A few weeks ago the core of my home studio went bipolar. Without going into too many details - during the last five years my studio has been build around a Virus TI, mainly because of its nifty plugin integration and built-in sound card.

The Virus and I already hooked up with the B-model and when the C-model came out I was one of the first to order a huge Darth Vader-esque keyboard version. When the TI series landed I didn't give it much thought and as I was moving to a new country the Virus Polar was the perfect solution - and not just that: it looked seriously good.

So right now, while my old companion now lives tucked away under a table in its own world of personal guru meditation, I've been wrestling with the questions: why Virus.

My personal relationship with the Virus is double in the extreme.

I am by no means a pop icon, nor an artist with any kind of fame. But I've sold my share of records and I've earned a few bucks as well, and while I don't know on how many productions I've used the Viruses - I know it's a lot.
The Virus is an extremely versatile synthesizer. Just by looking at its specifications it's quite clear that the Virus is a synth programmers wet dream come true.

No, wait. Stop it, right there.
This, is exactly the problem.