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Originally Posted by DIGITAL SCREAMS
The Virus is a fine synth if you have about 3 other keyboards covering different duties.
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Hey DS, name me one synth that doesn't need the help of other keyboards or softsynths... and that contains EVERYTHING you need for your production.
what do you think? ...Andromeda? ....Nord lead3?....or maybe a motif? I have listened to all kinds of synths and figured that you ALWAYS need more than one synth to play God. The virus hasn't got the screamy character of other synths - and that's the point, it IS different - but it surely has a character of its own... It doesn't try to immitate something else, like tons of vsti's do.... it has a unique character in that same level like nords, minimoogs and other well known, digital or analogue synths.
What I can't understand is that, despite of your knowledge on synths, you try to find a synth that "does it all", like a newbie does... and of course the virus can't do everything, but which other synth does
Regarding Atmosphere, I find it very dull, low-quality and low-sampled. Would you honnestly compare it to the string section of a virus?
I try not to be ironic, and sorry if I am, but I would prefer a synth expert and "80s salesperson" to talk with facts or taste and not with "The xxxxx synth is a fine synth if you have about 3 other keyboards covering different duties" sort of statements. This is mostly the opinion of untalented people that don't admit that it's not the fault of the setup they can't produce good music - where I work I hear this from lots of people.... and of course I know others that compose brilliant music using sound canvas.
So if you just mean that "you don't like the sound of the virus", I'm honnestly perfectly covered. Different taste - different opinion!
...but still I could name tons of other synths that are worse than the virus.... Don't you?
Cheers
P.S. : I am a sound designer/engineer/mixer in film and post production and I don't call myself a musician. Regarding my demos that I've made with minimal equipment at that time, I'm very proud of them, but I can't reach the pro-level. but still, it isn't my Alesis QS6's fault.