OPTION: VIRUS TI

[Purusha]

Bear in mind that he's already got a Triton Blay. It's not a choice in buying one or the other new.

He'll be lucky to get half what he paid for it (if he bought new). I'd say it's worth keeping if possible.

[Juho L]

Yup. I wouldn't sell the Triton Extreme. You would just lose loads of money in the exhange and you might regret the whole thing afterwards. Or you could save some money and get a Virus C series synth really cheap when everybody is selling theirs in order to get the TI.

[blay]

Originally Posted by Juho L

Or you could save some money and get a Virus C series synth really cheap when everybody is selling theirs in order to get the TI.

i agree juho - thats definately worthwhile considering.
if you decided upon buying a c i would wait a little bit until the prices drop even further (discontinued line and all...)
i wanted a c originally, but i just couldnt help myself

[Timo]

Personally, I wouldn't get rid of a decent workstation for any VA. Stock samples are all too important. The Extreme has an immense amount of these at your fingertips, along with a host of effects and a great set of controllers.

You can't get the Virus to realistically play pianos, guitars, orchestral, instruments, drums - real-world type sounds - that would otherwise easily come from workstations (Motif/Triton etc.). I think the Extreme allows sampling too, which is even more of a reason not to get rid of it if you're not intent on plugging that gap at a later time.
You can program drums on the Virus, but you'll never make a set of synth drums sound like any real sets. Instead they'll be more drum-machiney, naturally.

On the other hand, the workstations can do VA-type sounds, but they're never going to be as strong or flexible as the sounds coming from a dedicated VA synth.

A workstation and a VA would be the best compromise. Take a look at the second-hand market.

[soulidstate]

Thanks to all of you guys for the advice. They are very helpful. I will not sell my triton anymore after realizing that VA doesn't have those basic sounds that I also needed. I think you are right, Virus side by side with Triton is a killer combination. I think its time to save up..

Regards!

[Drammy]

Originally Posted by soulidstate

So basically the Virus is a "RAW" synth. RAW in a sense that the sounds are unlike a usual synth where sounds are sampled intrument s and you have to program your own sound.

Sorry to nit pick but I would say that a "usual"synth is a synth that synthesises its sounds on the fly, not a ROMpler.

The original synths did not play back sounds and I would guess that the type of synths that you are talking about didn't appear till about 15 years after the real synthesisers.

Sorry but I couldn't let that one go...


Martyn

[jasedee]

Originally Posted by Drammy

I would guess that the type of synths that you are talking about didn't appear till about 15 years after the real synthesisers.

Actually Martyn, I believe it was 14 years and 11.5 months, NOT, in fact, 15 years as you have stated!





Pick dem nits!!!!!!

[Drammy]

Touch?


God - please let that accent be on the right way round!

Drammy

[jasedee]

Originally Posted by Drammy

Touch?


God - please let that accent be on the right way round!

HAHAHAHAAAA!!!!!!! Indeed......

I've got nothing now, you win

In relation to the topic, I own a Motif Rack and a Virus RackXL, and think that this combination is a definate, clear winner. Dont get rid of the Triton, and if you can afford it, get the Ti, if not, you will be more than happy with a C series. Just because some new product line comes out does not mean that the old series is obselete or worthless. The C will be an amazing synth for years to come

Good luck!

[soulidstate]

Sorry to nit pick but I would say that a "usual"synth is a synth that synthesises its sounds on the fly, not a ROMpler.

The original synths did not play back sounds and I would guess that the type of synths that you are talking about didn't appear till about 15 years after the real synthesisers.

Sorry but I couldn't let that one go...


Martyn

No problem Martyn. I think you are right. Thanks for the trivia.