Will my Virus C be useless after I buy the TI

[ipaqlinux48]

Suppose that I buy the new TI, will my Virus C be useless or not. I've bought the C two years ago (for 1600?). If the VIrus C will be useless, I'd rather sell it for 1000?. Better to loose 600? (or more???) than having a Virus C that's only catching dust next to my brand new TI.

Your advice please.

[Timo]

Just think, ALL of the absolutely fantastic music that you've EVER heard has been made on equipment that has already been made. - Not on gear of the future.

The bonus of the TI, on a synthesis-only front, would be the wavetable osc' and the hypersaw when compared with the Virus C.
In addition, the TI also has multi-timbral delay effects, added polyphony, and the software integration when compared to the C.
It depends what you're after, after weighing it up.

Regardless, the C is NOT useless, and never will be! Neither will the Virus B, or A. They're great synths!

[DIGITAL SCREAMS]

I think some people maybe underestimating the benfits of wavetable oscilators. The TI is practically two synths in one. That is stunning to be honest.

One can only imagine what a hypersaw running through a 1-pole moog filter would sound like......hehe.

The TI is basically a synth workstation.....incredible powerful and flexible. God to think I was about to buy a N3 again....

DS

[Juho L]

Originally Posted by DIGITAL SCREAMS

The TI is basically a synth workstation.....incredible powerful and flexible.

Yup. We could even say that Virus TI is the first virtual analog workstation.

[Timo]

sshhh!!!! D'oh.

Ignore them! The Virus C and B is fantastic, and are the only synth(s) you'll ever need!

Honest!

...now where's my credit card for that Polar...

[tek_]

selling a 2 year old Virus C for 1000 euro is way to much , Iwould give you 300 for it cuz there is someting better and C has noting special that seperates it from the TI, shame shame shame Access next year or later the C and definatly previous versions are ready for carbage can cuz they don't have a feature..that make them shine. Well I really don't mean all this ,but I think there a point or not??.

[Juho L]

Hoho. I just noticed that Sunesha had put up a dedicated area for sell ads for Viruses... Buahaha! Sell them all to get the TI!

[GothicIndustrial]

Originally Posted by Juho L

Yup. We could even say that Virus TI is the first virtual analog workstation.

This is the thing: I don't like workstations. I remember reading an interview (forget where) with Alan Wilder, in which he rips on workstations. He said that using a workstation is easy, but it makes you sound like a Roland or Korg demo song. Different synths (possibly even real instruments, too) together have something different to add. I like to have the different fiilter/osc flavors of different synths in my music. The workstation concept doesn't appeal to me.

[Juho L]

Originally Posted by GothicIndustrial

He said that using a workstation is easy, but it makes you sound like a Roland or Korg demo song...

...if you don't know how to use them. Of course if you just use the presets then you very likely end up sounding "gray". But remember that every sample based workstation has a sampling option which just allows you to load whatever sounds you like.

I don't see a relation of this sample workstation and VA workstation thing. Afterall they're not even slighlty the same thing. TI is a allaround VA that can take huge projects without additional mixdowns in the middle of the project. That what the "workstation" part means.

[ben crosland]

Originally Posted by Juho L

Of course if you just use the presets then you very likely end up sounding "gray".

Sure, if we all use the same few from the 2048 it's gonna ship with