Old, the digital engine has already been surpassed by plugins or more recent hardware, the physical interface is quite modest for all that it can, far from being a "One knob per function synth". The more current digital synth comparable to the virus would be the hydrasynth, and while it packs lots of features the user interface is also minimalistic.What about Virus TI ? How does it compare ?
The Summit has 61 key (with aftertouch), plus a great number of controls, very few things require using the menu. It has extensive options for the arpeggiator, it can be used for two sounds at the same time, has 16 voices and very good effects. The filters are analog and the Oscillators allow form more than the basic waveforms.
So what is comparable? in its price bracket almost nothing, The prologue has similar voice count but fewer controls and modulation. The Prophet Rev 2 at almost the same price only has the 8 voices, the arturia polybrute has 6. The UDO super 6 is one of the most similar in the physical aspects but the voice count is lower and the synth engine is quite more basic.
More expensive options by Sequential or the new Moog give you good user interface and full analog engine but you loose voices and in some cases the 61 keyboard.
Other options could be the Behringer polysynths, if you could try them there might be a good option since they are half the price of the Summit.
Statistics: Posted by rod_zero — Sun Aug 18, 2024 1:23 am