Virus going outta fashion

[MBTC]

Originally Posted by Rick Boogie

I may be the odd-man-out here, but I use all hardware synths and absolutely no computers, (aside from in the recording studio), have never had an issue with my Virus. Just synthy bliss.

Are you talking about playing one synth part at a time in a band or producing complete tracks? I cannot imagine doing everything using just knobs, tiny displays and the like, and would love to hear the science behind that.

[Rick Boogie]

Originally Posted by MBTC

Are you talking about playing one synth part at a time in a band or producing complete tracks? I cannot imagine doing everything using just knobs, tiny displays and the like, and would love to hear the science behind that.

Yes, using a 3 synth set up- all sounds are created first, then recorded one track at a time. But will do the same thing live, just with fewer layers.

[tenorjazz]

I'm a bass player who got into this synth thing just as midi was first coming out and was recording to 8 track reel to reel. Go a bunch of synths hooked together by midi thinking how cool was this. Then computers and soft synths came into the picture and it kept getting better and better. I eventually sold all my hardware synths, except a Roland D-50, and decided to go the software route. What I eventually have found is that I can't put together enough software synths to do the music I'm trying to write because the computers just can't handle it. I decided to go back to hardware synths.

My first purchase was a Waldorf Blofeld, then came a Virus Indigo, followed by a Korg MS2000r and then a windfall of older EMU samplers, Korgs and Yamahas. The Virus is the corner stone to the whole setup and has been solid as a rock and have been looking for a second one to increase my capabilities. I have seen a lot of Virus's for sale on Craigslist around the country, but what I not seeing is people unloading them. Prices are almost all very high for a secondhand synth.

I have had or played on a lot of synths over the years including my old Mini Moog to an old Fairlight, plus most of the modern "killer" synths. There isn't one that I like better than the Virus and for me, it's not going out of fashion any time soon.