Well done. I appreciate that you do more than just go through and tell us the settings. You explain what you are doing and why. If you did a series of videos like this I think people would pay you for them. 2 or 3 videos each on different plucks, basses, leads, and pads together as a group. If it was available now, I might have already purchased it. Thanks again.
Thankyou for going to the trouble to help us all , this will be very useful to me as ive just ordered the ti2 , and will have soon , ive never been to great with modern synths as all my synths are old ARPs , but I need to take a step into the modern world lol ,
Hey Arie. I would love for you to do a complete demo/review of the Virus TI2 and tell us why you bought one and what you love about it. There are so few demos and almost no good English reviews on the synth. Maybe it's because RUclips was still so new when the TI2 came out?
i own this synth, it has some bug which make the second oscilator sound less sharp than the first oscillator, it has sound crashes and midi bugs which are causing the note to stuck on some cases also, iv got this problem when i use maximum polyphony and over shot it always come to remove the last or the note before last instead of the first played notes the sound is worse than the noprd lead series \\
Probably a dumb question, but when you started, you put lfo 1 on pwm of osc 1, but later, you put lfo on pitch of osc 1. Does this cancel the lfo to the pwm? Thanks!
This is an amazing and helpful video. you rule. I also have this keyboard. None of the online guides help me with simple stuff like saving favourite sounds etc. Do you know where there is a very basic hardware (not TI) tutorial?
I bought virus b and there is no initial or start patch on it.I did hard reset but it did not show up anywhere ( I checked all presets one by one ) tech support said "just manipulate existing patch and save it" but this is not the problem , I need a rough sounding initial patch , how can I create one , any help will be appreciated !
Hey Marko, I personally believe EVERY synthesizer needs an INIT button! This is how I would go about making my own INIT patch. 1. Find the most basic sound you can (probably a moog bass sound in the bass section. Holding the shift button while turning the middle knob under the LCD screen will search styles I believe). 2. After finding a simple sound, just verify all FX are OFF and don't worry if it's a mono sound, as you just hit the mono button to turn off. 3. Adjust your AMP ENV for fast attack, fast decay, maximum sustain and short release. Same for FILTER ENV. 4. Adjust filter 1 to 100% open, no resonance, no ENV AMT and the filter blend knob in the 12 o'clock position. Repeat for filter 2 by selecting the FILTER 2 button and duplicating filter 1 settings. Make sure both filters are LP filters. 5. Select OSC 1 and choose SAW wave, same for OSC 2. Check both Oscillators tuning and make 0. Locate the OSC LEVEL knob in the mixer section and position it at 12 o'clock. Turn the SUB OSC VOL to 0. 6. Hit the MODULATION button and confirm no modulation sources or destinations. If you want the MOD WHEEL to control vibrato amount, this is where you would set that up. 7. You should now have a basic 2 OSC SAW wave patch. If not, try to listen for what is happening and figure out what is going on. That is why it's crucial to use a simple sound. Look in the "classic" category for more basic bass sound. Good luck, I hope I was able to give you some guidance! Let us know what you come up with. Arie CirriusSound.com
What do you love about the TI2? I've been back and forth on adding this one to my collection. I"ve got the DSI Prophet 12, the new Pro 2, Moog Voyager, Korg KIng Korg, Korg Micro korg, and MS-20 Jupiter-80. I've been looking at Nord 4, or A
Hey Mark, About the other video, I must apologize as my camera had to go into repair...still in repair. Ill get the virus vid up as soon as I get it back. shouldn't be much longer. What do I love about the Ti2...Alot! It is really an amazing synth. Once you get used to the DSP allocation, its great, although don't expect 16 part or 4 part for that matter multi timbral mode. I only use it in single mode for the plain reason of being able to build complex sounds. Ill then stack voices if need be but not in multimode. It glitches and runs out of voices rather quickly. Once you get used to it though your good to go tweak and route to your hearts content. I can tell you so far though, the Ti2's oscillators are a bit darker and fatter/warmer than the P12. The overall synth is beautiful and it has the BEST keyed I have ever played, putting the P12's Keys to shame. Seriously, BEST, even of the Kronos, Motif, etc! I never use the Total Integration, totally useless....but then again, I bought the Virus to play and create on a material piece of hardware, not an expensive plugin. Your right about not good vids for the Ti2, Ill put some up once the camera gets back in shape! Thanks for commenting Mark!
Thank you so much for your reply! I have a DSI P12, and the New PRO 2. I had the P08 but returned it. Now I truly regret doing so. I love the the P08. But have wanted also to get something a bit different. You know how it goes. there's always another synth we desire. But I try very hard to make good choices. I hate having buyers regret. Especially considering it can be a very expensive endeavor I really like the sound of the New Nord Lead A1 and have been trying to decide between that and the Virus which is quite a lot more expensive. Oh well Look forward to your videos maybe you can teach me something?
Mark Eubanks I know, there is always that next synth... About that Nord A1, I would be cautious of it just because of the unique Oscillator section and it only having 1 LFO and 1 Mod Env (only a 3 stage at that). If anything to compare against a Virus, check out the Nord Lead 4 or 2X. Definitely a 2X over the A1. Those are top notch VA Synths. I feel ya about the P8, I don't own one but would love to play one, and YES buyers remorse is awful! haha How do you like the King Korg? I was a fan when it first came out. I think its a great, affordable, quality synth and from what I have heard, sounds really good. I love analog as much as the next person, however Digital has its own really cool characteristics and is far more practical. I am hunting down a mint JP8000...someday!
Thank you so much for responding! I've owned the Prophet 12, Have the Prophet 08 and now 6 along with the Pro 2. Now I'm debating between the new OB-6 and still the Virus? I do have the King Korg and continue to love the way it sounds! I always seem to go back to it?
Well done. I appreciate that you do more than just go through and tell us the settings. You explain what you are doing and why. If you did a series of videos like this I think people would pay you for them. 2 or 3 videos each on different plucks, basses, leads, and pads together as a group. If it was available now, I might have already purchased it. Thanks again.
So cool, rather than jumping right into to LFOs, you can already get nice results just by playing with the 2 filters!
Such a good tutorial... thanks so much and please post many more! ! !
The sound of that thing! I need to save and get one 👀
Excellent Teacher you get an A+
Nice demo, very comprehensive. Although when I hear those simple waveforms, I can't help but thinking portable Casio keyboard.
really dont know why you got thumbs down on your videos...? you doing a awsome job... bringin me my synth nearer
Thankyou for going to the trouble to help us all , this will be very useful to me as ive just ordered the ti2 , and will have soon , ive never been to great with modern synths as all my synths are old ARPs , but I need to take a step into the modern world lol ,
nice demo ---- intelligently explained
Hey Arie. I would love for you to do a complete demo/review of the Virus TI2 and tell us why you bought one and what you love about it. There are so few demos and almost no good English reviews on the synth. Maybe it's because RUclips was still so new when the TI2 came out?
Great tutorial. Thanks
I can't find the other video you've done on the virus?
i own this synth, it has some bug which make the second oscilator sound less sharp than the first oscillator, it has sound crashes and midi bugs which are causing the note to stuck on some cases
also, iv got this problem when i use maximum polyphony and over shot it always come to remove the last or the note before last instead of the first played notes
the sound is worse than the noprd lead series
\\
Probably a dumb question, but when you started, you put lfo 1 on pwm of osc 1, but later, you put lfo on pitch of osc 1. Does this cancel the lfo to the pwm? Thanks!
9:31 I really wanted that 3 minor. :(
This is an amazing and helpful video. you rule. I also have this keyboard. None of the online guides help me with simple stuff like saving favourite sounds etc. Do you know where there is a very basic hardware (not TI) tutorial?
I bought virus b and there is no initial or start patch on it.I did hard reset but it did not show up anywhere ( I checked all presets one by one ) tech support said "just manipulate existing patch and save it" but this is not the problem , I need a rough sounding initial patch , how can I create one , any help will be appreciated !
Hey Marko,
I personally believe EVERY synthesizer needs an INIT button! This is how I would go about making my own INIT patch. 1. Find the most basic sound you can (probably a moog bass sound in the bass section. Holding the shift button while turning the middle knob under the LCD screen will search styles I believe). 2. After finding a simple sound, just verify all FX are OFF and don't worry if it's a mono sound, as you just hit the mono button to turn off. 3. Adjust your AMP ENV for fast attack, fast decay, maximum sustain and short release. Same for FILTER ENV. 4. Adjust filter 1 to 100% open, no resonance, no ENV AMT and the filter blend knob in the 12 o'clock position. Repeat for filter 2 by selecting the FILTER 2 button and duplicating filter 1 settings. Make sure both filters are LP filters. 5. Select OSC 1 and choose SAW wave, same for OSC 2. Check both Oscillators tuning and make 0. Locate the OSC LEVEL knob in the mixer section and position it at 12 o'clock. Turn the SUB OSC VOL to 0. 6. Hit the MODULATION button and confirm no modulation sources or destinations. If you want the MOD WHEEL to control vibrato amount, this is where you would set that up. 7. You should now have a basic 2 OSC SAW wave patch. If not, try to listen for what is happening and figure out what is going on. That is why it's crucial to use a simple sound. Look in the "classic" category for more basic bass sound. Good luck, I hope I was able to give you some guidance! Let us know what you come up with.
Arie
CirriusSound.com
well done ---
How good is the Virus for new wave 80s 90s music?
I think folks tend to go for the nord models for that
Great, thank you!
Nice, but I would rarely turn a knob on this thing without also playing. :D
super !
What do you love about the TI2? I've been back and forth on adding this one to my collection. I"ve got the DSI Prophet 12, the new Pro 2, Moog Voyager, Korg KIng Korg, Korg Micro korg, and MS-20 Jupiter-80. I've been looking at Nord 4, or A
Hey Mark, About the other video, I must apologize as my camera had to go into repair...still in repair. Ill get the virus vid up as soon as I get it back. shouldn't be much longer. What do I love about the Ti2...Alot! It is really an amazing synth. Once you get used to the DSP allocation, its great, although don't expect 16 part or 4 part for that matter multi timbral mode. I only use it in single mode for the plain reason of being able to build complex sounds. Ill then stack voices if need be but not in multimode. It glitches and runs out of voices rather quickly. Once you get used to it though your good to go tweak and route to your hearts content. I can tell you so far though, the Ti2's oscillators are a bit darker and fatter/warmer than the P12. The overall synth is beautiful and it has the BEST keyed I have ever played, putting the P12's Keys to shame. Seriously, BEST, even of the Kronos, Motif, etc! I never use the Total Integration, totally useless....but then again, I bought the Virus to play and create on a material piece of hardware, not an expensive plugin. Your right about not good vids for the Ti2, Ill put some up once the camera gets back in shape! Thanks for commenting Mark!
Thank you so much for your reply! I have a DSI P12, and the New PRO 2. I had the P08 but returned it. Now I truly regret doing so. I love the the P08. But have wanted also to get something a bit different. You know how it goes. there's always another synth we desire. But I try very hard to make good choices. I hate having buyers regret. Especially considering it can be a very expensive endeavor I really like the sound of the New Nord Lead A1 and have been trying to decide between that and the Virus which is quite a lot more expensive. Oh well Look forward to your videos maybe you can teach me something?
Mark Eubanks I know, there is always that next synth... About that Nord A1, I would be cautious of it just because of the unique Oscillator section and it only having 1 LFO and 1 Mod Env (only a 3 stage at that). If anything to compare against a Virus, check out the Nord Lead 4 or 2X. Definitely a 2X over the A1. Those are top notch VA Synths. I feel ya about the P8, I don't own one but would love to play one, and YES buyers remorse is awful! haha How do you like the King Korg? I was a fan when it first came out. I think its a great, affordable, quality synth and from what I have heard, sounds really good. I love analog as much as the next person, however Digital has its own really cool characteristics and is far more practical. I am hunting down a mint JP8000...someday!
Thank you so much for responding! I've owned the Prophet 12, Have the Prophet 08 and now 6 along with the Pro 2. Now I'm debating between the new OB-6 and still the Virus? I do have the King Korg and continue to love the way it sounds! I always seem to go back to it?
It's so beautiful...! hahaha
at the end it sounds like "enter the ninja" from "die antwoord"
why buy one when you can get a cheap VST instead?
You won't really brag about a cheap VST to your friends.
A bit of a boring pad.