M-Audio Venom Analog Modeling Synthesizer
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- KVRer
- 27 posts since 16 Feb, 2011
Interesting~ Sad to miss the sub-200s, but I still think I'll go at this price. It's over $100 less than the average price, and there are a lot of places still selling Venoms at $400+. I'm afraid if Amazon sells out the other retailers may not come down...
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- KVRAF
- 3028 posts since 12 Mar, 2002 from Central NY
Yeah, I'm kinda kicking myself for grabbing a 2nd one at $167.....on the other hand I'm pretty damn stoked that I got one for $200! 
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- KVRian
- 727 posts since 30 May, 2007 from Barkhamsted, CT, USA
Mine works great... can't get through all the sounds though in pone sitting. A lot to choose from!
Speaking of choices:
Does anybody have the G-Storm Free Venom patches handy for sharing? The link is dead on his blog, s he puts it "due to file-sharing issues on free blogging sites." He's referring to blogger.com not allowing file sharing, and, the shutdown of mega-upload and the rest of those services.
Anyways; anyone have those files? Could you email them to me, please? It's not pirating, these were offered as free files.
Speaking of choices:
Does anybody have the G-Storm Free Venom patches handy for sharing? The link is dead on his blog, s he puts it "due to file-sharing issues on free blogging sites." He's referring to blogger.com not allowing file sharing, and, the shutdown of mega-upload and the rest of those services.
Anyways; anyone have those files? Could you email them to me, please? It's not pirating, these were offered as free files.
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- KVRAF
- 3028 posts since 12 Mar, 2002 from Central NY
+1Does anybody have the G-Storm Free Venom patches handy for sharing?
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- KVRian
- 909 posts since 26 Nov, 2005
I was thinking this might be a good deal until I realized that for $199 I could buy U-he's Zebra 2. I already have three keyboards. What would I really be buying it for at this point?
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- KVRist
- 339 posts since 11 Oct, 2004 from Pittsburgh, PA
You would be buying:JJBiener wrote:I was thinking this might be a good deal until I realized that for $199 I could buy U-he's Zebra 2. I already have three keyboards. What would I really be buying it for at this point?
- a synth that generates its sounds without using up your mac/pc CPU.
- an audio interface for recording from a mic, guitar and/or an iPhone/iPod.
- a 4-octave keyboard controller with effectively 24 knobs of CCs
- a great sounding 4-part multi-timbal synth you can play and tweak without being connected to a computer.
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- KVRian
- 963 posts since 29 Sep, 2006
So far the best presets I have heard for Venom is the ,"Sonic Boost" presets and the good news is they are available.
I didn't care much for the sound of Venom until I heard those.
I am not much for real edgy sounds all the time but they are there if I want them.
Sonic Boost sounds much better to my ears and makes the investment all the more awesome.
Hey, its great to sound like a old hardware Moog or Roland now and again.
I didn't care much for the sound of Venom until I heard those.
I am not much for real edgy sounds all the time but they are there if I want them.
Sonic Boost sounds much better to my ears and makes the investment all the more awesome.
Hey, its great to sound like a old hardware Moog or Roland now and again.
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- KVRAF
- 4749 posts since 15 Jul, 2001 from Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, U.K
Sonic boost sounds cool and I have ordered but actually some of the sounds in bank B are more traditional analog I found.
Once sonic boost is out I plan to go thru the factory presets I won't use and replace with the best of banks.
I still haven't checked out the venomsynth.com banks.
Once sonic boost is out I plan to go thru the factory presets I won't use and replace with the best of banks.
I still haven't checked out the venomsynth.com banks.
Sparky77 wrote:So far the best presets I have heard for Venom is the ,"Sonic Boost" presets and the good news is they are available.
I didn't care much for the sound of Venom until I heard those.
I am not much for real edgy sounds all the time but they are there if I want them.
Sonic Boost sounds much better to my ears and makes the investment all the more awesome.
Hey, its great to sound like a old hardware Moog or Roland now and again.
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- KVRer
- 27 posts since 16 Feb, 2011
OK, UPS shows my Venom has been delivered so I'll be unpacking it tonight. I've just reviewed this entire thread and am pretty sure this is the case, but as a guitarist who's just bought his first "real" synth:
At this point I should plan on the December 2011 firmware update and installing the editor's V1.11 version, correct? Do I need to install the original editor first so the 1.11 code can update it, or can I just go with the latest?
At this point I should plan on the December 2011 firmware update and installing the editor's V1.11 version, correct? Do I need to install the original editor first so the 1.11 code can update it, or can I just go with the latest?
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- KVRAF
- 3028 posts since 12 Mar, 2002 from Central NY
I've been sifting through those...there's some very good usable sounds.I still haven't checked out the venomsynth.com banks.
Between those, Sonic Boost and my own programming my Venom's going to ROCK!!
Yup!can I just go with the latest?
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https://soundcloud.com/cristofe-chabot/sets/main
https://soundcloud.com/cristofe-chabot/sets/main
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- KVRian
- 1336 posts since 21 Dec, 2004
I used the lates to update mine too. It's an easy installer. It will install drivers first, then prompt you to upgrade firmware which takes approx. 8 minutes. I ran into some confusion on updating mine when the firmware installer was not moving on the progress bar. After 20 minutes I went to close it and got all kinds of warnings about stopping during firmware upgrade, but went and looked at the connection and the drivers had not already connected my Venom, so be sure you have a connected status to the Venom before clicking yes on firmware update. Once my Venom had the connected status, the firmware update went smoothly.
Very usable sounds, but I am really enjoying spinning up some new sounds using some of the different waveforms available. The Venom has a good list besides saw, pulse, triangle, square. Some of the sounds you can get are amazing.
Very usable sounds, but I am really enjoying spinning up some new sounds using some of the different waveforms available. The Venom has a good list besides saw, pulse, triangle, square. Some of the sounds you can get are amazing.
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- KVRian
- 1336 posts since 21 Dec, 2004
I will definitely look forward to an updated editor if mkdr finishes his. The editor is a little quirky right now and noticed its built off midi quest.
Still usable as is, but a better one is due and some vst integration would just be the bees knees (or venom)
Still usable as is, but a better one is due and some vst integration would just be the bees knees (or venom)
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- KVRian
- 813 posts since 26 Aug, 2005 from Oregon, USA
BTW first time I saw a Venom in real life was last night at GC.
The keyboard keybed, ugh, I would say that keyboard would last max 10 gigs if you gig with it.
The keyboard keybed, ugh, I would say that keyboard would last max 10 gigs if you gig with it.