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10 > AUDIO UNITS To use the Virus PowerCore as an Audio Unit, you need to run the TCAU Audio Unit wrapper after you have run the Virus installer.

100Waveform 17 Waveform 18 Waveform 19 Waveform 20Waveform 21 Waveform 22 Waveform 23 Waveform 24Waveform 25 Waveform 26 Waveform 27 Waveform 28Wavefo

VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL 101APPENDIXWaveform 37 Waveform 38 Waveform 39 Waveform 40Waveform 41 Waveform 42 Waveform 43 Waveform 44Waveform 45 Waveform 4

102Waveform 57 Waveform 58 Waveform 59 Waveform 60Waveform 61 Waveform 62 Waveform 63 Waveform 64indigo powercore manual.book Page 102 Thursday, Apr

VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL 103APPENDIXAppendixSystem Exclusive DataThe Parameters of the VIRUS are organized in three so-called pages A, B and C. Each pag

104CONTROL CHANGE MESSAGE (ONLY PAGE A)The Control Change messages are defined as Performance Controller (e.g. Modulation Wheel or Hold Pedal) or Sound

VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL 105APPENDIXParameters DescriptionNo. Class NameRangeValue TextPAGE A A 1 p Modulation WheelA 2 p Breath ControllerA 3 p Cont

106A 31 a Osc2 Keyfollow 0..127 -64..+63: Default: 32A 32 p Bank Select 0..3 Bank A..DA 33 a Osc Balance 0..127 -64..+63:A 34 a Suboscillator Volume 0

VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL 107APPENDIXA 64 p Hold PedalA 65 p Portamento PedalA 66 p Sostenuto PedalA 67 a Lfo1 Rate 0..127A 68 a Lfo1 Shape 0..5 0:Sine 1

108A 99 a Unison Panorama Spread0..127A100 a Unison Lfo Phase 0..127 -64..+63A101 a Input Mode 0..2 0:Off 1:Dynamic 2:Static 3:ToEffectsA102 a Input S

VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL 109APPENDIXPAGE B B 1 b Arp Mode 0..6 0:Off 1:Up 2:Down 3:Up&Down 4:AsPlayed 5:Random 6:ChordB 2 b Arp Pattern Select 0..

VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL 11INSTALLATION STEP3 : To gain access to the Virus’ individual outs, create an Aux Object. Please note that you need to create

110B 35 b Osc Init Phase 0..127 0:Off 1..127B 36 b Punch Intensity 0..127B 38 b,Vb Input Follower Mode 0..9 0:Off 1:In L 2:In L+R ...B 39 b Vocoder M

VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL 111APPENDIXAll bytes are shown in decimal representation.B 76 b Assign3 Amount2 0..127 -64..+63B 77 b Assign3 Destination3 see

112ClassesP: PERFORMANCE CONTROLLER Accessible by Control message. Performance Controllers are not stored with a Single-Sound. If more than one Multi

VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL 113APPENDIXBPC: BANK/PROGRAM-CHANGE PARAMETER BANK SELECTselects the Single bank accessed by a subsequent Program Change, simil

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Indigo Powercore Manual 115Table of contentsInstalling the VPC On Your Comput-er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9- Installing

116Parameters of the Easy Page. . . . 34- Cutoff- Resonance- Chorus Mix- Phaser Mix- Send- Osc Volume- Sub Volume- Ring Modulator- Amp Attack- Amp Dec

Indigo Powercore Manual 117Table of contents- Filter routing· Serial 4· Serial 6· Parallel 4· Split- Filter BalanceFilter 1 . . . . . . . . . . .

118LFO 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63- Rate- Clock- Shape· Sine· Triangle· Sawtooth· Square· Sample and Hold (Random)· Samp

Indigo Powercore Manual 119Table of contentsDelay/Reverb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74- Use Global FX From- Mode· Off· Delay· Reverb· Rever

12 Instancing the VPC in Cubase SX2 STEP6 : The Virus is up to 4 part multi timbal for each DSP used. The four multiparts receive MIDI data on the co

120Pitch Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87- Curve· Linear· Exponential- Bend Up- Bend Down- Link (Bend Up & Bend Down)Patch Param .

Indigo Powercore Manual 121Table of contentsParameters Description . . . . . . . 105Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112- p: Perform

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ACCESS MUSIC ELECTRONICS GMBHKÖNIGSWALL 6 · 45657 RECKLINGHAUSEN · GERMANYWWW.ACCESS-MUSIC.DEPrinted in GermanyIPEMU 03/04 Revision Aindigo powercore

VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL 13INSTALLATION STEP3 : In the Arrange Window, the Virus is represented by a number of tracks that are created automatically by

14 STEP5 : Select "Virus PowerCore" from the "out" menu in the track inspector to route the MIDI output of the track to the Virus

VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL 15PATCH MANAGEMENT Patch Management Total Recall The Virus PowerCore has a sophisticated Patch Management system, designed to

16 · Select the patch you wish to audition with a single mouse click. NOTE: If the selected bank contains too many entries to display all at once, y

VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL 17PATCH MANAGEMENT > FAVOURITES The Virus PowerCore will automatically compile your most commonly used patches in the Favou

18 Saving Patches If you make any changes to a patch, or indeed create a completely new patch, you may wish to save it for future use. > NAMING A

VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL 19PATCH MANAGEMENT How To Install Your Own Patches Firstly, you will need to download some new soundsets. There are several av

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VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL 21USING MULTIPLE PARTS Using Multiple Parts Parts and DSPs The TC PowerCore has four DSP processors which it uses to process t

22 > GLOBAL EFFECTS Most of the effects in the Virus PowerCore are specific to each part, but the delay/reverb effect is global i.e. all parts usin

VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL 23USING MULTIPLE PARTS NOTE: Many parameters in the Virus PowerCore are inter-dependent, meaning that adjusting certain param

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VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL 25USING REMOTE CONTROLLERS Using Remote Controllers If you prefer you can choose to use an external controller to adjust the p

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VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL 27GETTING STARTED Getting Started An Introduction to Viral SynthesisFor the benefit of synthesis newbies, we will first discuss

28The Virus also has a sub-oscillator, which is used to add extra bass to a sound by tracking the pitch of oscillator 1, only 1 octave lower. In addit

VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL 29GETTING STARTEDAmplifierOnce the signal has been suitably filtered, it then passes to the amplifier to be shaped by the amp enve

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30NOTE: LFO is an abbreviation of Low Frequency Oscillator. Whereas the Virus PowerCore's main oscillators generate frequencies high enough to be

VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL 31GETTING STARTED> LFOThe LFO Page contains the controls for the 3 low frequency oscillators (LFOs).> FX-1The FX-1 Page c

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VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL 33EASY PAGEEasy PageHere you will find a selection of controls for the most commonly edited parameters in the Virus PowerCore. I

34Parameters of the Easy Page> CUTOFFThis adjusts the cutoff frequency of both filters. The result will vary depending on the currently selected filt

VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL 35EASY PAGE> AMP ATTACKAdjusts the time it takes for the sound to reach maximum volume. At zero, the sound has immediate imp

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VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL 37THE OSC PAGEThe Osc PageThe Osc Page is the birthplace of any Virus PowerCore patch. Here you will find the controls for adjus

38Osc 1This is where you will find the controls for adjusting oscillator 1.> SHAPEThis defines the shape of the waveform generated by osc 1. When set

VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL 39THE OSC PAGEsame scale will cause the pitch to rise in whole tone intervals. A setting of 0 results in every key sounding at

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40> DETUNEThis determines the detuning of osc 2 relative to oscillators 1 and 3. The subtle tuning varia-tions between all the individual instrumen

VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL 41THE OSC PAGE> Tri: Modulates osc 2 with a triangle wave according to the pitch of osc 1.> Wave: Modulates osc2 with the

42Osc 3This is where you will find the controls relating to oscillator 3.> OSC MODEThis allows you to choose from a selection of 66 waveshapes, incl

VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL 43THE OSC PAGESub/NoiseThe sub-oscillator beefs up the sound by adding a square or triangle wave an octave below the pitch of o

44NOTE: Tip 1: Most of the arpeggiator patterns are programmed with velocity data – so be sure to experiment with different velocity mod settings in y

VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL 45THE OSC PAGE> PANThis determines to what degree panorama is affected by velocity. Positive values mean that as you play ha

46NOTE: If the filters are in Split Mode, then Pan Spread will also affect the stereo separation of the signals from filter 1 and 2.> LFO PHASE*This

VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL 47THE OSC PAGE> OSC VOLThis adjusts the overall volume of oscillators 1, 2, 3 and the sub-oscillator in relation to the ring

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VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL 49THE FILTER/ENV PAGEThe Filter/Env PageThe filter is arguably the most important section of any subtractive synthesizer – it is

Table of Contents VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL 5 WelcomeInstallation Installing the VPC On Your Computer . 9Instancing the VPC in Logic . . . . . . . . 1

50> SATURATIONSaturation is the term used to describe the distortion effect applied to the output of filter 1. Some types just add overtones, whilst

VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL 51THE FILTER/ENV PAGE> Split : Like Parallel 4mode, the filters run inparallel, with 2 poles each(12 dB/Oct), but the differ-

52Filter 1> MODESelect from the following filter types:> Low Pass: The most commonlyused filter type. Removes frequen-cies higher than the cutoff

VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL 53THE FILTER/ENV PAGE> KEYFOLLOWThis determines to what extent the cutoff frequency of filter 2 is affected by MIDI note numb

54> LINK (ENVELOPE AMOUNT, RESONANCE, KEY FOLLOW)When enabled, Env Amt, Resonance and Key Follow become linked with their counterparts in filter 2,

VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL 55THE FILTER/ENV PAGE> ENV AMTThis determines to what degree filter 2 cutoff is affected by the filter envelope.> KEY FOLLO

56> ENV POLARITYDetermines which way the filter envelope will sweep the cutoff frequency of filter 2. Normal polarity means that attack sweeps upward

VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL 57THE FILTER/ENV PAGEAmplifier EnvelopeThe amp envelope affects patch volume in the same way that the filter envelope affects fre

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VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL 59THE LFO PAGEThe LFO PageLFO is an abbreviation of Low Frequency Oscillator. Basically, these generate wave-forms that oscilla

6 Patch Distortion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72Chorus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

60LFO 1The controls in this section are used to affect the characteristics of LFO 1, and determine which parameters it will modulate.> RATEThis det

VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL 61THE LFO PAGE>Oscillator Waveform : Selecting this button will open up a window fromwhich you can choose any of the 62 spec

62> OSC 1Determines the amount of modulation applied to the pitch of osc1.> OSC 2Determines the amount of modulation applied to the pitch of osc

VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL 63THE LFO PAGELFO 2The controls in this section are used to affect the characteristics of LFO 2, and determine which parameters

64>Oscillator Waveform : Selecting this button will open up a window fromwhich you can choose any of the 62 spectral waves.Clicking on this box wil

VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL 65THE LFO PAGE> LINK (FILTER 1& FILTER 2)When enabled, adjusts the cutoff frequencies of filter 1 and filter 2 simultaneou

66LFO 3The controls in this section are used to affect the characteristics of LFO 3, and determine which parameter(s) it will modulate. Many parameter

VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL 67THE LFO PAGE>Sample and Hold (Random): This isn’t a waveform as such – instead LFO1 willgenerate random values, causing th

68> Osc1+2 Pitch: LFO 3 will modulate the pitch of oscillator 2.> Osc2 Pitch: LFO 3 will modulate the pitch of osc1 and oscillator 2.> Osc1 P

VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL 69THE FX-1 PAGEThe FX-1 PageHere you will find the controls for the Analog Boost, Input Ring Modulator, Phaser, Patch Distortion

VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL 7 Welcome Thank you for purchasing the Access Virus PowerCore (VPC). You now have amongst your sonic arsenal a truly amazing s

70Analog BoostThis effect imbues your sound with the kind of bottom-end warmth more com-monly associated with analogue synthesizers, by emphasizing ce

VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL 71THE FX-1 PAGEThe phaser will also turn a mono sound into stereo.> MIXDetermines the balance between the dry signal and the

72Patch DistortionUse Patch Distortion to add saturation or clipping effects to the patch as a whole. Although the list is very similar to that of filt

VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL 73THE FX-1 PAGE> DEPTHDetermines the depth of modulation applied to the chorus delay time. Use this to increase the intensit

74Delay/ReverbUse the controls in this section to determine the characteristics of the delay/reverb effect. Delay is used to create complex echo effec

VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL 75THE FX-1 PAGE> Reverb+Feedback 1: This variation of the reverb algorithm feeds the pre-delay signalback into itself to cr

76Delay> TIMEDetermines the length of the delay time in millisec-onds, to a maximum of 693.6ms.> CLOCKThis slaves the delay time to the global t

VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL 77THE FX-1 PAGENOTE: Using different shapes for the delay LFO can result in audible artefacts.ReverbUse these controls to affec

78The maximum pre-delay times available depend on the reverb type, ranging from 150ms (Hall) to 500ms (Ambience).> CLOCKSelects a clock-synchronise

VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL 79THE FX2/GLOBAL PAGEThe FX2/Global PageOn this page you will find the controls for the Vocoder, Envelope Follower, External Aud

8 can get straight to the patches you want. All patches used in the current session are stored in the Recently Used folder, and over time, your most

80Vocoder> ABOUT THE VOCODERThe Vocoder is used to take the harmonic and dynamic properties of one signal (the modula-tor) and impose them on anoth

VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL 81THE FX2/GLOBAL PAGE> Off: The vocoder is disabled.> Osc: The output of the oscillators, including noise and ring mod, p

82> CARR SPREADDetermines the spread of the bandpass filters in the carrier bank. Low values result in a nar-row frequency spectrum, whilst a value

VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL 83THE FX2/GLOBAL PAGEUsing the Audio InputsThe two audio input channels allow you to pass an external audio signal through the

84> Static: In Static mode, the audio signal is passed through the filters and effects sections,but bypasses the amp envelope. This means that the s

VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL 85THE FX2/GLOBAL PAGE> LEVELDetermines the sustain level of the envelope follower. This has a significant influence on the int

86NOTE: The state of this button is saved with the project data by your host software, i.e. it is not saved within the patch.> Extern: The Virus wi

VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL 87THE FX2/GLOBAL PAGEPitch WheelThe pitch wheel (also known as a pitch bender) is a controller found on pretty much all keyboar

88Patch Param> CTRL SMOOTHMany digital synths, including many ‘soft’ synths in particular, cannot affect parame-ter changes without producing audib

VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL 89THE FX2/GLOBAL PAGE> High Priority: When set to High Priority, the Virus Powercore will try to ignore this patchand look t

VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL 9INSTALLATION Installation Installing the VPC On Your Computer > INSTALLING ON A PC/WIN32 Run the installer program ‘Virus

90> Mono 2: Only one voice is allowed to be played at any time. Portamento is only activatedbetween notes that are played using a legato technique

VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL 91THE FX2/GLOBAL PAGE> Down: The arpeggiator will cycle through the notes of a chord in descending order.> Up & Down:

92> CLOCKDetermines the rate of arpeggiation relative to the MIDI beat clock. Choose a value between 1/64 and 1/1. Patterns 2 – 64 are designed to

VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL 93THE MODMATRIX PAGEThe ModMatrix PageHere is where you determine which parameters are to be modulated by which control sources

94Assign 1> SOURCESelect the control source for Mod Slot 1.> AMOUNTDetermines the degree of modulation.> DESTINATIONSelect the parameter to b

VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL 95THE MODMATRIX PAGEAssign 3> SOURCESelect the control source for Mod Slot 3.> AMOUNT 1Determines the degree of modulatio

96CategoriesHere you can select up to two categories with which to label your patch. If you choose to use two different categories, then the patch wil

VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL 97CUSTOMER SUPPORTCustomer supportFor PowerCore and installation related questions, please contacthttp://www.tcelectronic.com/F

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VIRUS POWERCORE MANUAL 99APPENDIXAppendixOscillator and LFO waveformsWaveform Sine Waveform Triangle Waveform 3 Waveform 4Waveform 5 Waveform 6 Wavefo