What Virus you have?

[waxahachie]

That is the idea, lets see what Virus have every one.


I Virus Classic Desktop.

[suzzymackenzie]

I have a soon-to-be-obsolete TI kb :)

[Ceri JC]

Snow TI here.

[Timo]

Indigo 1. Gotta luv those blue LEDs.

[GrooveNinja]

I have a TI Keyboard, too. Is it really going to be obsolete soon? I haven't even learned how to make a decent sound with it yet!

[spindlenine]

I have a TI Polar. I almost got the full keyboard instead, but I wanted something that could sit in front of my monitor and be a main controller/computer controller. The three-octave design is great - not too big, not too small.

- max

[waxahachie]

Dont worry guys about the TI, you have a powerful top on the line synthesizer solid German tank with top technology and extremely clear sound, if is discontinued this beautiful instrument still useful for play and music composition even create you very own patches and instruments, the TI is the first generation of full integrated synthesizers of Access and have one space on the hall of the fame.

[DivarU]

Snow here 2

[Timo]

I have a TI Keyboard, too. Is it really going to be obsolete soon? I haven't even learned how to make a decent sound with it yet!

I'm still finding new stuff on my Indigo, which was released in 2000/2001. Constantly surprises me, and the quality of the sounds match anything out there.

[Monobeat]

I am SO SICK OF MY VIRUS!!!! I can't wait to throw it in the garbage.

As soon as I got it, I made 10000000000000 sounds and made every song possibly song you could imagine and released 7000000 albums full of the freshest imagination on the block. I then bought 10 TIs and thought, now maybe I can make some decent music. But alas, I needed more.

I bought stock in access and rolled around in over 50 TIs... then I was happy... for a week.

All in all... I think I will more than happy with my "obsolete" TI for a while.


BTW.... My Jupiter 8 is totally obsolete too. I tried to plug in the USB cable to it yesterday and my cat looked at me like I was crazzzy.

Love you assholes.

[synthfiend]

had my new TI Polar 3 months now, keen to use it in combination with my analogue Roland SH-2.

[IamEvil]

had a Virus B when they were first released , had a Ti for the last year and I'm considering getting the full multi licence powercore version sometime shortly

[meisenhower]

My latest addition is the Virus Ti Keyboard.

Now my neighbors think I've opened a dance club next door, or some weird alien stuff is going on from all the new sounds!

[waxahachie]

My latest addition is the Virus Ti Keyboard.

Now my neighbors think I've opened a dance club next door, or some weird alien stuff is going on from all the new sounds!

Be careful carnal may they call the man in black.

[Doc Jones]

Started out with a virus c and then upgraded to a TI desktop when they came out. Still just scratching the surface with this beast.

[telson]

i have a TI Polar , it's my inspiration :cool:

[MusicForAirheads]

TI desktop, and it actually TI's now which is cool.

[Monobeat]

I have a TI I made out of construction paper and works perfectly.

[spindlenine]

I picked up a copy of "The Dark Knight" special edition on Blu-Ray tonight, and as I was watching the special features they were showing Hans Zimmer in his studio recording the Joker theme for the movie soundtrack.

At one point they cut to a scene of him working with a cellist, and low and behold, you see the back panel of a Virus TI Polar in the background! So, I'm putting in a shout-out for Hans Zimmer - he has a Virus TI Polar. :)

[synthfiend]

there is a story about Hans on the Access website if you are interested....

[logo80]

a good old virus B desktop. I love it!
Regards, Lorenzo

[markoos]

Ti desktop, soon with OS3!

[CyberKenny]

This is going to be a bit of a story, but here it goes...

I'm 20 years old and have tried to compose music since I was 15 or so. One day, I too, was looking for a VST or THE synth that made that fantastic "trancelead" sound (now known as the Supersaw), even though it may be "old" I am still in love with it :P Of course I ventured into the depths of the Internet and I soon found out that the Roland JP-8000 ultimately was the synth I should be looking for, but no one was willing to sell that one at the time. I continued my search for alternatives and ended up with the fact that I really wanted the real deal, no VST lookalikes, just a normal hardware synthesizer that I could program my own sounds with. I began looking for a used Virus C, but I soon realized it still was a little too pricey for my economy back then.

My first synth ever got to be a secondhand Virus A about 2 years ago, I loved it then and I still am in love with it while I use it especially for basses.

One more year flew past me while learning the synth and having great fun with it, and during that time I found myself getting hooked on shopping synths, preferable any Viruses to be precise... I had that year managed to purchase (all secondhandly of course): The Virus PoCo with multiple DSPs license, Virus C (Indigo 2) and incredibly enough, a JP-8000! It really is great fun to hook up all the synths either by layering them and jamming or just using them to a point where they complement eachother really nice in a sequenced kind of project.

Utimately, I realized I may have been was a bit old-fashioned regarding my synth choices and began to look at the TI, which was and still is very expensive! Then the Virus TI Snow came along at half the price tag, carrying with it... the Hypersaw... Damn, I thought, I'm living with my parents and I'm earning quite a bit anyway. Why not, it's just a small box that makes interesting sounds and could be hooked up to the computer to make interestings sounds even faster for around 900€, right? :D

So now I sit here with a Virus TI Snow (OS 3.0beta) and all the other synths I previously bought. I have to say that the Virus series is definitely unique synths. I mean, there are tons of features (still counting!), but it's still managable to program once you've got to know them (even the Snow, which basically is to be programmed through the menus!). The TI concept really makes sound designing a breeze, I even took backups of the older Viruses and easily saved them on my computer via the MIDI interface of the TI Snow. I'm still amazed of having the backwards compatibility that the newer Viruses offers while simply improving my old patches!

Again, I'm only 20 years old so my experience with other synths is not that influenced yet. As I try to see the strenghts in every single one of them, I don't have the heart (or the need) to sell them just yet so therefore I am the proud owner of these:

- Virus A
- Virus PowerCore
- Virus C (Indigo 2)
- Virus TI Snow
(- Roland JP-8000) <-- As it was the main reason for why I began looking for the Access Virus I think it deserves to be mentioned in the list. My main initiative was to make/clone/emulate known sounds, but after I got to know the synths better by each day, amazing inspirations arised to make my own styled sounds... Layering either synth together really is a rewarding technique.

Too long? I'm sorry about that, I just felt I needed to express my feelings for these beasts, which definitely works for more than just trance sounds :P

[Prime NL]

I have a TI Snow.... :)

[brambos]

TI Snow here. The only tangible bit in my music setup! :p

[Malibu]

Virus Classic & Virus C here!!!!!!!!!!!

[annikk.exe]

virus.win32.ti

I hear the TI variant is rather infectious..


-Annikk

[Monobeat]

I have a computer Virus. Isn't this a computer virus forum?

:P

[Fuhr]

I have a TI Pølar (just upgraded to OS 3. No issues yet)

[D*2]

I bought a Ti Desktop but they sent me a Ti Keyboard!
I'm barely figuring everything out on this thing but its amazing!

[Maxidingue]

Oldies but goodies: Virus A rack ....

and recently got a snow:D

[Dj Shy]

That is the idea, lets see what Virus have every one.


I Virus Classic Desktop.

http://www.pmtonline.co.uk/media/access_virus_ti_keyb.jpg

:cool:This Jewel is mine!

[gjvti]

TI desktop here and I find it nearly perfect, probably with an exception of arpeggiator, which could be significantly better, if it had programmable note numbers for chords in each step. of course, I'd prefer keyboard version, especially if it were TI2 ;)

[jyoung]

TI Polar here. A nice combination of profile, keyboard and good looks. Enough sounds and features to keep me occupied for the rest of my life.

[Talos]

I have a Virus Classic (the little red sports synth) which is on holiday at a friends studio. I sold my Virus A to get that, they were used on all my D'n'B.

I use Virus Powercore, Virus C, and Virus TI on the Desktop.

I never got a Keyboard version as I've never found anything with better feel and response than my Korg Z1 and DX7 Mk2. I guess I'm just used to them.

Er, how do you spell fanboy btw?

[Jani K]

Virus Powercore and Virus TI Polar here.. :)

used to have virus b and c desktops + kc but sold them long time ago..
no of those in the studio at the same time tho :cool:

[gaf_thit]

Virus kB :D

[Celestry]

Virus TI2 Polar (^_^)

'What button does what?'

[josefz]

Virus KC OS 6.5
Virus TI OS 3.0

[Mr Ben]

Ti polar here and i love it

Oh and a virus A

[tricky]

Mine's a TI Desktop the greatest synth i've ever owned

[Dunkler Engel]

TI Desktop.

First bought a Virus Classic a few years ago, and luckily TI was released within the return period and I traded up. :D

[walerandei]

- Virus Polar TI (v.1)
- Virus C desktop
- Virus Indigo (model B)

Triple infected! :D

[ShortBus]

Take 3 of these and call me in the morning:shock:

[Chicago]

Virus TI Polar and a TI Snow here.

Had:

Virus A
Virus Indigo
Virus C Redback

[OSS_Synth]

TI Snow, took me 4 - 5 months to get used to but now I'm loving the lush dreamy pads, dirty evil basses, fat self made hypersaw patches, mad fx etc. etc. Looks amazing on stage as well.

Dream machine.

[suzzymackenzie]

TI Snow... Looks amazing on stage as well.


But they are so *tiny* - can people even see your Snow from the back? ;)

[thomas]

I have a TI desktop and love it.had a virus b

[Splat!]

But they are so *tiny* - can people even see your Snow from the back? ;)

You can use all the stickers given by Access and stick it onto all your gear for live use. So people know theres a Virus in there :mrgreen:
________
Suzuki TL1000S specifications (http://www.suzuki-tech.com/wiki/Suzuki_TL1000S)

[fsx]

Virus Rack Classic here

[OSS_Synth]

You can use all the stickers given by Access and stick it onto all your gear for live use. So people know theres a Virus in there :mrgreen:

It's the whiteness that does it, you can just see a little white box with snow coloured white lights peeping over the top.

[gBeat]

TI Snow here.

[stonevibe]

TC Powercore Virus Single License & a Virus C...

[Prime NL]

Changed my TI Snow for a TI Desktop version.... 8)

[aye_carrrumba]

ti polar or moog voyager. went with the polar.

maybe 75% stand alone and 25% virus control for now.

[Computer Controlled]

Virus A desktop.

[davix]

TI2 Desktop

[iain010100]

I have a TI Desktop.

[feedingear]

I've got a TI Polar and love it, but still barely understand how it works. Also running a Sherman Filterbank, Korg M3, Kore2/Komplete 5, and TD-3 as far as instruments go. Running the Polar through the Filterbank is just flat out NASTY.

And I dream of electric blue Moog Voyager.

[Yann_]

i have a virus-c desktop

and i'm lovin it

[Sonis]

TI2 desktop in all it's sexy glory.

[ShortBus]

Started with a TI desktop and l recently bought a TI Polar now I have TITI's:lol:

[Infra]

A Virus C desktop. :)

[inforlk]

Virus TI Snow Here..........

[KCJP]

KC of course, TI is all hype:LOL

[Matariki]

TI Kb and a Polar TI2

[DIGITAL SCREAMS]

TI2 keyboard version

I've used 5 KC's, 2 TI's and now on my 2nd TI2.

Best modern synth by far....and right up there as being one of the best polysynths ever made.

DS

[Timo]

Still Indigo v1 here. Would dearly love a Polar TI|2 but my cashflow dictates otherwise.

[Cantankerous]

Ti Desktop here. Traded in my Virus B for it last summer.

[dioioib]

Virus TI Polar. Sadly not TI2. But OS3 works on it just with less Poly so I am super happy about that. Access has to be the best company I have had the opportunity to deal with for supporting their older products.

[tranqui]

TI desktop... with a very unique volume knob :lol:

[daniel_b]

A Virus Rack.

Admittedly not the most advanced Virus, but still an astounding synth that can give most VSTis a good kicking.

Also very good value for money at the moment.

[pipeheid]

I love my virus ti desktop even tho it hasnt worked properly since i got it. the inputs are dodgy and every once in a while the unit makes a sound that can only be described as 'hell on toast'. with reverb

[absynth]

TI | 2 since i included the virus in my workflow i wonder how i could have done without it :D

[infraction]

I only got a virus poco multi license at the moment, thinking of getting a snow soon though.

[synthetic]

Started with A, then C and later TI...that was switched for a KC.
So today KC and PoCo single license.

but I like my Creamware more ;)

[HUROLURA]

Just bought a used Virus A ...
Nice sound but I must admit I also like my Creamware more ...
Ok it is just the riginal model.
What I really like is the ease of use. I do not have any printed manual but I could really play with the unit after a few minutes. I only looked for the mean of changing the single MIDI channel. Apart from this everything seems just obvious.
I would have loved something as user friendly as this one from the Creamware team. My old CreamWare Noah is not as easy to edit and I needed to remote control it from a BCR 2000 companion controller.

Compared to over synth I have/tried the Virus is for me in the same class as the Soundart Chameleon Australis skin, The novation KS or some of the clavia synths (though I prefer the Modular range from them).

[PaPi]

----------------- TI Snow.

[hvyen]

I had the Virus KB for over 9 years. Last summer I sold it an got a new Ti2 Whiteout Edition Keyboard.

[Sebastian Jay]

I'll started with virus C, then TI Snow and later TI Polar ;)

[Fordy]

Ti 2 Keyboard

Sexy as hell, I love it!

Yeah I'm one of those weirdos that likes the synths to look good as well as sound good :wink:

[MrPitch]

I own a Virus B desktop, and I love it :cool:

[nutrinoland]

I got a Snow too...I love it....i'm very happy with it..

[kittonian]

Ti 2 Keyboard

Sexy as hell, I love it!

Yeah I'm one of those weirdos that likes the synths to look good as well as sound good :wink:

I'm right there with you!

[Fordy]

Good to know its not just me then :mrgreen:

[Barnelby]

TI2 desktop.

Have had many frustrations with the learning curve, but have also had many

OH MY GOD YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING ME EVERYBODY COME LISTEN

moments. :cool:

[Yaz]

Virus TI2 Polar Dark Star - arriving today (at last!!). Owned a Virus KC a couple of years ago too.

[THEI5]

I own a Virus kC - I just purchased it, and the learning curve seems steep at moment - but I'll hang in there :)

[THEI5]

I own a Virus kC - I just purchased it, and the learning curve seems steep at moment - but I'll hang in there :)

[TRIaXOR]

TI2 Keyboard using the 4.5b firmware... Love it to bits :D

[pointsource]

I have a Virus Rack XL

Can't wait for the Vyzor Virus that will come out soon, so i can control it as a VST from my DAW!!

[Rick Boogie]

Virus KB here.

[oscillator]

Virus C here.

I saw the Vyzor site, it seems great!

[N_Bock20]

Virus TI2 Whiteout Edition Keyboard- #075/150

[Resskiller]

I am newbee, a german infected guy, have the virus B, nice sounds but a bit complicated options with this display ^^

[MarPabl]

Virus TI2 Polar Whiteout Darkstar :D

[TweakHead]

Virus C here!

[meyersaxel]

1. Virus Rack XL
2. Virus Rack classic

I have configured those two viruses via midi-thru from the XL to Virus classic and use both of them in my livesetup.

[Nydhog]

Virus C Desktop here! :)

[tomcc]

Virus TI2 desktop

[tomcc]

Virus TI 2 desktop

[namnibor]

Virus KB infected me firstly a year ago post-military medical disability and this week became inflicted with a deeper infection and added the Virus KC to my arsenal. I am hoping one morning will awake and the two of them will have spawned a brand new baby "Virus D" hanging from a midi cable! In the course of natural evolution, it would seem logical the use of the letter "D" would appear alongside her Ti giants...ahem.... hint, hint!

I wanted to add that adding the Virus KC was done with considerable critical thinking. Having already Virus KB, Waldorf: Blofeld Black keyboard, XT and MicroQ Omega racks, Novation Supernova 1, Korg Wavestation SR and Radias, Alesis: Ion, Fusion (for all the Hollow Sun sample banks), Micron, Roland SH32, Yamaha RM1X, and CSX2, DSI Evolver Desktop.
Had an opportunity to get an expanded Waldorf Q but invested on dedicated DAW desktop pc custom build for sound and video work instead. Plus, felt the Blofeld and Micro Q Omega (75 voice expansion) covered what I would gain with the Q; however, nothing hardware-wise has the Microwave XT crazy capabilities, so in my opinion the Virus KC offered enough differences in sound from the Virus KB for the atmospheric/ambient tracks working on. Sure, there's some overlap, but find the Virus KB to have a distinctly more aggressive sound but also alot of "analog-like" warmth, whereas the KC I find it to have save from better adjective, "coldness" in character, not to mention either Virus can be utilized at times to run other things through effects and filters.
Yes, once my confidence and knowledge of each instrument's interface is totally intuitive as to focus on experimental tracks, a soundcloud account WILL be set-up to share what is done from a post-military PTSD view-point! I have learned SO much in reading within this and a few other great forums and it's interesting how on other forums, the seemingly Virus-haters will have threads that go onward through years in arguments of why software easily does anything any Virus can...it's just history repeating itslef because remember when the angst was just as present between real analog and VA's or even differences between VCO and DCO's?
Just thought I'd explain how and why I added the second Virus.

[heyjunjin1]

Virus TI2 61 Key

Really looking at getting a 2nd TI (Polar), for kicks and giggles.

[TweakHead]

Virus KB infected me firstly a year ago post-military medical disability and this week became inflicted with a deeper infection and added the Virus KC to my arsenal. I am hoping one morning will awake and the two of them will have spawned a brand new baby "Virus D" hanging from a midi cable! In the course of natural evolution, it would seem logical the use of the letter "D" would appear alongside her Ti giants...ahem.... hint, hint!

I wanted to add that adding the Virus KC was done with considerable critical thinking. Having already Virus KB, Waldorf: Blofeld Black keyboard, XT and MicroQ Omega racks, Novation Supernova 1, Korg Wavestation SR and Radias, Alesis: Ion, Fusion (for all the Hollow Sun sample banks), Micron, Roland SH32, Yamaha RM1X, and CSX2, DSI Evolver Desktop.
Had an opportunity to get an expanded Waldorf Q but invested on dedicated DAW desktop pc custom build for sound and video work instead. Plus, felt the Blofeld and Micro Q Omega (75 voice expansion) covered what I would gain with the Q; however, nothing hardware-wise has the Microwave XT crazy capabilities, so in my opinion the Virus KC offered enough differences in sound from the Virus KB for the atmospheric/ambient tracks working on. Sure, there's some overlap, but find the Virus KB to have a distinctly more aggressive sound but also alot of "analog-like" warmth, whereas the KC I find it to have save from better adjective, "coldness" in character, not to mention either Virus can be utilized at times to run other things through effects and filters.
Yes, once my confidence and knowledge of each instrument's interface is totally intuitive as to focus on experimental tracks, a soundcloud account WILL be set-up to share what is done from a post-military PTSD view-point! I have learned SO much in reading within this and a few other great forums and it's interesting how on other forums, the seemingly Virus-haters will have threads that go onward through years in arguments of why software easily does anything any Virus can...it's just history repeating itslef because remember when the angst was just as present between real analog and VA's or even differences between VCO and DCO's?
Just thought I'd explain how and why I added the second Virus.

that's a very impressive synth collection you have sir!

[namnibor]

that's a very impressive synth collection you have sir!

Thank you! It's also a direct reflection that I do not extend resources in being a 'social butterfly' rather, after military career, less people and no guns...well, maybe a crossbow and ballbat for the occasional thuglet that may stray nearby. Then again, imagine some sounds from the Microwave XT could easily be weaponized to make a person's head explode!!:mrgreen:

[SorinV]

TI2 Polar (also shown in "Studio Porn - Pics only" and "Introduce yourself")

[Jani K]

TI|2 Desktop and Virus PowerCore MultiDSP

[TweakHead]

Then again, imagine some sounds from the Microwave XT could easily be weaponized to make a person's head explode!!:mrgreen:

yeah, please post the sound for us to try it out with headphones eheh brain melting is sort of what I look forward to myself, sound-design wise. Cheers

[synthetic]

Started with Virus A -> Virus C -> Virus TI -> Virus KC & TI kbd

Nowdays:
Virus KC
Powercore multi Virus 2x PCI MK-II and 2x Powercore Firewire

Thinking of selling both and get a TI kbd again

[varelator]

Hi
Hello friends
I have a Kc and Kb
regards from Chile

[namnibor]

Hi
Hello friends
I have a Kc and Kb
regards from Chile

Welcome! Glad to see another whom has both KC AND KB Virus! I am using the KC as a proper synth but for now am using the KB as an excellent controller for some synths in my rack while using the external in to process effects. The Key-action is excellent on both synths with the aftertouch incredibly responsive! love those filters on the KC and more immediate access to the ARP without having to dig through bunch of menus as on the KB.

[Waza]

Started of with virus powercore multi, now also have a ti2 keyboard. Going to sell the powercore me think.

[TweakHead]

Started of with virus powercore multi, now also have a ti2 keyboard. Going to sell the powercore me think.

how do you compare the sound between the two? Never got to use the powercore. It was discontinued recently, right? Enjoy the ride with the new thing with knobs on it ;)

[Hrvst]

Just picked up the full size Virus TI keyboard from Guitar Center the other day for $1700. Was still on OS 4.0 took a minute to update and had to hard reset it so that the midi keys would correlate to Ableton properly but I'm in love. I feel bad for disappearing with these two chicks for two days and not giving her any real loving.

[vonnor]

Hi everybody.

I just picked up a Classic Rack unit off eBay and found this community. Wanted a box that could do polyphonic hard-sync and only had one space left in my rack. :) The chorus/delay sounds like a nice bonus.

Used to own a couple Memorymoogs back in the day and I miss the analog patch building paradigm. Looking forward to hearing this synth.

~ vonnor

[TweakHead]

Hi everybody.

I just picked up a Classic Rack unit off eBay and found this community. Wanted a box that could do polyphonic hard-sync and only had one space left in my rack. :) The chorus/delay sounds like a nice bonus.

Used to own a couple Memorymoogs back in the day and I miss the analog patch building paradigm. Looking forward to hearing this synth.

~ vonnor

nice, you won't be disappointed.

[Oxix52]

TI2 Darkstar here. I got it in 2011 and it's my first Virus.

[engineer]

Virus B from 2000 - still alive and in use. Thinking of getting a new one though.

[Sylenth]

Just bought my first Virus (C) last week! ;-)

[rhampton]

I recently purchased the Virus Ti2 Desktop...Amazing...I'm totally blown away from the features...

[Rsbandit]

Indigo 2 and a Virus rack here

[rhampton]

Just love the effects of this Ti2

ISncjWQkrxQ

[bieke]

Virus kb myself
neglected it for many years
now rediscovered it
still a great synth

[gaetanosavoca]

Virus TI2 Desktop

[Berni]

I am SO SICK OF MY VIRUS!!!! I can't wait to throw it in the garbage.

As soon as I got it, I made 10000000000000 sounds and made every song possibly song you could imagine and released 7000000 albums full of the freshest imagination on the block. I then bought 10 TIs and thought, now maybe I can make some decent music. But alas, I needed more.

I bought stock in access and rolled around in over 50 TIs... then I was happy... for a week.

All in all... I think I will more than happy with my "obsolete" TI for a while.


BTW.... My Jupiter 8 is totally obsolete too. I tried to plug in the USB cable to it yesterday and my cat looked at me like I was crazzzy.

Love you assholes.

Your cat was right, you are crazy. Totally fruit loop and probably talentless.

[Rio]

I am virus A and b infected;)