i has a vulture ^_^ - The Unofficial Access Virus & Virus TI Forum

annikk.exe · #1 19.02.2009, 09:14 AM

Thermionic Culture Vulture arrived a couple days ago :>
It's awesome. The valves glow. The sound is great. Sounds particularly good on the Virus!

My custom-built rack has arrived as well, my bandmates and I will be decorating it this weekend...

-Annikk

annikk.exe · #2 19.02.2009, 12:13 PM

DAW just arrived, but it lacks several important things - a power cable (i found one in my box of scavenged computer parts though), the DVI monitor switcher i asked for, and most importantly, Cubase! I can't write anything without a sequencer, so for now it's just a very fancy rackmounted computer. Waiting to hear when the rest of the stuff will be shipped out..

-Annikk

synthfiend · #3 20.02.2009, 04:53 AM

what exactly does the Culture Vulture do to the sound of the virus

annikk.exe · #4 20.02.2009, 08:28 AM

Well, it's a distortion unit.. so it makes it sound squelchy and awesome ! Or alternatively you can just use it to gently warm the sound. It's an all-analog unit so it's nice for injecting a bit of analog warmth into very digital sounding virus patches..

I mostly bought it for the squelchiness though. :>

-Annikk

Monobeat · #5 20.02.2009, 04:33 PM

If you don't post audio examples... we will have to hunt you down and kill you....

fornax · #6 20.02.2009, 05:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Monobeat

If you don't post audio examples... we will have to hunt you down and kill you....

YEAH!
As Monobeat said! :P

*gangsup*

annikk.exe · #7 22.02.2009, 08:38 PM

They're coming!! I'm still building teh studio... I'll post the korg samples someone else asked for as well. I will post the world! Just give me another week or so. I'm good for it guv'nor, I swear I am!

-Annikk

Monobeat · #8 23.02.2009, 07:25 PM

T minus 7 days...

and counting....

annikk.exe · #9 07.03.2009, 10:29 AM

ok... as promised, clicky [1.4meg, 192KBPS mp3]

This is me doing what I hope to god anyone buying one of these units would do immedietely, which is to see what it sounds like turned up to the max :P
So yeah. This is some random drum set I found in Cubase and the "init" patch of the virus, only even simpler than that - only 1 oscillator. With Vulture over the whole lot (after the first 10sec).

Bear in mind this is it maxed out, without any filters or anything, so it's harsh and very aggressive. I think with some filter/EQ and maybe a bit of modesty on the settings I'm going to be able to make some pretty awesome sounds with this thing... :>

-Annikk

Talos · #10 07.03.2009, 11:52 AM

I have several Thermionic units in the studio, Vulture, Phoenix and Earlybird.

The Vulture is generally meant for much subtler tones, like Valve warming of a TI! That's what I use mine for.
Of course you can also go Trent Reznor (ripped speaker style) on a sound, which you have! Sounds great.

If I was buying now not 4 years ago, I would have gone for the Fat Bustard which covers different ground to my units, but suits my use more.