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AcousticsWizard
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Again, it must be the efficiency of the programming and algorithms which is why Virus programming is very concealed in that company. I cannot say - I do not know any of this programming related detailing .... but it is surely more advanced than what is offered in 200 dollar VSTs. But apparently I dont know what i am talking about when I have done the reasearch - went to verify why the price difference is that extreme first hand with my ears... heh
Ok, so you don't know the actual algorithms used by Access. You don't know the algorithms used by Camel Audio or any other developer. At this point I'm not sure if you know anything about programming or digital signal processing. But you *do* know that Access algorithms are more "advanced" than what is offered in any $200 VST ?!?!? How exactly are they more advanced? What is this "research" you're talking about?
Your only argument so far has been the price difference, and the fact that the Virus sounds better to your ears. Neither argument has anything to do with programming or DSP.
BTW.- I've not used Alchemy but I own Cameleon5000 and it sounds pretty good. I've also owned a Virus A among many other hardware VA's (still own my NL3) and while the Virus does sound pretty good (e.g., better than the MS2000 and Novation Nova I had), I actually prefer some softies like Minimonsta or Oddity, and for sample/granular manipulation my Nord G2 and Machinedrum do pretty well. I rarely use softsynths anymore (because of the interface, not the sound), and could buy a TI if I really wanted to, but IMO it isn't worth the price... I can see why many people like them, but seriously, it's not the be-all end-all VA.