Velocity; Unison Mode - Access Virus Rack XL User Manual

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CHAPTER 5
Introduction
You have already dealt with the Panorama posi-
tion as a modulation target of LFO 2. Here you
can not only modulate it, but also determine
settings manually. For this purpose, use the pa-
rameter PANORAMA which is also located in
the COMMON section of the EDIT menu. Like
many other parameters, Panorama is a starting
point for modulations. For instance you can
modulate the Panorama position via LFO 2
even if you have already set the Panorama to
the far left position. In this case of course you
will only hear the Panorama position shift to the
right.
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VELOCITY

Velocity is one of the preferred modulation
sources of keyboard players: A light key attack
generates a low velocity value for the given
note, a heavy touch generates a high velocity
value. In the Virus you have ten modulation tar-
gets available for Velocity. Locate the VELOCI-
TY section in the EDIT menu.
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1 VELOCITY
Osc1Shape
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There you will find the modulation intensities
for:
OSC 1 SHAPE
OSC 2 SHAPE
PULSE WIDTH
FM AMOUNT
FILT 1 ENV AMT
FILT 2 ENV AMT
RESONANCE 1
RESONANCE 2
VOLUME
PANORAMA
which you can manipulate independently of one
another in the familiar bipolar control range.
A light key attack generates a low velocity value
for the given note, a heavy touch generates a
high velocity value.
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UNISON MODE

When we talked about the oscillators, we men-
tioned that by subtly detuning signals, you can
beef up sounds and achieve string-like sounds.
The Virus is equipped with features that allow
you to take this type of tonal manipulation a
step further. On of these is the so-called UNI-
SON MODE. It enables you to initiate two or
more voices for each note played, which in turn
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lets you detune many oscillators. UNISON
MODE also offers the option of spreading the
voices generated by one note in the stereo pan-
orama and shifting the phases of their LFOs so
that all types of periodic effects can be used to
produce an even more exciting signal.