Description | In 2001, the Virus Rack was released. This module retains most of the features through version 4.0 but sacrifices polyphony and an oscillator. This was to make the Virus significantly more affordable. Polyphony has been reduced to 16-voices but multitimbrality is still 16-parts. Instead of four, there are three oscillators per voice (two main oscillators plus one sub oscillator) and only 1 FM mode. Otherwise it has all the same great features as the Virus B.
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Brand | Access |
Model | Virus B Rack |
Device | Synth |
Type | Rack |
Engine Type | Digital |
Engine | VA |
Voices (max) | 16 |
Multitimbral | 16 |
Oscillators | 2 |
Sub | Y |
LFO | 3 LFOs with 68 waveforms |
Engine Detailed | 2 Osc per voice plus 1 Sub-Osc: Sawtooth, variable pulse, sine, triangle, oscillator sync. 5 FM Modes: 64 digital FM spectral waveforms. |
Filter (VCF) | 2 INDEPENDENT multimode filters: lowpass, hipass, bandpass, band reject, parallel, split & 2 serial modes with up to 36db/voice (6 poles) |
Envelope (VCA) | 2 ADSTR envelopes |
FX | 82 simultaneous effects (34 to 66 in Rack version): 16 Phasers, 16 Choruses, 16 Distortions, 16 Ring Modulators, Delay, 32-Band Vocoder. |
Memory | 1024 programs (256 User / 768 ROM / 128 Multi) |
Keys | 0 |
Key type | N/A |
Velocity | N/A |
Aftertouch | N/A |
Audio | 4 out, 3 in |
Midi | I-O |
Produced: | 1999 - 2002 |
Legend: |
Obvious |
Y: Yes, N: No, N/A: Not Applicable |
VCO |
Voltage Controlled Oscillator |
DCO |
Digital Controlled Oscillator |
LFO |
Low Frequency Oscillator |
Sub |
Sub Oscillator |
VCF |
Voltage Controlled Filter |
VCA |
Voltage Controlled Amplifier |
Velocity |
As with a piano, the harder you hit a key, the louder the sound, unlike most organs which always produce the same loudness no matter how hard you hit a key. |
Aftertouch |
Pressing a key after you activated it. Channel Aftertouch, no matter which key, it will send a Channel message. Poly Aftertouch, sends the pressure per key instead of the whole channel. |
Values for OSC, LFO, Filter, Envelope are per voice unless stated otherwise. |