jp-8080 redundant with virus c?
 

I gave up on the whole TI thing for now, sold it, and bought a second hand Virus C for $850. This leaves me with some money to add another synth or two. I've already got a Korg Radias, which is great, and sonically a good complement to the C. I'm considering a jp-8080 or Waldorf Q to round out the collection. Obviously the Q is going to do a lot more than the jp and make a better complement to the Radias and C, but the jp looks like a nice hands-on synth with a good sound and it's cheap.

Any experience with all of these? Any suggestions? Can the C do pretty much everything the jp can do or are they different enough to warrant having both?

IMO - keep both.

Most people here will tell you the same thing...

cheers

Blay

I actually had a Virus KC + JP8080 for a few years...Excellent combo in my opinion. JP8080 has a very bright sound that the KC just can't match. It is a really nice complement and is VERY easy to program(also very cheap). I sold my JP8080 when I got my TI since it has Hypersaw but the hypersaw on the TI range is NOWHERE near as good as on the JP8080. I might get an SH-201(jp8080 with vst integration) when it's going to be out this summer.

Thanks for the feedback. I might just pick one up since they're pretty cheap right now anyway. It's so much simpler than the C that I might prefer it for dialing up quick patches for simple things anyway.

Any experience with the Waldorf Q compared to the C? On paper the Q sounds like a pretty interesting instrument but they're expensive enough now that I'm less willing to just buy one as an experiment.

i had a micro q once upon a time. it was very nice, had a very robust, and for lack of a better word "plastic" sound. wasn't very good for anthem trance leads, but would be very nice for bass sounds and effects.

Now that I've had the C back in the studio for a couple of days I'm remember how much it's lack of high-end presence bothers me. It's just a very thick sounding synth. On its own it's not quite as noticable but next to the Radias it's very obvious.

I played a friend's Waldorf Q at work today and it's got a lot of personality in the high-end. Doesn't do analog sounds as well as the Virus but it does sound great.

are you sure you need another VA?

maybe your studio can use that money someplace alse...
like on a dsp card which will give you high quality mixing tools and reverbs,
better monitors,Acoustic treatment,etc...

Tomer.

Are you suggesting that I can't hear the high end on the Virus because my other gear is inadequate? If so, I have to disagree. The Virus' lack of high end response is pretty widely known.

The C series do have EQ, also you can EQ in the mix. Shouldnt be an issue really...

I guess it is the "Dark" nature of the beast that is the Virus!

:)

im not talking about freq. responce.
what im saying is that there is more to production then the synths themselfs.
mixing is a big part in making a great sounding finished product.