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Introduction
measure is that the wavering tone that
resulted from detuning and mixing the
oscillator signals disappears.
The SYNC effect really becomes interest-
ing when you transpose Oscillator 2
upwards in comparison to Oscillator 1 via
the SEMITONE encoder. What happens is
that the wave cycle of Oscillator 2 is
interrupted as soon as Oscillator 1 starts
its cycle. The pitch of the second oscilla-
tor no longer has the expected effect,
instead it generates special tones, in
some cases for lack of a better descrip-
tion “screaming” type effects.
The other effect that benefits from
manipulating the interval between the
oscillators is frequency modulation (FM).
It generates new tonal spectra in which
the signal of the first oscillator controls
the frequency of the second oscillator
similar to the manner in which filters can
be controlled via envelopes. And here
too you have a encoder which allows you
to control the intensity of: FM AMOUNT.
Basically, this effect is similar to a
vibrato, although here you’re dealing
with an extremely fast vibrato featuring
a frequency within the range of human
hearing. This signal is not actually audi-
ble as a vibrato effect. Instead, you’ll
hear a sound modulation, in some cases,
a very drastic one at that. Choose the
pure sine waveshape for Oscillator 2. In
conjunction with the sine wave, the fre-
quency modulation generates very clear,
in some cases bell-like, spectra.
In the Virus you have the option of com-
bining the two functions called oscillator
synchronization (SYNC) and frequency
modulation (FM AMOUNT, to generate
new harmonic spectra. Switch SYNC on
and experiment with the FM AMOUNT.
Also try out different SEMITONE settings
and the diverse waveshapes of Oscillator.
The Virus is equipped with a third master
oscillator that lets you create further
oscillations and spectra. You can access
the parameters of this oscillator, which
are described in a later chapter, via the
OSCILLATOR EDIT menu.
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Page 35: ...ACCESS VIRUS RACK 33 Filter Routing Her is the filter routings capabilities of the Virus ...
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Page 61: ...Operation ...
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Page 71: ...Modmatrix And Definables ...
Page 75: ...Master Clock And Midi Clock ...
Page 77: ...The Effects Section ...
Page 79: ...Audio Inputs ...
Page 83: ...Audio Routing ...
Page 85: ...Categories ...
Page 87: ...Random Patch Generator ...
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Page 91: ...Additional Functions ...
Page 94: ...92 CHAPTER 15 Additional Functions ...
Page 95: ...The Parameters ...
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Page 163: ...The Vocoder ...
Page 169: ...The Virus and Sequencers ...
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Page 181: ...Tips Tricks Words Of Wisdom ...
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Page 215: ...ACCESS VIRUS RACK 213 FCC Information U S A ...
Page 217: ...ACCESS VIRUS RACK 215 FCC Information CANADA ...
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