Virus Rack Classic <-> Virus B - The Unofficial Access Virus & Virus TI Forum

Nightstorm · #1 03.07.2002, 06:58 PM

Hi there,

I'm thinking about buying a Virus Rack Classic...Having heard lot's of great stories about the Virus B, I want to know if the Rack Classic also is that great or does it really miss that 3rd oscillator? I'll try before I'll buy offcourse, but just playing around with it in a shop won't be enough to make up my mind...

Btw I want to use it for hardcore/gabber, so I want lot's of agressive sounds (And I want 'm to be different then the Alpha Juno 'cause I've already got one which I'm selling in order to get me the Virus

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Thanx in advance!

spacecorn · #2 03.07.2002, 10:38 PM

Nordlead is more angry in my opinion.

Virus has more beautyful sounds.

Nightstorm · #3 04.07.2002, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by spacecorn

Nordlead is more angry in my opinion.

Virus has more beautyful sounds.

hehe...someone let me hear some stuff he made with the virus yesterday....that was agressive as hell

chroma · #4 04.07.2002, 06:39 PM

wrote you a pm !!!

i use the virus for the same kind of music

and you can get lots of weird sounds out of this mashine !!!

aggressive, spooky... pads... even brutal bassdrums are possible..
the key is, to route the modulation on the right things...

i love my virus !!! wish i had more time to play with it !!

in my opion the sub osc. is a great thing.. i use it very much... test it before you choose. every sounds gets 100x phatter !!! hehe

nordlead has less voices.. and believe me.. you need them all...

Nightstorm · #5 04.07.2002, 08:42 PM

I know that the Virus B sounds great, I only want to know if the Rack Classic also sounds great (since there are less options on sound creating then on the virus b)

Well, ordered it anyway...Can exchange it for someting else in 8 day's if I don't like it...But I'll probably like it

Sunesha · #6 04.07.2002, 09:35 PM

It have the same sound like virus but one less oscallitor...

I spoke with guy at my musicstore today he had some more comments about the difference beetween virus b and rack classic.. Something about the filters..

He own both of them...

Best wishes

Nightstorm · #7 04.07.2002, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Sunesha

It have the same sound like virus but one less oscallitor...

yeah i heard but does that one oscillator make a big difference?

Sunesha · #8 04.07.2002, 10:41 PM

In the most of the cases...

It dont..

I usaully use 2 oscallator and sub...or less

Sometimes it happens i use the third.

I can say that it wont do so much difference in most cases.. Mostly pads u need tons of osc.

The rack sounds very good I have tried.It is a virus.

unease4u · #9 05.07.2002, 08:01 AM

The Rack has less effects, checkout the comparisn chart:

http://www.access-music.de/comparisonchart.php4

As I remember it, the distorsion in the Rack is only per voice and not per part. But according to the chart that seems not to be the case!? Someone who owns the Rack?

Nightstorm · #10 22.08.2004, 12:49 AM

hehe cool to kick a really old topic

i've had the virus rack for a long time...but now i sold it

it is a great synth for sure, but i've played the virus b at someone else's studio and i liked it so much, i'm getting a b next week

damn i'm looking forward to it! i learned a lot from the rack, but now i can finally do the stuff i want a lot faster than i had to do with the rack

just to let you know