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Originally Posted by ten
Ok kids....when any of you have actually heard the TI and virus poco comparing the same presets like for like (as I have) and not just crapy demos off a website, then you qualify to comment on this  |
I have a TI Polar since two days for evaluation beside my PoCo Virus and I can bring it back to the dealer if it doesn't fit my needs or is too buggy. Of course I'm comparing it to the Poco Virus and to be fair I loaded presets from the PoCo Virus into the TI and found them identically sounding if the levels are matched. The comparison was done by using both synths in Nuendo 3.1 and giving them out digitally into my Yamaha DM2000 desk, therefore I was monitoring both synths with the same D/A. Beside this the TI Polar is a big improvement compared to the PoCo Virus ergonomically and soundwise because the additional EQs and effects are making it a 'real multi timbral instrument. There are 'simple' sounds which cannot be reproduced by the PoCo version. For example I couldn't reproduce (in a reasonable amount of time) the preset 'RipTide' in the PoCo Virus, because of the clever usage of the TI's EQs. You cannot load TI presets into the PoCo unfortunately (with neglecting the additional parameters).