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Access Virus TI2 Polar
Access Virus TI2 Polar
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The Virus TI Polar is the stylish, compact 37-key version designed as the ideal companion for DJs and project studios. With its distinctive design featuring side panels made of wood and pure aluminum plus elegant white LEDs, it combines aesthetic appeal with professional functionality. Despite its smaller footprint, the Polar contains the identical sound engine found in the Desktop and Keyboard models, providing the same dual DSP power, extensive sound design capabilities, and comprehensive effects processing. The illuminated Access logo on the rear provides visual tempo reference, while studio-grade outputs ensure pristine audio quality. Perfect for producers who want the complete Virus TI sound in a more compact keyboard format, the Polar sacrifices nothing in sound quality or processing power.

Technical Specifications

Sound Engine

Oscillators

  • Various oscillator models including Virtual Analog, Wavetable, HyperSaw, Grain- and Formant Table types
  • HyperSaw multi-sawtooth oscillator with 1-9 parallel oscillators (controllable in real-time)
  • Wavetable oscillators with variable interpolation between waves (smooth to stepped)
  • Graintable oscillators using granular sampling techniques for extended sound design
  • Formant-based oscillators with up to 256 resonant bandpass filter poles
  • PureSemitones technology for tuning oscillator semitone knob to pure intervals

Filters

  • 2 independent multi-mode filters (HPF, LPF, BPF, BS)
  • Analog Filter modeled after the Moog MiniMoog™ cascade filter
  • 6-24 dB Slope and self-oscillation capability

Effects

  • Up to 192 parallel effects in total
  • Reverb and delay (independent per part in multi mode)
  • Chorus, phaser, frequency shifter, ring modulator
  • Distortion, 3-band EQ and Character processors
  • Atomizer beat slicer for real-time audio manipulation

Modulation System

  • Modulation Matrix with 6 slots each featuring 1 source and 3 destinations
  • 3 LFOs with 68 waveforms to choose from
  • 2 fast ADSTR envelopes
  • Knob quantize for creating stepped controller movements (syncs to Virus clock or MIDI clock)
  • Adaptive control smoothing for jitter-free modulations on all important parameters

Arpeggiator

  • 32-step user-programmable arpeggiator pattern for every patch
  • 64 arpeggiator presets available as starting points

Memory

  • 512 RAM patches, 26 banks of 128 ROM patches (3328 total)
  • 16 Multi Mode slots with embedded patches (112 referring Multi Mode slots)

Hardware Specifications

Processing Power

  • Dual DSP system which dynamically allocates resources
  • 20-90 voices depending on patch complexity

Display

  • 128x32 pixel display showing graphics and up to 4 rows of text
  • 3 edit knobs underneath the display for parameter adjustment
  • 3 programmable and nameable soft knobs for every individual patch

Inputs/Outputs

  • 6 balanced outputs with +4 dB level and soft limiting algorithm
  • Studio grade 192 kHz D/A converters
  • S/PDIF digital I/O
  • 2x24 bit inputs (with 4 different input sensitivities)
  • Dedicated headphone output
  • USB port for audio, MIDI and data connection (USB 2.0 compatible, 12 Mbit/sec)

Special Features

  • Tempo recognition of incoming audio signals (lock within 1-3 bars)
  • Tap tempo button with SyncXtreme algorithm
  • Illuminated Access Logo on Keyboard and Polar models
  • Section Locking technology for sound design
  • Total Integration with DAWs via Virus Control software

Physical Specifications

  • Height: 11.2 cm (4.4 inches)
  • Width: 56.5 cm (22.3 inches)
  • Depth: 33.5 cm (13.2 inches)
  • Weight: 8.4 kg (18.5 pounds)

Software Integration

Virus Control Plugin

  • VST/AU/RTAS compatible virtual instrument plug-in
  • Creates audio link between host sequencer and Virus hardware
  • Sample accurate and delay compensated timing
  • Total recall functionality for project management
  • Comprehensive patch editor with browser functionality

Compatible Sequencers

  • Macintosh:

    • Apple Logic 9 or higher (Logic Pro X recommended)
    • Steinberg Cubase 5 or higher (Cubase 7+ recommended)
    • Pro Tools 7.3 M-Powered, LE or TDM or higher (Pro Tools 12+ not supported)
    • Ableton Live 7 or higher (Live 9 recommended)
  • Windows:

    • Steinberg Cubase SX/SL 4 or higher (Cubase 7+ recommended)
    • Pro Tools 8 M-Powered, LE or TDM or higher (Pro Tools 11+ not supported)
    • Cakewalk Sonar Producer X
    • Ableton Live 8 or higher (Live 9 recommended)

Power Requirements

  • Line voltage: 100-240V AC
  • Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz, single phase
  • Maximum consumption: 30W

Country of origin / production: Germany

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Usage area
Synthesizer 
Performance Synthesizer 
Usage Design/ Form Factor
With Keys 
Archetype
Virtual Analog (VA) 
Polyphony
Voices80
Multi Timbral Capacity16 part(s)
Tone Generator / Sound Synthesis
Synthesis Method Digital Subtractive
Synthesis Method Wavetable
Synthesis Method Frequency Modulation (FM)
Synthesis Method Voice Formant Synthesis
Oscillator Type Digital
Oscillators per voice3
Waveform/ Spectral form (main generator) Sine
Waveform/ Spectral form (main generator) Pulse Width Modulation (PWM)
Waveform/ Spectral form (main generator) Triangle
Waveform/ Spectral form (main generator) Saw
Waveform/ Spectral form (main generator) Super Saw
Waveform/ Spectral form (main generator): Waveform Count68
Programs/ Voices/ Timbres
Single Voice Preset2048
User-defined Single Voice512
Filter
High-pass Filter (HPF) 
Low-pass Filter (LPF) 
Band-pass Filter (BPF) 
Band-reject Filter (BRF/ BEF) 
2-pole 
3-pole 
4-pole 
Effects
Reverb 
Chorus 
Delay 
Phaser 
Vocoder 
Ring Modulation 
Effects overall129
Arpegiator/ Portamento
Arpegiator 
Arpeggio presets64
MIDI
General MIDI (GM) 
MIDI in/ out
IN 
OUT 
THRU 
Keys
Type Semi-weighted
Velocity Sensitivity 
Aftertouch 
Size3
Number of Keys37
Built-in controllers
Pitch Bend Wheel 
Modulation Wheel 
Audio out
Analogue: 1/4" (6.35mm)6
Analogue: 1/4" (6.35mm) headphones preamplified1
Digital: coaxial1
Audio in
Analog 1/4"2
Digital: Coaxial1
DAC
DAC Frequency 192
Resolution24 bit
ADC
Resolution18 bit
Computer Interfaces
USB USB PC Link
Power
Power Supply Built-in, internal
Power Supply External
Dimensions
Height115 mm
Width995 mm
Depth370 mm
Weight13.9 kg
Case/ body
Metal&wood 
Color
Silver 
Production start2013

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