[clusterchord]

nexus is great as a quik fix for trademark/overused virus type sound. the way i work, and considering i only need this thing on ocassion, its a great solution. i need it to sound "virus" a mile away. i use other synths for new sounds.

but with a style more dependant on virus sound, i'd definetely recommend you go with the hardware. first, it sounds better, second its flexible, with a dedicated UI, and you're more capable of putting your own signature into its sounds.


you may also want to opt for a third solution, and that is Virus C. It contains most of what made Virus famous in the first place, and is subtantially cheaper. trademark sounds if you will. TI is just a re-package with extras like wavetables* and more polyphony/dsp, that you may, or may not find important. Good part of the virus-originated stuff in Nexus, could have been made on C just as easily as on TI.



*this term used by Access is a bit misleading, since it cannot do a true wavetable synthese - there is no capability to scan thru the wavetable by a modulation source. for this type of evolving sound, you still need a Waldorf or a PPG. on TI this bolis down to greater selection of static waveforms. considering the going used prices, personally i'd still pickup a Virus C and a Waldorf XT combo, instead of TI. and get two machines that excell in what they do, respectively. but depending on how you work, ymmw.