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Which is the best bang for buck virus ti/2?
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| MSZ |
| Also how low have you seen said piece? |
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| cryophonik |
I owned a Polar TI1 and sold it a few years ago when I found a great deal on a 61-key TI2. Personally, I think that the TI1 is a better bang for your buck, especially if you can find one in good condition at an excellent price. All TI1/TI2/Snow versions sound the same, and the improvements and increase in cpu don't really do a whole lot to improve performance IME. But, that also probably depends on how you use it. You'll find that you'll run out of either polyphony or processing power if you try to complete an entire track using more than 4 or 5 patches simultaneously, maybe a little more with the TI2, but that depends on patch complexity, how many effects you have running, how many notes you're playing, etc. I rarely/never use more than one patch at a time, unless I bounce one to audio first, so it really wouldn't matter to me if I had a TI1 or a TI2.
I haven't really followed prices on Viruses much lately, so not sure what they're going for now, but I know that I've seen TI1 desktops sell for around $1K, TI1 Polars/keyboards sell for around $1400.
If you don't need a keyboard version, are OK using the software editor much of the time, and you only want to use a few sounds at a time, a second-hand Snow may well be the best way to go. |
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| tehlord |
Over here it's either the original Ti desktop (can be had for as low as �700) or for me the Snow. I just bought a Snow for �450.
I used to have a Ti keyboard, but the reality is that with the limited multi timbrality (3 usb outputs and the analogue out) and the fact that it can be a little flaky when used live in a mix I end up rendering to audio the majority of the time anyway (as do most users I would imagine) so the extra polyphony isn't really relevant. |
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| UrbanNinja |
| Get one, you won't regret it. |
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| meriter |
| i'll always recommenced the virus b desktop, if you're patient you can find one for around $500 |
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| Looney4Clooney |
yup.
also sounds the best of all the them. |
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| Looney4Clooney |
yuck yuck,
ask anyone who has had the B, the C and the TI. Then go yourself. |
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| UrbanNinja |
| I wasn't laughing at you :wtf: |
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| Viber |
| I don't get the whole Virus thing, isn't it just a midi keyboard + a vst for a 1000$, why not buy Zebra\Diva\Massive + a midi keyboard or nice Analog synth instead? |
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| UrbanNinja |
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| Looney4Clooney |
| quote: | Originally posted by Viber
I don't get the whole Virus thing, isn't it just a midi keyboard + a vst for a 1000$, why not buy Zebra\Diva\Massive + a midi keyboard or nice Analog synth instead? |
what's da deal with hardware. I could of made srgt pepper with my cracked fl and waves.
If you have the money tho, get the ti2. Sure the b has the grit but considering the ti2 well when it works ,
What ing kills me are developers that don't make their hardware a ing midi controller plugin for daws. Sometimes i feel like most companies shoulld lose their shirts.
If you make a synth ,
A. Plugin to control parameters.
B. iOS app to control ,
If you can't take the 2 weeks to do this. Yiu dint deserve to run a business. |
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