vague question from depths of a drinking binge..
 

Hey hombre's - a noob here (in both senses new to the forum and new to hardware synths).

Just purchased myself a virus rack (classic) second hand at good price. The reason i bought it was a) i am a gear whore b) i have never messed with a hardware synth really and the idea of tweaking knobs instead of mouse clicks was appealing c) I liked the idea of being able to use the rack in a versatile manner eg. for live performance with my bass, in the studio as external effects and as a synth with my midi keyboard/controller.

Alright so assuming i am not a total noob with synthesis but still far from pro... can anyone give me some tips re using the rack with my bass.. so far i have worked out how to change patches and activate audio input.. but are there any awse patches i should keep my eye out for from the factory presets.. is there anything i should know that may not be obvious..any probs or possible issues should look out for, does anyone else use the virus with bass???

i know this pretty vague post but i am keen to hear other peoples ideas and experiences - and apologies if this has been done - although i couldn't actually find anything when doing a search, but that may be due in part to the serious hungover state i am in.

Thanks

Chris

Get a guitar midi thingy..... Then play the virus from it. You will be fuckin' around with some serious shit then homie...

(already posted this once in youtube video of the week)

well ... it's a guitar, but think it's a nice example for possible combination: