The Saturation Stage - Access Virus Rack User Manual

THE SATURATION STAGE

In the signal chain of the Virus, Filter-1 is
followed by a saturation stage. It
enables you to add overtones to the fil-
tered signal via distortion. Locate the
parameter SATURATION in the FILTERS
section.
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1 SATURATION
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The display will read "SATURATION
CURVE OFF", which means exactly what
it says. With the VALUE buttons or the
VALUE encoder, you can now select from
a number of saturation/distortion curves.
Feel free to experiment with the diverse
saturation curves and be sure to vary the
OSC VOL settings. Note how the differ-
ent CUTOFF and RESONANCE settings
influence the saturation curve.
At this point we would like to mention
the OSC VOL parameter, which is next to
the SATURATION parameter. The portion
of the control range from the far left to
the center position (0) determines the
volume of the filter section's input sig-
nal. The portion of the control range
located to the right of the center posi-
tion does not achieve any increase in vol-
ume; it simply intensifies the degree of
Off≤
saturation or distortion. This effect is
only achieved when you have activated a
saturation curve.
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The Saturation Stage