a FREE Access Virus TI emulation on your computer? - OsTIrus

[@Tonepusher]

Before you guys ask I can't share the Firmware, BUT maybe if you google it you might find some lurking in the depth of the interwebz lol Also my opinion on the Virus might be biased since I hold that synth pretty close to my heart haha Probably one of the best sounding plugin ever made...change my mind! haha

[@apoplexiamusic]

It totally holds up to the modern day staples. That’s how far ahead of the game Kemper always was. His amp profiler is still basically the same tech he released in 2011, just refined.

[@Tonepusher]

@@apoplexiamusic 100% agreed he's a genius tbh. Let's start a petition so he makes another Virus! 🤣

[@apoplexiamusic]

@@Tonepusher or a synth profiler ;) like one that has an FPGA circuit for component modelling of various synth chips. That’s the concept of the Osirus team. They modeled the Motorola DSP chip that the Virus B and Waldorf Q used, so it is an emulation of that, like a console emulator, and the synths being ROMs like games and presets being like save states

[@Emily_M81]

I found it on a message board. Access' site is down and wayback still tries to make you login to get the downloads XD It was a matter of narrowing down the search terms to use >_> tempted to share but I don't want to risk Access trying to get the post deleted...

[@apoplexiamusic]

@@Emily_M81 I found it on a little website starting with arch[…] and ending with org

[@SebastianKomor]

You had me go HAH! at 4:23. That is one of my presets that comes shipped with the Virus. Cheers.

[@Tonepusher]

Haha! tbh I recorded the video first and then when I edited it I was like...wait a minute, that sounds too much like him and then I checked the User Manual and saw Xenomorph Productions hehe IMO your presets were the best on that thing and still are. Love your work 🤘

[@VultureCulture]

Should've known. Do you think your Icon of Coil presets will work with this plugin?

[@shaneturner9336]

F U ACCESS ! You could be making so much money from a software synth version . You already have it but don’t want to give it to us unless we already own an ACCESS VIRUS ?! You want us to buy a virus but that’s the whole point of a software synth is to emulate for a fraction of the price of hardware . Stop being stingy and give I to us . Shit I’d even pay 3 or 4 hundred dollars for it without complaint . Give it to us ! NOW !

[@resofactor]

Hey Seb, small world :P Kewls. Didn't know that. Any Presets I should look out for by name?

[@fizgak]

Just wow, what a blast from the past. Glad to have this, thanks!

[@Tonepusher]

yeah that's a classic :) np man

[@MissionDivide]

Holy balls thank you! I've got it installed and working and it's beautiful.

[@Tonepusher]

hell yeah! no problem man! 🤘

[@genmce]

I had seen the download before and was mildly interested. You pushed me over the top and I went for it. WOW! So glad I did, thanks much!

[@CyberneticHalo]

Holy crap was able to follow the instructions found the firmware works perfectly on my MacBook Pro and Ableton holy smokes thank you so much.

[@Tonepusher]

haha yeah man! have fun 🤘🏻

[@cyborgmetropolis7652]

Hello @CyberneticHalo. I'm working with a Mac too. Can you tell me where the Access plugin installer places the ROM, what's the filename, and where the ROM needs to be moved?

[@mcdjchandler]

I have the Access Virus Indigo TDM version on a Pro Tools MIX system. It uses the DSP on the PCI cards. Sounds amazing.

[@gergelytoth5613]

I had to pay for early access but lets call it supporting our heros! They really are the best synthesizer engineers! They are making 90s 2000s Great again!

[@Feerlyss]

just got mine and it felt like just yesterday when I had my cute little Snow on the desk. Never should have sold it, but this is so damn close, that I am completely happy now.

[@Tonepusher]

haha SAME! I've watched videos where people compare the two and there's no difference at all.

[@Feerlyss]

@@Tonepusher well the waveforms slightly differ on a scope but in a blind test it's impossible to know which is which. Now I'm going to make a Virus sample pack.

[@Feerlyss]

@@Tonepusher BTW I have some of your sample packs, you're a 🐐 brother. Thanks.

[@keykiyox]

Just dug up my real TI Snow and connected and found it very good. Then I found this. Very happy.

[@voidcollectivephl]

Anyone know how to get audio from patches 2-16 in multi mode? *edit* figured it out, I was trying to do this with midi from my Hydrasynth into Ableton. Ableton automatically changed my edited midi channels to channel 1...gotta have separate midi tracks for each voice. "Midi to" dropdown, route each one to a single instance of Osirus/Ostirus. In the "track in" dropdown assign each to a different number and you're in business. Hope this helps someone!

[@apoplexiamusic]

I primarily make drum & bass and i love the Osirus plugin it has that unique top end of the the Virus B/Classic i used to have

[@eren3390]

can you share the firmware file? i need virus emulation so bad lol

[@ebsynth]

Thank you very much Sir!. This plugin works great on my MacBook Pro running in both Logic and Cubase.

[@Tonepusher]

haha yeah that thing is amazing!

[@analogholic3651]

Hi, I own a Snow and have Virus Control installed on my Mac. Where do I find the firmware?

[@ancientvisionlive]

missing firmware here. firmware error when i start ... anyone can help me?

[@tektonix6718]

I have the virus ti snow aswell but what do i do to get ostirus working and the firmware?

[@io7366]

hello, when I click on "Load preset" and add a file from the Virus banks folder. for example *.MID or *.SYX files writes this:The selected file contains more than one patch. Please add this file as a data source in the Patch Manager instead. Go to the Patch Manager, right click the 'Data Sources' node and select 'Add File...' to import it. where to enter? what to click on? Thanks!

[@Abruzzo333]

I have a hardware Virus Indigo and comparing the a handful of the factory presets to the same on the VST version, it's dead on accurate....so I'm assuming it's the same on their other emulations. The Waldorf XT and Q versions sound amazing too.

[@Tonepusher]

yeah lol it's exactly the same haha

[@cthulholmhastur5317]

⚡👍 OMG I love these sounds! Thx for this, bruv.

[@Tonepusher]

haha yeah np 🤘

[@cthulholmhastur5317]

@@Tonepusher 🤓Good man. ;)

[@KALTEFABRIK-]

I think I'm on the right channel! Thank you very much for your great information! I follow you!

[@Tonepusher]

hey thanks for the support :) 🤘🏻

[@svenhenkes5732]

Which Song is it at 07:28 ? 😮my Head go Crazy…. I cant figure it out 😂

[@gusnper]

Hahaha, me too! It's Life Is Good by Future ft. Drake

[@svenhenkes5732]

@@gusnperThank you soooooo much 🙏 you made my Day🎉

[@AcyMood]

Virus TI is discontinued and no shops selling it left. Access music is kind of closed, isn't it? Anyway I have a little "snow" version, so I managed to get a firmware from it and VSTize it because native VSTi has a buggy interface not working with screen scale factor in my Cubase

[@Tonepusher]

Yeah Kemper is the only thing that's left from Access Music, I think? I mean selling high priced synths in the early 2000/10"s probably wasn't the most profitable business haha The market has changed and I think they could come back pretty strong. The Snow is a GREAT synth tbh. I regret selling mine big time.

[@AcyMood]

@@Tonepusher I think Kemper have to get strong to stand in guitar fx market fight with NeuralDSP. AXE and Boss are almost losing it. However, Virus still rocks! I still use it in live gigs, one of the best for dark electro music. I hope Access will raise again :)

[@Tonepusher]

Yeah that thing is a Dark electro classic haha I'm curious what's the name of your project? :)

[@AcyMood]

@@Tonepusher Just gathered with some guys a couple of months ago and making Hocico-ish music. So, we are not famous :) However, I dig EBM and other similar genres since 2005, but only as a hobby.

[@Tonepusher]

@@AcyMood nice man! I love Hocico especially the ''old'' stuff until Wrack and Ruins ... and of course Signos De Aberracion, what a GREAT album hehe

[@khajub]

I love you mentioned Hocico :)

[@Tonepusher]

haha yeah I love early Hocico! To me their Virus Ti live setup is iconic hehe 🤘🏻

[@adamellistutorials]

how can I get those patches you used bro? Can i search them?

[@YaronRiffs]

that sound you're talking about (1:09) is from the Prodigy song - breath, right??

[@Neroese1]

It's actually from a Combichrist song

[@79gregg]

thank you thank you for sharing . took a bit to get going but it was worth it

[@sandrissavickis6237]

Tried it since I had TI back in a days and find the firmware on my backup hdd.. Don't know...sounds like the virus, but it has THAT sound which is so recognisable....

[@kiillabytez]

Here's a cool trick: If you have the original ROM for the Virus B or C drop them into your OSTIrus folder and then import the SYX or MID banks into your Presets folder, and now you'll have the best of all 3-worlds inside one plugin and switch the presets on the fly in the browser! How cool is that?

[@Tonepusher]

that is VERY cool haha this plugin SHOULD be released by Access seriously...They lose SO much money. (or make more by selling guitar amps lolll)

[@kiillabytez]

@@Tonepusher I hope in future updates, it allows the use of other ROMs. I tried dropping both FM7 ROMS into the folder but it wouldn't display any of the cartridge files in the preset folder. I'm just stoked about the opportunities this technology provides and can't wait for other legendary synths to get the same treatment.

[@Mark-ec3lp]

Am I correct in thinking that you need to own an actual hardware Virus for this to work? I tried without and no chance, entered a seriel number from a unit and registered, followed all download instructions to the letter and no joy. I don't own the hardware but thought this works without?

[@Tonepusher]

You just need the Firmware and it'll work! So if you have the hardware you should have the firmware in your folders

[@Mark-ec3lp]

@@Tonepusher I don't have the hardware, but did download the ROM File from the Access website. I have loaded it into VST Folder routed to Ableton, it can see the synth, even shows the interface, but no sounds ans keeps prompting me to put .bin file in folder, which I have down in each folder and next to all files. still doesn't like it. Hmmm, maybe I can throw my laptop out of the window now ;0)

[@Mark-ec3lp]

@@Tonepusher I meant to add a thank you for replying :D

[@SYNDRONE]

Sounds sick! Love how the snappy envelopes and the filter bites into the oscillators. And as expected, the pads are just gorgeous! Have you tried Viper (Virus VST emulation)? I'm always on the look out for a Virus but I've become a bit of an analog snob so I think I'll stick to Viper and Nexus because they cost me a shitton of money as well 😂

[@Tonepusher]

Haha yeah well lately I do tend to use analog stuff when it comes to hardware synths. I didn't try the Viper yet, I mean everybody is telling me to try it so maybe I should haha Seriously there's nothing like the sound of the real Virus. That ''woody'' texture of the bass sounds is so satisfying haha Idk, might be the nostalgia in me that's talking too lol😂

[@SYNDRONE]

@@Tonepusher Well, you have an actual Virus in software now, so maybe there's no point in trying the Viper but for those who don't have access to the original firmware, Viper is probably a good contender when it comes to getting a Virus type of character. I agree though, nothing beats the original stuff!

[@Tonepusher]

@@SYNDRONE True! could be interesting too to compare the Viper to the OsTIrus hehe Is the Viper an ''''''official'''''' Virus clone?

[@SYNDRONE]

@@Tonepusher As far as I know it is and it can even load official Virus banks from the hardware machine. Though it has nothing to do with Access, so it's an independent dude or team of devs who developed the software VST.

[@Tonepusher]

oh cool! Well like you said now that I have the real thing 🤷🏻‍♂️ haha

[@EBMZEQUENZER]

Just picked up : dark electro : Electro body and 90's Industrial Nice : good stuff my brother Cheers 🥂

[@Tonepusher]

hey thanks a lot man! 🤘

[@EBMZEQUENZER]

@@Tonepusher 🍻🍻

[@tommyfeinstoff]

Where do you find the ROM?

[@jasoncharleshale]

Check audioz

[@mischform_ch]

Would you please tell me what sound presets have used in this video?

[@Tonepusher]

You can see the name of the presets on the interface. Bottom left!

[@mischform_ch]

@@Tonepusher got it! Strange thing is that I get different sounds with these presets than you...but more or less the synth is working on my Mac with Logic :)

[@PATISHAH]

Do you play your own midi patterns or? I dont have arpeggiated sound on nitzer preset, for example...

[@Tonepusher]

Yeah it's a cubase project I made hehe

[@neveser]

This is very cool. I bought a VirusTI2 in 2018. Too bad this wasn't out back then but it's not like I regret buying the beast! :D I may have to play with this though...

[@Tonepusher]

Yeah It's funny that I hear about this thing the week I'm shopping for a Ti Snow lol But you know what it's such an iconic synth that I feel like even if there's a VST that sounds exactly like it, it's a nice piece to have in a collection. And by the way prices are going down big time right now because of OsTIrus...I feel like people will regret selling these one day.

[@MonoSapiensMusic]

hello can you tell me where this preset is from NITZER bsxm... I love it

[@originunknown3209]

Emotional!!!! No other word for it!!! Without a doubt, the finest synths ever to exist!!!! Be great if they made this properly available!!!!!!!! 😌😌😌😌😌😌😌

[@Tonepusher]

agreed 100% haha it's SO sad that they stopped....

[@chadduncan9716]

I have been looking at purchasing a TI Snow. Wish I had the firmware to snag this

[@Tonepusher]

I'll probably buy back my snow anyways. It's a great piece of history to have in a collection eventho theres a VST that sounds exactlt the same hehe

[@chadduncan9716]

@@Tonepusher it’s tempting. Found a couple of used ones at a really decent price.

[@Tonepusher]

yeah I think prices are going down since that VST came out. I see a LOT of Virus TI for sale and before that there wasn't a single one.

[@chadduncan9716]

@@Tonepusher still recommend the TI snow?

[@Tonepusher]

@@chadduncan9716 100%, idk what type of music you're making but it can do it all tbh. And in 20 years of making music I've never heard something similar to a Virus.

[@Distortic]

As someone who has a TI destop, its been my centerpiece for over a decade. I love that when kemper dropped the ball the mod community has essentially pirated it. Its kinda a gray area sure, but it was abandoned by its creator.

[@Tonepusher]

It's sad that they just abandoned the Virus. But I guess that the rise of plugins was hard on Digital synths companies. He knew that eventually someone could copy that sound. Anyways, I feel like if they reboot the company and sell softwares it would sell like hot cakes hehe

[@SrNutritivo]

@@Tonepusher Not sure, it's kinda a golden era for hardware synths IMHO. Access case is that they failed to offer something new. They iterate over the same product (they made it better for sure!), but it's hard to sell the same concept over and over again from a marketing perspective. Was just easier for them just to move to something else more safe.

[@adrianhendy]

Also the same team do a Waldorf Micro Q emulation, Waldorf have the firmware available for free download so you can have a plugin supported for free.... and it sounds better than the Virus in my opinion

[@Tonepusher]

Yeah I've seen that. The Q is also a HUGE classic in my book. I'll check that out.

[@RafalFrackiewicz]

this is not an access virus emulation, this is an emulation of dsp 56300 chip.note that it sounds identical to hardware virus

[@Tonepusher]

Well it's the chip that was used in the Virus isn't it? Therefore it's a Virus emulation? haha

[@georginikolov1141]

​@@Tonepusherno is not emulation is the dsp ported

[@scottnelle]

Access could probably make a small fortune if they decided to sell the firmware, if they're not planning to produce hardware synths again. Yeah, I know you can get the ROM in "less legal" ways, but I'd rather throw them some money for it. Maybe they'll partner with the OsTIrus team. Maybe that's wishful thinking. 😄

[@Tonepusher]

Yeah they TOTALLY should do that. It's very sad that they don't make synths anymore. Loved my Snow. At the time it was so innovative, being able to use it as a ''plugin'' with the usb cable was a game changer tbh. If they partner with them I'm the first in line to buy it hehe

[@apoplexiamusic]

Unfortunately it seems like Christoph Kemper is too busy making tons of money with the Kemper to care about Access anymore :(

[@Tonepusher]

Yeah I don't have any numbers to back that up but my feeling is that the guitar market is MUCH bigger haha And Kemper is well established by now.

[@scottnelle]

@@Tonepusher Maybe they'd like to hire someone to figure out how to get revenue from the gold mine they're sitting on without investing much money. I could use a side gig! 🙂

[@Tonepusher]

@@scottnelle haha! dream job

[@TheBristolVibe]

Is this compatible with m series macs?

[@Mr2it3881]

Think its worth getting the Virus A for 500 bucks?

[@Tonepusher]

Not if you have OsTIrus. If you don't have it I suggest strongly the Snow instead since it's very easy to use with a computer. A bit more expensive though. But any Virus is good Imo haha

[@Mr2it3881]

@@Tonepusher Found a Virus A for 500 USD on Reverb.. Was debating lol

[@ZipSnipe]

The best way to use this with a daw due to its power hungry nature is to make whatever bassline, melody, etc and then sample it and then delete the vst from your project(not your computer). Its an awesome synth but super powerhungry, very heavy on the CPU

[@mattkomlofske8912]

I haven't had that experience at all. In both Bitwig Studio and Ableton I've had multiple instances open and it barely touched my CPU. Maybe you're having some kind of hardware/software conflict.

[@MrSmithUK]

Ostirus has just replaced several of my favourite plugins. Its phenomenal !

[@Tonepusher]

I know right? it's sounds insane haha just like the real thing

[@montazownianr1]

Is it better than Adam Szabo's Viper?

[@Tonepusher]

Tbh I never tried Viper, but the thing is that OsTIrus sounds exactly like the original Virus so I'd say that yeah it's better...if you want that sound.

[@BeridotSegas]

@@Tonepusher it doesnt sound exactly like it.. ir IS it.. the emulation isnt of the virus its of the chip that runs the virus firmware.. visa vi, it is the VIRUS.

[@AdamElteto]

Viper is really great AND fully legal, and it uses wavetables from Virus with permission. Definitely not the same as a Virus but an excellent synth no matter what.

[@djgnu]

It is the Hocico prime sound.

[@Tonepusher]

early Hocico is SO good haha

[@djgnu]

@@Tonepusher Man, Forgotten tears, especially Scars is still the shieeeeet :)

[@Tonepusher]

@@djgnu haha yeah Wrack And Ruins is my jam 🕺

[@fallenleaf24]

DUDE you nailed the Goa vibe with the Nitzer.. I have been trying for so long to get that same sound & here you are doing it.. what notes you using? & what have you done to it to get it sounding that good? I have been playing this all day.. & Im not even close! Bloody magic.

[@Tonepusher]

Haha thanks man! well the short answer would be, I've been doing this for 20 years every day. 🤯 But my advice would be...when you sound design, it's the small details that makes a big difference at the end. Also what I notice is that people tend to open up the cutoff too much or put too much distortion etc... Multiple small details that adds up and make a big difference. For the notes, well tbh, I do it by ears haha I guess you should load up the track into your DAW and replicate the notes!

[@fallenleaf24]

@@Tonepusher i started making tracks back in 99. I had a break in 2015 till now. Been getting back into the flow. I will keep playing as even if you never get what you are maiming for you have fun along the way

[@Tonepusher]

@@fallenleaf24 Exactly man, to have fun is the goal number one hehe It's a long journey. I make about 20 shitty tracks for one good lol We all have different ways of working. But even when I make shitty tracks, I learn something for the next one!

[@fallenleaf24]

@@Tonepusher 100% thats the way it goes. I have no idea what else you did to the patch.. but I have narrowed the nots to a F xD & then there is the matter of the distortion.. sounds like a fold back.. but either way what I have is not even close xD

[@Maradnus]

LOL I have similar issue trying to recreate the old Goa sound. it seems like the Goa sound is a closely guarded secret. you have to join the clan to get the secret knowledge of the Goa sound. no one ever shares the secrets of that old sound! I stoped asking & I grew up there, I hung out with with all the big names & not once did the secret sauce get leaked. The best advice I have is to keep trying & stop asking as you wont get any help from people. So unless you stumble upon the way you are screwed. I have been asking since 96 & all you get is the same.. anyway im salty because the Goa sound is very unique & I do wish it was more popular but given how hard it is to learn from those that know I can see the genre dining off.. & we will be left with nothing more than forest FM -.- I never used the distortion thing out. but yo know thats life, I have managed to get some of the 303 stuff but never managed to nail the sound message me dude I will share what I have with ya if you need. Peace

[@Orschd]

Wow! Thanks Dude!

[@Tonepusher]

hey np man! 🤘

[@pierresteytler9370]

As great as these emulations are, I don't think I can ever bring myself to sell my Virus C Redback. I just love it too much and we've spent nearly 20 years together.

[@Tonepusher]

agreed 100% hehe Don't ever sell it. Even though they sound the same. The real virus as much more value anyways.

[@pierresteytler9370]

@@Tonepusher indeed. If the second hand prices are anything to go by, I can sell it for twice what I paid for it.

[@Schizomaniac]

Отлично! Спасибо за инфу Oh thanks)

[@Tonepusher]

no problem man :) 🤘

[@PascalM-ld9xn]

My PC is too old impossible to play it 😢 soon i have to buy Core i7 13TH, can't wait 🎹🔥

[@Tonepusher]

yeah I opened like 8-10 of them and my cpu was fine. I have a good computer but nothing crazy. It's actually well designed tbh.

[@maximkazakov6662]

It sounds just fantastic, awesome video man! Will any MIDI files from the examples be available somewhere like Patreon? :)

[@Tonepusher]

Haha thanks man, well I didn't think about that. But I could totally share it, I don't mind! :) I'll wrap that up probably this week end and share it next week. 🤘

[@maximkazakov6662]

​@@Tonepusher thanks man, that would be great and actually really helpful for the ones who are not that good with music theory so they can analyze how certain melody patterns are made looking at these files :D

[@Tonepusher]

@@maximkazakov6662 true! hehe Could be a cool video too I think...🤔haha

[@SrNutritivo]

These days software got it right, there's no doubt. But hardware stills sounds different, better, in a sense for me. It's not because the dsp or the DAC converters (as some snobs will say). The relationship with the instrument is different. The UI design, te quirks, the knobs, make it a very different experience. I have an old Nord Lead 2. Has a super old VA engine, one of the first. I think there's an emulation comming (same as virus dsp). Still, the ancient Synth 1 plug is modeler after, even the old Reason's substractor it's pretty similar (designer by the same engineer). But the ease of use, almost one knob per parameter, the morphing, have the 4 parts at your fingertips, the amazing wooden pitch (the best pitch stick ever, can do actual vibratos amazingly)... Always I fire up the thing some crazy performance and sounds comes naturally... never got the same from a plug in. But I'm super biased in a way. I work all day long as a sound designer, and keep in front of the computer to do stuff . Will keep these on my computer for sure. Super convenient have them in the DAW.

[@Tonepusher]

I agree 1000% man, it's a VERY different feeling and workflow. I like both tbh. Couldn't choose haha

[@resofactor]

Megathanks for including 'Hocico' at the 07:00 mark!

[@Tonepusher]

haha no problem man :) 🤘

[@TheMosk207]

best channel . thanks !!!!!

[@Tonepusher]

hey! no problem haha 😊

[@TheMosk207]

@@Tonepusher no works in mojave dude..... cry.......

[@Tonepusher]

aww damn... buy a PC! haha 😂

[@TheMosk207]

@@Tonepusher hhahahahaha

[@n050up4u]

Good thing I physically have mine right next to me.. Was just thinking about this when I saw the Virus website was taken down and left with a "security banner."

[@Tonepusher]

Seriously? I didn't see that, here the website is still up and running 🤔

[@n050up4u]

@@Tonepusher It was temporary apparently.. I thought the end was nigh. I seriously thought Kemper had just tossed in the towel. I hope they make a successor someday, but for me, I bought mine a few years ago, so it's still under warranty but I kept wondering with the lack of Mac M SoC support and all that.. would it eventually be gone gone? This plugin is going to ensure the virus exists for as long as possible. In other news.. I think the forums were killed off. The URLs to the forum all send you back to the Virus site.

[@daliborpfundtner-vo2ir]

WOW cool

[@drunkard103]

well now i know how to get the riff from my fave combi song xD

[@Tonepusher]

hahaha exactly

[@BiemexBmXBG]

Ok, so it is as free as any cracked vst since you need the firmware (which is not free)

[@user-kx5fs9jy1g]

Am I being dumb...where do you init a patch? lmao

[@Tonepusher]

If you go in the ''Browser'' section you should find INIT patches there.

[@AcidicA6]

Find out what knobs do! Song gets heavier!,

[@cryogeneric]

Oh man!!! I know what I'm doing tonight...

[@Tonepusher]

haha hell yeah 🤘Just going around the presets is fun af lol

[@xFashii0n_playb0ii]

7:18

[@jimmythebold589]

this synth has lots of presets. lol. almost 10, 000, hah. gonna nerd out and figure out how to install it

[@Tonepusher]

haha have fun with it! 🤘

[@eriksorensen9963]

where do i get the presets?

[@faober3594]

im happy I got rid of my TI , but im happy I can now get this.

[@Tonepusher]

haha yeah sonically there's no difference at all! Don't you miss the hardware though? haha

[@faober3594]

@@Tonepusher not at all...was a love hate. Was my first hardware synth in 2007 and was a gift. Thats was the reason why was hard to sell but if was not the sentimental value that thing did not aged well and the lack of support by the brand that initially was the main selling point really pissed me off. also it had psu issues so yeahhh...I think it's a matter of time until we see it selling below 500. Was cool synth in 2007 the same way MC303 was a nice drum machine in the 90s 🤣

[@emilerodriguez2376]

Fire

[@Tonepusher]

🔥🔥🔥

[@ilyeshmusic]

Since they discontinued it and they went guitar sim route...maybe they should go virus....complete computer integration-->virus CI

[@Tonepusher]

Maybe it's my nostalgia that is talking but I'd prefer an Hybrid synth like the evolution of the Snow maybe. But I 100% agree, they should at least release it as a software.

[@ilyeshmusic]

@@Tonepusher yeah...me also...but then they left me without software for TI on mac os x....low....

[@WVLFRVN]

Now find me a hardware version of ReFx Vengeance and were COOKING

[@Tonepusher]

lolll Vengeance is such a classic!! haha "The beast" preset 👌🏻😂

[@WVLFRVN]

@@Tonepusher it's allll over my old Cedigest stuff. There was a couple of preset packs released for it too, those sounds defined my teens!

[@Tonepusher]

Cool! I remember CeDigest, it was pretty heavy hehe 🤘

[@eliaszerano3510]

vanguard not Vengeance

[@Tonepusher]

@@eliaszerano3510 wow you're so right lol it's been so long since I used that VST that I forgot the name lol

[@XinnXsya]

Sounds rad, that's unfortunate about the whole firmware thing

[@Tonepusher]

Yeah I know :(

[@jeffbridges6110]

ok. this sucks. no presets? where are they at?

[@georginikolov1141]

You have to download them

[@bradylasserre9320]

Not a big fan of the filter. Effects are top notch though.

[@Tonepusher]

Yeah you're right I think it's the FXs and the waveforms that makes this synth unique.

[@jim6186]

Access could have just updated the plugin for m1 silicon instead they cheaped out and somone came alone and totally reverse engineered the shark processors and then built a taylor made gui on top of a virus ti code emulator. The usual suspects developers did more in 4 years than access did in a decade if not longer... Its kind of karma if you ask me.

[@Tonepusher]

That's a very interesting point of view. I don't know sh** about coding. Didn't know that! thanks for sharing

[@jim6186]

@@Tonepusher I don't know much about coding either but what these developers are doing is taking synyhs that use the Motorola sharc processors and basically reverse engineering the code to be read on x86 and arm64 processes which are basically just modern day personal computer architectures. Since any digital hardware architecture can usually be understood as a computational framework, anyone who has the time and resources can build the same virtual framework inside a computer with the caveat that the developer should need to understand how both work which is easier said than done. Considering Christophe Kemper developed the virus TI to communicate front to back with computers, I have to assume these developers chose the Motorola chip because of already demonstrated real world communication and integration with x86 (common windows PC) architectures. Christoph Kempwr the maker of the virus stopped updating the software for the ti and so anyone who owned one and used it on a Mac stopped being able to run it on new Mac's forcing people to look for things like this. The silver lining for Kemper and access music is this will likely force them to release a new virus model out of fear that this is going to tank any old virus revenue... Interesting indeed.

[@le-berry]

PROMOTING FREE OR PROMOTING PIRACY ???? It certainly is not free to own a Ti and to correct you in the description you wrote VIRUS TI emulation which it is not..... They emultated the DSP chips from Motorola and the ORIGINAL firmware is not emulated but simply runs on the emulated chips......

[@Tonepusher]

lol It is free. Free like you click and it's loading... After that I'm not responsible of what you're doing with it.

[@TooSlowTube]

There's more to it than just emulating one chip. They made a whole UI around that emulated chip - a different one for each in the series - and a synth is never just one chip.

[@nonenone9493]

@7:00 😂

[@FVDaudio]

😎😎✨✨🎶🎶

[@michaeliovani4487]

Ok so this is basically like an emulator for, say Super Nintendo. Your firmware is the game rom. Seems simple enough.

[@Tonepusher]

exactly!

[@antoniocalimero1173]

Old Roland V-Synt of System 8 are better. Forget your buggy Virus😊

[@Tonepusher]

Well for that video I had a Cubase project with about 12 of them open. CPU was fine and no bug at all 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@adownbeatexegete1549]

I thought this was about a computer virus.

[@Tonepusher]

Haha 😂 now you can make music instead, how cool is that? 😂

[@jimmythebold589]

it is, kinda. computers weren't invented for music. music, itself, is the virus, and a beneficent one.

[@Tonepusher]

That would make great lyrics hehe

[@adrianhendy]

I must be one of those rare people who think the Virus is overrated....

[@Tonepusher]

Did you take your annual ears checkup?! haha I'm joking :P Yeah well I guess there IS people that don't like the sound of it.

[@kenn_foxx5563]

I guess it's what you like yourself in terms of genre/sounds. Like mentioned it's that 2000's - 2010's Industrial and EBM synth. I never liked that new Industrial harsh square wave/saw tooth sound and more like a late 80's/early 90's EBM sounds guy so it's not really in my ball park either. it seems to have some nice lush pads though which peaks my interest in it a bit more. Makes me wonder about the softer sounds/plucks/leads it can be capable of 🤔

[@Tonepusher]

​@@kenn_foxx5563 Well I think it was associated with that sound because of the era it came out, and the factory presets. Tbh, that thing can make any type of sound. I'm also a huge 80s-90s industrial fan.

[@fizgak]

There are just so many other VSTs that sound pretty much like it now. :)

[@E-1K]

Almost pointless. Making something where you need to have other software. Kind of hate these people.

[@Tonepusher]

Well, they made it knowing that the Firmware is going around online...hehe And it's free too, why all the hate? haha And my guess is that they'll partner with Kemper/Access at some point too.

[@syntheticsolace]

its very easy to get the firmware for free

[@tysbc]

You're too lazy to find it online I guess, I found it within 10 seconds googling... It's free, and you still hate... Hater

[@RealityShiftUK]

Do you need the access virus for this or can you just download it for free ? 😊

[@Tonepusher]

@@RealityShiftUK you can download it for free but you need the original Firmware.

[@DonQuiSjot]

I see it's a little heavy on your cpu also :)

[@Tonepusher]

yes and no, for the video I opened around 10 of them and it was perfectly fine also 2-3 would be more than enough for a song