Always a pleasure to watch your videos. Thanks!🙏 The life cycle of the Virus range is amazing. When I got my first one in 1997 I would never have expected this.

@willswitchcraft

Жыл бұрын

awesome to hear from you

Great presentation for great stuff ! Thank you , Will!

@willswitchcraft

Жыл бұрын

thank you

such a powerful piece of gear - in such capable hands. A really valuable video full of insights (& a lot of mind blowing sounds)

@willswitchcraft

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

Great product and playing! Merry Xmas...

@willswitchcraft

6 ай бұрын

Hey, thanks for taking the time to comment

Thank you Will, excellent knowledge share, clearly communicated as always. 🙂

@willswitchcraft

3 ай бұрын

thanks for watching, and taking the time to comment

I appreciate all the time you take to explain the topic of your videos. I love analog gear, but the nostalgia for analog overshadows discussions on what hardware we actually need.

@willswitchcraft

Жыл бұрын

I hear you. thanks for the comment......not sure if you've watched this one yet: kzread.info/dash/bejne/d4tqrJKwf7K0cZs.html

@juliansmith4153

10 ай бұрын

​​@@willswitchcraft​ Sorry for the late reply. Your videos stuck with me for what to do when making music. I love house music, and TR-909 analog clones will go for 2k. I was super close to biting the bullet, but I thought about how I've never read or heard a single person say 'I would love this track if the drums were accurate to the 909'. I bought a TR-8 with emulation of the 606, 707, 808, and 909 for 300 dollars flat and it's a much more useful machine. We obsess over how slightly different all this expensive gear sounds when all that matters is if the song is good. Thanks for helping me realize that

@willswitchcraft

10 ай бұрын

thanks..............yeah, all that gear our there........so exciting & seductive, yet ultimately, unnecessary..............

Many thanks and respect for sharing this tutorial.

@willswitchcraft

Жыл бұрын

thanks so much for watching and commenting

I don't think I've ever said this, but bless the youtube algorithm for delivering me to your channel. Will, thank you for the awesome video. I can't wait to see what else is around the corner! 😄

@willswitchcraft

Жыл бұрын

Hey MJ.....so happy to read your comment. I actually have very little traffic for my videos, probably because I'm not on any other Social Media, so I'm really grateful when people see my vids, and of course appreciate them. Very kind of you to take the time to watch, and especially to comment.......

@jandijkgraaff

Жыл бұрын

@@willswitchcraft I don't understand why you have so little traffic on your channel..imho opinion you're better and more versatile than most of the well known channels out there. Must be Social Media then .

@willswitchcraft

Жыл бұрын

I don't understand what it takes to drive traffic.......C'est La Vie...............thanks for the comment - I guess Quality of views, is better than Quantity in this case

Hey Will I love your reviews. The Snow is amazing. The Polar always looked good to me. Ahhh man it all makes me miss my TI keyboard. Beautiful second half too with the Snow’s delightful sound.

@willswitchcraft

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jon.......yeah, I've always had serious G.A.S. for the Polar............maybe one day I'll be able to justify it....until then, this little Snow will have to suffice (of course, sonically, they're basically identical, but that big white beast is seriously glorious to behold.......)

Great to see. The recommended editor is a real gem. Works well with my Virus KB & Darkstar 👍. Currently I'm somehow addicted by the Waldorf Iridium Keyboard. But most the sounds I like for the Iridium can be created (with some time&effort) for the KB and/or for the Darkstar too. And to be honest, sound creation is fun 😉.

@willswitchcraft

Жыл бұрын

I've had serious G.A.S. for the Iridium since it first came out.....very exciting............thanks for watching................

@GuitarsAndSynths

6 ай бұрын

Same here would consider the desktop Waldorf Quantum or Waldorf M to use with my Virus@@willswitchcraft

Thanks for your great videos! Just a small note, the other models have three pairs of outputs (also usable as 6 individual outs), not two.

@willswitchcraft

11 ай бұрын

Of course. ....thanks for the correction.............You'd think I would have remembered, being that my last Virus was a Ti, and I discuss quite a few of the features in this video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/a6OA2MqygK7Ph5M.html

Thanks for the vid. Hmm..thinking about getting that white on blue display as well. Can't live without my TI Polar. 🎉🎉🎉

@willswitchcraft

9 ай бұрын

Yeah, I really like the display mod (did one on my other Virus as well - a real improvement)

Cool. Presumably you can also map the knobs and faders of your MIDI keyboard to control the other parameters as well... So you could actually end up almost having a Virus TI Polar for like half the price!

@willswitchcraft

Жыл бұрын

Yes, although I have done that, I'm sure it's pretty easy to do that, so you could 'potentially' have loads of 'real time, hands on control', at a far more reasonable price......thanks for watching

@meilstone

11 ай бұрын

Definitely, although the feel of the knobs on the Virus is hard to beat...

Hi Will..thx for introducing me to the snow..it's indeed some 1000,- cheaper than the Virus desktop and as you show is capable of the same sounds..only less. But..always but..I got myself a new desktop a while ago for the full price and I'm still exploring the thing..apart from that I also bought an Iridium keyboard..a Summit and a Behringer Deepmind witch is around the same price as the Snow. So I'm quite busy with the presets alone..so far the Iridium and the Summit tops my list. Then ofcourse the Virus and the Deepmind for which I bought Arturia Beatstep pro to play them all together.. Anyway..thx for the vid and keep up the good work..and have a fine day.

@willswitchcraft

Жыл бұрын

sounds like you're set with some awesome gear.............

@willswitchcraft

Жыл бұрын

check it out: kzread.info/dash/bejne/do6jrqiodrieZrg.html

I love my Virus TI2 Polar keyboard such an amazing box! Looking for a desktop one at good price. I dream of a collaboration between Chris Kemper and Elektron to develop the next Virus synthesizer with an awesome Elektron sequencer and user interface! That would be a dream come true especially if it also have CV controls to interact with modular gear.

@willswitchcraft

6 ай бұрын

Yeah, that would be killer!

The virus HC plugin works flawlessly in Windows 10 and on my Mac with my TI2 desktop. In many ways it's even superior to what access music put out in the stock VST that no longer works on the Mac. The virus HC plug in from Aura allows MIDI mapping of literally almost every parameter the virus TI2 has. On each of the 16 midi channels individually. That feature, used with an external MIDI controller (I use the push 2 and a few novation launchpads) transforms the virus into an amazing live performance instrument. Especially for ambient. Being able to have every single parameter on 16 different MIDI channels available at your fingertips through MIDI is really great.

@willswitchcraft

Жыл бұрын

thanks for your comment. Agreed. I have a Launchpad as well, however, for my 'Ambient' sessions, I just restrict myself to one MIDI channel (and sound) at a time. I've had great a connection at Jani (@ Mystery Islands Music)...........that product has been a real life saver for many of us on the Virus vibe,....and I sent him a link to the video

@willswitchcraft

Жыл бұрын

check it out: kzread.info/dash/bejne/do6jrqiodrieZrg.html

love the WTF ? patch at 18:00 😂

@willswitchcraft

Жыл бұрын

yeah, that one is twisted.................I love the way it moves and shifts, (thus the name I picked)

I love your videos! I have both the Ti2 Desktop and the Snow. I'm putting together a rig for live performances and I like the Snow's smaller footprint. One question. Do you think it is reasonable to expect the Snow to be able to play all four channels simultaneously? I'm curious because I ran into issues with the Ti2 desktop after sequencing about six channels at the same time.

@willswitchcraft

8 ай бұрын

glad you enjoy the videos.......I never use my Snow for multiple MIDI channels, so I'm not going to be able to answer that.....I suggest checking the Virus Users Forum for info................

Great demo as always mate, how would you say that a Virus C compares to the Snow?

@willswitchcraft

10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the vid.......I haven't had any 'hands on' with a C, so I can't really comment on that......

Hi! Forgive me for asking this but I only got the TI Virus Snow for 3 days. So far loving it but I can’t seem to find in the machine where to set the global master tempo. It’s not in the Config menu. In the Common Menu I can set the tempo of the individual patch. I’m looking for the global one so I don’t have to change and set every time I switch arp patches. Tap tempo doesn’t help either. Appreciate your help…thank you!

@willswitchcraft

Жыл бұрын

congrats on your Snow..................from my previous experience on the Snow and Ti Desktop V1, I've always seen the tempo as a 'programmed per patch' parameter. I suspect that, if there is a simple way to over ride that, it would be in the Global parameter section, but as I haven't looked for it, I'd suggest that you check on the Virus Users Forum - I expect that someone there will be of assistance................

ngl I though when I bought Virus Snow I was gonna miss the luxury of having all of those knobs for tweaking sound design, but it turns out to be I wasnt really that much missing, the way you access those parameters was pretty much straight forward, so after all it was good enough for budget artist out there to have a virus

@willswitchcraft

6 ай бұрын

glad you're enjoying the Virus Snow...................

Hey Hey, Hoping you can help me on pullling the trigger - love the Virus sound and particulary want to make use of the Trance arps for ambient and synthwave music, but wanted to know how easy it was to program the ARP vs the desktop version? Also, how much tweakability do you feel you've lost when performing live ie. parameter changing during recording. I have a Rev 2 desktop and its great for bread and butter sounds, but despite all the buttons I don't tweak much when recording or performing - so just want to make sure i don't regret getting a Snow

@willswitchcraft

4 ай бұрын

The Snow is a great alternative on a budget, or with limited space, but it's quite limited for live 'Tweaking'. You can assign any parameter you want to the 3 'Soft Knobs', but that may not be enough for what you need live......the arpeggiator has to be programmed from software, so that might be a hurdle for you....

@kryptoknight6844

4 ай бұрын

Opph arp programming via software is a killer, especially when it doesn't work with the new macs. Might opt for the polar in that case@@willswitchcraft thanks dude, appreciated

@willswitchcraft

4 ай бұрын

yeah, the lack of software support is a shit show

Great video! How did you connect the Novation and Virus through USB or midi?

@willswitchcraft

Жыл бұрын

the Launchpad X doesn't have MIDI Din, so I have to use a little Kenton box, to get 5 pin into the Virus

@nickkositsyn4597

Жыл бұрын

@@willswitchcraft Thank you. I meant the connection between Novation SL MK II, and its majesty Virus=) I own the 61 version, and thinking about buying the Snow version of Virus. Thank you for your videos!

@willswitchcraft

Жыл бұрын

Sorry, when I commented, I hadn't realized which video this related to........I just use MIDI (5 pin din) between the two. The Novation is really a limited old piece of gear (picked it up almost free online), specially because the Auto Map software is too old to work with the newer OS........When I use it will my really old laptop (which I keep around for using the Virus Control software), using Logic, it still has quite a bit of functionality........Love the little Snow - so much power in such a small zone, which was important, because my main ambient set up has a very small workspace: kzread.info/dash/bejne/oY5hj6qtkby_mqw.html

@nickkositsyn4597

Жыл бұрын

@@willswitchcraft Due to the war, I have a limited opportunity (especially desire) to upgrade equipment. But I want to collect a small setup to monitor the news less) So after your videos my eyes on Virus

@willswitchcraft

Жыл бұрын

It's a crazy world these days. Sometimes I just stop watching 'world news' and other related content - I just spend some time out in nature, and the world makes sense again.....creativity, music, etc., is another way to raise one's spirits - to be sure....hang in there

hi can you do a deep video of the access virus snow ? :)

@willswitchcraft

5 ай бұрын

Perhaps at some point in the future.....they're not all that popular, but it's possible that I'll get around to it

Super Rad Dad!

@willswitchcraft

Жыл бұрын

Thank you bro

check out the roland sh-4d, reminds me a lot of the snow

@willswitchcraft

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I'd be interested in spending some time with one.....

I cherish mine! It’s hard to find and still pricey!

@willswitchcraft

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's a small piece that really packs a punch............doing an exciting upload about some new Virus sounds in the next few days......

@willswitchcraft

Жыл бұрын

check it out: kzread.info/dash/bejne/do6jrqiodrieZrg.html

if you use editor (and pc) the best and simpliest (and cheapest) is to use vst emulator of virus.

@willswitchcraft

Жыл бұрын

I haven't tried the VST, but I'm really curious, just to get a sense of how it 'feels' and sounds to me, after owning 2 versions of the hardware......

@willswitchcraft

Жыл бұрын

interesting.......food for thought

I have the Snow, and never gonna sell it.

@willswitchcraft

7 ай бұрын

glad to hear it.............I do miss all the control from my old larger Virus, but this one fits my workspace perfectly......................thanks for the comment

I was looking at the specs for Spectrasonics Omnisphere and it said it can be programmed into the virus ti, a, b, c. I was wondering if anyone had done this and if it can be accepted on the ti2?

@willswitchcraft

2 ай бұрын

No, it can't be programmed into a Virus.....what you're talking about is the newer Hardware Integration option, which allows you to control many of the different parameters in Omnisphere from assorted hardware synths.....but the SOUNDS are still coming from the Omnisphere software...................

Snows are sadly still 1.5k here in leaf land :(

@willswitchcraft

Жыл бұрын

sorry to hear that....

Sounds a bit Blofeld like, #notabadthing

@willswitchcraft

2 ай бұрын

It does. I had and LOVED a little Blo, but over time, the rotary encoders always fail on those......