I just bought a Virus TI a few weeks back and I'm in the same situation. The VC is comfortable to say the least when it comes to making patches. (And of course the recall bit) I've been doing the all analogue thing a bit too but i miss the VC. On my last project i used the VC despite the syncing errors, what i did was record every part several times using take folders in Logic and whenever a take had crackles or something i used another take on that part. I must say it worked out good, not too much of a headache.
I don't have much experience using MULTI-mode yet but i guess that's what you're after? I'm not at home so I can take a look at it later and get back to you.