What sounds do you use your Virus for?

[DIGITAL SCREAMS]

Personally, I think the Virus' is best used for creating interesting ambient soundscapes & pads. Im not too bothered about leads and bass.......I prefer to use real analog for those.

What do you guys use it for?

[TommyS]

Pads, Leads, Stabs, and SFX.

[hatembr]

i use it for eveything cause it's my one and olny synth :)

[Tomer=Trance]

same here
i tried to vote on 4 different things but it didnt let me :D

[DIGITAL SCREAMS]

hehe

[Blank]

I cant vote on this because i use the virus for all those types...its good for all of them...i personally thing analogue can sometimes get too overwhelming of a sound...alteast the sounds i like making on them have a very noticable presence which can take away from a song if u have VA sounds in there too...its difficult to balance them out...so i use VA's across the board...going to pick up a pulse but i dont think ill use it as much as the virus...its too much of an amazing synth...I havent had much trouble copying sounds from analogue synths, the problem i have is copying the flaws of the analogue synths, which is why every1 loves them....

peace
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[Tomer=Trance]

well analog mono synths are not so useble as va synth ,they do something sound alot better but you wont use them as much -like you said before.
the pulse is a great synth,enjoy it ! :wink:

[unio mystica]

Bass,leads,pads,ambient sounds,bass drums... It?s good for anything. Exellent for bass and lead.

[Hollowcell]

Personally, I think the Virus' is best used for creating interesting ambient soundscapes & pads. Im not too bothered about leads and bass.......I prefer to use real analog for those.

What do you guys use it for?

id have to say, although ive only had the VC a few days now....i rekon its great for lead sounds!! more punch for leads than pretty much everything....as for bass, maybe clean bass, analogues probably win out...strings are great with this too.....it really is an allrounder!!

[Blank]

which is what i was saying its a good all around synth...its all about how u program it and how u sequence it...

peace
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[Tomer=Trance]

agree
you can do amazing stuff with very simple sounds
you just need to sequence good and a good mix

[DIGITAL SCREAMS]

Interesting......

Of all the synths Ive ever used I'd have to agree that the Virus is probably the best all rounder. Its very good at most types of sounds.......unlike other synths which are a bit lacking in certain areas (ie N2).

Now that I have my speakers properly positioned in front of me when I play the Virus...im now experiencing the proper stereo girth....hmmm satisfying hehe.

I really like the ambient soundscapes the Virus is capable of making weeeeeee....................

DSthe

[DIGITAL SCREAMS]

Good sounds which arent sequenced appropriately still sound shite........

Yep, sequencing is important.

DS

[NickSonic]

I'm using the Virus mainly for basses / leads / pads / strings. More often for bass and leads (I think, I got it recently !).
For SFX and Ambient , I prefer to generate wave files with various synthesis programs.
For Drums, either I synthesize weird loops or I use the Attack plug-in.
However, it's true that the Virus has a really broad palette of sounds and could be used in any of these categories.

[BlueSwan]

I have quite a bit of gear, but I still use the Virus C for everything except beats. I'm just that excited about it - and frankly, it's easier to use just one synth, rather than set up loads of synths each time!

[scottyp]

It's the only synth I have as well so I use it for pretty much everything, though I use a Alesis DM5 for drums and a bass guitar for well ...... bass guitar.

[Caelum 7]

Mostly leads and pads. I mainly use analogs or my sampler for bass parts, but I have used the Virus for all of those categories at one time or another.

[mighty]

(off topic)
scotty, nice vocoding mate.

[scottyp]

(off topic)
scotty, nice vocoding mate.

huh?

[mighty]

nice track

[scottyp]

cheers!