Kemper Amps
Virus and OT are a killing machineā¦ I donāt have that much money to get me Rytm or any other less cool rhythm machineā¦ But the kicks made on Virus can go way beyond the VA synth and into the realm of Rytmā¦ Donāt ban me for saying that but it is true. I have Virus C and I always say to my fellow synth heads: GET ONE YOU WONāT BE SORRY!!
I got mine for 400 eurollars 
You could get 3 second hand Virus Cās for the money you would pay for very sexy hot and most wanted machine Rytmā¦ 
But stillā¦ Rytm is cool.
Now imagineā¦ 3 different kicks made on 3 viruses with analog boost and filtered with itās analog filters - sent into any outboard compressor would kick the kick out of youā¦ heheh
Seriously, Virus is for me the best multitimbral synth i ever heardā¦ With the power of OT midi sequencing and parameter locks and I WISH, I REALLY WISH, I REALLY REALLY WISHā¦
MIDI SCENES for fader morphingā¦ Then I sell all my other synths instantly.
Thereā¦
I have a Virus B and itās still my workhorse synth. I thought after getting the A4, I would not need it and can sell it but some of the sounds on the Virus just canāt be replaced.
A4 is great but I havenāt been able to get the grittier sounds that I can get on my Virus. It just cuts through in any mix.
The multimode with 3 stereo output is also great. That is one of my biggest beef I have with the A4. Only having 1 stereo out, Iām constantly playing with the filters to get the right mix for all the sounds.
Like the posts above, itās a great piece using it with the Octatrack sequencer.
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Yeah, I also love the combination of a virus and OT (I have virus A and TI ) They just compliment each other so well.
Iāve used both multi and seq modes for various reasons, but seq is my go-to mode for OT.
Having said that though, for setting up a live patch where different sounds are spread over various octaves of a keyboard, multi is the go. Itās a shame that access never created a multi mode editor for the TI.
high fives all round!
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Going off track here a bit, but it was interesting listening to how the Virus came about. Hard to think it is software behind that sound.
Christoph Kemper (Access Virus founder/designer) - NAMM interview
āfind the box in the codeā
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Wow, and itās all built on the same, original base code for the same processor.
Now I understand why the series is called āVirusā
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Iām curious - with the TI + OT, are you step-recording the notes or using live record mode? (and are you recording individual notes or chords)?
you can do either step-recording (single notes or chords) or you can just jam away and record i.e. live mode.
in all cases you can record single notes or chords.
remember you also have micro timing which is really cool. I prefer to live record without quantization and then adjust the micro timing if off.
I think it is a great sequencer, the only problem I see is; not being a linear sequencer you have to sort of think in 64 step chucks.
The reason I ask is because I have issues recording chords with realtime record from my TI2 into the OT. Half of the time it fails to record one or more notes in the chord, but single notes are fine (no issues with my Sub 37 or Voyager). My workflow works best when I can live record then tweak later - maybe Iāll try turning off the quantization - I like the idea of micro shifting after the fact.
Well, there goes another $2000ā¦ After reading the above Iāve got to get an OT again, and a Virus!
Seriously though, great setup examples.
I am in the market for an OT soonā¦ and do want to try to hook up some multi-timbral synth that does MIDI CC. Any other (cheaper) suggestions other than Virus? Some of the older Roland romplers can be had on the cheap, though not sure how well some of them comply with MIDI ccā¦
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I am in the market for an OT soonā¦ and do want to try to hook up some multi-timbral synth that does MIDI CC. Any other (cheaper) suggestions other than Virus? Some of the older Roland romplers can be had on the cheap, though not sure how well some of them comply with MIDI ccā¦
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Most multi-timbral synths will be good partners for the OT, including any old Roland, Korg, Emu etc rompler, or Waldorf or Clavia etc synth. (Youāre welcome to buy my Clavia synth or Korg module 
, both still for sale!)
The examples are rather fewer if you also want the synth to process external audio:
[ul]
[li]Alesis Ion/Micron[/li]
[li]DSI PolyEvolver[/li]
[li]Waldorf Microwave[/li]
[li]Roland V-Synth[/li]
[li]maybe some Novation stuff?[/li]
[/ul]
Also probably the cheapest VA synth out there, the Blofeldā¦ This thing shines driven by the OT.
Which models? didnāt see them listed
Was thinking of the Roland JD990 but I canāt find if it fully supports MIDI CC. (The OT only does CC values, right?)
Blofeld looks intriguing too
the virus ti2 is probably my favorite synth all said and done. if i could only have one that would surely be it. the virus A is also ridiculously capable. the filter code he developed in 1995 still stands tall.
the blofeld is really amazing as well and a great value, albeit with some bugs that may or may not matter to you. i sometimes miss it.
You could get a second hand Integra 7 if you like roland stuff.
Hi!
I have Virus TI Snow and Digitakt.
In the Multi mode, the instruments work well, only sometimes, for some reason, some patches on the Virus are not immediately installed on the necessary midi channels.
But I didnāt manage to set up the Sequencer mode, I donāt understand what configuration should be set on the Digitaktās midi-channels.
Can you help me deal with this problem?
Christoph Kemper is a genius to me.
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yeah, I like his comment āfind the box in the codeā and what a box that is 
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Not in front of my Virus right now but thatās the main difference between sequencer and multimode; i.e. in sequencer mode midi channels are ordered per part 1-16 and multimode gives you the flexibility to assign whatever channel you want (have to menu dive). Multimode therefore allows you to layer sounds (by assigning the same midi channel) and disable channels that you have reserved for other instruments. For example my SE-02 is triggered by midi channel 9 on my Digitakt. If my Virus was set to sequencer mode channel 9 is enabled by default and will also trigger, multimode solves this problem.
One more thing to addā¦ I think sequencer mode was designed for DAW integration and Virus Control while multimode has been the traditional hardware mode throughout the Virus series. In sequencer mode youāre expected to control volumes and shutoff parts within your DAW (all 16 channels remain active and locked). In multimode you can actually disable unused parts/channels.
Global midi channel 16 (Virus). Data from three channels (16, 15 and 14) are transmitted from Digitakt - all parts are received in multi-mode.
When I switch the virus to sequencer mode, the notes that Digitakt sends to the Virus do not sound. That is, notes do not sound at all on the Virus. Do not understand why. Any special settings?