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| quote: | Originally posted by Fledz
It doesn't need to be written, it's something you find out yourself. When I decided to buy my Dyns, do you think I looked at all the options for audio interfaces and made sure I had the right cabling and that everything could theoretically work before I even confirmed my order? Of course I did.
Same thing applies here. Logic would dictate that you have everything planned out before buying something. |
Well he did do the research, so you can't knock him for that. He came on here with questions and concerns. Once he learned that a new audioface was needed, he probably started having second doubts. I've chatted with Robbie a handful of times on AOLAIM and he's not as obnoxious on here as you might think. And one thing that really surprises me is he was adamant about having me send him my banks of Virus Sounds. (They are just straight recordings from the presets) and he went on about how he likes the Virus and wish he had one.
That is why I brought up the Snow and the connectivity issue. Being somebody new to hardware myself, I just wanted to help him and hopefully I did. I'm 99% certain he is going to be happy with his Virus. And if he's not, the snow's sell for nearly just as new price (they rarely even pop up on ebay ) so he's not going to take some huge hit or something. I guarantee he's going to learn a lot about synth and sound engineering with the Virus. He's going to appreciate the mobility, the non-CPU usage, the synth itself, and the support that Access Music continues to deliver time and time again.
It will be a long time before I buy another synth, and it wouldn't surprise me at all if all synth companies start implenting some form of control via usb so people don't have to have an audio interface. I'll bet some already exist even.
Anyway, this thread has derailed bad. Paging Dr. Diginut?!
I think some of the things that most in this thread have said are completely uncalled for. And those who continue to antagonize one another are just as guilty for the flame it generates which just adds more fuel to the fire.
What I want to know, and still havn't gotten an answer, is why do you professionals out there think a synth like the Virus TI snow is not great for Robbie? Considering he would have to get a new audio interface for the 2X, he would likely end up paying the same amount for the 2x and the snow. With Robbie being new to synths and not even understanding audio interface concepts how in the world am I the only person to tell him to get a Virus (100 times)
I get the sense here that people have egos, and that by telling somebody to get a Virus it's going to harm their egos. That's a bunch of bullshit. I'm still waiting for my answer. What should he have gotten? And don't tell me some bullshit answer like "nothing" - The guy wants hardware, he doesn't know anything about hardware, and he's obviously made the decision that he's going to use online resources instead of going to a local guitar center (if there even is one) and hoping they have a demo out of a 2x or a virus.
Put your money where your mouth is guys. What should he have bought? He likes to make trance, he is just learning how hardware even interfaces, has clearly identified a budget. He obviously is going to want something user friendly based on his previous posts on this board and what could be more friendly than a Virus TI for somebody in his situations?? Please, enlighten me. Enlighten all of us actually. I am eagerly awaiting some responses to this question.
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I am trying to sell these 
great $$$ to be made'' but it is still a synth that has been used for many trance classics and while many people feel it is all topping n no cake if the 90's digital fx overload virus sound is something you crave you can do a lot worse than pick one up. I used to own one... and trust me many classics have been made with this synth 
no pun intended hehe
