Access Virus Has A Step Sequencer!

[Timo]

Excellent. Looks like it can be used for a whole host of applications. Another technique for the TI toolbox.

Always felt the Virus arpeggiator, while still versatile, was lacking in options and creativity when compared with something like the Roland Groovebox arppegiators (which offer many different triggering sequences, and also many sub-patterns called 'accents' which can be blended in in realtime).

Regards the mod-seq technique, I use something similar to get more drum channels from other synths such as the Radias. Using the mod-sequencer to trigger different PCM sample waveforms. I imagine you could do the same with the Virus PCM waveforms, and create some really blippy 8-bit wavetable type sounds.

Thanks for sharing.

[LexiDSP]

Thanks for that DJKeys

I still wish it was possible to edit the preset arp patterns on the virus. There are some really nice patterns in there that i'd love to modify slightly

[TweakHead]

Originally Posted by LexiDSP

Thanks for that DJKeys

I still wish it was possible to edit the preset arp patterns on the virus. There are some really nice patterns in there that i'd love to modify slightly

well, you can record the midi coming out of the Virus - including the arp sequence. the patterns are usually quite complex, with tons of velocity changes and all that. you can then edit this midi, turn the arp off and make the Virus play the edited pattern you wish - just a bit more work, but nothing special since we're all used to midi editing anyways. cheers.

[LexiDSP]

Originally Posted by TweakHead

well, you can record the midi coming out of the Virus - including the arp sequence. the patterns are usually quite complex, with tons of velocity changes and all that. you can then edit this midi, turn the arp off and make the Virus play the edited pattern you wish - just a bit more work, but nothing special since we're all used to midi editing anyways. cheers.

Do you not find the midi will be out of time after you record the arp sequence as midi? It does for me anyway when I do it