Access VIRUS C SERIES, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...1 Velocity 22 Twin Mode 22 The Chorus Flanger Effect 22 The Delay Effect 23 More to Come 23 COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW 24 Operating Modes 24 Operating Conventions 25 Parameter Selection and Data Entry 25...

Page 2: ...60 MIDI Dump 60 MIDI 61 MIDI Control 62 System 62 MULTI Parameters in the EDIT Menu 65 Single Select 65 Part Transpose 65 Part Detune 65 Part Volume 65 Part MIDI Panorama 65 Output Select 66 Delay Mul...

Page 3: ...ping purposes The filters can be switched in series or in parallel within the voices via several options When you switch the filters in series the saturation stage is embedded between the filters Cons...

Page 4: ...a wide range of additional intriguing sound parameters A novice might find the vast number of options daunting so we kept them separate from the standard operating mode In all modesty we are especial...

Page 5: ...section we recommend you read it in its entirety from the start rather than begin with a subsection that is of particular interest to you A fitting metaphor for the basics discussed in this section mi...

Page 6: ...than one sound MULTI PROGRAMs simultaneously MIDI Multi Mode To call up the multiprograms press the MULTI button and select these combination programs via the VALUE button The Virus features only 128...

Page 7: ...the current position of the pot NOTE NOTE Always keep in mind that for a programmable synthesizer the position of the control feature or pot does not necessarily indicate the actual value of the given...

Page 8: ...is value until the end of the note fall towards the minimum level as determined by the variable TIME value or even rise again towards the maximum level After the end of the note RELEASE controls the f...

Page 9: ...RESONANCE setting in the different operating modes in conjunction with different CUTOFF settings You will find the effect that the RESONANCE pot achieves is markedly different for the band stop filter...

Page 10: ...ower notes You will find that the lower notes have a greater overtone content whereas the higher notes sound muddier and their volume decreases until the notes are completely inaudible You might alrea...

Page 11: ...e first filter However there are few differences in how you handle the second filter Only two control features of the Virus are allocated exclusively to Filter 2 CUTOFF 2 and FILT 2 MODE The RESONANCE...

Page 12: ...off frequency of both filters by the same measure This feature lets you determine a difference in values in the filter frequencies called an offset via the CUTOFF2 pot which remains constant whenever...

Page 13: ...poles SER 6 The filters are switched in series Filter 1 has four poles Filter 2 has two poles so the overall slope is equivalent to six poles PAR 4 The filters are switched in parallel and feature tw...

Page 14: ...u have already heard in action during your experiments thus far Dial in the same basic sound that you started with at the very beginning Now modify the amplifier envelope so you are working with a les...

Page 15: ...setting you can also select a wave in the EDIT menu under OSCILLATOR 1 WAVE Go ahead and check out the different waveshapes The second of the 64 waves is a triangle wave the remainder of the waveshap...

Page 16: ...SEMITONE pot What happens is that the wave cycle of Oscillator 2 is interrupted as soon as Oscillator 1 starts its cycle The pitch of the second oscillator no longer has the expected effect instead it...

Page 17: ...ameter available for the SubOscillator is accessible via the EDIT menu where you have the option of selecting a triangle or pulse waveshape SUB OSCILLATOR WAVE SQUARE TRIANGLE The final voice internal...

Page 18: ...tput signal is too low for human hearing So what good are they if you can t hear them LFOs are used in much the same manner as envelopes with the major difference that the are repeated indefinitely LF...

Page 19: ...y possible that you have generated modulations that have no effect whatsoever on the sound for instance if you modulate the frequency of Oscillator 2 although it is dialed out of the oscillator mix Wh...

Page 20: ...ally prominent when used in conjunction with the sawtooth wave which enables a fade out type of effect when you dial in a positive AMOUNT value or a volume swell type of effect negative AMOUNT for the...

Page 21: ...ducing the overall volume of the signal This is why the Virus is equipped with a programmable volume pot for each SINGLE PROGRAM It enables you to balance out the volume levels of your sound programs...

Page 22: ...an be used to produce an even more exciting signal Locate the parameter group TWIN in the EDIT menu TWIN MODE ON OFF does exactly what it says it switches TWIN MODE off and on DETUNE determines the re...

Page 23: ...s of the CHORUS group Do not allow yourself to be confused by the slightly different terminology The delay time is set via the parameter entitled TIME equivalent to DELAY in the CHORUS section the oth...

Page 24: ...ly active sounds access the global Delay effect simultaneously Consequently the only parameter you need to determine separately is the effect amount per PART All SINGLE parameters that apply to the De...

Page 25: ...For all knobs with the exception of MASTER VOLUME you can select from four operating modes in the CTRL menu These are located under the menu item KNOB MODE OFF The knobs are inactive JUMP In Jump Mod...

Page 26: ...set to 0 This pertains to unipolar parameters value range of 0 to 127 as well as bipolar parameters value range of 64 to 63 You can also use the VALUE knob to change the value of the selected paramet...

Page 27: ...ways represents the physical position of the knob Exception In RELATIVE MODE the number indicates the actual parameter value a parameter value change which in this mode is immediate and seamless 2 The...

Page 28: ...or activating and editing individual sound programs SINGLE and combination sounds MULTI The STORE Modes The mode structure of SINGLE MULTI and MULTI SINGLE MODE is mirrored in the STORE functions In S...

Page 29: ...u With the third Parameter PAGE you can control the parameters of the current MULTI PROGRAM as well as the global or system parameters This third PAGE is addressed via system exclusive MIDI Messages o...

Page 30: ...of appearance Menu parameters that are available in EXPERT MODE only are identified by an EX Sound Parameters with a Dedicated Control Element MASTER VOLUME Controls the overall volume of the Virus DE...

Page 31: ...ollowing parameters via LFO 1 OSC 1 Pitch of Oscillator 1 OSC 2 Pitch of Oscillator 2 PW 1 2 Both pulse widths jointly RESO 1 2 Both filter resonances FILT GAIN Input level of Filter 1 FILT GAIN also...

Page 32: ...will illuminate continuously when you exit the menu Between the two positions FILTER 1 and FILTER 2 you will find the position FILTER 1 2 which lets you jointly control the modulation intensities of...

Page 33: ...ar are tonal modifications Repeated interruption of the Oscillator 2 wave cycle generates new tonal spectra with a great deal of overtone content The tone of a given spectrum can be influenced via the...

Page 34: ...tion intensity of the cutoff frequency filter envelope Depending on the FILT SELECT setting ENV AMOUNT affects the first filter the second filter or both filters In contrast to virtually all other mod...

Page 35: ...ed by the shape of the curve the tone of the input signal and the input level as determined by OSC VOL see appropriate section FILT 1 MODE FILT 2 MODE Selects the operating mode of the indicated filte...

Page 36: ...obs you must first press both buttons simultaneously SELECT pertains to the corresponding knob located on the Virus only but not to the sound parameters it controls These parameters exist separately i...

Page 37: ...termines the amount of time it takes for the amplifier envelope to rise to its maximum level The higher the ATTACK value the longer it takes for the envelope to rise to maximum volume after the start...

Page 38: ...o access PART VOLUME see appropriate section which provides further volume reserves headroom PANORAMA Determines the Panorama position of the SINGLE program OUTPUT SELECT This PART parameter is a MULT...

Page 39: ...Panorama settings and modulations in the sound program are inactive When you select an internal aux path as a signal output you of course must route the signal of another PART to this aux path via INP...

Page 40: ...n either of the two voices CHORUS ATENTION in MULTI MODE only the first four PARTs are assigned Chorus Consequently the following parameters have no bearing on PARTs 5 through 16 DIR EFF Controls the...

Page 41: ...EFFECT SEND all other Delay parameters apply to the same Delay unit and affect all PARTs Consequently if you set the Virus to MULTI MODE or MULTI SINGLE MODE all settings you dial in for the Delay inc...

Page 42: ...refer to this section In this case the absolute delay time in milliseconds is ignored If the delay time determined by the clock tempo exceeds the maximum value of 693 ms then the delay time is automa...

Page 43: ...hapes This parameter is identical to WAVE SEL PW see appropriate section when SHAPE see appropriate section is set to the left half of its control range However in contrast to WAVE SEL PW WAVE is alwa...

Page 44: ...ards by two octaves whole tone scale 15 transposes the oscillator upwards by one octave for every two ascending octaves you play quarter tone scale at 0 the keyboard control option is off Negative val...

Page 45: ...ely to the CUTOFF knob value rather than absolutely The cutoff frequency of the second filter is like the first filter determined by the CUTOFF value However you can dial in an offset relative ascendi...

Page 46: ...ou set it to a note value then the wave cycle of the LFO is re started or more accurately re triggered much like KEY TRIGGER at intervals equivalent to the note value The note value actually represent...

Page 47: ...ormal manner independently of the global clock generator CLOCK TEMPO If you set it to a note value then the wave cycle of the LFO is re started or more accurately re triggered much like KEY TRIGGER at...

Page 48: ...2 The pitch of both oscillators OSC 2 The pitch of Oscillator 2 PW 1 The pulse width of Oscillator 1 PW 1 2 The pulse width of both oscillators PW 2 The pulse width of Oscillator 2 OSC AMOUNT Control...

Page 49: ...tion to the external analog inputs you also have two internal stereo aux paths or subgroups available as signal sources in MULTI MODE The output signals of other PARTs can be routed via their respecti...

Page 50: ...nel of the external dual audio input IN L R Both channels of the external dual audio input stereo IN R The right channel of the external dual audio input AUX 1 L The left channel of internal Aux 1 AUX...

Page 51: ...sufficient signal level prior to the external inputs At a value of 0 the signal level is not boosted at all This is a global parameter i e it affects all involved PARTs and INPUT DIRECT THRU see para...

Page 52: ...amic distribution of voices MONO 1 The sound is played monophonically when you play in a smooth even style legato the envelopes are restarted every time you play a note Multi Trigger mode Portamento i...

Page 53: ...other words when you bend the pitch up to exactly half the distance of the pitch bend s full range the interval you hear is equivalent to exactly half of the value you set for BEND UP see paragraph a...

Page 54: ...the Virus clock generator is AUTOMATICALLY synchronized to the incoming MIDI CLOCK the internal CLOCK TEMPO setting is ignored When the Virus no longer receives external MIDI CLOCK information the in...

Page 55: ...Determines the intensity of the VELOCITY control for the first oscillator s SHAPE parameter see appropriate section VELOCITY OSC 2 SHAPE Determines the intensity of the VELOCITY control for the second...

Page 56: ...or the modulation of Filter 2 s cutoff frequency by the filter envelope VELOCITY RESONANCE 1 Determines the intensity of the VELOCITY control for the resonance of Filter 1 VELOCITY RESONANCE 2 Determi...

Page 57: ...modulation assignment For a list of available modulation destinations please consult the Appendix of this manual ASSIGN 2 AMOUNT 1 Controls the intensity of the second modulation assignment for the fi...

Page 58: ...s DEFINABLE 1 MODE Selects the operating mode of the DEFINABLE 1 knob You can select from SINGLE The destination of the DEFINABLE 1 knob is defined via the Display page entitled DEFINABLE 1 SINGLE see...

Page 59: ...ABLE 2 knob is always defined via the Display page entitled DEFINABLE 2 GLOBAL see paragraph below When you select the position GLOBAL individual DEFINABLE SINGLE settings are deactivated MIDI The kno...

Page 60: ...er SINGLE BANK A All 128 sound programs of Bank A are sent SINGLE BANK B All 128 sound programs of Bank B are sent MULTI The current multi program is sent MULTI BANK All multis are sent Once you have...

Page 61: ...ft of the display shows the MIDI Global Channel in Single Mode and the current Partnumber if the VIRUS is in Multi Mode or Multi Single Mode MIDI PANEL DESTINATION INTERNAL All types of control operat...

Page 62: ...SYS EX or as MIDI PolyPressure data POLY PRS when you have activated MIDI LOCAL OFF see appropriate section MIDI DEVICE ID Here you can enter the identification number for system exclusive data transf...

Page 63: ...in RELATIVE Mode the parameter is affected immediately but not absolutely The value change from the original value to the new value reflects precisely the amount you adjusted via a given control KNOB...

Page 64: ...ightness of the LEDs indicates the current input level signal saturation is indicated by rapidly flashing LEDs To achieve maximum sound quality for the system you should set the input signal to a leve...

Page 65: ...fades out as negative numbers increase from the center value upwards 0 to 63 extremely low level signals are amplified When you set values greater than 0 for sounds that are already fairly loud you m...

Page 66: ...1 mono AUX 1 L R Both channels of internal Aux 1 stereo AUX 1 R The right channel of internal Aux 1 mono AUX 2 L The left channel of internal Aux 2 mono AUX 2 L R Both channels of internal Aux 2 ster...

Page 67: ...E Controls the delay time CLOCK When you set it to OFF the absolute delay time is determined in milliseconds If you select a note value then the delay time is set to the value of this note The absolut...

Page 68: ...eo effect SHAPE Determines the waveshape of the Delay LFO You can select from sine triangle sawtooth pulse an incremental random modulation S H abb for Sample Hold and a continual random modulation S...

Page 69: ...y selecting a new PART via the VALUE buttons or the VALUE knob In MULTI MODE and MULTI SINGLE MODE you can select Parts via the Parameter buttons if there is no Menu selected Playmode PART ENABLE Swit...

Page 70: ...ode for MIDI Controller 64 Sustain ON and OFF PRG CHG ENABLE Switches a given PART s MIDI receive mode for MIDI Program Change messages ON and OFF The following MULTI CTRL menu parameter groups are id...

Page 71: ...Keyfollow 64 63 Default 32 0 37 Noise Volume 0 127 0 42 Filter1 Resonance 0 127 0 43 Filter2 Resonance 0 127 0 44 Filter1 Env Amt 0 127 0 45 Filter2 Env Amt 0 127 0 46 Filter1 Keyfollow 64 63 0 47 Fil...

Page 72: ...3 1 52 Filter1 EnvAmt Velocity 64 63 1 53 Filter1 EnvAmt Velocity 64 63 1 56 Resonance1 Velocity 64 63 1 57 Resonance2 Velocity 64 63 1 60 Amp Velocity 64 63 1 61 Panorama Velocity 64 63 1 66 Assign1...

Page 73: ...64 0 63 Left Center Right 0 93 Transpose 64 63 0 5 Portamento Time 0 127 0 17 Osc1 Shape 64 0 63 Wave Saw Pulse 0 18 Osc1 Pulsewidth 0 127 0 19 Osc1 Wave Select 0 64 Sine Triangle Wave 3 64 0 20 Osc1...

Page 74: ...127 0 62 Amp Env Sustain Time 64 63 Fall Infinite Rise 0 63 Amp Env Release 0 127 0 67 Lfo1 Rate 0 127 0 71 Lfo1 Symmetry 64 63 0 74 Osc1 Lfo1 Amount 64 63 0 75 Osc2 Lfo1 Amount 64 63 0 76 PlsWdh Lfo1...

Page 75: ...64 63 1 48 Osc2 Shape Velocity 64 63 1 49 PulseWidth Velocity 64 63 1 50 Fm Amount Velocity 64 63 1 52 Filter1 EnvAmt Velocity 64 63 1 53 Filter1 EnvAmt Velocity 64 63 1 56 Resonance1 Velocity 64 63...

Page 76: ...Env Amt 64 63 30 0 127 FM Filt Env Amt 64 63 31 0 127 Osc2 Keyfollow 64 63 Default 32 32 0 1 Bank Select 0 1 0 Bank A 1 Bank B 33 0 127 Osc Balance 64 63 Osc1 Osc1 2 Osc2 34 0 127 Suboscillator Volume...

Page 77: ...Env Mode 0 1 0 Off 1 On 82 0 1 Lfo2 Mode 0 1 0 Poly 1 Mono 83 0 127 Lfo2 Symmetry 64 63 85 0 127 Lfo2 Keytrigger 0 127 0 Off 1 127 Keytrigger Phase 86 0 127 OscShape Lfo2 Amount 64 63 87 0 127 FmAmou...

Page 78: ...PM 17 0 9 Arp Clock 0 9 1 32 1 1 3 32 3 4 18 0 10 Lfo1 Clock 0 10 Off 1 32 1 1 3 32 3 4 19 0 10 Lfo2 Clock 0 10 Off 1 32 1 1 3 32 3 4 20 0 10 Delay Clock 0 10 Off 1 32 1 1 3 32 3 4 26 0 127 Bender Ran...

Page 79: ...Destination1 see Assign Destinations List 69 0 127 Assign2 Amount1 64 63 70 0 83 Assign2 Destination2 see Assign Destinations List 71 0 127 Assign2 Amount2 64 63 72 0 18 Assign3 Source see Assign Sour...

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