!!ACCESS VIRUS~TI ACID TEST!!

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Lets here some positive stuff about the TI.

:What are its strong points :?:

[grs]

I sounds like a virus.
I know how to use it.
I can get some more bite than my virus b on it.
Awesome quality sound outputs.
It's heavier than the virus b :)
If you persevere with the bugs you can get that extra sparkle in a final mix than the virus b. (hey, I never had the virus c so of course the analog filter mode and the eqs make a difference to me)
Bugs aside the Virus Control is WaY tOo handy indeed.

[Doc Jones]

grs pretty much nailed it.
Bugs aside (and they will eventually be taken care of)
For me, the sound of the TI is amazing and the Virus Control is becoming indispensable.

[Tomer=Trance]

its possible to base an entire performance appone a virus TI since it generate a huge amount of voices and has seperate fx for each part.
too bad they didnt include an ADAT in\out.

still,im not going to spend 2000$ on a synthesizer no matter how good it is.

[crunkmaster]

its possible to base an entire performance appone a virus TI since it generate a huge amount of voices and has seperate fx for each part.
too bad they didnt include an ADAT in\out.

still,im not going to spend 2000$ on a synthesizer no matter how good it is.

than you will never own a top of the line synth.
neuron, andromeda, TI, roland_V are all ~$2k

[Tomer=Trance]

yeah i guess so. :)

2nd hand stuff off ebay might be more fairly priced.

[Mister Orange]

What are its strong points :?:

Without wanting to repeat the marketing blurb, though much of which is totally valid (polyphony, hypersaw, filters etc.)...

* The operating system and navigation are very intuitive. Everything is right at your fingertips.

* It sounds awesome (never let us forget this crucial fact). I managed to get a better bass sound (subjective, I know) than my 101 in a couple of minutes without even trying.

* The arpeggiators... ahh, the arpegiators

* Err... this one might seem a little weird, but I really like the big blank bit of space on the keyboard version. I'm not just being Zen here; It's a great place to put your computer keyboard.

* The keys on the keyboard version are a joy to play

* Dedicated effects section for each part in multi mode. Genuine multi timbrality at last.

* 512 user patch locations. You can dedicate a whole bank just to loading up a new set. I've got two where I dump my favourites, and the other one for edited sounds. Hey, with 4 banks of 128 to play with, you can get pretty creative with your organizing skills.

OK. That'll do for now.

Mr O

[EnjoyRC]

Oh, and don't forget... it's one of the best LOOKING synths on the face of the earth.

[grs]

Unless you have a Polar to look at the desktop is just a pretty naff brick with hard to read red shift functions on black and dark grey.

[Khazul]

still,im not going to spend 2000$ on a synthesizer no matter how good it is.

I used to say that...

Now I have a Virus TI K, V-Synth, Motif ES R and a Roland V-Drum kit - oops! :)

Dont regret one penny of it :D

[Wandering Kid]

than you will never own a top of the line synth.
neuron, andromeda, TI, roland_V are all ~$2k

im with tomer. i havent even scratched the surface of my virus b yet.

who needs a top of the line synth when you can create an infinite number of professional quality sounds on a cheap, second hand virus b for 350 bucks?

http://media.putfile.com/Virus-B-Demo-Sounds-Vol1

hooray for virus b!

since this thread is called acid test heh, i had to throw in a tb-303 emulation on my virus b to prove it can model analogue very closely. it is the second sound and is almost identical to the saw wave on audiorealism bassline between c4 and c6 (which it is modelled on). i need to work on the attack transient (which is not perfect yet) but i will nail it eventually.

and ooooh. whats this? a supersaw on a virus b? well i never :\

sure the TI is exactly the same as a VB with extra knobs, bells and whistles. i just wont spend another $1700 on the extra bits. not until i have mastered every tiny feature of a VB.

[MonkeyMan]

hmmm. I hear what you are saying... but

The TI can manage the sound of all the previous incarnations of the Virus range - on steroids and then some! You have the raw processing power of the dual motorola dsp processors (same ones used in pro-tools TDM) the huge polyphony - and the keyboard action is very, very nice. It simply sounds fucking amazing.

If I had a couple of the previous incarnations of the Virus in my studio kit list - which also sound fantastic - then I would have to think long and hard about owning a TI. But I don't.

The TI OS is somewhat at a Beta stage and will require some extensive work, but it must be said the rate of the updates from Access is very acceptable. IMHO as it stands it is worth the cash just as a standalone unit, without the Virus Control. When the TI is fully working it will be simply amazing.

So what I would say is go and demo the TI (for 3 hours like I did) and you WILL want one, it's as simple as that.

MonkeyMan (cHieF BAnaNa FiDdLER for AcCESS mUsIC)

[Wandering Kid]

The TI can manage the sound of all the previous incarnations of the Virus range - on steroids and then some! You have the raw processing power of the dual motorola dsp processors (same ones used in pro-tools TDM) the huge polyphony - and the keyboard action is very, very nice. It simply sounds fucking amazing.

i never disputed this. but for myself, tomer and alot of others, the extra $1500 price premium of a TI over a used Virus is not something we feel is worth paying given that we still have not touched a 1/10th of what even a Virus A is capable of.

this is personal preference of course but i had to reply to the ''top of the line' remark because there is a big tendancy in this industry to place a greater emphasis on one's tools than on one's ability to use those tools. As far as digital painting goes, a graphics tablet is a graphics tablet is a graphics tablet. it is irelevant which one you use as long as you are comfortable using it.

there is also a tendancy for computer musicians to just go with the upgrade loop and get the new revisions and the new updates regardless of whether they have even mastered the old feature set.

what that means that many computer musicians dont actually master anything in this manner. which i think is ostensibly quite bad.

a would gladly accept a TI if it were given to me, but i do not buy 1st generation hardware and i do not move onto a new synth until i feel i have mastered the one i have got first ;)

also, i dont have $2000 lying around :(

[Doc Jones]

who needs a top of the line synth when you can create an infinite number of professional quality sounds on a cheap, second hand virus b for 350 bucks?

http://media.putfile.com/Virus-B-Demo-Sounds-Vol1

wk, you really do make some great sounds with your virus!!