mates.....looking at picking up a Virus C - can get one for around 4-500 euro
had a Ti before but ended up using it like a soft synth and got fed up of it.
Want to give it another shot, was wondering if the FM is any use on it? From what I can see there is just an Amount knob so I'm assuming that Osc2 mods Osc1 or something like that
Virus C was really like the Technics 1210mk2 - they jsut fucking nailed it.
I can't remember too much about the FM on it, but really, you'd be hard pushed to own a C and not find it a workhorse for electronic music.
Many moons ago I was one of the very few qualified service techs for Access in the UK (I think there were 8 of us total lol) and the first few OS's were shitty, but once they sorted them out, they really were (and still are) one of the best VA's ever made.
Just make sure it has the latest OS on it and do a full factory reset.
Apr-23-2016 20:05
cryophonik
Boom shanka
Registered: Jan 2008
Location: Elk Grove, CA USA
From memory, FM on the Virus C is the same as the Virus TI. Yes, there is one FM knob and it assigns FM to Osc2, but you can use five different FM sources. There are also a ton of waveforms, including dozens of FM waveforms to choose from, not to mention ring mod, so your ability to get gritty or chimey sounding FM sounds by modulating one osc with another goes way beyond what you might expect from just looking at the front panel.
Originally posted by cryophonik
From memory, FM on the Virus C is the same as the Virus TI. Yes, there is one FM knob and it assigns FM to Osc2, but you can use five different FM sources. There are also a ton of waveforms, including dozens of FM waveforms to choose from, not to mention ring mod, so your ability to get gritty or chimey sounding FM sounds by modulating one osc with another goes way beyond what you might expect from just looking at the front panel.
oh cool then! are you referencing the Ti or the C, I aint go for a Ti again as just a bit too pricey
Sonar Platinum | Ableton Live 9 | Logic Pro X | Access Virus TI2 Keyboard | Kurzweil PC3X | Nord Lead 4R | NI Maschine
Apr-23-2016 20:34
DJ RANN
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: May 2001
Location: Hollywood....
tbh, I really didn't get the hype of the Ti. It didn't offer much more yet the number of people that sold their C's was riduclous (and many regretted it) due to the Ti bugs that took forever to sort out.
Apr-23-2016 20:44
cryophonik
Boom shanka
Registered: Jan 2008
Location: Elk Grove, CA USA
No regrets here, and I've owned three different TI models.
The DD is even better. It has a big, round, bouncy sound to it. Personally, I think Access should've called it the Virus TIT (Total Integration Three).
