Should I sell my Virus?? - Page 2

2am · 2nd February 2012

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Originally Posted by energizer bunny

Hey 2am, I'm just wondering did you end up selling your Virus after?. I'm thinking of selling mine too.

No sir! No sales here! Im so glad I kept it especially after learning that Virus is getting not ONE, but TWO more envelopes! We are also getting some new filters! There are some other great treats in store for the Virus TI2! I love this company! Look for Virus TI OS5. It might make you keep it! Omnisphere can not hang with the Virus at all.

muziksculp · 2nd February 2012

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Originally Posted by 2am

No sir! No sales here! Im so glad I kept it especially after learning that Virus is getting not ONE, but TWO more envelopes! We are also getting some new filters! There are some other great treats in store for the Virus TI2! I love this company! Look for Virus TI OS5. It might make you keep it! Omnisphere can not hang with the Virus at all.

Very wise decision ! Don't sell your Virus Ti2.

I once considered selling my Virus Ti keyboard, (a very stupid idea it was), but I'm so glad I kept it, and ended up getting a second Virus Ti2 desktop

I'm hooked on the Viruses. They just get better with time.

By the way, if you layer two or more parts on your Virus (i.e. two different parts set to the same midi channel), you can get a lot of new interesting sounds, that one part alone doesn't offer, I also tend to layer two parts that have differing basses to get some HUGE sounding,and very punchy bass sounds. The sonic potential of the virus is very wide, it takes time to discover its magic !

Although Layering sounds can eat up polyphony (fast), this was one of the reasons I added a second Virus Ti2 desktop to my setup.

Looking forward to OS-5

Cheers,
Muziksculp

greenlights · 2nd February 2012

My little monster! You are so true...all I have to do is layer two sounds, sometimes four(when spaced out) and the magic is there!

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energizer bunny · 16th February 2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2am

No sir! No sales here! Im so glad I kept it especially after learning that Virus is getting not ONE, but TWO more envelopes! We are also getting some new filters! There are some other great treats in store for the Virus TI2! I love this company! Look for Virus TI OS5. It might make you keep it! Omnisphere can not hang with the Virus at all.

Yeah I saw that video about the envelopes. Maybe I'll just chill out on the sale too. Cheers.

energizer bunny · 16th February 2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by muziksculp

Very wise decision ! Don't sell your Virus Ti2.

I once considered selling my Virus Ti keyboard, (a very stupid idea it was), but I'm so glad I kept it, and ended up getting a second Virus Ti2 desktop

I'm hooked on the Viruses. They just get better with time.

By the way, if you layer two or more parts on your Virus (i.e. two different parts set to the same midi channel), you can get a lot of new interesting sounds, that one part alone doesn't offer, I also tend to layer two parts that have differing basses to get some HUGE sounding,and very punchy bass sounds. The sonic potential of the virus is very wide, it takes time to discover its magic !

Although Layering sounds can eat up polyphony (fast), this was one of the reasons I added a second Virus Ti2 desktop to my setup.

Looking forward to OS-5

Cheers,
Muziksculp

Lookin good there muzik.

ohmicide · 16th February 2012

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Originally Posted by 2am

Should I sell my Virus??

no, you should send it to me

Antoine8 · 16th February 2012

Thats strange, last I am checked my virus was still kicking a^%$ over any plugins.
Keep the Virus!

Disease Factory · 16th February 2012

No synth can replace a virus. Everytime i sell mine, i want it again. I still prefer the virus A and B to any other model though.

pendejo · 16th February 2012

Nuno_F · 16th February 2012

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Originally Posted by Antoine8

Thats strange, last I am checked my virus was still kicking a^%$ over any plugins.
Keep the Virus!

My TI does not touch DIVA in what concerns VA emulation. It may do other things better, but DIVA's filters completely destroy the virus ones.

AikiGhost · 16th February 2012

I have to say I've played with the virus many times and it just doesn't sound "right" to me. There is something really sterile about its sound that I dislike. Personal taste I guess.

Disease Factory · 17th February 2012

I make my own sounds on it, and man i love em. I love the filters. It has a unique sounds and can get really aggressive.

Liquid360 · 17th February 2012

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Originally Posted by pendejo

I almost cried...

synthguy · 17th February 2012

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Originally Posted by pendejo

This is my philosophy too. Buuut... to do what I want this year musically, I might have to dump half of my toybox. I shall cry...

Until I get my precious... *wicked giggle*

incurablebeatlus · 17th February 2012

The Virus can be 'virusy' sounding but I think a lot of that is just the presets. Try digging into it, stacking sounds with gentle modulations on the same midi channel with different soft chords/arps for those pads you might be after...

Liquid360 · 18th February 2012

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Originally Posted by synthguy

This is my philosophy too. Buuut... to do what I want this year musically, I might have to dump half of my toybox. I shall cry...

Until I get my precious... *wicked giggle*

Me too. I have lots of toys that are irrelevant to what i really want to do. "Boat anchors". Just dump them and move on.

This is not Virus specific.

Raddler · 18th February 2012

Don't sell it man. Sometimes I feel it takes a bit of digging to get the sound I want, but when I get there I realize it's sonic power and how unique it is compared to most other software synths.

zvukofor · 18th February 2012

i've been thinking of selling my Virus C recently. Just have no arguable reason to keep it. As i use laptop as a sequencer and drum sampler in my setup, there's no reason not to use Zebra to replace Virus: it sounds awesome, sometimes even more pleasant than Virus, programming is simpler when you can see all current controls of recalled preset, and when it comes to play live you can program awesome meta-controls in a form of four XY-controllers, which are more powerful than Virus' assignable pair of knobs.
Mojo in a Virus? Can't see one. It is really the greatest VA workhorse, but Zebra is a different animal )

Teknobeam · 18th February 2012

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Originally Posted by zvukofor

Zebra is a different animal )

zvukofor. This is off topic but, have you any opinions on the Russian vintage analog synths like the Polivoks or the RITM. Thanks

zvukofor · 18th February 2012

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Originally Posted by Teknobeam

zvukofor. This is off topic but, have you any opinions on the Russian vintage analog synths like the Polivoks or the RITM. Thanks

Not so "off" topic, because i used to play them before Virus. They definitely have their character, some people may like it, but in my opinion it is not an instruments one must have, just if you get them - you definitely can use it. I preferred MFB Krafzwerg to them, just because it is semi-modular and small, and have lower noise level )) And then a sold it and got a Virus. And now i'm thinking of selling Virus and getting Zebra. ))

zvukofor · 26th February 2012

I've got Zebra, now i'm really getting rid of Virus C.
Not a fair comparison, because the Zebra can do all stuff Virus can and much more.
But a great soundcard is a must for it.

16th February 2012	#39
pendejo Gear maniac Joined: Sep 2004 Location: Marbella, Spain Posts: 239	Never sell

16th February 2012	#41
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2nd February 2012	#33
greenlights Gear Head Joined: Dec 2011 Location: Houston Posts: 61	My little monster! You are so true...all I have to do is layer two sounds, sometimes four(when spaced out) and the magic is there! Sent from my PC36100 using Gearslutz.com

16th February 2012	#37
Antoine8 Banned Joined: Apr 2011 Location: Sydney Posts: 834	Thats strange, last I am checked my virus was still kicking a^%$ over any plugins. Keep the Virus!

16th February 2012	#38
Disease Factory Lives for gear Joined: May 2009 Posts: 978 2 Reviews written	No synth can replace a virus. Everytime i sell mine, i want it again. I still prefer the virus A and B to any other model though.

17th February 2012	#42
Disease Factory Lives for gear Joined: May 2009 Posts: 978 2 Reviews written	I make my own sounds on it, and man i love em. I love the filters. It has a unique sounds and can get really aggressive.

17th February 2012	#45
incurablebeatlus Gear maniac Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 259 2 Reviews written	The Virus can be 'virusy' sounding but I think a lot of that is just the presets. Try digging into it, stacking sounds with gentle modulations on the same midi channel with different soft chords/arps for those pads you might be after...

18th February 2012	#47
Raddler Gear maniac Joined: May 2010 Posts: 243	Don't sell it man. Sometimes I feel it takes a bit of digging to get the sound I want, but when I get there I realize it's sonic power and how unique it is compared to most other software synths.

18th February 2012	#48
zvukofor Gear maniac Joined: Mar 2010 Location: St.Petersburg, Russia Posts: 193	i've been thinking of selling my Virus C recently. Just have no arguable reason to keep it. As i use laptop as a sequencer and drum sampler in my setup, there's no reason not to use Zebra to replace Virus: it sounds awesome, sometimes even more pleasant than Virus, programming is simpler when you can see all current controls of recalled preset, and when it comes to play live you can program awesome meta-controls in a form of four XY-controllers, which are more powerful than Virus' assignable pair of knobs. Mojo in a Virus? Can't see one. It is really the greatest VA workhorse, but Zebra is a different animal )

26th February 2012	#51
zvukofor Gear maniac Joined: Mar 2010 Location: St.Petersburg, Russia Posts: 193	I've got Zebra, now i'm really getting rid of Virus C. Not a fair comparison, because the Zebra can do all stuff Virus can and much more. But a great soundcard is a must for it.