Access Virus - Basic Intro

 

It looks complicated at first glance.

All those knobs.

The basic editing principle is however simple. 

Each section — oscillators, modulators, effects, filters and the centre control — has its own separate Edit button. 

This reminds me of the A6, Andromedia.

 

The sections from left to right are:

ARP

Matrix

Effects

Oscillators

Central control

Mixer

Filters

Envelopes - Filter

Envelopes - Amp 

It's a very versatile device.

Not just a synth.

It's a sound card & an effects processor.

TI stands for total integration. 

You can control it with the hardware knobs, or you can control it with a 

software plugin.

 You can run 16 voices, each with its own MIDI track , each with its own

separate effects. 

For example can play a bass track, a pad, a string line, etc at the same time.

 

Oscillators

There are 3 oscillators.

These are your primary sound sources: OSC1,2,3

You pick them with the "select" button.

Press this button repeatedly to move the focus of these knobs to the desired oscillator.

The Virus TI offers different oscillator types which you can combine

 to create complex sounds.

The top row of 4 knobs in the oscillator section are all assigned by the OSC1/2/3 SELECT button.

 

Press EDIT once to access parameters relevant to the selected oscillator.

You can now use the VALUE 1/2/3 knobs beneath the display to adjust the displayed parameters, and the PARAMETER buttons to navigate the pages within the menu