The "Zebra2 plays Virus" challenge

[MaxSynths]

well I made a virus track
http://home.arcor.de/soundspace1/songs/ ... s_song.mp3

I too: Virus Infected

[shogger]

well I made a virus track
http://home.arcor.de/soundspace1/songs/ ... s_song.mp3

I too: Virus Infected

Whopp! Yoh, that's really infected.

Shogger

[shogger]

the Virus has a character about the attack that nothing else has managed.

One thing that makes unison mode sound different from Zebra's quad oscillators - and is particularl noticeable in the attack - is that Virus osc 3 is a slave, it's initial phase is linked to osc 2. So: Three of the 9 unison voices in the Virus original are giving a bit of sweeping "reset phase" type attack to the sound.

http://www.box.net/shared/n64qum0dvy is a clone of the Virus arp patch for Zebra2. Uses two quad oscs plus a dual osc, with the latter resetting phase for a bit of that "attack".

Push mod wheel for cutoff, and go to the performance page to do the rest!
I assume it will also work with the non-public-beta version...

Edit: Here's an MP3 of the patch in action
http://www.box.net/shared/5n1chel92q
I called it "HS-Zebrus-Final" because I can't stand that damned arp any longer!

Sounds really good, Howard. The real difference is actually the phaser. So what?

Thanx for the preset.

Shogger

[Howard]

The real difference is actually the phaser. So what?

I didn't write that the difference has anything to do with the phaser.

[cleverr1]

One thing that makes unison mode sound different from Zebra's quad oscillators - and is particularl noticeable in the attack - is that Virus osc 3 is a slave, it's initial phase is linked to osc 2. So: Three of the 9 unison voices in the Virus original are giving a bit of sweeping "reset phase" type attack to the sound.

Yes, the osc output appears to "semi free running" as a result. I also noticed that in addition to the reset phase type effect with the slaved oscillator the actual wave produced from osc 2 sounds more like a pulse width modulated wave than a saw. The nearest approximation to this sound that I could produce with Zebra 2 was by using PWM.

I'm with you on the "final" thing! I look forward to the day that I've forgotten all about that arp.

Roger

[shogger]

The real difference is actually the phaser. So what?

I didn't write that the difference has anything to do with the phaser.

Oops, sorry. Maybe i didn't use the phrase "so what" correctly? I actually meant "Was solls?"
Wanted to say that I'm not really interested in the phaser but in the synth stuff which is really good for me.

Shogger

[shogger]

I'm with you on the "final" thing! I look forward to the day that I've forgotten all about that arp.

Roger

Yes, I will have a look at the Virus basses later.

Hm, maybe ...

Shogger

[Howard]

The real difference is actually the phaser. So what?

I didn't write that the difference has anything to do with the phaser.

Oops, sorry. Maybe i didn't use the phrase "so what" correctly? I actually meant "Was solls?". Wanted to say that I'm not really interested in the phaser but in the synth stuff which is really good for me.

Seems you're still under the impression I was talking about the phaser... nobody has mentioned the phaser recently!

The mail you quoted mentioned "phase" in a completely different context - I was talking about the difference between Z2 "unison" OSCILLATORS (i.e. dual or quad) vs the Virus unison VOICES.

[pschelfh]

The real difference is actually the phaser. So what?

I didn't write that the difference has anything to do with the phaser.

Oops, sorry. Maybe i didn't use the phrase "so what" correctly? I actually meant "Was solls?". Wanted to say that I'm not really interested in the phaser but in the synth stuff which is really good for me.

Seems you're still under the impression I was talking about the phaser... nobody has mentioned the phaser recently!

The mail you quoted mentioned "phase" in a completely different context - I was talking about the difference between Z2 "unison" OSCILLATORS (i.e. dual or quad) vs the Virus unison VOICES.

I think he means the difference of the phaser effect in your soundclip vs. the original Virus MP3.

Peter.

[Howard]

I think he means the difference of the phaser effect in your soundclip vs. the original Virus MP3.

Ah - thanks Peter! Damn words... The reason for my confusion: Phaser is a device, Phasing is an audible effect. Shogger (and you, btw!) keep writing "phaser" instead.

I'll get me coat...

[shogger]

I think he means the difference of the phaser effect in your soundclip vs. the original Virus MP3.

Ah - thanks Peter! Damn words... The reason for my confusion: Phaser is a device, Phasing is an audible effect. Shogger (and you, btw!) keep writing "phaser" instead.

I'll get me coat...

No prob Howard. Peter is right, I was talking about that FX thingy not the phase stuff with the unisone you where talking about earlier.

Shogger

[shogger]

BTW Peter,

finally I took time to check out your presets, they are really cool. Lots of deja vus, very usable nice patches. Thanx a lot.

Shogger

[bwwd]

Since almost everyone tried heres mine :
http://download200.mediafire.com/dj0ykm ... th1vir.mp3

Synth1+FX

[Sascha Franck]

Since almost everyone tried heres mine :
http://download200.mediafire.com/dj0ykm ... th1vir.mp3

Pretty good, at least in my humble "non-synth-tweakers" opinion. Not exactly trying to resemble the original, but the sound is rich and full IMO. A very proper attempt.

[spaceman]

yeah, I like the sound.. nice and mellow.. and err.. warm