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Old 08.12.2017, 09:57 AM
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Default Retro Analog sound banks for Virus

Is anyone aware of sound banks for the Virus that recreate old analog synths like Juno, Jupiter, Oberheim, Moog etc? Warm sounds oriented toward synthwave, basically.

UltimateX has a new sound bank for this (link below), but I haven't heard enough of the presets to make the purchase, so I thought I would see what else is out there for the Virus.

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Old 12.12.2017, 08:04 AM
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IMO there's plenty of those sounds in the ROM banks and more available from the Access website. The question is whether you're looking for specific (well known) sounds or just the general vibe.

BTW, I bought several sets from Ultimate X Sound and their patches are generally very well programmed and inspiring. Because of their complexity, they often are a bit heavy on the CPU.
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Old 12.12.2017, 08:39 PM
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IMO there's plenty of those sounds in the ROM banks and more available from the Access website. The question is whether you're looking for specific (well known) sounds or just the general vibe.

BTW, I bought several sets from Ultimate X Sound and their patches are generally very well programmed and inspiring. Because of their complexity, they often are a bit heavy on the CPU.
I agree with your thoughts on their patches, some of their trancey sounding pads are a fantastic fit for the Virus. While the Virus isn't the best at warm analog sounds, it is capable of it. However, like you said, the ones that take advantage of enough features to really sound analog steal too many notes on the Snow, and that's with a single patch.

To be honest the only reason I would ever want to use the Virus for this purpose instead of the trancey sound it excels at, is to take some of the load off my PC, because most of the retro synths that truly sound good are in themselves CPU hogs. I'm seriously considering getting a Roland System-8 just to run the Juno 106 plug-in. Running even one instance gobbles probably 30-50% of my CPU, but the sound of the thing would make the price of the System-8 seem justified. I think what I really want from Roland is just a module that will run two of their plug-outs simultaneously, I really don't need or want a keyboard controller. If you're into retro warmth and have not heard the Juno plug-in, stop what you're doing and try it.

But in terms of specific sounds versus general sounds, the answer is both ideally, but more emphasis on general sounds. If they are categorized to target reproductions of a specific synth, even better (i.e. the way OPX Pro II has banks for jupiter, prophet, etc.).
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