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Access Virus Editor – Model Comparison Chart
HARDWARE DIFFERENCES
To understand how the menus work in Access Virus Editor, you need to understand the differences between the hardware models. Virus A – B/C – TI each have unique sound. Here are the key differences:
| Spec | A | B / KB / Indigo / Classic | Rack Classic | C / KC / Indigo2 | Rack XL | TI / TI Kbd / Polar | TI2 / TI2 Kbd / TI Polar2 | TI Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polyphony | 12 | 24 | 16 | 32 | 32 | ~80 | 80+ | 50 |
| Parts | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 4 |
| Oscillators | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Envelopes | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| LFOs | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| FM Modes | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Mod Sources | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Mod Destinations | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| EFFECTS | ||||||||
| EQ | – | – | – | + | + | + | + | + | Phaser | – | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | Chorus | 4 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | Analog Boost | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | Ring Mod | – | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | Reverb / Delay (Global) | -/+ | +/+ | +/+ | +/+ | +/+ | -/- | -/- | -/- | Delay (per Part) | – | – | – | – | – | + | + | + | Reverb (per Part) | – | – | – | – | – | + | + | + | Filter Bank | – | – | – | – | – | + | + | + | Atomizer | – | – | – | – | – | + | + | + |
| HARDWARE | ||||||||
| Outputs | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6+USB | 6+USB | 2+USB |
| Inputs | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| Keyboard | – | KB, Indigo | – | KC, Indigo2 | – | TI Kbd, Polar | TI Kbd2, Polar2 | – |
ADDITIONAL VIRUS TI MENUS, BUTTONS AND FUNCTIONS
When you have Virus TI synth in use, there are extra menus, buttons and features shown in the user interface. Select Virus TI [1] as your model and new items [2] will be updated to the user interface.
Mod Matrix
LFO / Mod Matrix tab has all the mod matrix destination enabled for TI models
Effects 1
FX / Settings #1 tab has few changes: Character has different types, Chorus has different types and Delay area is dedicated only for Delay with diffent delay types.
Effects 2
FX / Settings #2 tab has Reverb, Filter Bank and Atomizer enabled.
Arpeggiator
Arpeggiator tab has USER ARP editor functioning.
Loading patches between different models?
You can load single patches created on either model. When Virus TI patches are loaded to older Virus models, special features like OSC MODEs, FX and ARPs are adjusted to comply with pre-TI model specs.
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