ACCESS Virus TI2 Keyboard - premium quality lightweight 61-note keyboard with aftertouch, dual DSP system with over 80 stereo voices, VirusControl VST and Apple Audio Unit plug-in for Mac OS X and Windows XP (facilitates integration with software sequencers), 129 parallel effects, 6 balanced outputs, switchable soft limiting algorithm, studio grade 192kHz D/A converters with S/PDIF digital I/O, 2x 24bit inputs. Surround sound support, programmable arpeggiator pattern per patch, 512 RAM patches and 2048 ROM patches (rewritable), 2x pedal inputs, USB 2.0 port.

Premium quality semi-weighted keys and loads of tactile control, including a tap tempo button, turn the Virus TI keyboard into a performer's command station. And with pro grade D/A converters and balanced outputs at studio level, you are guaranteed to deliver a hot performance. Process other instruments by feeding them through the Virus sound engine using the analogue inputs to open up a completely new level of interaction with your band members.

And by the way, it's built like a tank!

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.

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 simulation with circuit overload and 1-4 poles.

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.

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, character control, ring modulator/shifter, EQ plus a global vocoder. There is no difference between single and multi modes - patches sound exactly the same.

Arpeggiator

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.

I/O

6 balanced outputs (+4dB), backed by 192 Khz/24bit D/A converters, with soft-limiting. Two inputs with 24-bit A/D. Dedicated headphone out. MIDI in, out, and thru. S/PDIF digital audio (44.1/48 kHz) inputs & outputs. USB is used for MIDI and audio transmission (adding 3 additional stereo audio outputs) and works at 12Mb/s.

Enclosure

Virus TI Desktop Sleek charcoal-gray finish, Red and white LEDs, white display, wood rail on front. I/O panel can be rotated for convenient rack-mounting. Virus

Surround sound output

Every part can be panned dynamically between two stereo outputs for quadraphonic effects.

Hardware controls

32 knobs, 43 buttons, 73 LEDs and Pitch/-Modulation wheel if applicable.

Polyphony

Between 25 to 110 voices*, depending on the complexity of the patch. *Estimates are based on single mode performance results may vary in multi mode.

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.

Memory

1024 RAM and 3328 ROM sounds, 16 embedded multi patches along with 112 conventional multi slots, 16 parts in multi mode.