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Posted by rafale on May-17-2005 12:20:

32 note and 24 note polyphony

I understand that the most notable difference between the Virus B and the Virus C is the level of polyphony. My question is this:

Does the significance of that extra polyphonic ability justify the extra $ you pay for a Virus C, when the synth engines are basically the same, and you can get a Virus B for a fraction of the price you'd pay for C.

I'm looking to get a Virus and I'm on a budget so I'm considering 2nd hand models.

Any advice would be appreciated.

cheers!

Posted by DjMorpheus on May-17-2005 13:00:

Virus C also has Moog-like filter.

If you think you have enough polyfony (24) I would go for the Virus B.

Posted by ErikC on May-17-2005 14:15:

The design is allso a little bit different so you dont have to use menus as much on the C as you would on the B.

Posted by hey cheggy on May-17-2005 14:34:

The B and the C are supposed to sound a little different. I've been told the B sounds a little more gritty than the C.

As a C owner, it is very rare that I would use all of the polyphony, however remember that there are up to four oscillators (including sub oscillator) and when you crank out the unison, it all starts adding up pretty quickly.

Posted by Timothy on May-17-2005 16:04:

Virus C also has more modulation slots

Posted by fr0st on May-17-2005 23:53:

C also has EQ per part which IMO is pretty sweet...

Posted by rafale on May-18-2005 11:12:

thats a fair bit of dfferences but all really minor imo,...

like i doubt anyone wld be able to tell apart 2 songs made using the same programming settings (one with Virus B, the other with C)

or would they?

nevertheless the most major aspect here is the jump from 24 to 32 note polyphony. Just wanna know if its all that audible or not?