Virus going outta fashion

[suzzymackenzie]

Just noticed there are no fewer than 4 (correction: 5, including the Powercore plug-in) different Virus units for sale on SOS readers ads within the past day. Change in the air...

[Timo]

Competitive world these days, especially when software can often do more for less. Very harsh economic environment at the moment, too.

[MBTC]

Wonder if anything good will be announced at NAMM? My whole original interest in the Virus wasn't really that it sounds better than software, it was just that having something like fat pads & supersaw sounds offloaded to another device would free up some of my CPU. The problem seemed to be that the hassles of getting the thing to integrate over USB reliably seemed out of reach. So, I wonder if the next gen product will solve this? At least maybe utilizing the full potential of USB or better yet Thunderbolt?

[topper]

Tried to purchase an Access Virus TI Polar "Darkstar" "Whiteout" (think this thing has enough names)...Anywho....I had two one had a terrible noise and cut out even without use of the Virus Control software. The other the LFO selector switches on the hardware froze up and refused to work. Additionally the Virus Control worked partially once and then never again for the two weeks or so I had them.

So I ask, what's in a name? It is by all accounts a very BUGGY synth - AND.....

It is called a VIRUS isn't it????

[Rick Boogie]

I may be the odd-man-out here, but I use all hardware synths and absolutely no computers, (aside from in the recording studio), have never had an issue with my Virus. Just synthy bliss.

[MBTC]

Originally Posted by Rick Boogie

I may be the odd-man-out here, but I use all hardware synths and absolutely no computers, (aside from in the recording studio), have never had an issue with my Virus. Just synthy bliss.

Are you talking about playing one synth part at a time in a band or producing complete tracks? I cannot imagine doing everything using just knobs, tiny displays and the like, and would love to hear the science behind that.

[Rick Boogie]

Originally Posted by MBTC

Are you talking about playing one synth part at a time in a band or producing complete tracks? I cannot imagine doing everything using just knobs, tiny displays and the like, and would love to hear the science behind that.

Yes, using a 3 synth set up- all sounds are created first, then recorded one track at a time. But will do the same thing live, just with fewer layers.

[FSTZ]

never had an issue with my virus and I am currently making some crazy FM sounds.

virus going out of style? probably not anytime soon

[feedingear]

I cant imagine selling it. Cornerstone of nearly every production I do, for me the sound quality cannot be beat or replicated from any plug I have used. That said, the only bugs I have ever dealt with have been USB sync/arp errors which are gone now with the latest OS update and early USB connection errors (fixed with a new cable).

[Napalm]

Originally Posted by feedingear

I cant imagine selling it. Cornerstone of nearly every production I do, for me the sound quality cannot be beat or replicated from any plug I have used.

Preach it my brudda!!!