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  • Page 1 ENGLISH VERSION...

  • Page 2: Content

    Access Music GmbH. VIRUS is a trademark of Access Music GmbH. All other trademarks contained herein are the property of their respective owners. All features and specifications subject to change without...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    CHAPTER 2 Content Content Master Clock And Midi-Clock........50 The Effects Section..........51 Audio Inputs ............51 Audio Routing............53 Sound Categories ..........53 IMPORTANT SAFETY REMARKS ......8 Additional Functions ..........54 PROLOGUE THE PARAMETERS OSC SECTION (ENCODER) ........58 Oscillator 1............58 INTRODUCTION Oscillator 2............
  • Page 5 ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 Input ..............85 The parameters of the Virus vocoder ....131 Analog Boost............87 Notes about the vocoder........132 EFX SECTION/MENU..........88 Delay/Reverb ............88 Distortion ............. 91 THE VIRUS AND SEQUENCERS Phaser ..............92 Chorus ..............93 Parameter Control via MIDI .........136...
  • Page 6 CHAPTER 2 Content MIDI Implementation Chart......... 182 FCC Information (U.S.A)........184 FCC Information (CANADA) ......... 184 Other Standards (Rest of World) ......185 Declaration of Conformity........186 Warranty............187 Many thanks to ..........187 INDEX INDEX ..............190...
  • Page 7 ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 PDF VERSION - RESTRICTIONS APPLY...

  • Page 8: Important Safety Remarks

    CHAPTER 3 Important Safety CONNECTIONS Be sure to use exclusively the included mains Remarks power supply adapter. Plug the device only into mains sockets that are properly grounded in compliance with statu- PLEASE READ AND HEED THE FOLLOWING tory regulations. SAFETY GUIDELINES! Never modify the included power cord.

  • Page 9: Content

    For this reason, al- ways operate it at a reasonable volume level. Any other use is not permitted and automatical- ly invalidates the warranty extended by Access Music Electronics GmbH. MEMORY BATTERY CHANGE The Virus stores its sound programs in a bat- tery-buffered RAM.
  • Page 10 CHAPTER 3...

  • Page 11: Prologue

    Prologue...
  • Page 12 ROM. The up to three main oscillators produce 66 waveshapes, three of which are dynamically The Virus rack XL offers a maximum of 32 voic- mixable so that spectral effects are possible es. In Multi Mode, these are allocated dynami- within the confines of a single oscillator.
  • Page 13 You can access every sound parame- ter of the Virus rack XL directly via mouse click. When you edit a parameter, the Virus will render the changes immediately in real time. Accord-...
  • Page 14 CHAPTER 4 Prologue...

  • Page 15: Introduction

    Introduction...

  • Page 16: The Virus

    POWER UP THE VIRUS RACK XL is a wide range of books available on these subjects. Power up the Virus rack XL by pressing the POWER button. To shut the device down, press If you decide to read this section, we recom- and hold this button for approx.
  • Page 17 ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 that you switched the devices on. Be sure to keep on eye on the signal level indicators of your mixing console. LISTENING TO THE FACTORY SOUNDS The program memory of the Virus was loaded with sound programs (SINGLE PROGRAMs) and sound combinations (MULTI PROGRAMs) before it left the factory.

  • Page 18: The Amplifier Envelope

    CHAPTER 5 Introduction SOUND CATEGORIES should end abruptly. This sound is not designed to be especially pleasant; it is intended to be as To help you find the type of SINGLE sound you neutral as possible to give you a basis from are looking for more quickly, the Virus operating which you can begin creating or shaping your system lets you define so-called „categories“...
  • Page 19 ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 The Amplifier Envelope Whenever the SUSTAIN level is set to maxi- mum, the volume cannot drop during the DE- CAY phase; in other words, in this situation the DECAY encoder is ineffective. í The individual functions of a synthesizer are designed to interact;...

  • Page 20: The First Filter

    CHAPTER 5 Introduction automatically influences an imaginary volume rate of decrease to the minimum level. Conse- encoder (turns it up or down). At the beginning quently, the control encoders labeled ATTACK, of the note, ATTACK controls the rise or rate of DECAY, TIME and RELEASE control a speed or increase to the maximum level.

  • Page 21: Filter Modulation

    ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 Filter Modulation - HIGHPASS the high pass filter which works notch decreases; in other words more frequen- in the opposite manner of the low pass filter: cies on both sides of the filter frequency are al- It suppresses the lower frequencies in a sig- lowed to pass.

  • Page 22: Content

    CHAPTER 5 Introduction you determined manually. And it is definitely Now play a few higher and lower notes. You will not always desirable that the filter frequency is find that the lower notes have a greater over- brought to the maximum level. tone content, whereas the higher notes sound muddier and their volume decreases until the Consequently, you need a tool that limits the ef-...

  • Page 23: The Saturation Stage

    ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 The Saturation Stage Now experiment as much as you like with differ- Feel free to experiment with the diverse satura- ent KEY FOLLOW settings and tune the set- tion curves and be sure to vary the OSC VOL tings via the CUTOFF encoder.
  • Page 24 CHAPTER 5 Introduction In the sound program we are using for our ex- and consequently a great deal of slope. This is periments, both filters are selected, so that all why the input signal is trimmed substantially adjustments to the given parameters affect when you set the parameter to this position.

  • Page 25: Filter Routing

    ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 Filter Routing FILT 2 in the FILTERS SELECT menu and rotate - SER-6 The filters are switched in series; Fil- the RESONANCE encoder to the desired posi- ter-1 has four poles (24dB/Okt.), Filter-2 has tion. Set the CUTOFF 2 encoder to a position to two poles (12dB/Okt.) so the overall slope is...
  • Page 26 CHAPTER 5 Introduction Her is the filter routings capabilities of the Virus.

  • Page 27: The First Oscillator

    ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 The First Oscillator í THE FIRST OSCILLATOR To this point, we have turned our attention ex- to return to Play mode from the selected para- clusively to sound-shaping functions and have meter section. In Play mode, you can switch always started with the same basic material: a sounds via the VALUE buttons.

  • Page 28: The Second Oscillator

    CHAPTER 5 Introduction encoder from the sawtooth control range to- far (don’t forget about SATURATION and the wards the pulse control range, you are actually corresponding function of the OSC VOL para- dialing every other overtone out of the mix, meter), to get a feel for how the diverse waves- which explains why the sound becomes thinner.
  • Page 29 Oscillator 1 spectra. You can access the parameters of this waveshape starts its cycle. The initial effect of oscillator, which are described in a later chap- this measure is that the wavering tone that re- ter, via the OSCILLATOR EDIT menu.

  • Page 30: The Mixer Section

    CHAPTER 5 Introduction í THE MIXER SECTION You have already come across two parameters harmonic overtones. These overtones are highly of the MIXER section: OSC BAL determines the dependent on the frequency coherence of both mix ratio between Oscillators 1 and 2; in the left oscillators and it’s waveforms.
  • Page 31 In order to change this set- your sound-shaping efforts, you should have a ting, you must access the five parameters handle on the information discussed thus far called LFO AMOUNT button which works with and can use your knowledge to create specific...
  • Page 32 CHAPTER 5 Introduction During the course of your experiments, it is en- Continued your experiments with different LFO tirely possible that you have generated modula- waveshapes. Note that after a while you no tions that have no effect whatsoever on the longer consciously hear minimal modulation in- sound, for instance if you modulate the fre- tensities - depending on the waveshape and...

  • Page 33: Soft Knob 1/2

    ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 Soft Knob 1/2 encoder in the LFO section, you can have the SOFT KNOB when the Virus is in Play mode i.e. ”ramp” rise or fall exponentially. If you choose a no Edit menu is selected. For each SOFT...

  • Page 34: Velocity

    CHAPTER 5 Introduction You have already dealt with the Panorama posi- FILT 1 ENV AMT tion as a modulation target of LFO 2. Here you FILT 2 ENV AMT can not only modulate it, but also determine settings manually. For this purpose, use the pa- RESONANCE 1 rameter PANORAMA which is also located in RESONANCE 2...

  • Page 35: The Effects

    ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 The Effects í Locate the parameter group UNISON in the ED- THE EFFECTS IT menu. 01111111111111111112 1 UNISON DISTORTION Mode Twin≤ The Distortion effect is actually a collection of 61111111111111111154 several different algorithms, which are selecta-...
  • Page 36 CHAPTER 5 Introduction PHASER signal (the so-called Doppler effect). This incon- sistency in pitch between the original and ef- The Phaser effect produces resonant (or even fects signal is the source of the chorus effect. cutting) emphasis on certain frequencies within Feedback in the delay line enhances this effect.

  • Page 37: The Arpeggiator

    ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 The ArpeggiatorSoundDiver Virus í DELAY/REVERB THE ARPEGGIATOR The DELAY/REVERB section is responsible for two different effects. The SEND control deter- mines the relative amount of effect signal: The ARP section located inconspicuously be- low the main volume control is the Virus ar- The DELAY effect delays the input signal, and is peggiator.

  • Page 38: More To Come

    CHAPTER 5 Introduction í rename them etc. etc. These are the kinds of MORE TO COME jobs which are handled much more comfortably on a computer screen than in the (naturally smaller) Virus menus. We have come to the end of these detailed in- structions for novices.

  • Page 39: Concept And Operation

    Concept and Operation...

  • Page 40: Operating Modes

    PARTS. tures. The menus let you access the usual SIN- GLE parameters. You’ll always see the number In MULTI MODE, the actual sound parameters...
  • Page 41 To return to the MULTI SINGLE mode view, The MULTI mode parameters feature a dedicat- ed menu called the Multi Edit menu. Access it simply press the MULTI and SINGLE buttons si- by pressing the Multi button while the device is multaneously.

  • Page 42: Content

    CHAPTER 6 Concept and Operation THE EDIT BUFFERS In MULTI-Mode (or MULTI-SINGLE-Mode) the Whenever you play or edit a SINGLE program, same SINGLE-program can be recalled and ed- its current data is stored in an edit buffer. This is ited on different parts. In this case all involved an individual memory slot for SINGLE programs EDIT-buffers contain variations of the same that has nothing to do with the memory slots in...

  • Page 43: Operation

    PARAMETER SELECTION AND DATA ENTRY The parameters of the Virus rack XL are control- led via the five encoder knobs. The functions of this row of knobs may be assigned to seven pa- rameter groups that are indicated visually by the seven LEDs located to the left of the encod- ers.
  • Page 44 EDIT parameter group. signed a function in the currently active menu. Accordingly, you can access Filter Cutoff, the two Soft-Knobs and Master Volume directly. If you want to return to the previously selected parameter group or to the previously edited pa- rameter, simply press the UP or DOWN button.
  • Page 45 The reason for this is to make menus clearer and less cluttered. The Virus rack XL features numerous parame- ters. Many of these you can occasionally do without because they are not absolutely essen-...

  • Page 46: All About The Memory

    EXPERT mode are labeled [XP]. 1 SYSTEM The MULTI mode parameters feature a dedicat- KnobDispl Short≤ ed menu called the Multi Edit menu. Access it 61111111111111111154 by pressing the Multi button while the device is in MULTI mode. The LED located over the MUL- TI button will light up to indicate that the Multi Edit menu is active.

  • Page 47: Random Patch Generator

    ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 Random Patch Generator Once all of the entries correspond to the data COMPARE you have in mind, press STORE again to con- When you press STORE and then UP or DOWN, clude the process and return to the previously you will activate Compare mode.
  • Page 48 CHAPTER 6 Concept and Operation from modifying sound parameters subtly to As you increase the values for PAR DEPTH, oth- morphing one sound into an entirely different er parameters that have a greater impact on the sound. timbre of the sound are changed. At higher val- ues, the RANDOM PATCH GENERATOR tends The RANDOM PATCH GENERATOR is activated to generate noise-like sounds or special effects.

  • Page 49: Modmatrix And Soft Knobs

    ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 Modmatrix And Soft Knobs í MODMATRIX AND SOFT or inverted so that the modulation occurs strict- ly within the desired value range for the target KNOBS parameter. For your target parameters, you can chose from among virtually all sound parame- ters that feature an infinitely variable control...

  • Page 50: Master Clock And Midi-Clock

    CHAPTER 6 Concept and Operation í MASTER CLOCK AND MIDI- CLOCK The Virus is equipped with a global clock gener- ator that lets you sync the LFOs, arpeggiators and delay up to a common song tempo and rhythm. The clock generator works either inter- nally with a freely variable speed or it can, in turn, by synced up to the MIDI clock of an ex- ternal sequencer.

  • Page 51: The Effects Section

    THE EFFECTS SECTION er PART, be routed freely to one or two of the four audio outputs. The Virus rack XL is equipped with two audio For every SINGLE program and every PART, inputs on the back panel. Additionally the left you can access two stereo effects individually.
  • Page 52 CHAPTER 6 Concept and Operation (envelopes, LFO Env mode, Keyfollow...) In INPUT GLOBAL SETTINGS INPUT Static mode. When you set the device In the Input menu, you'll find a gain switch (IN- to this mode, one voice of the Virus is activat- PUT Gain) that increases the input signal by 20 ed automatically.

  • Page 53: Audio Routing

    ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 Audio Routing clean signal level to the analog-to-digital con- This is why, for example, the delay effect of a verters of the Virus so that they will deliver the PART that is routed to the pair of outputs la- best possible performance.

  • Page 54: Additional Functions

    CHAPTER 6 Concept and Operation Press and hold the SINGLE button, then use the PARAMETER buttons to select the category in which you want to search for sounds. Hold the SINGLE button down and use the VALUE but- tons to select sounds that are assigned to the currently selected category.
  • Page 55 ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 Additional Functions RAMETER LEFT button while switching the VI- RUS on, performs a system reset. No data will be lost during this procedure, although some global system settings as ”Global Channel” will be reset. PDF VERSION - RESTRICTIONS APPLY...
  • Page 56 CHAPTER 6 Concept and Operation...

  • Page 57: The Parameters

    The Parameters...

  • Page 58: Osc Section (Encoder)

    CHAPTER 7 The Parameters OSC Section WAVE SEL/PW has two functions, depending on the SHAPE (Encoder) (see appropriate section) value: When SHAPE has a value lower than that of the “center position”, then WAVE SEL/PW lets you select from the 64 spectral waveshapes available in the ROM of the Virus.

  • Page 59: Oscillator 3

    ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 Oscillator 3 SEMITONE DETUNE Same as OSCILLATOR 1; see paragraph above. Detunes the second oscillator relatively to the first. With this parameter, you can dial in every- thing from slight deviations in pitch to major fluctuations between the two oscillators.

  • Page 60: Suboscillator

    CHAPTER 7 The Parameters í SUB OSCILLATOR VOLUME Determines the volume level of the SubOscilla- tor. 01111111111111111112 1 SUBOSCILLATOR Volume 30≤ 61111111111111111154 SHAPE Switches the waveshape of the SubOscillator between SQUARE and TRIANGLE. 01111111111111111112 1 SUBOSCILLATOR Shape Square≤ 61111111111111111154...

  • Page 61: Osc Sektion (Menu)

    ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 Oscillator 1 OSC Sektion scale); at 0 the keyboard control option is off. Negative values generate opposite control in- tensities. (Menu) 01111111111111111112 1 OSCILLATOR1 Keyfollow +32≤ 61111111111111111154 í OSCILLATOR 1 í OSCILLATOR 2 WAVE Selects among of 64 spectral waveshapes. This...
  • Page 62 CHAPTER 7 The Parameters FM AMOUNT - TRI Linear FM with a bipolar triangle gener- ated by Osc1. Controls the frequency modulation intensity of the second oscillator by the first. Depending on - WAVE The selected Osc1 wave is the FM the selected FM AMOUNT and the interval be- source.

  • Page 63: Oscillator 3

    ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 Oscillator 3 the Virus. Modulations such as these may also Oscillator 2’s control features just as if the two be implemented via the Modulation Matrix (see were a single oscillator. All settings that you dial the section ”ASSIGN”...

  • Page 64: Oscillators

    CHAPTER 7 The Parameters í OSCILLATORS PHASE INIT This feature lets you select the oscillator phase position at the start of a note. At a value of 0, all oscillators oscillate freely much like in a tradi- tional analog synthesizer. At values of 1 and OSC BAL higher, Oscillator 1 starts the note with a phase Determines the balance between the Oscillators...

  • Page 65: Noise

    ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 Noise tor level. Therefore the original oscillator signal can be levelled independently of the ring modu- lator. 01111111111111111112 1 RINGMODULATOR Volume 0≤ 61111111111111111154 í NOISE NOISE VOLUME The volume of the noise generator. As with the ring modulator, the volume is idependent off the OSC VOL parameter.

  • Page 66: Filter Section (Encoder)

    filter via you set CUTOFF 2 to the center position, both the ENV POLARITY function in the FILTER EDIT filters have the same CUTOFF frequency. In menu. FILTER EDIT Menu, you can access CUTOFF...

  • Page 67: Filter Section/Menu

    ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 Filter 1 Filter Section/ - HIGHPASS The high pass filter works in the opposite manner of the low pass filter: It sup- presses the lower frequencies in a signal and Menu lets the higher frequencies pass.

  • Page 68: Filter2

    CHAPTER 7 The Parameters í FILTER 2 - OFF Now,the CUTOFF and CUTOFF 2 knobs are no longer linked and CUTOFF 2 operates absolutely in a control range of 0 to 127. In this case the CUTOFF and CUTOFF 2 knobs are two independent control features that de- KEY FOLLOW termine the respective cutoff frequencies for...
  • Page 69 ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 Filters whereas Filter-1/Saturation is blended into the SELECT mix as you rotate the knob towards the center This control feature is used to allocate the two position. knobs RESONANCE and ENV AMOUNT to the first filter, second filter or both filters. The cur-...
  • Page 70 CHAPTER 7 The Parameters SATURATION CURVE - SHAPER Sine characteristic curve with sev- eral wave cycles. With the Shaper, you can The SATURATION stage in the filter section of- drastically warp signals. In some cases, the fers a selection of different saturation or distor- results are similar to the spectra of linear fre- tion characteristics.
  • Page 71 ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 Filters VOLUME This knob has two functions: In the left half of its control range up to the center position (MIDI value 64), OSC VOL deter- mines the master volume of the three oscillators prior to the filter section input. The Noise Gen- erator and the Ringmodulator are not affected by the master volume knob OSC VOL.

  • Page 72: Envelope Section (Encoder)

    CHAPTER 7 The Parameters Envelope Section position (12 o’clock) indicated by the mathe- matical infinity symbol, then the SUSTAIN level remains constant through to the end of the (Encoder) note; if you turn it counter-clockwise to the left (towards FALL), then the level drops off at an in- creasing rate towards the minimum level;...
  • Page 73 ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 Amplifier Envelope SUSTAIN note; if you turn it counter-clockwise to the left (towards FALL), then the level drops off at an in- Sets a variable level value for the amplifier en- creasing rate towards the minimum level; If you...

  • Page 74: Lfo Section (Encoder)

    CHAPTER 7 The Parameters LFO Section CONTOUR By LFO Contour you can now bend or ”morph” (Encoder) (almost) all the LFO waveforms. A brief survey of the LFO Contour options for the different LFO modes follows: 01111111111111111112 1 LFO 1 Contour +0≤...

  • Page 75: Lfo2

    ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 LFO 2 í LFO 2 - TRIANGLE Contour morphs from a triangle to a declining (Contour to the left) or ascend- ing sawtooth (Contour to the right). - SAWTOOTH Contour morphs from a linear declining sawtooth or decay to any exponen-...

  • Page 76: Lfo3

    CHAPTER 7 The Parameters If LFO clock is set to anything but OFF, the rate KEY FOLLOW knob will choose the clock. Controls the intensity of the KEY FOLLOW function - i.e. the rate at which the LFO follows the pitch of a played note. At a value of 0, KEY FOLLOW is deactivated.

  • Page 77: Lfo Section (Menu)

    ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 LFO 1 LFO Section - MONO In polyphonic mode, all voices are assigned the same LFO. This accentuates the LFO modulation, making it more pronounced. (Menu) 01111111111111111112 1 LFO1 Mode Poly≤ 61111111111111111154 í LFO 1...

  • Page 78: Lfo 2

    CHAPTER 7 The Parameters ly off so that the LFO oscillates freely and ap- resonant frequencies of the filters. The filters pears on random phase positions at the start of will fade out freely since their output signal is a note. not affected by the FILT GAIN volume modu- lation.
  • Page 79 ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 LFO 2 MIDI clock. When the LFO is synced up to the TRIGGER PHASE master clock, you can also select the desired Selects the position in the wave cycle - i.e. the note value via the LFO RATE knob.

  • Page 80: Lfo3

    CHAPTER 7 The Parameters - ASSIGN A freely selectable sound parame- MODE ter for LFO modulation. The destination can - POLY In polyphonic mode, each of the voic- be controlled on the previous menu page. es involved is assigned a dedicated LFO. The LFOs oscillate in different phase positions for 01111111111111111112 each voice.
  • Page 81 ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 LFO 3 - PW 1 The pulse width of Oscillator1 - PW 1+2 The pulse width of both oscillators - PW 2 The pulse width of Oscillator2 - SYNCPHASE Determines the phase position of Oscillator 2 when it is synced up to Oscilla- tor 1 via the SYNC function.

  • Page 82: Efx Section (Encoder)

    CHAPTER 7 The Parameters EFX Section In a real room, the sound bounces off several walls and covers a considerable distance be- fore it reaches your ear. The longer the sound (Encoder) travels and the more often it is reflected, the softer it will become.
  • Page 83 ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 Reverb hard surfaces (glass, tiles). Consequently, high- memory. Pre-delay time is infinitely variable. end damping has a significant influence the Changing the delay time bends the pitch of the vibe and warmth of the room sound.

  • Page 84: Delay

    CHAPTER 7 The Parameters í DELAY nitely variable. Changing the delay time bends the pitch of the delay signal. The DELAY TIME parameter will not appear in the display when delay time is determined by the DELAY CLOCK The following parameters are only available (see below).

  • Page 85: Chorus

    ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 Chorus í CHORUS FEEDBACK Controls the amount of feedback in the Chorus. On the chorus, FEEDBACK lets you boost spe- cific frequencies in the delayed signal to create a flanger effect. The FEEDBACK parameter is RATE bipolar;...
  • Page 86 MODEs. parameters PAN SPREAD and LFO PHASE (see appropriate section) are active Input Meaning Several PARTs can simultaneously access the - IN L The left channel of the ex- external input via INPUT SELECT. ternal dual audio input. - IN L+R...

  • Page 87: Analog Boost

    ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 Analog Boost í ANALOG BOOST INTENSITY Controls the amount of ANALOG BOOST. This effect produces the typical bass punch on 01111111111111111112 analog synthesizers, and with the correspond- 1 ANALOG BOOST ing TUNE setting you can emphasis the punch...

  • Page 88: Efx Section/Menu

    As its name would indicate, the DELAY/RE- However in MULTI MODE, all 16 PARTs access VERB section generates two different effects: the same Delay or Reverb effect. In this case, the only dedicated parameter you have availa- The DELAY effect does just that to the input sig- ble for each part is EFFECT SEND;...
  • Page 89 ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 Delay/Reverb MODE DELAY CLOCK Here’s where you select the algorithm for the When you set it to OFF, the absolute delay time DELAY/REVERB section. is determined in milliseconds. If you select a note value, then the delay time is set to the val- Let’s take a tour of the different algorithms:...
  • Page 90 CHAPTER 7 The Parameters DELAY OUTPUT SELECT Types of reverb: Here you can select the external or internal De- Reverb Type Pre-delay lay output. The same destinations are available as for the PART signals. Ambience with up to 500 ms SmallRoom with up to 400 ms 01111111111111111112...

  • Page 91: Distortion

    ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 Distortion í In the signal path. the filter is located at the out- DISTORTION put of the pre-delay. This means that the filter also influences pre-delay feedback (REVERB FEEDBACK, see below) when you use this pa- rameter.

  • Page 92: Phaser

    CHAPTER 7 The Parameters INTENSITY DEPTH For the distortion curves, this intensity range is Controls the intensity of the Phaser frequency equivalent to a gain boost of 12 decibels, in the modulation by the LFO. case of the ”Digital” curve as much as 24 deci- bels.

  • Page 93: Chorus

    ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 Chorus í The FEEDBACK parameter is bipolar; positive CHORUS or negative feedback values let you dial in dif- ferent phaser characteristics. 01111111111111111112 DIR/EFF 1 PHASER Controls the balance of volume levels between Feedback +0≤ the direct signal and the Chorus signal: At a val-...

  • Page 94: Equalizer

    CHAPTER 7 The Parameters í EQUALIZER ting a very high Q-factor (e.g.15) makes this bandwidth very narrow, allowing for highly se- lective and precise equalization. The equalizer is used for boosting or cutting bass and/or treble in the signal, as well as for HIGH-EQ GAIN fine adjustment of a definable frequency range (“Mid”).
  • Page 95 ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 Vocoder - OSC-HOLD T h i s s e t t i n g i s i d e n t i c a l t o FREQUENCY SPREAD ”OSC” although the hold-mode (which also is...
  • Page 96 CHAPTER 7 The Parameters Q-FACTOR lead to less speech recognition, although it is possible to create a really nice sounding syn- DEFAULT: 0 (LEFT) thesizer pads with. The resonance parameter controls the quality of the filter bands (like an equalizer’s q-factor). De- pending on the filter select setting, the banks VOCODER SOURCE BALANCE are adjusted together or independently.
  • Page 97 ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 Vocoder VOCODER SPECTRAL BALANCE DEFAULT: 64 (MIDDLE) Spectral balance between the higher and lower frequencies of the vocoder signal. This parame- ter works similar to a simple equalizer, which is e.g. capable to increase the quality of speech.

  • Page 98: Edit Section/Encoder

    CHAPTER 7 The Parameters Edit Section/ SOFT KNOB 1/2 These two knobs are freely definable. You can Encoder define the knobs via the CTRL menu (Soft Knob 1/2 MODE). Settings can be saved globally as well as individually to SINGLE program slots. CUTOFF MASTER VOLUME Determines the cutoff frequency of Filter-1 and...

  • Page 99: Edit Section/Menu

    ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 Clock Tempo Edit Section/Menu GLE PROGRAMs are controlled via the same clock generator. Its CLOCK TEMPO is saved in the MULTI PROGRAM (as are the settings of the global delay effect). This feature lets you control the LFOs and arpeggiators of several MULTI PARTS in a common rhythmic context.
  • Page 100 CHAPTER 7 The Parameters MODE, you can also access PART VOLUME - MONO 3 (Single-Trigger): The sound is (see appropriate section), which provides fur- played monophonically; when you play in a ther volume reserves (headroom). smooth, even style (legato) the envelopes are restarted at the first note only and continue to...
  • Page 101 ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 Common TRANSPOSE - LIN Starting from the 0 value, (center posi- tion) the pitch bend is linear. In other words, Transposes the entire SINGLE program by sem- when you bend the pitch up to exactly half itones.

  • Page 102: Unison

    CHAPTER 7 The Parameters - AUTO Adaptive Control Smoothing analyz- DETUNE es the characteristics of the incoming in pa- Slightly detunes the voices involved in UNISON rameter changes and carries out these out mode. either continuously (smoothed) or incremen- tally. 01111111111111111112 - NOTE Adaptive Control Smoothing is carried 1 UNISON...

  • Page 103: Punch

    ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 Punch PHASE pertains to all LFOs and does not impair the modulation sources (SOURCE) and one or the phase response of the LFOs within either of several modulation destinations (DESTINA- the two voices. TION). Each of these configurations features a parameter that determines modulation intensity (AMOUNT).
  • Page 104 CHAPTER 7 The Parameters - VELOOFF The note off velocity is the modu- ASSIGN 1 DESTINATION Selects the modu- lation source. According to the fact, that the lation destination for the first modulation as- note off velocity is only known when the key signment.
  • Page 105 ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 Assign/Mod Matrix ASSIGN 3 SOURCE Selects the modulation ASSIGN 5 SOURCE Selects the modulation source for the third modulation assignment. source for the first modulation assignment. ASSIGN 3 DESTINATION 1 Selects the first ASSIGN 5 DESTINATION...

  • Page 106: Velocity

    CHAPTER 7 The Parameters í VELOCITY VELOCITY PULSE WIDTH Determines the intensity of the VELOCITY con- trol for the pulse width (see appropriate section) of both oscillators. í In addition to the following fixed destina- tions, any parameter can be controlled via ve- 01111111111111111112 locity by way of the Modulation Matrix 1 VELOCITY...
  • Page 107 ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 Velocity VELOCITY FILT 2 ENV AMT VELOCITY VOLUME Determines the intensity of the VELOCITY con- Determines the intensity of the VELOCITY con- trol for the modulation of Filter-2’s cutoff fre- trol for the volume. quency by the filter envelope.

  • Page 108: Arpeggiator&Ctrl Section (Encoder)

    CHAPTER 7 The Parameters Arpeggiator&Ctrl - DOWN Sustained notes are arpeggiated in descending manner. Section (Encoder) - UP & DOWN Sustained notes are arpeggiat- ed alternately in an ascending and descend- ing manner. - AS PLAYED Sustained notes are arpeggiat- ed in the sequence that they are played.
  • Page 109 ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 Velocity ARPEGGIATOR NOTE LENGTH This parameter changes the lengths of the rhythm patterns’ notes. The center position lea- ves the notes at their original length. Positive values lengthen the notes; negative values shorten them relatively to their original lengths.

  • Page 110: Arpg&Ctrl Section (Menu)

    CHAPTER 7 The Parameters Arpg&Ctrl Section When SWING is set to the lowest value (50%), the interval between the individual sixteenth beats is identical and the length of an eighth (menu) note is divided into two identical beats; in other words, the rhythm is "binary".

  • Page 111: Categories

    ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 Categories í HOLD SECOND OUTPUT/SURROUND When this parameter is activate, the arpeggia- tor continues to play after you release the keys. Not until you release all keys and press a new The SECOND OUTPUT function lets you select...
  • Page 112 CHAPTER 7 The Parameters cations. Using Panorama (left, right) and the SECOND OUTPUT Balance (front, back), you can create a genuine quadraphonic mix in the VIRUS. The second output can also serve as an FX loop. To this end, all you have to do is connect it to an external effects device.

  • Page 113: The Multi Mode Parameters

    The Multi Mode Parameters...

  • Page 114: Multimode Parameters

    1 B36 101BASS RP The MULTI mode parameters feature a dedicat- SelctNumber 36≤ ed menu called the Multi Edit menu. Access it 61111111111111111154 by pressing the Multi button while the device is in MULTI mode. The LED located over the MUL- TI button will light up to indicate that the Multi Edit menu is active.
  • Page 115 ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 preset.If the selected output is monophonic, PART TRANSPOSE then the Panorama settings and modulations in Transposes the PART in semitone steps. the sound program are inactive. 01111111111111111112 - OUT 1 L The left jack of dual Out-...
  • Page 116 CHAPTER 8 The Multi Mode Parameters CHAN VOLUME INIT the voices of all PARTs have the same priority when one voice is switched off to accommo- This parameter relates to the Channel Volume date a new voice. When you set the Priority of a Controller (#7).
  • Page 117 ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 LOW KEY PRG CHG ENABLE Determines the lowest MIDI note that the PART Switches a given PART’s MIDI receive mode for responds to. MIDI Program Change messages ON and OFF. 01111111111111111112 01111111111111111112 1 B36 101BASS RP...
  • Page 118 CHAPTER 8 The Multi Mode Parameters...

  • Page 119: The Global Parameters

    The Global Parameters...

  • Page 120: Global Parameters/ System Section

    CHAPTER 9 The Global Parameters Global Parame- AMOUNT This parameter determines the intensity of the ters/ System Sec- RANDOM PATCH GENERATOR’s effect on the sound parameters. At lower values, sound changes are fairly subtle, but you can intensify tion the effect by repeatedly pressing the STORE button.
  • Page 121 Virus rack XL. However, to attain the best This is a global parameter, i.e. it affects all in- possible sound quality, it is advisable to patch...

  • Page 122: Midi

    CHAPTER 9 The Global Parameters í MIDI - SINGLE BANK B All 128 sound programs of Bank B are sent. - MULTI BUFFER This option dumps the data of the MULTI program that you are currently processing (the MULTI’s Edit buffer). Please MIDI DUMP TX bear in mind that, with this option, merely the This feature transfers the sound data of one...

  • Page 123: Content

    ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 MIDI - DISABLE Incoming data via MIDI IN is ig- option is locked (permanently deactivated). The nored. number in the upper left of the display shows the MIDI Global Channel in Single Mode and - ENABLE Bank data is re-loaded to the bank...
  • Page 124 CHAPTER 9 The Global Parameters ARPEGGIATOR SEND CHANNEL VOLUME ENABLE Globally switches the reception of Volume data This parameter determines whether or not (ON (Controller #7) on (ENA) or off (DIS). or OFF, respectively) the arpeggiator sends the notes it generates to the MIDI Out. This function is a feasible option only when you want to ad- 01111111111111111112 dress further sound generators via MIDI.

  • Page 125: System

    ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 System MIDI DEVICE ID polypressure data is disabled on the receive side; if you set it to ”Contr”, both polypressure Here you can enter the identification number for and SysEx data are received. system exclusive data transfer. To enable com- munication between two Virus units - i.e.
  • Page 126 The entry is only ac- direct access to parameters which are other- tive when SOFT KNOB-1 MODE is set to SIN- wise only available from within the menus. The GLE.
  • Page 127 ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 System ATTACK, SUSTAIN, DECAY, RELEASE, FILTER, - LONG Same as SHORT, except that - you CUTOFF1, CUTOFF2, CUTOFF, RESO, BAL- guessed it - the display shows the knob data ANCE, FX AMT, DLY AMT, CHO AMT, PHA AMT, for a longer period of time.
  • Page 128 CHAPTER 9 The Global Parameters LED MODE - STEAL The ”Steal” setting indicates if a voice is cut off in the interest of providing the Here you can chose between two operating voices required to render a new note whenev- modes for the RATE LEDs of LFO 1 and 2: er the polyphony that VIRUS has been ex- hausted.

  • Page 129: The Vocoder

    The Vocoder...

  • Page 130: Vocoder

    CHAPTER 10 The Vocoder í VOCODER the bandpass filters are not followed by enve- lope followers. The circuit uses amplifiers which are levelled by the control signal output of the envelope followers of the modulator banks. This Although vocoder sounds have seen a come- part of the vocoder is called the carrier bank or back in the recent time, many musicians do not synthesis part.

  • Page 131: The Parameters Of The Virus Vocoder

    ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 The parameters of the Virus vocoder and DECAY parameter. These signals are no - OSC This mode uses the whole oscillator audio signals, as they contain the envelope of section of the Virus, including the noise gen- the signal being analysed.

  • Page 132: Notes About The Vocoder

    CHAPTER 10 The Vocoder Q-FACTOR VOCODER SPECTRAL BALANCE The resonance parameter controls the quality of Spectral balance between the higher and lower the filter bands (like an equalizer’s q-factor). A frequencies of the vocoder signal. This parame- low quality factor of the carrier bank leads to a ter works similar to a simple equalizer, which is fairly neutral reproduction of the carrier signal.
  • Page 133 ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 Notes about the vocoder The effect section (chorus, delay) and the out- put selection can be used in a vocoder patch. PDF VERSION - RESTRICTIONS APPLY...
  • Page 134 CHAPTER 10 The Vocoder...

  • Page 135: The Virus And Sequencers

    The Virus and Sequencers...

  • Page 136: Parameter Control Via Midi

    CHAPTER 11 The Virus and Sequencers í PARAMETER CONTROL VIA ternal+Midi or MIDI so that data is sent to the sequencer via MIDI. Note that the MIDI option MIDI disconnects the knobs and buttons from the Vi- rus’ internal sound generation system. When this setting is enabled, data generated by knobs and buttons is only acknowledged by the Virus Virtually all parameters of the Virus are accessi-...

  • Page 137: Handling Midi Parameter Control

    ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 Handling MIDI Parameter Control í reason, the convention in the Virus is that, when HANDLING MIDI PARAMETER several of these PARTs are patched through a CONTROL single MIDI channel, only the PART with the lowest PART number is addressed by incoming controllers;...

  • Page 138: Notes On Adaptive Parameter Smoothing

    CHAPTER 11 The Virus and Sequencers í NOTES ON ADAPTIVE Side effect: Continuous parameter changes – be it movements controlled via automated PARAMETER SMOOTHING knobs or via MIDI - are incremental, which means you’ll have to take zipper noise into account.

  • Page 139: Problems Related To Parameter Control

    ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 Problems Related to Parameter Control í Step sequencers let you assign a new cutoff trollers. Moreover, when you start the song from value for every note. You can create the same the top, you’ll again hear the sound with the fil- effect on a conventional sequencer.

  • Page 140: Dump - The Sound In The Song

    CHAPTER 11 The Virus and Sequencers í DUMP - THE SOUND IN THE check if your sequencer refuses to accept Sy- sEx data due to one-sided filtering. You can SONG check whether or not anything was recorded by taking a look at the Event or List editor of your sequencer.
  • Page 141 ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 Dump - The Sound in the Song to or are compelled to change sounds, you should record the entire memory content to the sequencer. Sending individual MULTIs for the purpose of archiving sounds is pointless be- cause they don’t contain the actual sounds.
  • Page 142 CHAPTER 11 The Virus and Sequencers...

  • Page 143: Tips, Tricks& Words Of Wisdom

    Tips, Tricks& Words Of Wisdom...

  • Page 144: Tips And Tricks

    CHAPTER 12 Tips, Tricks& Words Of Wisdom Tips and Tricks MULTI SINGLE MODE In MULTI mode, you’re unable to change the SINGLE programs directly, which would admit- tedly be a handy option when you’re working with a sequencer. This is why the Virus features MULTI SINGLE mode, which, strictly speaking, is more an alternative view of MULTI mode rath- er than a further mode in its own right.

  • Page 145: All Abouts Inputs

    ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 All abouts Inputs í ALL ABOUTS INPUTS You should dial in a suitable input level on the device that is sending the analog signals. The reason for this is that you want to feed the high-...

  • Page 146: Oscillators

    CHAPTER 12 Tips, Tricks& Words Of Wisdom fect signal without influencing the dry signal. you’ll hear movement in the sound itself. When However, the dry signal is faded out in the final its pulse width remains fixed, the sound will re- third of the control range so that you can also main static.

  • Page 147: Filters

    ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 Filters ate extremely complex spectra, whereby inhar- smoothly from slope to another, which effec- monic frequency components are filtered out tively makes it infinitely variable. Set the filter (so to speak) in the course of synchronization.

  • Page 148: Lfos

    CHAPTER 12 Tips, Tricks& Words Of Wisdom torting it, and finally sending the distorted signal whereby the results are at times reminiscent of to a second filter, where it can be processed the spectra of linear frequency modulation. The again as you see fit. response of the Shaper depends largely on the input signal.
  • Page 149 ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 LFOs LFO MODE note-on messages. The LFO rate, however, is still determined via the master clock and/or You can set the LFO Mode parameter so that MIDI clock. the LFOs are polyphonic or monophonic. In Po-...

  • Page 150: Volume Control

    CHAPTER 12 Tips, Tricks& Words Of Wisdom í í VOLUME CONTROL ASSIGN AND THE SOFT KNOBS Next to the Oscillator Volume parameter, the Vi- rus features four other volume stages for every The ASSIGN section in the EDIT menu lets you SINGLE or PART: control up to six freely selectable parameters via up to three modulation sources.

  • Page 151: Arpeggiator

    ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 ArpeggiatorHow to modulate the Vocoder parameters í í ARPEGGIATOR HOW TO MODULATE THE VOCODER PARAMETERS In AsPlayed mode, notes are played in the same sequence in which the Arpeggiator re- Every Vocoder parameter can be modulated us- ceives them.

  • Page 152: Midi

    CHAPTER 12 Tips, Tricks& Words Of Wisdom í MIDI your attention to any transmission errors that may occur. Data stored in the Virus remains un- affected by this operation. 01111111111111111112 MIDI DUMP RX 1 MIDI DUMP TX The Virus lets you audition sound banks that are Arrangement≤...

  • Page 153: The Operating System (Os)

    ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 The Operating System (OS)How to modulate the Vocoder parameters changes are always carried out irrespective of Parts to High, you’re defeating the purpose of whether or not the normal program change is this parameter. In this case, it wouldn’t have any disabled.
  • Page 154 Operating System into the rack. We have a spe- memory of the Virus, where it is checked for er- cial OS for the Virus rack XL downloadable at rors. If the device finds an error, the loading rou- our Website.
  • Page 155 [Store] on Virus 2; the software will now be burned to the Flash Rom. SOFTWARE UPDATES Access is known for their policy of free software updates. Simply download the latest Virus op- erating system from our web site and enjoy new Virus features.
  • Page 156 CHAPTER 12 Tips, Tricks& Words Of Wisdom...

  • Page 157: Appendix

    Appendix...

  • Page 158: System Exclusive Data

    CHAPTER 13 Appendix System Exclusive The remaining Single parameters in Page B (HiPage) are additionally controllable by MIDI Polyphonic Pressure (!). The send and reception Data of MIDI Poly Pressure can be enabled or disa- bled by MIDI CONTROL HiPage (CTRL menu). When disabled (HiPage=SysEx), the VIRUS only sends and receives SysEx Parameter Change on Page B.
  • Page 159 ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 System Exclusive Implementation the same Performance Controllers. The Sound SYSEX PARAMETERCHANGE Parameters are stored with a Single Sound. If Parameterchange more than one Multi Part is set to the same MIDI 70:page A; channel, the Sound Parameter is receiced only 71:page B;...
  • Page 160 CHAPTER 13 Appendix í SINGLE DUMP When bank number 00, the dump destina- tion is the Multi Edit buffer. In this case the pro- Single Dump gram number is ignored. Bank Number Single Edit buffer 01..04: Single Bank A..D [256 multi bytes] contains the Multi parameters Program Number in a special succession.
  • Page 161 ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 System Exclusive Implementation í When bank number 00, the dump destina- CONTROLLER DUMP REQUEST tion is the Multi Edit buffer. In this case the pro- Controller Dump Request gram number is ignored. Bank Number (always zero)

  • Page 162: Parameter Descriptions

    CHAPTER 13 Appendix í PARAMETER DESCRIPTIONS Class Name Range Value Text PAGE A Bank Select 0..3 Bank A..D Modulation Wheel Breath Controller Contr 3 Foot Controller Portamento Time 0..127 Data Slider Channel Volume 0..127 Balance Contr 9 A 10 Panorama 0..127 -64..0..+63: Left..Center..Right...
  • Page 163 ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 Parameter Descriptions Class Name Range Value Text A 27 Osc2 FM Amount 0..127 A 28 Osc2 Sync 0..1 0:Off 1:On A 29 Osc2 Filt Env Amt 0..127 -64..+63 A 30 FM Filt Env Amt 0..127 -64..+63...
  • Page 164 CHAPTER 13 Appendix Class Name Range Value Text A 59 Amp Env Attack 0..127 A 60 Amp Env Decay 0..127 A 61 Amp Env Sustain 0..127 A 62 Amp Env Sustain Time 0..127 -64..+63: Fall..Infinite..Rise A 63 Amp Env Release 0...127 A 64 Hold Pedal...
  • Page 165 ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 Parameter Descriptions Class Name Range Value Text A 88 Cutoff1 Lfo2 Amount 0..127 -64..+63 A 89 Cutoff2 Lfo2 Amount 0..127 -64..+63 A 90 P a n o r a m a L f o 2 0..127...
  • Page 166 CHAPTER 13 Appendix Class Name Range Value Text A118 a,ms,n Delay Lfo Shape 0..5 0:Sine 1:Tri 2:Saw 3:Square 4:S&H 5:S&G .. Reverb Damping 0..127 A119 a,ms,n Delay Color 0..127 -64..+63 A122 Keyb Local 0..1 0:Off 1:On A123 All Notes Off...
  • Page 167 ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 Parameter Descriptions Class Name Range Value Text PAGE B Arp Mode 0..6 0:Off 1:Up 2:Down 3:Up&Down 4:As- Played 5:Random 6:Chord Arp Pattern Select 0..31 Arp Octave Range 0..3 Arp Hold Enable 0..1 0:Off 1:On Arp Note Length 0..127...
  • Page 168 CHAPTER 13 Appendix Class Name Range Value Text B 34 b,Vb Osc FM Mode 0..12 0:Pos-Tri 1:Tri 2:Wave 3:Noise 4:In L 5:In L+R .. B 35 Osc Init Phase 0..127 0:Off 1..127 B 36 Punch Intensity 0..127 B 38 b,Vb Input Follower Mode 0..9 0:Off 1:In L 2:In L+R ...
  • Page 169 ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 Parameter Descriptions Class Name Range Value Text B 67 Assign2 Source see Assign Sources List B 68 Assign2 Destination1 see Assign Destinations List B 69 Assign2 Amount1 0..127 -64..+63 B 70 Assign2 Destination2 see Assign Destinations List...
  • Page 170 CHAPTER 13 Appendix Class Name Range Value Text B100 b,Vb Distortion Curve 0..6 0:Off 1:Light 2:Soft 3:Middle 4:Hard 5:Digital .. B101 b,Vb Distortion Intensity 0..127 B102 b,Vc Assign 4 Source 0..27 see Assign Sources List B103 b,Vc Assign 4 Destination 0..122 see Assign Destinations List B104...
  • Page 171 ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 Parameter Descriptions Class Name Range Value Text Page C m,np Multi Name Char1 32..127 ASCII m,np Multi Name Char2 32..127 ASCII m,np Multi Name Char3 32..127 ASCII m,np Multi Name Char4 32..127 ASCII m,np Multi Name Char5 32..127...
  • Page 172 CHAPTER 13 Appendix Class Name Range Value Text C 69 Keyb Pedal 2 Contr see Keyboard Destination List C 70 Keyb Pressure Sens 0..127 0:Off 1..127 C 72 Part Enable 0..1 0:Off 1:On C 73 Part Midi Volume Ena- 0..1 0:Off 1:On C 74 Part Hold Pedal Enable...
  • Page 173 ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 Parameter Descriptions Class Name Range Value Text C115 Soft Knob-2 Midi 0..127 C116 Expert Mode 0..2 0:0ff 1:On 2:All C117 Knob Mode 0..5 0:Off 1:Jump 2:Snap 3:Relative (...) C118 Memory Protect 0..1 0:0ff 1:On 2:Warn...

  • Page 174: Multi Dump Table

    CHAPTER 13 Appendix í MULTI DUMP TABLE NAME RANGE VALUE TEXT 0..3 Internal 4..13 Multi Name Charac- 32..127 ASCII ters 1..10 Internal Multi Clock Tempo 0..127 6 3 . . 1 9 0 Multi Delay Mode 0..1 0:Off 1:On Multi Delay Time 0..127 Multi Delay Feedback 0..127...
  • Page 175 ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 Multi Dump Table NAME RANGE VALUE TEXT 128..1 P a r t Detune 0..127 -64..+63 1..16 144..1 P a r t Part Volume 0..127 -64..+63; 0=Unity Gain 1..16 160..1 P a r t Midi Volume Init 0..127...
  • Page 176 CHAPTER 13 Appendix NAME RANGE VALUE TEXT Part State Bitfield: Bit 0 Part Enable 0:Off 1:On Bit 1 Part Midi Volume Ena- 0:Off 1:On Bit 2 Part Hold Pedal Ena- 0:Off 1:On Bit 3 Keyb To Midi 0:Off 1:On Bit 4 Internal Bit 5 Note Steal Priority...

  • Page 177: Classes

    ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 Classes í CLASSES M: MULTI PARAMETER Accessible by SysEx-Parameterchange and Multi-Dump The Multi Parameters are stored with a Multi Patch. P: PERFORMANCE CONTROLLER Accessible by Control message. Performance MS: MULTI/SINGLE PARAMETER Controllers are not stored with a Single-Sound.
  • Page 178 CHAPTER 13 Appendix VB: VIRUS C SERIES PARAMETER These parameters are only available on VIRUS C and VIRUS kc/indigo in Version 3.0 and high- er. VIRUS C parameter changes are ignored by VIRUS a/Virus b series í On non-part-sensitive parameters the part number is ignored, but must still be sent as any value.

  • Page 179: Mod Matrix Sources

    ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 Mod Matrix Sources í MOD MATRIX SOURCES All sources of the SOFT KNOBS-1/2 PitchBnd ChanPres ModWheel Breath Contr3 Foot Data Balance Contr 9 Express Contr 12 Contr 13 Contr 14 Contr 15 Contr 16 HoldPed...

  • Page 180: Mod Matrix Destinations

    CHAPTER 13 Appendix í MOD MATRIX DESTINATIONS All destinations of the Modulation Matrix PatchVol ChannelVol Panorama Transpose Portamento Osc1Shape Osc1PlsWdh Osc1WavSel Osc1Pitch Osc1Keyflw Osc2Shape Osc2PlsWdh Osc2WavSel Osc2Pitch Osc2Detune Osc2FmAmt Osc2EnvAmt FmEnvAmt Osc2Keyflw OscBalance SubOscVol OscMainVol NoiseVol Cutoff Cutoff2 Filt1Reso Filt2Reso Flt1EnvAmt Flt2EnvAmt Flt1Keyflw...

  • Page 181: Soft Knob Destinations

    ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 Soft Knob Destinations í SOFT KNOB DESTINATIONS All destinations of the SOFT KNOBS-1/2 ModWheel Breath Contr3 Foot Data Balance Contr9 Expression Contr12 Contr13 Contr14 Contr15 Contr16 PatchVolume ChannelVolume Panorama Transpose Portamento UnisonDetune UnisonPanSprd UnisonLfoPhase ChorusMix...

  • Page 182: Midi Implementation Chart

    CHAPTER 13 Appendix í MIDI IMPLEMENTATION Model: Access Virus rack XL SynthesizerVersion: 1.0 CHART Date: 6.9.2000 Function Transmitted Recocgnized Remarks Basic Default Channel Changed 1-16 1-16 Default Mode Messages Altered ************ Note 0-127 Number True Voice ************ 0-127 Velocity Note ON...
  • Page 183 ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 MIDI Implementation Chart System Exclusive System :Song Pos :Song Sel Common :Tune System :Clock Start, Stop Realtime :Commands Continue Aux- :Local ON/OFF Mes- :All NotesOff Sages : ActiveSense : Reset * Note: See MIDI Controller Assignments for more Information.

  • Page 184: Fcc Information (U.s.a)

    FCC requirements. Modifications not ex- tailer authorised to distribute this type of prod- pressly approved by ACCESS MUSIC ELEC- uct. TRONICS may void your authority, granted by the FCC, to use this product.

  • Page 185: Other Standards (Rest Of World)

    ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 Other Standards (Rest of World) í OTHER STANDARDS (REST OF WORLD) This product complies with the radio frequency interference requirements of the Council Direc- tive 89/336/EC. Cet appareil est conforme aux prescriptions de la directive communautaire 89/336/EC.

  • Page 186: Declaration Of Conformity

    CHAPTER 13 Appendix í DECLARATION OF This declaration has been given responsibly to the manufacturer: CONFORMITY Access Music Electronics Trimburgstraße 11 36039 Fulda EG-Konformitätserklärung Fulda, 16.03.2002 Für das folgend bezeichnete Erzeugnis/ For the following named product Access VIRUS Synthesizer Model rack Guido Kirsch, Geschäftsführer...

  • Page 187: Warranty

    WARRANTY MANY THANKS TO The access music electronics warranty covers Access would like to thank the following peop- all defects in material and workmanship for a le. The Virus wouldn’t be what it is today wit- period of six months from the date of original hout you! purchase.
  • Page 188 CHAPTER 13 Appendix...
  • Page 189 Index...

  • Page 190: Index

    CHAPTER 14 Index Index CHANNEL VOLUME RX CHORUS CHORUS DELAY CHORUS DEPTH CHORUS DIR/EFF CHORUS FEEDBACK CHORUS RATE CHORUS SHAPE ADAPTIVE CONTROL SMOOTHING CLOCK TEMPO COMPARE AMPLIFIER ENVELOPE CONTRAST ANALOG BOOST CONTROLLER DUMP ARPEGGIATOR ARPEGGIATOR CLOCK CUTOFF ARPEGGIATOR HOLD CUTOFF LINK ARPEGGIATOR MODE ARPEGGIATOR NOTE LENGTH ARPEGGIATOR OCTAVES...
  • Page 191 ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 EFFECTS ENV AMOUNT ENV MODE ENV POLARITY INPUT ENVELOPE INPUT BOOST ENVELOPE FOLLOWER INPUT DIRECT THRU EQ HIGH FREQUENCY INPUT GAIN EQ HIGH GAIN INPUT GLOBAL EQ LOW FREQUENCY INPUT LEVEL EQ LOW GAIN INPUT LEVEL INDICATOR...
  • Page 192 CHAPTER 14 Index OSC PHASE INIT OSC SEMITONE OSC VOLUME OSCILLATOR MASTER CLOCK OSCILLATOR SYNC MASTER TUNE OSCILLLATOR VOLUME MASTER VOLUME OUTPUT SELECT Matrix OUTPUTS MEMORY PROTECT OVERLOAD MIDI MIDI CHANNEL MIDI CHANNEL VOLUME MIDI CLOCK MIDI CLOCK RX PANIC FUNCTION MIDI DEVICE ID PANORAMA MIDI DUMP RX...
  • Page 193 ACCESS VIRUS RACK XL OS5 RELEASE SYNC RESET SYSEX RESONANCE SYSEX DUMP REVERB SYSEX IMPLEMENTATION REVERB CLOCK SYSEX MULTI DUMP REVERB COLOR SYSEX PARAMETER DESCRIPTION REVERB DAMPING SYSTEM MENU REVERB DECAY TIME REVERB FEEDBACK REVERB MODE REVERB OUTPUT SELECT TIME...
  • Page 194 CHAPTER 14 Index VOCODER INPUT SELECT VOCODER MODE VOCODER Q-FACTOR VOCODER SOURCE BALANCE VOCODER SPECTRAL BAL VOLUME WARRANTY WAVE WAVE SEL/PW...

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