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Original Message Date: 26-Jul-02 @ 10:12 AM - Virus Low End Good?

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I have a virus b but nothing to compare it to, hence my question.

I've been reading various stuff on the web about the Virus. People really praise the filters and talk about how good the Virus is for pads and leads.

However, they reckon that the bass making capabilities aren't that great. Apparently the bass patches lack a "certain warmth and low end" cos the Osc are only OK.

To be honest, as I've said, I've nothing to compare it to in depth. However, I can't seem to get that real thick housey bass sound with it. Probably just me though.

I've looked at a Pulse and SH101 and they sound cool. Am I over analysing again? :-)

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Message 21/55 31-Jul-02 @ 02:41 PM - RE: Virus Low End Good?

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Not a problem brother. Now take some of that 220 and buy me a bag ;)

-Craig

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Message 22/55 31-Jul-02 @ 08:41 PM - RE: Virus Low End Good?

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thing is it was BULLSHIT with the A, too! I got some rumblers with that one...

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Message 23/55 31-Jul-02 @ 08:46 PM - RE: Virus Low End Good?

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I've got an A. We now have analog boost, and AFAIK it's always had a sub-osc and you could definately always layer it.

Usually I have a problem with it taking up too much room, not the opposite.

-Craig

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Message 24/55 01-Aug-02 @ 12:07 PM - RE: Virus Low End Good?

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there are like 200 tricks to makethe bass fatter.. dont need to buy another synth over their 1000$ one.. its not gonna work coz by the time you figure out the new synth something with some bigger badder booming bass. Then you have to get that one :|

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Message 25/55 01-Aug-02 @ 02:35 PM - RE: Virus Low End Good?

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Agreed, two different animals... I think you'll find the Virus more flexible overall, but the pulse will smoke it for monophonic basses and leads. It is _real_ analog, after all.

-Craig

Craig, you confusing me mate! :-)

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Message 26/55 01-Aug-02 @ 06:14 PM - RE: Virus Low End Good?

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Yeah, for monophonic analog basses only, how can you deny a monophonic analog synth? But that really wasn't your question. Your question was "should I spend more money on a synth just for bass when I have a Virus?" My answer is hell fucking no!!

But if you ask, which can do better analog basses, a Virus or a Minimoog, I'll pick the mini.

-Craig

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Message 27/55 02-Aug-02 @ 07:49 PM - RE: Virus Low End Good?

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Well? ;-)

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Message 28/55 02-Aug-02 @ 08:30 PM - RE: Virus Low End Good?

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Fuckin' A

If you've got the dosh, then spend it!

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Message 29/55 03-Aug-02 @ 12:57 AM - RE: Virus Low End Good?

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I've personally found it pretty easy to get a really wide range of bass on the Virus B. No lack of power either. I have a Juno-106 too, so I have something to compare it to (or even a TX81Z for that matter). Effects may be necessary to get the sound you are looking for, but not even classic analogs are immune from that.

Damn near everything can produce earth-shattering bass if you program it right, and what works for one synth may not work for another. What really separates the synths is how easy it is to make it happen. On a Juno, you just have to turn the thing on. The Virus is actually pretty simple too; it took me no time at all to do all sorts of bass-y things. It took me a long time to figure out how to do it well on some VA-ish synths like the Z1, but it turns out that it too can belt out subwoofer-eating harmonics once you figure it out.

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Message 30/55 03-Aug-02 @ 10:23 AM - RE: Virus Low End Good?

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the virus can make bass. period.

i don't even see how anyone could doubt that.
actually i can. i used to think that when i first
got it. but you know what? it's cuz i didn't know
what i was doing. probably still don't

really though. i program almost every bass
sound with it. subs. growly mid range stuff.
blips. whatever.

is it analog? no. but it can do a load more
than an analog synth can. with the saturation,
fm, effects, midi implementation, etc. it's a
synth that i will never get rid of.

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