delivery truck to show up. Considering I now own a casio XW-P1 and an M-Audio Venom there's gonna be a LOT of weird sounding noises coming out of my basement studio in weeks to come Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members deanmass Posted January 3, 2013 Members Share Posted January 3, 2013 Craig, I have found that Macs have voltage differences between usb ports, i.e., on a mbp, the front one gets full power, while the back one is split off andcan't carry the full spec. I have not multi metered it, buta year or so ago, I dug up something online that validated it from Apple. I was working on an intra oral xray setup at a clients, and their sensors are very picky about voltage. Talking to their techs, they saida majority of built inusb ports spec to the liw side. Just food for thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jercat Posted January 5, 2013 Members Share Posted January 5, 2013 Just got mine for $194Does anyone have any suggestions on a free midi/phrase writing software that you can write phrases for the Venom's arp? I thought it had a sequencer you could record phrases into! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CompleteCycle Posted January 5, 2013 Members Share Posted January 5, 2013 Any sequencer will do that. Just use your normal host ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jercat Posted January 6, 2013 Members Share Posted January 6, 2013 I've got Garage Band (can't find a way to export to .mid) and the Casio editor that came with the XP-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Travst Posted January 7, 2013 Members Share Posted January 7, 2013 Geez, Craig should be getting a cut out of all the gear I'm buying based on his reviews. XW-P1 and Venom within the last two months. $167 from Amazon this weekend. At that price, I couldn't refuse even if it is an abandoned product. What a shame that the new editor never made it to birth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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