my virus is a disease

[adrian23]

RMX is amazing, no question about it and so will omnisphere.
Reaktor is on my list of what to get next, acutally who whole NI komplete package.
i dont know how it sounds, but i want to build a nord lead with it. here the tutorial.

http://www.audionetwork.be/tutorials/reaktor/

anyone has reaktor?

i'm also thinking of investing in arturia synths, prabobly their hardware version - can't justify spending 3k on a moog

adrian

[Old Vantaa Man]

ImpOSCar has much character. Easy to overcook, but a beauty.

Timo, what's your new computer spec, mate? Perhaps a new thread in Studio gear, please?

<... realises there may already be a Timo's new computer specs thread in Studio Gear..., Yikes... But if not, why not?...>

[RASP]

Originally Posted by adrian23

i'm also thinking of investing in arturia synths, prabobly their hardware version - can't justify spending 3k on a moog

adrian

Arturia soft synths are outstanding. I'll never forget the first time I loaded the MinimoogV up and auditioned a preset called "Numan2" or something like that. It had this rich, silky high end to it that just sounded sweet. I was given a copy ov the Gmedia version and it doesn't even come close to the sound quality ov the Arturia minimoog.
The next Arturia synth I bought was the Modular, that thing is just great. I love its design and if you learn some ov the shortcuts you can get around the wires dangling in your way. Ov course, Arturia synths are very CPU heavy but what an incredible sound for as little as they cost. I highly recommend them.

[HostileReality]

My little story:
So, roughley 5 years ago, I bought a Nord Lead 3. At the shop i asked an assisstant which was the best synth for making basslines, and he said either the nord or the virus (c). Anyway i went with the nord as from messing around with both in the shop, it was the most fun and seemed easier to understand and make sounds on (ok so i dont have as good an understanding of synthesis as some people )

I really enjoyed learning the synth and made tons of crazy spacey style sounds on it, but not many phat basses as i couldnt quite manage those too well. Although i think the nordlead3 is a very sexy synth, nice lights and stuff, i allways wished that i'd gone with the virus.

I stopped using the nord as much, and by then i'd bought Atmosphere by Spectrasonics, and for some reason used that a lot instead. Anyway, my nord got stolen while i was at uni, from my room.... and so....i used the money i got from the insurance + a little more to buy a virus ti desktop, and havnt looked back since! Its just an amazing synth. Although i still don't make basses- just amazing natural paddy sounds. i think having effects built in is the only way to go, as you tend to experiment more with them. Im so glad i got robbed lol

[Hollowcell]

Personal preference is just one of those things. Reading all the reviews and stuff only gives you a rough idea half of the time. Also, I always wonder how many mags get kick backs of some description.

[RASP]

Originally Posted by HostileReality

My little story:
So, roughley 5 years ago, I bought a Nord Lead 3. At the shop i asked an assisstant which was the best synth for making basslines, and he said either the nord or the virus (c). Anyway i went with the nord as from messing around with both in the shop, it was the most fun and seemed easier to understand and make sounds on (ok so i dont have as good an understanding of synthesis as some people )

I really enjoyed learning the synth and made tons of crazy spacey style sounds on it, but not many phat basses as i couldnt quite manage those too well. Although i think the nordlead3 is a very sexy synth, nice lights and stuff, i allways wished that i'd gone with the virus.

I was in the same situation when I purchased my Access Virus KC. I had a KC for awhile and since I had purchased it through Sweetwater, I exchanged it to try out the Nord 3 for awhile. While I LOVED the interface, it just didn't have the low end that the Virus had (I was covering bass parts in a touring synth punk band at the time). In the studio, I didn't notice so much on my reference monitors but when I would play live through my stereo JBL 2X15 cabinets and a Crown 2000 watt amp, I could definately notice a difference.
I really wanted the Nord 3 to be better than it was. Those knobs were absolutely killer! But the Virus has a weight to it that I haven't found in any other synth ov its type.

[HostileReality]

Yep, that nord lead3's a beut all right

I was making drum n' bass at the time, but since then i've moved on and now do experimental ambient type stuff (ther no name for it). Still though, i could do with learning to make basslines properly.

[Tomer=Trance]

Reaktor is cool if your into expirimenting but if your looking for decent analog related sounds stay away,
The oscilators and filters sound very thin and plastic like which might be cool for digital sounds,soundscapes,fx and so but not if your looking to emulate a 70s beast

The Gmedia stuff are awesome, Oddity is one of my favorite synths and the minimonsta is my go-to synth for bass.

Arturia's moog modular is really out of this world, it sounds fantastic.

[keytar]

I tried zebra, and massive, and didnt think any of them come close to the tones of the Virus...
Zebra i actually thought was worse than massive, all the presets soooo
bloody drenched with effects, when you switched them all off, it was like
the bald girl just took off her wig...

Massive at can sound harshly digital, and I think Reaktor has a hoard of
synths that sound far better than it anyways...

best softsynth vst in my opinion, Korg MS20...