Thread was about ANALOGUE outs, which aren't going "back and forth" from the computer to the virus
You wrote:
"even when using the analogue outs, the Virus still sends the audio "up" to the computer, then back down to the virus (all digitally), the Virus then has to convert a digital signal to analogue."
Why the hell should a synthesizer do that? It has DSPs on board, it has Digital to Analog converters, IT DOES NOT NEED a computer to run.