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Zitat von tj

Hi,

Sorry to revive old thread but I wanted to ask fellow users about their opinion.

I am in the process of building my own stand alone patch editor / librarian for the Virus TI.
All controls shown on pictures below are already working. All communication with the virus is done

via MIDI (either USB or oldschool midi) and the editor is standalone, does not require ANY DAW and anything at all
except MIDI connection.

The UI is high-DPI compatible (scalable), screenshots come from 4K screen.

Question: Would anyone of you be interested in using such patch editor / librarian if it was released as not expensive shareware?

The editor is a part of my bigger project, that essentially would be "super virus", i.e. bringing what Virus TI offers to the next level.

Cheers,

TJ

SCREENSHOTS:

(Page 1 : sound generation settings)

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(Page 2: modulation matrix)

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(Page 3: effects)
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(Page 4: arpeggiator)

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Looking forward to this

Zitat von blinde_Q

i tried TI2 VC on Win11 and Ableton 11 - VC Plugin Syncs all Banks from the TI2 on every start of the Plugin i did not find a solution.

on my old mac pro (High Sierra) - no problems

Hmm, sounds strange that it should behave that differently on Win11.
Is it the synth that says it is syncing the banks, or is it the plugin?

Zitat von jamesfarrell

Do you guys know if Ableton 11 will work with Windows 10 or 11?

I run 11 on win 10, works great, and so does the Virus plugin

Zitat von Whiteoutti2

Hello, I am number 123 Form Swiss

Well thats not the Desktop version though

Zitat von phishroom

Dropping by my old thread just to say... I finally captured the mythical white beast!

I paid a solid premium over a regular version, but it's been the one synth I've always wanted. Sold my gray TI2 to help cover the cost, so it wasn't so hard. Plan on keeping this forever!

I dont see it, is it because it is white?
Or is the thumbnail all we get?

Zitat von Synthmind

Is a 'Access Virus (TI/TI2) keyboard/desktop version still worth to buy in 2023?' you asked.

I did on August 4, 2023. I'm very happy I did. When I compose arrangements I often use non-organic sounds along with realistic-instruments to provide more flavor. So I'll use the Access Virus TI2 Polar all the time. It sparks creativity in me. I hope that's not blunted by the learning curve. I don't have many synths that actually send the arpeggiation notes out as MIDI. Love that! I can edit and grow these streams in staff where I live much of the time. I'm using Cakewalk and have 32 MIDI Ports with 20 assigned to external components.

This synth cost as much as my computer and it's just about as smart! I'll never sell it.

DJRobertV That's a good question and I enjoyed reading everyone's comments. /;-)

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And there is still verry little that can compare to the Virus, if anything even if it is a digital synth.
I would say that I rely mostly on software synths, but the creativity it sparks tweaking knobs that you wouldnt problably do in a software is amazing and then (at least for me) the synth becomes a "real" instrument,not just a sound engine.
Im still in my learning period, getting to know this little bad boy, but man I enjoy it!

I dig the track Midnight Masses more, feels a bit more restrained and you can clearly hear the one shots that lifts the track. The bass in Quest is a bit to hard for me and kinda battle with the kick. Some probably dig that alot. Still a great job mate!

Zitat von jamesfarrell

What are my options. As far as I know, the Virus plugin is not available as stand alone, is that correct? I did the fight with the Mac a few years back and gave up. I miss the sound, so I'm getting another one.

I'm not familiar with DAW's besides logic, which doesn't run on Windows.

I guess there is the Aura plugin that I think is stand alone, but that doesn't have the sequencer correct?

Am I better off to find some cheap DAW for Windows and use that? I do have a license for Fruityloops that I've never used.

Thanks

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I use windows 10, everything is working pretty ok.
I have not heard that many great things about the Aura plugin though.
Apperantly there is a finish company that have made a plugin, more info in this video:

Zitat von AEGYRE

Spelunking ---> just curious, how does the Virus Control software accompany the synth? Is it on a CD? a DVD? Or is it a downloadable file?

I'm asking because my TI2 Polar arrived yesterday and there was no media accompanying the synth. The QuickStart Manual says: "The Virus TI comes bundled with the Virus Control software..." I can't find any bundles!

Its part of the main download

Virus TI Installer 5.1.7.00

https://www.virus.info/downloads

After it is installed you will get the VSTs and the Virus Control

In order to download the file you need to create an account on the website, and register your unit. Then you get access to the installer i.e (Virus TI Software Suite 5.1.7.00 64-bit.msi)

Zitat von AEGYRE

That is good to know. I don't even run a VST yet, in fact I don't have a DAW yet either. I've been running a pure analog set up only using a computer to record tracks for the last 6 years. I'm probably going to try out Ableton Live since some of my friends use it and can provide local assistance.

I am running Windows 11 on my laptop. I'd heard somewhere that Virus Control did not run under Windows 11 but did run under Windows 10. Do you know anything about that?

Thanks,

Sorry, Im running Wn10 so cant say anything about compability with 11.
I do use Ableton though, and think the VST works pretty good there

Zitat von abraxa

It's interesting you feel compelled to advertise for this thinly-veiled group of piracy enablers on the official forum of the company that created it.

The Virus is very much still for sale ( https://shop.kempermusic.com/de/access ), so if indeed they're spreading their TI emulator around, they're breaking even their own promise of keeping it to themselves as long as Access is selling the TI.

Thanks for being a part of the community that removes any incentive for Access to continue with the synth business.

I love this synth, but claiming you are part of a business that removes incentive is a stretch. Access have not made any effort in trying to fix bugs, or Mac support for quite sometime, so getting an emulator that can work is a great way to keep this synth alive, especially for Mac users.
An emulator will always be just that, It can never replace the HW if thats your thing

Zitat von AEGYRE

My used VI2 Polar just arrived yesterday and I'm blown away by this synth! It still had the plastic protection on the screen and both sets of power cables. I could not find any reference to Virus Control anywhere. Is Virus Control on a CD or DVD? Is it even necessary to load presets, or is there some better software interface?

Thanks for taking the time to read and respond.

I just tried the Virus Control and it was pretty straight forward.
You can administer your patches there after making them in the Synth or the VST
Are you running Windows, if you are then I would say that the Control does not seem that important since you can do alot with the presets in the VST, but if you want to burn your patches to the ROMs then you would need some way to transfer them from the .mid bank to the ROM, and thats where I think the Virus Control comes to play

If your asking the question, your already there mate
I bought a Polar TI-2 the other day, in great condition, plastic still on the display (but not any longer because im keeping this one)
Ive just started to learn it, and man it is so much fun.
Im on Win 10 and Ableton so everything regarding the TI-part is working just fine.
Dammaged by all the software synths ive used I tend to do the sound sculpting through the VST, but im slowly starting to transition towards using the hardware. Still using the TI-software is great as well, automation in ableton works exactly as it should etc.
Using 3 parts over USB seems to work great as well, which is a nice touch since 3 major synts goes a long way in my projects