Virus TI Snow News from Access: With a tiny footprint, the Access Snow TI is the most potable Access Virus TI ever. Nevertheless, the Snow is built like a tank.
“The Access Virus TI Snow is the ideal companion for live musicians and for those who want to take a powerful but compact synth to a jam session.” comments Marc Schlaile, Access Product Director. &ldquoOver a thousand sounds can be accessed with a maximum of 4 button pushes. With 3 programmable hardware knobs per patch and additional ones for filter and envelope control, performers can control the core of the sound without having to dive into an edit menu.”
The Access TI Snow is 100% compatible with all patches for the TI series and plays back a maximum of 50 voices with 4 multi-timbral parts (64 multi performances, 512 RAM and 512 ROM patches). The oscillator models include virtual analog, hypersaw, wavetable and graintable types. The filter section features a Moog cascade filter emulation with 1-4 poles and self-oscillation among others. The FX section includes simultaneous reverb, delay, eq, distortion, lo-fi effects, bass boost, phaser and chorus/flanger - even in multi mode.
Access Virus TI Snow Snow sounds can also be edited and stored using Virus Control, their VST/AU/RTAS compatible plug-in. 16 patch select buttons can be used for fast access to edit menus and navigation. "Easy edit mode" allows for fast and dramatic changes providing a selection of context-sensitive parameters which adapt by analysis of the underlying sound patch. Nevertheless, pretty much all parameters can be edited on the hardware when switched into “expert edit mode”.
The sturdy metal enclosure of Virus TI Snow houses a pair of stereo inputs and outputs (output level @ +4dB), MIDI in- and outputs. USB can be used for Total Integration, which offers another three stereo outputs into the Virus Control plug-in and sample-accurate MIDI timing. The audio inputs can be utilised to mangle any type of sound using the filters and effects.
The Access Virus TI Snow comes in a messenger bag which offers enough space for the power supply and additional cables. First UK shipment is expected March 2008. Pre-order your Access Virus TI Snow from Digital Village online, in-store or via telephone mail-order and be guaranteed stock from the first UK shipment.
Virus TI Snow Oscillators
Three main oscillators and one sub oscillator per voice. A main oscillator can comprise
of various oscillator types including the classic virtual analog oscillators
(saw,variable pulse, sine, triangle, 62 spectral waves with several FM modes) and
hypersaw (a multi saw-tooth oscillator with up to 9 stacked oscillators, 9 sub
oscillators and sync oscillator at the same time). Wavetable oscillators with 100
multi-index wavetables, feature variable resolution and optional pulse-width modulation.
Graintable oscillators apply granular synthesis techniques for independent
control of pitch and formants to warp a waveform beyond recognition.
Formant oscillators sound like running a signal through a massive, modulatable
filterbank with hundreds of resonant bands being morphed by the wavetable index.
Virus TI Snow Filters
Two fully independent filters (lowpass, highpass, bandpass, bandstop) with an
optional saturation module located in between both filter blocks. The saturation
module can add one of several distortions and lo-fi effects or an additional
low/high-pass filter. Optional self-resonating Moog™ cascade filter with circuit
overloads simulation and 1-4 poles.
Virus TI Snow Modulation
Two-dimensional modulation matrix with six slots (1 source and 3 modulation targets
each). Every feasible parameter can be modulated in realtime. Three LFOs
with additional hardwired destinations along with one user-definable slot. Two
lightning-fast, multi-stage envelopes (ADSTR) - LFOs can be used as ramp generators
as well.
Virus TI Snow Effects
The FX section has independent delay and reverb per patch (even in multi mode),
along with multiple distortion/lo-fi algorithms, phaser, chorus/flanger, analog boost,
ring modulator, 3-band EQ plus a global vocoder. There is no difference between
single and multi modes - patches sound exactly the same.
Virus TI Snow Arpeggiator n
Each patch contains it’s own arpeggiator pattern feat. 32 programmable steps (length
and velocity can be adjusted per step) along with a global control for swing/shuffle
timing and one for note lengths. Pretty much every parameter including the pattern
itself, the amount of octaves and many more can be controlled using the
modulation matrix. In addition there are 64 preset patterns as a starting point.
Virus TI Snow I/O
2 outputs (@ +4dB) , backed by 192 Khz/24bit D/A converters, with optional softlimiting.
Two inputs with 24-bit A/D. MIDI in and out. USB is used for MIDI and
audio transmission (adding 3 addition stereo audio outputs) and works at 12Mb/s.
Virus TI Snow Enclosure
Winter-White finish, white LED and display, wood rail beneath the front panel
Virus TI Snow Surround sound output
Every part can be panned dynamically between two stereo outputs for quadraphonic
effects
Virus TI Snow Hardware controls
6 knobs, 21 buttons, 18LEDs
Virus TI Snow Hardware Polyphony
Between 10 to 50 voices*, depending on
the complexity of the patch.
*Estimates are based on single mode performance results may vary in multi mode.
Virus TI Snow Multi Mode
Multi programs can have fully-independent embedded singles, without the links to
single banks required by most synths. This provides freedom from breaking other
programs.
Virus TI Snow Memory
512 RAM and 512 ROM patches, 64 embedded multi
patches, 4 part in multi mode.
Virus TI Snow Smooth parameter changes
Adaptive control-smoothing provides parameter changes with no zippering artifacts.
With knob quantize, a clock ratio is selected and parameter changes are
updated at specified intervals only. The result is sample-and-hold parameter
movements, evocative of step sequencer sounds.
Virus Ti Snow Total Integration
Total Integration is our proprietary technology, which seamlessly links any Virus TI
model and a computer to create a unified system consisting of a powerful hardware
synth and a virtual instrument plug-in, which not only controls the Virus TI
but also receives audio from it, in order to allow post-processing right inside your
computer. This way you get the best of both worlds: Your Virus TI will calculate all
the voices and effects and therefore makes the CPU of your computer available
for other tasks. Since it is driven by the Virus Control plug-in, the timing (unlike normal
MIDI and USB-MIDI timing) will be sample-accurate, and all sound data will
be saved within the song or project. Virus Control also offers sophisticated editing
capabilities, along with an easy-to-use librarian page to keep track of all your Virus
TI patches.
The Virus TI’s analogue input and outputs can double as an audio interface, the
MIDI sockets can double as a MIDI interface.
Total Integration is certified for the following hosts: Apple Logic 8, Steinberg
Cubase 4, Ableton Live 7, Digidesign Pro Tools 7.4, Cakewalk Sonar 7, ImageLine
FL Studio 7.4
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