Virus rack synth

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Similar Listings. Used — Excellent. Add to Cart. Used — Very Good. Access Virus C with Rack Ears. Used — Good. The only difficulty you might have is deciding which Virus to go for, as OS v5. Ah, choices, choices You need a full retail version of SoundDiver or the SoundDriver Virus version of the program to use the update, but if you have these, you can download it for free from the Access web site. I know it's virtually expected that reviewers should carp about manuals — we all do it.

Yet how often is it that a manual deserves praise? Call me mad, call me irresponsible Opinions over the Virus manuals seem quite polarised, judging by comments made by end-users and some past reviewers — but my reason is this: rather than the usual impersonal list of parameters and inscrutable comments ' It begins with a 'novice' section that is well worth the read even if you are anything but a novice, guiding the reader through the various features of the Virus step by step, with clear examples to try out yourself.

It explains what the features and parameters do, and very importantly, why you would use them — something conspicuously absent from many manuals. At the end of the basic tour, I felt that even a 'Virus Virgin' would feel comfortable with the fundamental principles of operation.

I would agree, however, with past reviewers' comments that some block diagrams could have been included to help drive home some of the concepts discussed in the manual. A beautifully designed little beast with a huge personality.

The hardware makeover was well worth the effort, and the new software brings among other things a welcome increase in modulation options.

You can't fail to have fun with this, or to find inspiration playing it. While it doesn't do everything you might wish for, it has enough unique features to stand proudly on a pedestal of its own. C7: 'Chillout' — a moody pad with random LFO filtering. The shifting resonance creates rhythmic accompaniment reminiscent of Roland TR toms. C 'Creamery' — an atmospheric, biblical choir going 'mmmmmm'. C 'Longskrt' — one of those dreamy, wavering Vangelis-like sounds reminiscent of the Blade Runner soundtrack.

D9: 'Boingy' — a bouncy, arpeggiated rhythm provides tuned low toms, a ticky rhythm and jew's harp all at the same time. It's similar to that fuzzed Rhodes piano-cum-Davoli synth sound typical of that era!

D 'Choir2' — a surprisingly good, gentle choir sound for an 'analogue' synth. E 'Entropie' — very '50s sci-fi. You'll be wearing Mylar and floating in space before you know it E 'Tomita' — it does exactly as it says on the tin. Very dreamy. F7: 'Bad' — good arpeggiated rhythmic backing, like playing a taut metal wire with drumsticks. F 'Moon Pad' — slightly reminiscent of Structures Sonores. Perfect for scoring that weird, cult genre movie. Think Cube. G 'Bowzerz' — big, fat and juicy, this bass sound can carry a tune as well.

G 'ObiPad' — a smooth, mellow pad with plenty of pulse-width modulation that sounds great with the Phaser. H 'T-Dream' — send this arpeggiated backdrop through the onboard delay for instant Germanic synth-pop. The Vocoder The vocoder section of the Virus has an implementation which deserves a mention, and is worth comparing with the vocoder found on one of the Virus' closest rivals, the Novation Supernova. The Manual I know it's virtually expected that reviewers should carp about manuals — we all do it.

Pros Excellent design and solid construction. Some important features can now be accessed via the front-panel controls. It sounds like the real deal. It's also capable of extreme tonal gymnastics, beyond what your average analogue polysynth can muster. It's even great as a stand-alone processor for external sounds.

Sorry, but I like the manual! No dedicated drum part s. Arpeggiator not user-programmable. Vocoder a tad 'gritty', and tricky to set up from scratch. Still no separate headphone socket! Summary A beautifully designed little beast with a huge personality.

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