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  • Page 4 Access Mu- sic GmbH. Virus is a trademark of Access Music GmbH. All other trademarks contained herein are the property of their respective owners. All features and specifi- cations subject to change without notice.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Phaser ......70 Viewing Pages ....30 VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL...
  • Page 6 Patch Distortion ....72 Chorus ......72 Output .

  • Page 7: Welcome

    Virus PowerCore. As soon as the Virus plug-in is enabled, it scans the PowerCore folder on your hard-drive and loads all of the patches it finds there into RAM. From there it organises them into heirarchical menus and categories, so you...
  • Page 8 Recently Used folder, and over time, your most commonly-used patches will be automat- ically stored to the Favourites folder for instant recall. NOTE: The Virus PowerCore is 100% compatible with the majority of patches available for the Virus series, of which there are thousands available for free download at www.access-...

  • Page 9: Installation

    A folder will be created in the location: C:\Documents and Settings\(your username)\My Documents\Access Music\Virus Powercore. Into this folder you should copy any .mid files you have which contain Virus patch librar- ies. Check the download section of www.access-music.de for a large selection of freely downloadable patches.

  • Page 10: Instancing The Vpc In Logic

    > AUDIO UNITS To use the Virus PowerCore as an Audio Unit, you need to run the TCAU Audio Unit wrapper after you have run the Virus installer. Installing the PowerCore driver also installs the TCAU wrapper although it’s recommended to ckeck the TC website for updates frquently.
  • Page 11 STEP3: To gain access to the Virus’ individual outs, create an Aux Object. Please note that you need to create an Aux object for every stereo output you wish to gain access to. STEP4: Now select the Virus' individual outs...

  • Page 12: Instancing The Vpc In Cubase Sx2

    STEP6: The Virus is up to 4 part multi timbal for each DSP used. The four multiparts receive MIDI data on the corresponding chan- nels 1-4. To easily access all four parts, create four MIDI instruments within the environment, assign the MIDI channels 1,2,3 and 4 to the instruments and cable them into the Virus Instrument.
  • Page 13 Cubase SX documentation later to learn what to do with these tracks if you are unsure. STEP4: Create a MIDI Track to play the Virus PowerCore via MIDI and to record MIDI mes- sages that are played back by Cubase SX. To do that, select "MIDI"...
  • Page 14 Now you can play the Virus Powercore via MIDI and record on the created MIDI track. You can create further MIDI tracks and assign them to any of the four Parts of the Virus by selecting the respective MIDI channel from the "chn" menu.

  • Page 15: Patch Management

    Categories, to make browsing a breeze. > THE POWERCORE FOLDER This is where you store all your Virus PowerCore patches. If you are running Windows it is located in “My Documents\Access Music\PowerCore”. If you are running Mac OS it is located in ~/Library/Application Support/Access Music/PowerCore.
  • Page 16 Click on this arrow to scroll through the rest of the entries. > CATEGORIES The Virus PowerCore will scan all the patches it finds and organise them according to their category settings. This means if you need a bass sound, you need only look in the ‘Bass’...
  • Page 17 NOTE: The browsing arrows will only be available once you have selected a patch from one of the menus. > RESCAN PATCH FOLDER Click on ‘Rescan patch folder’ if you have added any new .mid files containing Virus patches to the PowerCore folder since instancing the Virus PowerCore. The new banks will now be displayed.

  • Page 18: Saving Patches

    The newly edited patch will be appended to the currently selected bank. > Patches: Alternatively you can select ‘Patches’ which will give you the option of appending the newly edited patch to any of the banks in the PowerCore folder ie...

  • Page 19: How To Install Your Own Patches

    Once you have downloaded some soundsets, locate the .mid versions and copy/paste them to the Virus Powercore folder. On a Windows PC, this will be located in: C:\Documents and Settings\(your username)\My Documents\Access Music\Virus Powercore. On a Mac, it will be located in: ~/Library/Application Support/Access Music/Virus Powercore.

  • Page 21: Using Multiple Parts

    The TC PowerCore has four DSP processors which it uses to process the various plu- gins including Virus PowerCore. The Base License package allows one of these DSPs to be used for the Virus, which can be split up into four ‘Parts’ - each with it’s own voice and individual output routing.

  • Page 22: Adjusting Parameters

    > GLOBAL EFFECTS Most of the effects in the Virus PowerCore are specific to each part, but the delay/reverb effect is global i.e. all parts using the same DSP use the one delay/reverb effect. Please refer to the Delay/Reverb section of the FX1 Page section of the manual for more specific instruc- tions.
  • Page 23 NOTE: Many parameters in the Virus PowerCore are inter-dependent, meaning that adjusting certain parameters may or may not have an audible effect, depending on the value of another. For instance if Filter Balance is set to -64, only filter1 is audible; consequently adjustments to filter 2 parameters will be inaudible.

  • Page 25: Using Remote Controllers

    > USING A VIRUS SYNTHESIZER AS A REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE Make sure that the MIDI OUT of the Virus is connected to the MIDI IN of your PC MIDI interface. On the external Virus, set SYSTEM>MIDI>Panel to Int+Midi or Midi. This tells the Virus to send controller data to the MIDI OUT port.

  • Page 27: Getting Started

    For the benefit of synthesis newbies, we will first discuss some of the basic concepts to help you get an idea of what this is all about. The Virus PowerCore is based on 'subtrac- tive' synthesis, which means that the sound begins life in the oscillator section as har- monically rich as it's going to get, then certain elements are removed via the filter...

  • Page 28: Mixer

    The Virus also has a sub-oscillator, which is used to add extra bass to a sound by tracking the pitch of oscillator 1, only 1 octave lower. In addition to the 3 oscillators and sub-oscillator, there is also a noise generator. This gener- ates ‘white’...

  • Page 29: Amplifier

    Sustain, and Release being the time it takes the sound to decay to silence once the key is released. The Virus PowerCore actually contains a 5-stage envelope, due to the addition of a Sustain Time parameter. This is used to create an additional crescendo (volume swell) or decrescendo once the note has reached the sustain level.

  • Page 30: Viewing Pages

    LFOs generate much slower oscillations, which are very useful for modulating any of the parameters in the both the synthesis section and the effects section. There are 3 LFOs in the Virus Power- Core.
  • Page 31 The FX-2 Page contains the controls for the Vocoder, Input, Envelope Follower, and several global settings such as Master Tune, Pitch Wheel, Unison Mode, etc. > MODMATRIX The Mod Matrix Page contains the controls for assigning all of the modulation sources and destinations and their respective amounts. VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL GETTING STARTED...

  • Page 33: Easy Page

    Here you will find a selection of controls for the most commonly edited parameters in the Virus PowerCore. If you just want to tweak an existing patch without getting into it too deeply, then this is the page for you.

  • Page 34: Parameters Of The Easy Page

    This adjusts the amount of resonance (Q) for both filters. This determines how much those frequencies near the cutoff frequencies will be emphasised, so the result will depend largely cutoff frequency of both filters. Those who want to make their PowerCore squeal like a pig need look no further.
  • Page 35 Adjusts the time it takes for the sound to reach maximum volume. At zero, the sound has immediate impact, at higher values it will fade in gradually. > AMP DECAY This adjusts the time it takes for the sound to fall from maximum volume to the sustain level (see Filters/Env Page). VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL EASY PAGE...

  • Page 37: The Osc Page

    The Osc Page The Osc Page is the birthplace of any Virus PowerCore patch. Here you will find the controls for adjusting the 3 main oscillators, the sub-oscillator, the noise generator, ring modulator and FM. VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL THE OSC PAGE...

  • Page 38: Osc 1

    Osc 1 This is where you will find the controls for adjusting oscillator 1. > SHAPE This defines the shape of the waveform generated by osc 1. When set to 0, the waveform will be whatever is selected with the Wave Select knob. Moving the knob in a clockwise direction will result in a gradual transition to a pure saw wave at value 64 (default).

  • Page 39: Osc 2

    This determines the pitch for osc 2, and is adjustable in semitone intervals. The default set- ting is 0, at which middle C will sound like middle C, but you have the option of transposing osc 2 anywhere within a 4-octave range above or below this point. VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL THE OSC PAGE...
  • Page 40 > DETUNE This determines the detuning of osc 2 relative to oscillators 1 and 3. The subtle tuning varia- tions between all the individual instruments in a string ensemble is a major factor in the ‘warmth’ that is associated with that sound – the same is true of many famous synth patches, which use detuned oscillators to achieve a similar effect.
  • Page 41 > Input: Modulates the frequency of osc 2 with the audio input signal. NOTE: Note that depending on your host software, you will most likely have to use the Virus PowerCore Side-chain module to use the Input mode. > ENV FM This determines to what degree FM Amount is modulated by the filter envelope.

  • Page 42: Osc 3

    Osc 3 This is where you will find the controls relating to oscillator 3. > OSC MODE This allows you to choose from a selection of 66 waveshapes, including saw, pulse, sine and triangle, including 62 additional spectral waves (the same selection available to osc 1 and 2).

  • Page 43: Sub/Noise

    > Positive (+63) : Hipass (bright and thin). Velocity Mod Several parameters in the Virus PowerCore can be controlled by velocity. In practice this means that these parameters can be set to respond to how hard you press the keys. Think of a traditional piano –...
  • Page 44 NOTE: Tip 1: Most of the arpeggiator patterns are programmed with velocity data – so be sure to experiment with different velocity mod settings in your arp patches! NOTE: Tip 2: Make sure the target destinations have somewhere to go – for example, there is no point applying a negative offset to a parameter that is already set to zero!! NOTE: Tip 3: You will need to make sure your controller keyboard is velocity sensitive to ben- efit fully from this functionality!

  • Page 45: Unison Mode

    Page) is set to a very low value. Unison Mode In Unison mode, the Virus PowerCore will trigger between 2 and 16 instances of the same voice for every key played, depending on the chosen value. The voices are then detuned and spread across the stereo field, resulting in a much fuller sound than is otherwise...

  • Page 46: Mixer

    NOTE: If the filters are in Split Mode, then Pan Spread will also affect the stereo separation of the signals from filter 1 and 2. > LFO PHASE* This determines the phase offset between the LFOs in each voice. At extreme settings, the LFOs of Voice 1 will modulate in opposite phase to the LFOs of Voice 2, resulting in a much busier sound.
  • Page 47 filter saturation is affected. If no saturation curve has been selected (see Filter/Env Page), then values between +0 and +63 will have no effect. If the Virus PowerCore is in Input mode, then Osc Vol can be used to adjust the level of the input signal.

  • Page 49: The Filter/Env Page

    The Virus PowerCore is endowed with two filters with a flexible routing system and sev- eral modes of saturation, making it possible to achieve all manner of filtering effects.
  • Page 50 > SATURATION Saturation is the term used to describe the distortion effect applied to the output of filter 1. Some types just add overtones, whilst others can be used to completely warp the sound beyond all recognition. Saturation is always post-filter 1 and pre-filter 2, so you can use fil- ter 2 to remove unwanted overtones if you like.
  • Page 51 filter1 is also reduced. With filter balance set to +63, filter1 is bypassed completely and only the output of filter2 is audible In Parallel and Split modes, Filter Balance simply balances the outputs of filter1 and filter2. VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL THE FILTER/ENV PAGE...

  • Page 52: Filter 1

    Filter 1 > MODE Select from the following filter types: > Low Pass: most commonly used filter type. Removes frequen- cies higher than the cutoff point. > High Pass: Removes frequencies lower than the cutoff point. > Band Pass: Allows only a narrow band of frequencies through - Resonance determines the width of the band in this case.
  • Page 53 Determines which way the filter envelope will sweep the cutoff frequency of filter 1. Normal polarity means that attack sweeps upwards and decay sweeps downwards. Inverse polarity effectively turns the filter envelope upside-down i.e. attack sweeps downwards and decay sweeps upwards. VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL THE FILTER/ENV PAGE...

  • Page 54: Filter 2

    > LINK (ENVELOPE AMOUNT, RESONANCE, KEY FOLLOW) When enabled, Env Amt, Resonance and Key Follow become linked with their counterparts in filter 2, so that both filters can be adjusted simultaneously. > KEY BASE This determines the MIDI note number from which the keyfollow parameter will start to have an effect.
  • Page 55 Positive values are the most common application of this parameter, as it simulates the way in which the tone of an acoustic instrument becomes brighter the louder it is played. Many synth sounds benefit from this effect as well. VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL THE FILTER/ENV PAGE...

  • Page 56: Filter Envelope

    > ENV POLARITY Determines which way the filter envelope will sweep the cutoff frequency of filter 2. Normal polarity means that attack sweeps upwards and decay sweeps downwards. Inverse polarity effectively turns the filter envelope upside-down i.e. attack sweeps downwards and decay sweeps upwards.

  • Page 57: Amplifier Envelope

    (the lower the value, the quicker the fall). > RELEASE This determines how long it takes for the sound to fade to silence once the key is released. Higher values result in a slower fade. VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL THE FILTER/ENV PAGE...

  • Page 59: The Lfo Page

    LFO is an abbreviation of Low Frequency Oscillator. Basically, these generate wave- forms that oscillate so slowly that they are only useful as a modulation source for other parameters, such as pitch, cutoff, panorama etc. The Virus PowerCore has 3 LFOs. VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL...

  • Page 60: Lfo 1

    LFO 1 The controls in this section are used to affect the characteristics of LFO 1, and determine which parameters it will modulate. > RATE This determines how fast LFO 1 will oscillate. The higher the value, the faster it will oscillate. >...
  • Page 61 When set to Mono, LFO 1 is applied to each voice (note) in sync. When set to Poly, each voice is modulated independently. NOTE: Note: there will only be a difference between these two modes as long as Key Trig is set to Off and LFO 1 is not in clock mode. VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL THE LFO PAGE...
  • Page 62 Determines the amount of modulation applied to the parameter selected in the Assign Desti- nation window. > ASSIGN DESTINATION Select virtually any parameter in the Virus PowerCore to be modulated by LFO 1. > FILTER GAIN Determines the amount of modulation applied to the input gain to the filter section. This is...

  • Page 63: Lfo 2

    >Sample and Glide : Like Sample and Hold, this generates random values between which the LFO will interpolate smoothly, causing the affected parameter(s) to slide up and down unpredictably. VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL THE LFO PAGE...
  • Page 64 >Oscillator Waveform : Selecting this button will open up a window from which you can choose any of the 62 spectral waves. Clicking on this box will open up a window from which you can choose any of the 62 spec- tral waves.
  • Page 65 Determines the amount of modulation applied to the parameter selected in the Assign Desti- nation window. > ASSIGN DESTINATION Select virtually any parameter in the Virus PowerCore to be modulated by LFO 2. > FM AMT Determines the amount of modulation applied to osc 2 FM amount.

  • Page 66: Lfo 3

    LFO 3 The controls in this section are used to affect the characteristics of LFO 3, and determine which parameter(s) it will modulate. Many parameters are identical in function to their equivalents in LFOs 1and NOTE: Note: the functionality of LFO 3 is not the same as that of LFO 1 and 2.
  • Page 67 Determines the amount of modulation applied to the parameter selected in the Assign Desti- nation window. > ASSIGN DESTINATION Choose the parameter(s) to be modulated by LFO 3. Choose between: > Osc1 Pitch: LFO 3 will modulate the pitch of oscillator 1. VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL THE LFO PAGE...
  • Page 68 > Osc1+2 Pitch: LFO 3 will modulate the pitch of oscillator 2. > Osc2 Pitch: LFO 3 will modulate the pitch of osc1 and oscillator 2. > Osc1 PulseWidth*: LFO 3 will modulate the pulse width of oscilator 1. > Osc1+2 PulseWidth*: LFO 3 will modulate the pulse width of oscillator 1 and oscillator 2.

  • Page 69: The Fx-1 Page

    The FX-1 Page Here you will find the controls for the Analog Boost, Input Ring Modulator, Phaser, Patch Distortion, Chorus and Delay/Reverb effects as well as the output selection for the cur- rent part. VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL THE FX-1 PAGE...

  • Page 70: Analog Boost

    With this effect you can ring-modulate an audio input signal with the oscillators of the Virus PowerCore. This means that the signals from the inputs and the oscillators are multiplied. The end result will vary greatly depending on the settings of the oscillators –...
  • Page 71 Determines the bandwidth of the phaser’s filters. > FEEDBACK Determines the amount of signal to be fed back into the phaser. Experiment with both posi- tive and negative values for different types of extreme phasing. VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL THE FX-1 PAGE...

  • Page 72: Patch Distortion

    Choose from Off, Light, Soft, Middle, Hard, Digital, Shaper, Bit Reducer, Rate Reducer, Low- Pass and HighPass. Chorus Use the renowned Virus chorus effect to add depth and movement to the sound. The chorus works by adding a delayed copy to the original signal and modulating the delay time with an LFO to create a detuned effect.

  • Page 73: Output

    Output The Virus PowerCore has 4 pairs of stereo output channels. Here you can choose to which output channel the currently selected part is sent. NOTE: Remember the signal being sent to any particular output channel is pre- delay/reverb.

  • Page 74: Delay/Reverb

    > USE GLOBAL FX FROM The Virus PowerCore has just one global delay or reverb per DSP, therefore only one part can control the parameters of the Delay/Reverb at any given time.
  • Page 75 Determines them amount of the dry signal to be sent to the delay/reverb effect. This behaves exactly like a post-fader effect bus on a mixing console. As the value nears 127, the dry signal is faded out and only the delay/reverb signal is audible. VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL THE FX-1 PAGE...

  • Page 76: Delay

    Delay > TIME Determines the length of the delay time in millisec- onds, to a maximum of 693.6ms. > CLOCK This slaves the delay time to the global tempo or incoming MIDI Clock signal. Choose a note value that represents the desired delay time i.e. a Clock value of 1/4 will result in quarter note (crotchet) repeats.

  • Page 77: Reverb

    > PRE-DELAY Determines the time delay between the dry signal and the start of the room reflections. Longer values can be useful for creating the illusion of a wider space. VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL THE FX-1 PAGE...
  • Page 78 The maximum pre-delay times available depend on the reverb type, ranging from 150ms (Hall) to 500ms (Ambience). > CLOCK Selects a clock-synchronised pre-delay time. This is particularly useful for the Reverb+Feed- back algorithms, as the repeats can be synchronised in the same way as in the delay. (See Delay Clock for further explanation.) >...

  • Page 79: The Fx2/Global Page

    The FX2/Global Page On this page you will find the controls for the Vocoder, Envelope Follower, External Audio Input, Arpeggiator as well as Global Tuning, Key Mode, Pitch Wheel etc. VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL THE FX2/GLOBAL PAGE...

  • Page 80: Vocoder

    NOTE: The vocoder is the most complex of the Virus PowerCore’s effects, and takes a lot of DSP calculating power; therefore the filter section becomes disabled when you use it, and polyphony is reduced.
  • Page 81 > LINK With Link enabled, Carr Q and Mod Q are adjusted simultaneously, as are Mod Spread and Carr Spread. VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL THE FX2/GLOBAL PAGE...
  • Page 82 > CARR SPREAD Determines the spread of the bandpass filters in the carrier bank. Low values result in a nar- row frequency spectrum, whilst a value of +63 results in the entire frequency spectrum being covered in the carrier signal. The value chosen for this parameter can have a dramatic affect on the intelligibility of speech.

  • Page 83: Using The Audio Inputs

    To use this, you first need to instance the Virus PowerCore as an audio instrument, so that the input plugin has something to connect to. Now, in the audio track you wish to process, select ‘Virus Input’...

  • Page 84: Envelope Follower

    Use this mode if you wish to bypass the filter section and send the input signal straight to the effects section of the Virus PowerCore. This mode does not reduce polyph- NOTE: When in Dynamic or Static modes, the polyphony will be reduced by two voices.

  • Page 85: Global

    Determines the tuning of all parts within the current instance. Default is 0 (A=440Hz). > TEMPO Determines the tempo of the Virus PowerCore’s internal clock, which is used to control the rate of all the clock-syncable parameters, such as the arpeggiator, delay and lfo’s. If MIDI Clock data is being received from the host software, this controller will be greyed out and unavailable for adjustment.

  • Page 86: Pitch

    In this mode, the Tempo control will be greyed out. > Intern: The Virus ignores the clock signal generated by the host software and uses the tempo as set within the patch. Only the tempo setting of the patch in part 1 is used, as it is not possible to have multiple tempi within the same DSP.

  • Page 87: Pitch Wheel

    > LINK (BEND UP & BEND DOWN) When enabled, the Bend Up and Bend Down values are linked so as to be symmetrical i.e. setting Bend Up to +3 will automatically set Bend Down to –3. VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL THE FX2/GLOBAL PAGE...

  • Page 88: Patch Param

    ‘zipper noise’. This is because the resolu- tion of the controllers is not high enough to affect smooth changes in realtime. The Virus PowerCore compensates for this however, by using Adaptive Parameter Smoothing or ‘Con- trol Smoothing’.

  • Page 89: Keyboard

    > High Priority: When set to High Priority, the Virus Powercore will try to ignore this patch and look to other, Low Priority patches when stealing notes. Keyboard The following parameters define how the Virus PowerCore will respond to a keyboard controller.

  • Page 90: Arpeggiator

    > Hold: The Virus PowerCore will play as many simultaneous voices as possible, up to a maximum of 16. Note Off is ignored, meaning all voices will continue to sound indefinitely, even after the keys are released. As soon as you press a key, any held voices will be replaced by the new voice(s).
  • Page 91 Determines the transposition range of the arpeggiator in octaves. With Oct Range set to 1, the arpeggiator only cycles through the currently held notes. When set to 2, the arpeggiator cycles through the held notes and the equivalent notes one octave higher. The maximum range is 4 octaves. VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL THE FX2/GLOBAL PAGE...
  • Page 92 > CLOCK Determines the rate of arpeggiation relative to the MIDI beat clock. Choose a value between 1/64 and 1/1. Patterns 2 – 64 are designed to be used with a clock value of 1/8, but can of course be used with any of the available values. >...

  • Page 93: The Modmatrix Page

    Practically any parameter in the Virus Powercore can be modulated by any one of 27 control sources! The most common application of the ModMatrix is to assign the modwheel to add vibrato, or to open the filters.

  • Page 94: Assign 1

    Assign 1 > SOURCE Select the control source for Mod Slot 1. > AMOUNT Determines the degree of modulation. > DESTINATION Select the parameter to be modulated by Assign Source 1. Assign 2 > SOURCE Select the control source for Mod Slot 2. >...

  • Page 95: Assign 3

    Determines the degree of modulation for Destination 3. > DESTINATION 3 Select the third parameter to be modulated by Assign Source 3. NOTE: For a full list of available modulation sources and destinations, please refer to the Appendix. VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL THE MODMATRIX PAGE...

  • Page 96: Categories

    Categories Here you can select up to two categories with which to label your patch. If you choose to use two different categories, then the patch will appear in both lists in the categories option in the Load menu. Click on the relavant pane to select the appropriate category for your patch.

  • Page 97: Customer Support

    For PowerCore and installation related questions, please contact http://www.tcelectronic.com/ For Virus PowerCore synthesis related questions, please contact http://www.access-music.de/?go=support Addiotional patches can be downloaded here: http://www.access-music.de The latest PowerCore driver version and TCAU TC Audio Unit wrapper can be down- loaded here: http://www.tcelectronics.com VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL CUSTOMER SUPPORT...

  • Page 99: Oscillator And Lfo Waveforms

    Oscillator and LFO waveforms Waveform Sine Waveform Triangle Waveform 3 Waveform 4 Waveform 5 Waveform 6 Waveform 7 Waveform 8 Waveform 9 Waveform 10 Waveform 11 Waveform 12 Waveform 13 Waveform 14 Waveform 15 Waveform 16 VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL APPENDIX...
  • Page 100 Waveform 17 Waveform 18 Waveform 19 Waveform 20 Waveform 21 Waveform 22 Waveform 23 Waveform 24 Waveform 25 Waveform 26 Waveform 27 Waveform 28 Waveform 29 Waveform 30 Waveform 31 Waveform 32 Waveform 33 Waveform 34 Waveform 35 Waveform 36...
  • Page 101 Waveform 39 Waveform 40 Waveform 41 Waveform 42 Waveform 43 Waveform 44 Waveform 45 Waveform 46 Waveform 47 Waveform 48 Waveform 49 Waveform 50 Waveform 51 Waveform 52 Waveform 53 Waveform 54 Waveform 55 Waveform 56 VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL APPENDIX...
  • Page 102 Waveform 57 Waveform 58 Waveform 59 Waveform 60 Waveform 61 Waveform 62 Waveform 63 Waveform 64...

  • Page 103: System Exclusive Data

    Appendix System Exclusive Data The Parameters of the VIRUS are organized in three so-called pages A, B and C. Each page con- tains 128 parameters, addressed by numbers from 0 to 127. Each parameter is represented by one byte with a maximum value of 127. All parameters are individually accessible by SysEx- Parameterchange.
  • Page 104 CONTROL CHANGE MESSAGE (ONLY PAGE A) Byte Meaning Remark Status byte c=MIDI channel Parameter Number 0..127 see parameter list Page A) Parameter Value 0..127 see parameter list Page A) The Control Change messages are defined as Performance Controller (e.g. Modulation Wheel or Hold Pedal) or Sound Parameters (e.g.

  • Page 105: Parameters Description

    0..127 -64..+63 A 26 Osc2 Detune 0..127 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 VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL APPENDIX...
  • Page 106 Rang Class Name Value Text A 31 Osc2 Keyfollow 0..127 -64..+63: Default: 32 A 32 Bank Select 0..3 Bank A..D A 33 Osc Balance 0..127 -64..+63: A 34 Suboscillator Volume 0..127 A 35 Suboscillator Shape 0..1 0:Square 1:Triangle A 36 Osc Mainvolume 0..127 A 37...
  • Page 107 Panorama Lfo2 Amount 0..127 -64..+63 A 91 Patch Volume 0..127 A 93 Transpose 0..127 -64..+63 A 94 Key Mode 0..4 0:Poly 1..4: Mono1-4 A 97 Unison Mode 0..15 0:Off 1:Twin 2..15 A 98 Unison Detune 0..127 VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL APPENDIX...
  • Page 108 Rang Class Name Value Text A 99 Unison Panorama 0..127 Spread A100 Unison Lfo Phase 0..127 -64..+63 A101 Input Mode 0..2 0:Off 1:Dynamic 2:Static 3:ToEffects A102 Input Select 0..8 0:In1L 1:In1L+R 2:In1R .. A105 Chorus Mix 0..127 A106 Chorus Rate 0..127 A107 Chorus Depth...
  • Page 109 Filter2 Env Polarity 0..1 0:Negative 1:Positive B 32 Filter2 Cutoff Link 0..1 0:Off 1:On B 33 Filter Keytrack Base 0..127 C-1..G9 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 .. VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL APPENDIX...
  • Page 110 Rang Class Name Value Text 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 ... B 39 Vocoder Mode 0..12 0:Off 1:OSC 2:OscHold 3:Noise 4:In L 5:In L+R .. B 41 b,Vb Osc3 Mode...
  • Page 111 Input Ringmodulator 0..127 0:Off 1..127: Direct..Ringmod- ulator..Input 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 B123 b,Vb Category1 B124 b,Vb Category2 All bytes are shown in decimal representation. VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL APPENDIX...

  • Page 112: Classes

    Classes P: PERFORMANCE CONTROLLER Accessible by Control message. Performance Controllers are not stored with a Single-Sound. If more than one Multi Part is set to the same MIDI channel, all Parts on this MIDI channel receive the same Performance Controllers. A: SOUND PARAMETER OF BANK A Accessible by Control message, SysEx-Parameterchange and Single-Dump.The Sound Parameters are stored with a Single Sound.
  • Page 113 Some of them are defined for internal use or reserved for future applications. In a bulk dump these byte should not be changed, they should be sent to the Virus on the same value as they were received in the dump.
  • Page 115 - Installing on a Pc/win32 - typing a value into a text box - Installing on a mac - Using a Virus synthesizer as a remote con- - Audio Units trol device - Using a third-party device as a remote Instancing the VPC in Logic .
  • Page 116 Parameters of the Easy Page ..34 - Osc Mode - Semitone* - Cutoff - Detune* - Resonance - Chorus Mix Sub/Noise ....43 - Phaser Mix - Send - Sub Shape...
  • Page 117 - Link (Osc1 & Osc2) - Env AMT - PW 1+2 - Key Follow - Reso 1+2 - Reso Vel - Assign Amt - Env Vel - Assign Destination - Env Polarity - Filter Gain Indigo Powercore Manual Table of contents...
  • Page 118 LFO 2......63 · Osc1+2 Pitch · Osc2 Pitch - Rate · Osc1 PulseWidth* - Clock · Osc1+2 PulseWidth* - Shape ·...
  • Page 119 Pitch......86 · Osc · Osc Hold - Transpose · Noise - Octave · Input - Detune Indigo Powercore Manual Table of contents...
  • Page 120 Pitch Wheel ....87 · Random · Chord - Curve - Pattern · Linear - Note Length · Exponential - Swing - Bend Up - Oct Range - Bend Down - Clock...
  • Page 121 Classes ..... 112 - p: Performance Controller - a: Sound Parameter of Bank A - b: Sound Parameter of Bank B - ms: Multi/Single Parameter - np: Non-part-sensitive Sound Parameter - bpc: Bank/Program-Change Parameter Bank Select Indigo Powercore Manual Table of contents...
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