PRODUCT CATALOGUE 2005

Virtual Analog (VA) synthesis represents both a renaissance What is TOTAL INTEGRATION? TOTAL INTEGRATION (TI) is a
and a revolution at the same time. By honoring great synths of the proprietary new technology from Access that elevates the Virus
past, VA surged into sonic territory that was only “wildest dreamland” synthesizer to an unprecedented level of performance and flexibility.
during the age of classics. And it worked! Suddenly, music and Each TI product merges a vastly expanded new synth engine with a
machinery were back together again, and the result wasn’t cold or powerful suite of audio hardware and software capabilities. Suddenly,
“digital-sounding” but this amazingly warm, sweet, harmonious thing the Virus is a new hardware synth, VST/AU plugin, pro soundcard,
of power that could go from soulful to savage at the touch of a button. universal remote, MIDI interface and more, all at the same time!This
is all made possible via a USB interface and “invincible drivers” from
The Access Virus remains at the leading edge of this revolution Access. With hassle-free configuration and future-proof specs, TI is
through a commitment to true evolution. Its award-winning signature the most exciting advance in Virus history.
sound is reborn again and again as technology advances, never
leaving behind a certain magic (some call it “the soul of the Virus”) Hardware Synth… Professional Audio/Midi interface
that makes it so extraordinary. Softsynth Plugin… Universal Control Surface... AND MORE.
Now, with TOTAL INTEGRATION (TI), the legendary soul of the Virus
enters a world of new possibilities. Upgraded and updated, expanded
and enhanced, polished and presented in our new line of synthesizers,
TI is the most exciting, revolutionary, evolutionary, innovation since
oscillator first met filter.

The TI-Cast:
 New Powerful Synth Engine New Expanded I/O and Ports
Dual DSP for 80+ note polyphony*; New Pro-grade +4db balanced analog plus
HyperSaw™ and WaveTable oscillator digital SPDIF I/O; USB lets the Virus double
models; Expanded 6x3 Mod Matrix; as a control surface, ASIO/CoreAudio
Programmable Arp in every patch, and more. soundcard, and MIDI interface.

Two Multi Modes & More FX Virus Control™

Self-Contained Multis have “embedded” Companion Software
singles; Classic Multi mode (“Sequencing Enables the Virus to appear as a VST/AU
mode”) loads sounds from user/rom softsynth in your host application; Hassle-
banks; All parts always have all FX, includ- free setup and rock-solid drivers create
ing both delay and reverb per part! a seamless link with your Mac or PC.

New Hardware & User Interface

Massive memory: 2048 ROM / 512 RAM More, More, More!
singles, 16 self-contained Multis; Refined More features, like pure semitones and
front panel: great new graphic display with knob quantize; More improvements like
three softknobs, SyncExtreme™ tap tighter timing; Plus more to come, with
tempo, and more. exciting free updates coming soon!
*80 voices under average conditions

TOTAL INTEGRATION: ALL THINGS TO ALL MUSICIANS!

Stage Performers: Enjoy vastly increased polyphony, delay/reverb on every Multi part, improved user interface and tap tempo.
Studio Musicians: Love the expanded I/O ports, softsynth, control surface, and audio and MIDI interface capabilities.
Synth Enthusiasts: This Virus is more fun and inspiring than anything else in its class... Strike that: there is nothing else in this class!
The Virus Engine as a Sample Accurate Softsynth
The Virus TI is real hardware, but with the included VirusControl
software and a USB connection, you can seamlessly “port” its engine
into your computer for use as a VST/AU softsynth, making this the
world’s first hardware synth with sample-accurate timing. Instead of
your computer’s CPU, the Virus’ onboard dual DSPs handle the work,
as multi-channel audio data is streamed to the host application. You
can also chain other plugins before routing to any audio output. It’s
even possible to send audio back to the Virus for synth-engine
processing by the envelopes, filters, or fx.

A Virtual Virus and So Much More

VirusControl enables remote operation of the entire synth engine, with
a sexy graphic interface to display all parameters and controls.
It visualizes envelopes, waveforms, knobs, buttons, and more, for
control with a mouse. At the same time, Total Integration can tap the
audio and MIDI I/O ports of the Virus for simultaneous professional
ASIO/Core Audio soundcard and MIDI interface applications. It’s a
whole suite of products in one. If you buy only one piece of new audio
hardware, make it a Virus TI—the single best investment you can
make for your music, today and tomorrow.
 Compatible with modern DAW Platforms!
The Virus TI connectivity features and VirusControl
are compatible with Mac OSX and Windows XP.

Built In Librarian / Editor

A built-in librarian/editor rounds out VirusControl. There is now a more
exciting way, however, to manage the sounds required by your song
or set. VirusControl automatically stores patches and tweaks right
inside your sequencer’s saved project file. When you re-open the file,
everything is just as you left it last time, with no messy sysex bank
loads or accidental overwrites. Snapshot “total recall” means less
work and more creativity. Also, no-nonsense parameter automation is
now a reality. (Say goodbye to ‘Local Off’ toggling and accidental MIDI
loops!)

A bi-directional USB connection allows the Virus TI to appear as a softsynth in your host application, with multiple stereo submixes/individual outs.
It also taps the onboard balanced analog, SPDIF digital, and MIDI I/O ports to provide ASIO/CoreAudio soundcard, advanced MIDI interface, and
control surface capabilities, all at the same time, with invincible drivers!
»With so many ideas, you sometimes have to weigh your choices, but this time
we’ve really gotten the chance to make a lot of great things happen.«
Christoph Kemper, CEO Access Music

If form and function had a love child, it would be a Virus Desktop, Total Integration brings a host of new enhancements to this popular
destined for so much more than just the top of a desk. Today, you’ll product. First, it delivers the same massive performance boost,
find these funky units anchored atop A-frames, swinging on Swedish improved ports, user interface makeover, and other new features that
furniture, and rocking on a range of road-ready rigs. Making its way make every TI instrument so powerful when connected to a computer.
in a world dominated by racks and ‘boards, this ergonomic marvel Then, unique to this model, there’s a new rotating I/O panel so the
pushes the envelope towards a total takeover, combining the jacks can face the back instead of the top when the instrument is
legendary sound of the Virus with ultimate usability and perfect portability. rackmounted (ears now included). The new white graphic display is
complemented by red LEDs, 3-color labeling, and real wood side
panels. Get one on your desktop (or wherever else you see fit) today!
New Voices for the Virus – The Incredible HyperSaw™ OSC model stacks
1–9 saw waves per voice, each with blend-able sub, plus master detune, spread,
and sync. Polyphony? Huge! We counted 9 layers + 9 subs x 16 voice unison x 8-note
chord = over 2300 simultaneous waves!

WaveTable synthesis adds exciting

new colors to the Virus palette, for
smooth moving textures and dramat-
ic evolving tones. Also new, every TI
patch gets a custom groove thanks
to a programmable arpeggiator.
Create rhythmic patterns of sound
and silence for musical styles all your
own.
»I have not been this excited about a new synth since the original Virus Indigo.
Just when you think the whole industry is dead, Access finds a way to inject
new life. At last: a Virtual Analog that does it all…a true synth workstation«
Jago Bolduc, Virus Email List Member

TI brings a lot to the table. Two new oscillator types, a programmable The TI Keyboard... What a synth! This full-featured model combines
arpeggiator, plus expanded FX, the new display, huge polyphony, the newly expanded TI engine with a pro-quality, 5-octave, semi-
expanded memory, and much more. This is all in addition to the weighted, aftertouch-capable, master controller. It’s the killer app of
award-winning Virus oscillators, LFOs, and filters, (including Mini- the Virus world. There’s eye candy too: a tempo-sync’d pulsating
Moog™ emulation) plus the famous distortion, phaser, and other fx, Access logo on the back panel for your fellow musicians or audience
and all the new TI connectivity and I/O features. It is a lot to take in, members to groove with. Black finish, mahogany end panels, red
so here it is in simplest terms: made by musicians for musicians, the LEDs, and a big white graphic display complete the description of this
TI synths look, play, and sound amazing. You can finally have it all.. exciting new instrument.
Dual Multi Modes – Besides classic Multi Single mode (now “Sequencing Mode”)
TI adds 16 new self-contained Multis with 16 "embedded" singles each. Create
layers, splits, or poly-arps to tweak and transform without modifying your singles in
other banks.

Plus, every part, no matter which

mode you’re in, always has entire
lineup of Virus FX, including new
independent delay and reverb per
part. With 80+ notes of colossal
polyphony and 129 simultaneous FX,
a TI Multi program is mind-blowing!
»For a long time, the #1 item on my 'Desert Island Gear List' has been a Virus.
With TI, I can add a laptop, cross off numbers 3-10 and take my wife instead.«
M@ Picone, Virus Sound Designer

The Pølar is the “coolest” of the new TI models. Start with the The features of Total Integration enhance the 37-key version of the
improved synth Engine, set it in a winter-white body with frosty LEDs Virus in some very useful ways. All TI models sport the same +4db
and a matching display. Give it 37 synth-action keys with aftertouch, balanced analog outs, backed by 24-bit, 192kHz D/A converters, plus
and all the new I/O ports and connectivity features of the TI series. digital SPDIF I/O and two analog inputs. These are of sufficient quality
Add aluminum side panels and a pulsating tempo-sync’d glowing to serve as the main I/O for your workstation, where the Virus also
logo, and you’ve got a package so cool it’s totally hot! Never before appears as a softsynth.
has the line “just add laptop” wielded such awesome power. It’s a
professional portable studio, with your hard-/softsynth, audio-MIDI And if your portable studio includes a second MIDI synth or effect, (got
interface, and control surface in one hand and a computer in the a backpack?) use the onboard MIDI ports of the TI as an interface to
other, you can take and make music anywhere, anytime. create one incredible unified system.
Control the World! New Remote Mode lets all TI models double as universal control
surfaces.Assign custom functions to each knob to control any other MIDI gear or software.

Use the Virus TI to control other

synths, effects, software, or even
stage lighting. Your control setups
can be saved to 32 user memories,
and TI ships with an assortment of
templates for popular products.
»It’s the only instrument I own that consistently makes me smile
when I switch it on and play with it.«
Harmony Central Reviewer
The VIRUS CLASSIC is an instant legend in its own time. That’s Virus Classic users will enjoy its ergonomic desktop format. For those
because this red-hot synth has the full specs of the original award- who prefer it to be racked, the mahogany side panels can be
winning Virus b, though today, optimized manufacturing allows us to exchanged for 19" mounting hardware (included).
offer it at an extremely competitive price. For a legacy model, it’s
more powerful than you might think, with many of the same synth In either case, the instrument has killer looks, with a candy-apple red
engine features as the new TI models. Its numbers tell an impressive finish, 62 red LEDs, a bright LCD display, and 32 knobs for smooth
story: 24 Voices, 1024 presets, 82 simultaneous FX (including realtime control. The included SoundDiver editor/librarian software
32-band vocoder), 4 Oscillators per voice, 3 LFOs, and more. And provides an alternate method for patch editing and bank manage-
while Specs may never lie, they can’t tell the whole truth either. What ment. Factory presets and user programs are a hand-optimized “best
really makes this such a worthy synth is the sound. It has the same of” collection chosen from the extensive online archive of available
lively warmth, the same aggressive energy, the same wild unquantifiable sounds. Truly a Virus… Truly a classic… The Virus Classic.
synthesizer magic… as every other instrument proud enough to be
called a Virus.
For VIRUS CLASSIC Specifications please visit our website.
SOFTWARE SPECIFICATIONS HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS
The Voice of the Virus – Four oscillators (3+Sub). Two filters (lowpass, highpass, bandpass, Dual DSP Core – Each of the 2 processors is individually faster than that of any previous
bandstop [with variable saturation] or 1-4 poles self-resonating [Mini Moog™] type). 3 LFOs Virus. A highly efficient local bus boosts performance even further.
with 68 shapes, loop/envelope modes & tempo sync. 2 ultra-fast ADSTR envelopes (T=Time).
Increased Memory – 512 user (RAM) and 2048 flashable ROM Single sounds, 16 new Multi
Greatly Increased Polyphony – New dual DSP core cranks out 80+ voice polyphony. programs each with 16 “embedded” Single sounds.
Response time is also faster resulting in tighter timing and a “snappier” feel.
Improved Ports – 6 balanced/symmetric +4db outs, backed by 192 Khz/24bit D/A converters,
New Oscillator Types – The award-winning VIRUS oscillator collection (saw, variable pulse, with optional soft-limiting. Two inputs with 24-bit A/D. Dedicated headphone out. MIDI In,
sine, triangle, 62 spectral waves +FM) grows with new HyperSaw and WaveTable models. Out, and Thru.
WaveTable blends between waves for motion textures and dramatic evolving tones. New
built-in FM mode creates complex audio waveforms, from classic to cutting edge. HyperSaw Digital I/O and USB – S/PDIF digital audio (44.1/48 kHz) in & out. USB port works with
is a multi-sawtooth oscillator. DENSITY adds up to nine layers! DETUNE, pan SPREAD, and USB/Hi-Speed USB systems at 12Mb/s (fully compatible with USB 2.0 spec).
SYNC params provide additional control. SUB crossfades as many (8va lowered) square
waves as there are saws, eventually creating a “100% Sub” HyperSquare. All params can be Better Display & Editing – New LCD shows 4 rows of text or graphics for more info across
modified in realtime and by the matrix. HyperSaw is highly efficient, actually providing fewer pages. Three value knobs afford greater control, also functioning as Softknobs,
increased polyphony compared to other OSC types! user-assignable per patch.

Programmable Arpeggiator – A user arpeggio pattern (up to 32 steps) can be stored inside Optimized User Interface – Redesigned panel has 32 knobs, 43 buttons, and 73 LEDs.
each patch. Start from scratch or select from classic presets. Dedicated SHIFT button means less menu delving. EXIT makes navigation faster. Category
SEARCH, streamlined MATRIX section, and more!
Expanded Modulation Matrix – 6 slots with one source and three destinations each.
Tap Tempo – Dedicated TAP button uses Access’ SyncXtreme algorithm for control of the
More Effects – The new FX section has independent delay AND reverb effects for each internal master clock and all arpeggiator, LFO, and reverb/delay times, with modes for
Single or Multi part, plus the original lineup of FX: distortion/saturation/lo-fi, retro-phaser, “count-in” or “push-pull” adjustment. Front panel BPM LED too!
chorus/flanger, analog boost, ringmod, 32-band advanced vocoder and 3-band EQ (lo/hi
shelves and parametric mid). With 32 onboard delay/reverbs, the total number of simultaneous Better Rack Mounting – The I/O section of the TI Desktop rotates to turn jacks back instead
onboard FX is 129! of the up when the unit is rackmounted. User-Installable 4U rackmount hardware is included.

Self Contained Multis – Each Multi program now has 16 fully-independent “embedded” Illuminated Logo – TI Keyboard and PØLAR models feature a luminous Access logo on the
singles, without the links to single banks required by most synths. This provides the freedom back panel. It throbs in standby mode, and can stay lit or pulsate with the tempo during
to edit a Multi without “breaking” other programs. normal operation to provide a visual metronome for band mates or your “glowing” fans.

Sequencing Mode – Utilizes patches in single banks, enabling access via MIDI
bank/program change messages. All 16 multitimbral parts in any mode now have the full
complement of ALL FX including both delay AND reverb. In effect, this means the Virus TI has
16 fully-independent single modes.

Flexible Audio – True Surround Sound is also possible by routing to 3 pairs of stereo outs.

Smooth Mode and KnobQuantize – Adaptive control smoothing provides parameter

changes with no zippering artifacts. With KnobQuantize, a clock ratio is selected and
parameter changes are updated at specified intervals only. The result is “change-and-hold”
parameter movements, evocative of step sequencer sounds.

PureTuning and PureSemitones – The Virus offers user-selectable PureTuning to sweeten

the sound of intervals by eliminating equal termperament errors. Chords are more perfect,
distortions more rich and sweet. New PureSemitones mode tunes the oscillator’s semitone
knob to the nearest harmonic to create perfectly natural inner harmonies. Sync sounds
become gorgeous
TOTAL INTEGRATION SPECIFICATIONS PØLAR
Quality synth-action keyboard with 37 keys, velocity response and aftertouch. Hold and
Total Integration is a proprietary new technology from Access which seamlessly links any Control pedal inputs. Winter-white finish, bright aluminum side panels, white LEDs and
Virus TI model and a computer to create a unified system consisting of a powerful hardware display, and wood rail beneath the keyboard.
synth, VST/AU software synth, universal MIDI remote, bi-directional CoreAudio/ASIO audio
interface, and an advanced, delay-compensated MIDI interface. Some models include the
added benefit of a high quality keyboard with adjustable velocity and aftertouch, pitchbend
and mod wheels, and two pedal inputs (now compatible with most hardware). A very high
level of stable performance is made possible by “invincible” drivers developed by Access
especially for the Virus TI.

Softsynth operation is possible via VirusControl, a companion Mac/PC VST/AU plugin. Audio
data is streamed over USB into your host application, thus utilizing the processing power of
the dual DSP core of the Virus instead of your computer’s CPU. The plugin works just as
would any other: from the sequencer track, audio is sent to a real/virtual bus or output, with
the possibility of chaining additional effects plugins. The VST/AU protocol also provides a
much improved way of handling parameter automation in your tracks, as all parameters of
the Virus show up with their real names in the automation dialogs of compatible sequencers.
No setup is required: the plugin detects the Virus automatically and configures itself every time.
TI KEYBOARD
VirusControl is a multiple channel instrument which allows you to divide the multitimbral Premium quality light-weighted keyboard with 61 keys, velocity response and aftertouch.
parts of the Virus across stereo submixes. The scalable USB connection has enough Hold and control pedal inputs. Sleek black finish, Red and white LEDs, White display.
bandwidth to support 2 such submixes, plus all parameter automation data, plus simultaneous Real wood side panels.
support for the stereo in and out signals of the TI audio interface. (Watch for future updates
with exciting expansion in this area!)

With VirusControl, sound management is finally trouble-free: all the patches used in a song
are stored with the file, giving you instant total recall with no need to ever perform another
SysEx dump.

The USB connection on the synth has other advantages as well, such as easy operating
system updates and built-in hassle-free librarian/editor capabilities.

MIDI REMOTE SPECIFICATIONS

New Remote Mode lets the Virus hardware double as a control surface to operate any midi
capable hard- or software—anything from synths to effects to sequencers to stage lighting
and more. Using the VirusControl plugin, you can designate a specific MIDI function, as well
TI DESKTOP
as a custom name, for each knob, and save your assignments in any of 32 user memories Sleek black finish, Red and white LEDs, White display. Real wood side panels. I/O panel can
on the Virus. Operation of remote mode is then possible whether the synth is connected via be rotated for convenient rack-mounting 4U mounting hardware included.
USB or not. Templates are also provided for some of today’s most popular midi products.
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