Access Music Virus Indigo Version 8.
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contents Chapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Registering Your Plug-in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Working with Plug-ins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 4. Automating Virus Indigo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Using Automation Playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Using MIDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Viewing MIDI Automation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing Access Music Virus Indigo, a real-time TDM plug-in version of Access Music’s highly-acclaimed Virus Indigo synthesizer. Virus Indigo features: Virus Indigo creates its sounds through analog modeling. This technique uses DSP algorithms to reproduce the sound and performance characteristics of analog synthesizers. The sonic results are virtually indistinguishable from the classic ARP, Moog, and Oberheim synthesizers of the 70s.
Virus Indigo and Virus IndigoV40 Access Music Virus Indigo is available in two modules, the standard Virus Indigo 20-voice module (all qualified Pro Tools|HD systems), and the Virus IndigoV40 40-voice module (Pro Tools|HD Accel systems only). Pro Tools|HD Accel systems provide 40 Virus IndigoV40 voices per plug-in at 44.1/48 kHz session sample rates, or 20 voices per plug-in at 88.2/96 kHz session sample rates. Pro Tools|HD (and Pro Tools|HD Accel) systems provide 20 Virus Indigo voices per plug-in at 44.
Registering Your Plug-in If you purchased a download version of a plugin from the DigiStore (www.digidesign.com), you were automatically registered. If you purchased a boxed version of a plug-in, you will be automatically registered when you authorize your plug-in (see “Registering Your Plug-in” on page 3).
About www.digidesign.com The Digidesign website (www.digidesign.com) is your best online source for information to help you get the most out of your Pro Tools system. The following are just a few of the services and features available. Product Registration Register your purchase online.
chapter 2 Installation Installing Virus Indigo To install the Virus Indigo plug-in: 1 Do one of the following: Authorizing Virus Indigo Virus Indigo is authorized using an iLok USB Smart Key (iLok), manufactured by PACE Anti-Piracy, Inc. • Download the installer for your computer platform from the Digidesign website (www.digidesign.com). After downloading, make sure the installer is uncompressed (.SIT on Mac or .ZIP on Windows). – or – • Insert the Pro Tools Installer disc into your computer.
You have to authorize your plug-in online with the Activation Code included with your purchase. See the iLok Usage Guide for details, or visit the iLok website (www.iLok.com). To authorize Virus Indigo using an Activation Code: Uninstalling Virus Indigo If you need to uninstall the Virus Indigo plug-in from your system, follow the instructions below for your computer platform. Mac OS X 1 If you do not have an existing iLok.com ac- count, visit www.iLok.com and sign up for an iLok.com account.
Configuring MIDI To play Virus Indigo using a MIDI keyboard controller, or to adjust its controls using a MIDI control surface, you must first configure Pro Tools for MIDI. See your Setup Guide for more information on configuring MIDI interfaces, MIDI devices, and your operating system (Mac or Windows) for MIDI operation.
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chapter 3 Virus Indigo Controls Virus Indigo has over 180 different controls for generating and modifying sounds. This chapter explains each of these and their use. A Synthesis Overview Analog synthesis is often referred to as subtractive synthesis because of the way that sounds are created and modified. Typically, a waveform generated by an oscillator is fed through a series of modules that change the waveform’s frequency, harmonic content, and amplitude, and thus its sound character.
Viewing Pages Adjusting Plug-in Parameters Virus Indigo controls are grouped by function onto seven different pages: You can adjust plug-in controls by dragging the control’s slider or knob, or by typing a value into the control’s text box. Additionally, some plugins have switches that can be enabled by clicking on them.
Keyboard Shortcuts 3 Do one of the following: • Press Enter on the numeric keyboard to input the value and remain in keyboard editing mode. For finer adjustments, Command-drag (Mac) or Control-drag (Windows) the control. To return a control to its default value, Option-click (Mac) or Alt-click (Windows) the control. – or – • Press Return on the alpha keyboard (Mac) or Enter (Windows) to enter the value and leave keyboard editing mode.
The Easy Page The Easy page gives you quick access to the most commonly edited synthesizer parameters, including oscillator volume, filter frequency and resonance, amplifier envelope attack and decay, and effects. Use this page when you want to quickly tweak a sound without getting in too deep with more subtle parameters. Phaser Mix Controls how much phase shifter effect is mixed with the patch. Send Controls how much delay and reverb effects are mixed with the patch.
Shape Modifies the waveshape selected with the Wave Select control. At a Shape setting of 0, the oscillator produces purely the waveshape selected with Wave Select. Increasing the Shape value from 1–63 adds progressively more sawtooth to the selected waveshape until, at a setting of 64, the oscillator produces a pure sawtooth wave. Increasing the Shape value from 65–126 adds progressively more square wave to the sawtooth wave until, at a setting of 127, the oscillator produces a pure square wave.
FM Mode Selects the modulator for oscillator 2. Choices are: • PosTri: frequency modulates oscillator 2 with a positive triangle waveform generated by oscillator 1. • Tri: frequency modulates oscillator 2 with a triangle waveform generated by oscillator 1. • Wave: frequency modulates oscillator 2 with the waveform currently selected on oscillator 1. • Noise: frequency modulates oscillator 2 with the noise generator.
Velocity Mod Use the controls in the Velocity Mod section to add touch-sensitive control over the timbre of a Virus Indigo patch. Control waveshape, pulse width, FM amount, volume, and panning by playing harder or softer. Osc 1 Controls how much MIDI note velocity affects the waveshape of oscillator 1. With positive values, the harder a note is played, the more the waveshape varies from the current setting of the Shape parameter.
LFO Phase Shifts the phase of the LFOs applied to unison voices. This greatly enlivens modulation effects. A setting of –64 is equal to –180 degrees of LFO phase offset. A setting of +63 is equal to +177 degrees of LFO phase offset. Punch Intensity Adds a percussive snap effect to sounds with short attack envelopes. Mixer Use the controls in the Mixer section to balance the different tone generators in a Virus Indigo patch. Osc 1/2 Bal Controls the volume of the two oscillators in relation to each other.
The two Virus Indigo filters can be used: In series, where sound is processed first by filter 1, then by filter 2. In parallel, where sound is processed by each filter independently. Split, where the filters operate in parallel and receive independent input signals whose stereo spread can adjusted with the Pan Spread control (in the Unison section of the Misc page). Osc Vol Controls the output level of oscillators 1 and 2 fed into the filter.
Filter 1 Use the controls in the filter 1 section to select the filter type and other characteristics of filter 1. Mode Selects one of 4 different filter types: • low-pass: removes frequencies above the cutoff frequency • high-pass: removes frequencies below the cutoff frequency Env Vel Controls how MIDI key velocity affects filter envelope. With positive values, the harder a key is played, the wider the filter envelope open the filter. Negative values have the opposite effect.
Filter 2 Use the controls in the filter 2 section to select the type and other characteristics of filter 2. Mode See the description for filter 1. Cutoff See the description for filter 1. Resonance See the description for filter 1. Envelope See the description for filter 1. Key Follow See the description for filter 1. Time Controls the duration of the sustain phase. When set to 0, the sustain level remains constant as long as a note is held. Negative values cause the sustain level to drop off toward zero.
The LFO Page The LFO page has controls for the 3 low frequency oscillators. These are typically used to modulate oscillator pitch, filter cutoff frequency, pulse width, and many other parameters. Shape Selects the waveshape of the low frequency oscillator. Each produces a uniquely different effect. Choices are: • sine • triangle • sawtooth • square • sample & hold (random) • sample & glide (random with portamento) • oscillator waveform number.
Osc 1 Controls how much the LFO affects the pitch of oscillator 1. Negative values invert the LFO waveform’s effect. Osc 2 Controls how much the LFO affects the pitch of oscillator 2. Negative values invert the LFO waveform’s effect. Link (Osc 1 & Osc 2) When selected, sets oscillator 1 and oscillator 2 modulation to an identical amount. PW 1+2 Controls how much the LFO affects the pulse width of square waves generated by oscillators 1 and 2. Negative values invert the LFO waveform’s effect.
LFO 3 Use the controls in the LFO 3 section to select the waveshape, rate, characteristics, and routing of LFO 3. The FX-1 Page The FX-1 page has controls for the phaser, second ring modulator, chorus, patch distortion, delay, and reverb. Rate See the description for LFO 1. Clock See the description for LFO 1. Shape See the description for LFO 1. Fade In Use this to delay the start of modulation by LFO 3. When set to 127, LFO 3 modulation is delayed for roughly five seconds after a note is played.
Ring Mod Ring Mod provides a second ring modulator (in addition to the ring modulator on the Osc page) that you can use to modulate audio input signals. This ring modulator multiplies the amplitude of an audio input signal with Indigo’s other oscillators to create complex enharmonic overtones. See “Using Input Mode” on page 50 for more information on using the key input to route external signals to the ring modulator (or Vocoder).
Feedback Controls feedback amount. Higher feedback settings produce more intense chorusing. Shape Selects the waveshape for the Chorus LFO. Choices are sine, triangle, sawtooth, square, sample & hold, or sample & glide. Each produces a unique detuning effect. Delay/Reverb Use the controls in this section to set the character and amount of delay and reverb. Delay and reverb can be used to add a sense of space and depth to a sound. You can also use delay and reverb to convert a mono patch to stereo.
Delay Reverb Time Controls the delay time in milliseconds. Decay Time Controls the decay time of the reverb effect. On Pro Tools|HD systems, using a session sample rate of 88.2/96 kHz reduces available delay time by half. Clock Selects a beat-based delay time. Choices range from 1/64 to 3/4. Using the Clock control overrides the Delay time control. The Delay clock can be synchronized to MIDI Beat Clock. See “Synchronizing LFO Clock to MIDI Beat Clock” on page 47 for details.
The FX-2/Global Page This page has controls for the vocoder, arpeggiator, external audio input, envelope follower, and for global tuning, key mode, pitch bend, and other parameters. Harmonically rich sounds typically make the best carriers. Using the Vocoder reduces voice polyphony. Additionally, the Virus Indigo filters are not available since they are used for vocoding. If you want to filter a vocoded sound, insert a second Virus Indigo plug-in on the same track and use its filters.
Car Spread Controls the spread of the band-pass filters for the carrier signal. This affects the intelligibility of speech. Spect Bal Controls the spectral balance between the higher and lower frequencies of the vocoder signal. This influences the overall character of the vocoder and can be used to increase the intelligibility of speech. Bands Controls the number of active filter bands. The number of filter bands determines the complexity and quality of the Vocoder.
Mode When selected, enables the envelope follower. This mode requires that audio be routed through the Virus Indigo plug-in, so you can use this effect on one plug-in only per DSP. Level Controls the envelope follower sustain level and functions in the same way as the filter envelope’s Sustain parameter. Pitch Use the controls in the Pitch section to specify the overall detuning and key transposition of a patch. Transpose Transposes the pitch of a sound up to four octaves up or down.
Patch Param Ctrl Smooth Selects the type of smoothing applied to Virus Indigo controls when they are adjusted in real time. Smoothing eliminates zipper noise, an undesirable effect that occurs when parameter values are incrementally adjusted on some digital devices. Choices are: • Off: No control smoothing. • On: Smoothing is always on. • Auto: Adaptive control smoothing. Small control changes are smoothed, large changes are not smoothed. • Note: Smoothing is reset each time a note is played.
Arpeggiator The Arpeggiator plays the notes of a musical chord in succession, across a selected octave range, at a selected tempo. Use the controls in this section to specify the Arpeggiator’s parameters. Mode This selects the arpeggiator mode. The options are: • Off: arpeggiation is off. • Up: notes are arpeggiated upward. Hold When selected, the arpeggiator continues to play the most recently held notes even after the keys have been released.
Assign 1 Source Selects the modulation control source. Amount Sets the modulation amount. Destination Selects the modulation destination. Assign 2 Source Selects the modulation control source. Amount 1 Sets the modulation amount for destination 1. Amount 2 Sets the modulation amount for destination 2. Destination 1 Selects modulation destination 1. Destination 2 Selects modulation destination 2. Assign 3 Source Selects the modulation control source. Amount 1 Sets the modulation amount for destination 1.
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chapter 4 Automating Virus Indigo You can automate changes to Virus Indigo parameters in two ways: • Using Pro Tools automation playlists • Using MIDI To avoid conflicting automation data, use either automation playlists or Using MIDI to automate Virus Indigo, but not both. Using Automation Playlists Pro Tools creates a separate playlist for each plug-in parameter that you automate.
4 Click OK to close the Plug-in Automation dialog. As an alternative to using the Plug-in Automation window, you can enable individual plug-in parameters directly from the Plug-in window by Command-Option-Controlclicking (Mac) or Control-Alt-Start-clicking (Windows) the parameter ‘s text field or control. See the DigiRack Plug-ins Guide for more information. .
The parameter’s MIDI Controller number or Poly Pressure note number is indicated in parentheses. For example: “c36” stands for MIDI Controller number 36 (osc volume) Checking a parameter’s MIDI Controller number “p56” stands for Poly Pressure note number 56 (filter 1 resonance velocity) System Exclusive Events While MIDI controller data is the most obvious choice for Virus Indigo automation, Pro Tools can also record System Exclusive (Sysex) events to Instrument tracks.
Using Virus Hardware as a Control Surface If you own Access Music’s hardware version of Virus Indigo, you can use it as a control surface for adjusting Virus Indigo plug-in parameters. Configuring Pro Tools for Using Virus Hardware as a Control Surface To use Virus hardware as a MIDI control surface: 1 On Mac only, choose Setup > MIDI > Input De- vices, select the Hardware Virus, and Click OK. 2 Insert Virus Indigo on a new stereo Instru- ment track.
chapter 5 Virus Indigo Tutorials One of the greatest pleasures of owning a programmable synthesizer is making sounds that are uniquely your own. In this chapter you’ll learn how to do just that with the help of the Tutorial sessions included with Virus Indigo. Make sure you have installed these sessions before proceeding. Creating New Sounds The key to successful sound design is experimentation, and the cardinal rule is that there are no rules.
3 At the upper left of the Virus Indigo plug-in, Changing the Waveshape click Osc to show the oscillator page. 4 Play a note. This is a sine wave, generated by oscillator 1. It is not very harmonically rich. Virus Indigo produces many other waveforms, most of which have greater harmonic complexity. The Shape control modifies the waveshape selected with Wave Sel.
Changing Square Wave Pulse Width You can modify a square wave’s shape and sound character by changing its pulse width. The narrower the pulse width, the more nasal the sound. Memory Location 4 demonstrates this. To change pulse width: 3 At the upper left of the Virus Indigo plug-in, click Osc to show the oscillator page. 4 Play a note. At this point, only oscillator 1 is audible because the Osc 1/2 Bal control in the Mixer section is set to –64.
3 During playback, watch the Semitone control Phase Sync Effects and listen to how the sound character changes. When playback stops, experiment with the Detune and Semitone controls while playing your MIDI keyboard controller. For even more sonic variety and complexity, add oscillator 3 into the mix and vary its waveshape and tuning. With three oscillators at your disposal, you can create some extremely fat and expressive sounds.
Timbral character varies according to the waveshape of oscillator 2, its semitone interval, and the type and amount of FM modulation applied. Memory Location 5 demonstrates some of the different tones that can be generated using frequency modulation. Note that the Osc 1/2 Bal is set to 63 to monitor only oscillator 2 and its FMbased tone.
BS (band-stop) Lets all of the frequencies of a signal pass, except for a narrow frequency band or notch around the cutoff. 3 During playback, watch the filter 1 Cutoff, Memory Location 1 demonstrates each of these filters and how the Cutoff control affects them. When playback stops, experiment with the filter 1 Cutoff, Resonance, and Mode controls while playing your MIDI keyboard controller. Resonance and Mode controls and listen to how the sound character changes.
6 Change the filter mode and repeat the previ- Changing Filter Routing ous step. 7 Try also varying the settings of the Filter Enve- lope. Using just these few controls you can create a variety of dramatic effects. Using Key Follow Key Follow controls how filter cutoff frequency is affected by MIDI note number. In general, the high-frequency content of natural instruments increases as their note pitch increases. Use Key Follow to mimic this behavior or to suppress it.
When playback stops, experiment with the Filter Routing, Filter Balance, Cutoff, Resonance and Mode controls while playing your MIDI keyboard controller. Load one of your favorite Virus Indigo patches and try changing its filter routing. You’ll hear that this can make a subtle but definite impact on timbre. bowed sounds, and almost anything in between. To hear the amplifier envelope: 1 Open the “Tutorial 4” session.
2 During playback, watch the Sustain control and listen to how the sound character changes. If you set Sustain to its maximum level of 127, the Decay control no longer has an effect. To use decay effectively, the Sustain level must set below its maximum. The next stage of the amplifier envelope is determined by the Time control. To hear the sustain time stage: 1 Click memory location 4, “Amplitude Time” and press the Spacebar to begin playback.
To hear the filter envelope: 1 Click memory location 8, “Filter Envelope” and press the Spacebar to begin playback. 2 During playback, watch the Attack, Decay, Sustain, Time and Release controls and listen to how the sound character changes. Experiment with different Resonance and Env Amt settings while playing your MIDI keyboard controller. Tutorial 5: Using the LFOs Virus Indigo has three separate low frequency oscillators.
4 Click memory location 1, “LFO Waveforms” and press the Spacebar to begin playback. In this example, LFO 1 modulates the pitch of the oscillators. You can use the LFOs to modulate many other parameters, such as the pulse width of square waves generated by oscillators 1 and 2. Pulse width modulation adds thickness and animation to square-wave based timbres. To hear LFO pulse width modulation: 1 Click memory location 2, “Pulse Width Mod.” 2 Press the Spacebar to begin playback.
To synchronize the Virus Indigo clock to MIDI Beat Clock: 1 In Pro Tools, choose Setup > MIDI > MIDI Beat Clock. 2 Select the Enable MIDI Beat Clock option. 3 Select the Virus Indigo plug-in that you want to receive MIDI Beat Clock and click OK. If multiple Virus Indigo plug-ins share the same DSP, select the instance with the highest alphabetical priority. (The “a” instance is highest, followed in order by b–h.
By varying the range, clock speed and playback mode of the Arpeggiator, you can create a variety of effects. The Arpeggiator can be synchronized to MIDI Beat Clock. See “Synchronizing LFO Clock to MIDI Beat Clock” on page 47. To hear the arpeggiator: 1 Click memory location 2, “Arpeggiator” and press the Spacebar to begin playback. 2 At the upper left of the Virus Indigo plug-in, click FX-1 to show the effects page.
To hear the various Vocoder parameters: 1 Click memory location 3, “Vocoder Balance.” Memory Location 4 demonstrates how vocoded material can be played with a MIDI keyboard controller. If you want to use the Vocoder’s Input mode, you must send an external carrier signal to Virus Indigo using the Key Input pop-up in the Inserts/Send Editor. With this technique, you can use two audio tracks or a live input from a microphone to create vocoded sounds without having to play notes on a MIDI keyboard controller.
Using Virus Indigo as a Filter Using the Envelope Follower You can pass an external or existing audio signal through Virus Indigo and process it in many interesting ways by applying filtering, filter saturation, chorus, phasing, delay effects, or modulation. The Envelope Follower replaces the filter envelope with an envelope based on the dynamics of an external input signal. Envelope followers are typically used to produce “wah-wah” type effects.
Sharing a Single Delay Among Multiple Plug-ins All Virus Indigo plug-ins sharing the same DSP also share a single delay. The plug-in designated as the “delay master” carries the delay signal. All other plug-ins sharing the same DSP automatically bus their delay sends to the delay master.
appendix a DSP Requirements The number of TDM plug-ins you can use at one time depends on how much DSP power is available in your system. Since the TDM hardware on Pro Tools cards provide dedicated DSP for plugins, plug-in performance isn’t limited by CPU processing power. The DSP tables in this appendix show the theoretical number of instances of each plug-in that can be powered by a single DSP chip on Pro Tools|HD cards. DSP usage differs according to card type.
Using Multi-Mono Plug-ins on Greater-Than-Stereo Tracks Plug-ins used in multi-mono format on greaterthan-stereo tracks require one mono instance per channel of the multi-channel audio format. For example, a multi-mono plug-in used on a 5.1 format track, requires six mono instances since there are six audio channels in the 5.1 format. Monitoring DSP Usage The System Usage window (Window > System Usage) shows how much DSP is available in your system and how it is being used in the current Pro Tools session.
Virus Indigo DSP Requirements The Virus Indigo plug-in has the following DSP requirements: HD Accel Card Table 2. Maximum number of voices per DSP chip for an HD Accel card at different sample rates (mono and stereo) 44.1/48 kHz 88.2/96 kHz Compatible DSP Chips per HD Accel Card Virus IndigoV40 40 20 4 Virus Indigo 20 10 6 Plug-in HD Core and Process Cards Table 3.
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appendix b DSP Delays Incurred by TDM Plug-ins Virtually all TDM plug-ins incur some amount of signal delay. If you are working with mono tracks, or are processing all channels with the same plug-in, the signal delays are not long enough to be significant and should not be a concern. This signal delay is significant only if you use a plug-in on one channel of a stereo or multichannel signal but not the others, since this can cause the channels to be slightly out of phase.
Virus Indigo DSP Delay ≈ Table 3.
appendix c Virus Indigo Oscillator Waveforms The Wave Select knob on the Osc page selects among 64 preset waveforms. Figures 1 and 2 show these waveforms. Figure 1.
Figure 2.
appendix d Virus Indigo Patches Virus Indigo comes with a library of over 1000 patches.
Dancio Rp DB-Goer HS Donkey JS Dr What HS DSP Sequence RP Dublyoo HS E-Cord RP Easter1 HS Eighties RP Enforcerer DM EnglArp JS FlageoletAD FMChitter M@ FutureX SV FX Drum JS Ganges HS Girls SV Go-Sequence RP Goa4 it JS Goatic SV GungGungCK He-Vpluk M@ Hektik HS Hoppin SV IndiArp BC JawDan HS JunoArp JS Kitchen HS Kyrie M@ Mallet JS Mettley HS MoveIt SV Movements HS MS-10 1 RP MS-10 2 RP NiceArp JS NoiseAA RP NoiseBurst RP NotPad RP Oscar-1 HS Percold JS Pergru M@ PhazPluk M@ Picking HS Piggy HS Pizza HS Pla
Wextex RP Wheek Rp WheelPadArp RP X Mean RP Zorch HS Zyntar M@ Bass 101 Bass RP 101 Sub RP AccyBass RP AlfBass RP Autobend BC Autotekkno BC B-Square BC Back280s SV Basic JS Bass 415 M Bass 504 M Bass Me RP Bass RP Bass-O RP Basser M BasserIk M Basting zs Basting2 zs Beasty DM BigFish BigTung zs Bowzerz M@ Bubble2 M Cavsak M Cleen M Club Tools BC CommBass SV Contra BC CosmicBass SV Da Funk BC DB Woofer DeeBass RP DinoBass HS DontFret M@ DropIt zs Drubber BC DryBass J DubSak M Dukbass+ BC Fingers M@ Five in O
Classic Atlas J Bellthing BigSweep JS Brass-1 RP Brass-2 RP Brass-8 RP Choir2 HS E.
LepY2 zs LepY3 zs Lite JS Low Maja JS Mo Tjo RP Moloko K9 Monolith JS Moon Pad JS MorsSpec JS Necro M No Tjo RP NoizToys JS Off Soft BC OliveLF MS Omnef RP Organic JS Overtone JS Pensive BC Percy M@ Phasa RP PhasEp zs Pluka zs Plukalog HS Polaris Polygroove JS PortaBello BC PPG Pad PulseP41 DM Q-Teck RbbrBell BC Rezoid SV Rezzer BC RingSync CK RuffSaw DM Sadings RP Sawing Rp Sci-Fi1 K Shifted BC Sickly BC SimSala JS Sitar zs Sitar So-Soft RP Soft3rds BC Spring SV Spy HS Startup JS Str-II RP Stratus JS Subme
Kick Punch Short SV Kick Punch SV Kick XOX RP Ride Bell BC Ride Rim BC Rim Gated HS RimSHot BC Sim Synth HS Snare 1 BC Snare 2 BC Snare 3 BC Snare IQ RP Snare New BC Snare One Snare V-Snare RP Snare X RP Tom-Tom RP Top E2000 M@ Effects -Space Alert JS AmbientFX J Apogee M@ Arcade BC Arcadia MS BadLand M Baggins M@ BeTwo RP BigFly JS Bleu M BlubblX HS Chant JS Clocked RP Cold Saw2 JS D&B FX D-Sock RP Dark Matter DrpBomb zs Entropie J Everest HS Feng Jiu JS Flubber RP FlyBy BC For Deep JS FX303 Rp Ghost JS G
VideoG4 zs Voyager JS Wailing JS WalkaArp JS Walker JS Waoload zs Warlord HS Water RP Weeehh HS Whales JS Wind RP WishBon HS Input Inp Amp Inp Bandpass Inp Clean Inp Double Inp Flange Inp Highpass Inp Key Inp Keyfollow Inp lowpass Inp Pad Inp Reso Inp Saturation Inp Shaper Leads -Go Bass RP -VCS 3a J @-Lead RP AESound zs AldoNova M AnHigh M AT-Mini HS B-Deep M Blotto M BowBounceHS Buzzler DM Calliope HS CantburyHS CappSt M Catalyst MS ChainsawJS cirqStb zs Cloaking M ClubMed HS CommerseSV Compress K Crispy
Orange HS Overload HS OZ-Load RP P-Lead RP PataFiz HS PatsGR M@ Penicillin Phlute JS Pickup HS PopCorn HS Prodigy JS Red Line SV RngPort zs Roboe zs Rollups M@ Rot DAM RP Rough JS Sawz 2 SV SaxPet HS ShineOn HS Sinemorph zs SineSolo HS Sinezzz zs SinusSeq SmoovLd zs Sneakr zs Soaker JS Softbell J SoLead RP Soloist JS Spaz MeC Spinner M Spitfire JS Spoiled SV SupersncDM Tech-no RP Ten Inch JS Tight8s M@ TinyCAT SV Torque TuvaWheel HS VI-Sync RP Vitar RP 68 Access Music Virus Indigo Plug-in Guide Vorwerk H
Cloud City M@ Creamery BC CrossQ BC Crunchy JS Dawn JS DeciDATA4 zs Deeper JS DHR Ambience BC Dirtron JS Dmode Pad MS DnB Generator MS DreamSweeper JS DSP-V RP EddiWho M@ EnoEsque JS Etheral SV Everest J Evil Pad K9 Expense HS FeedyPad JS Flutes HS FourSaw Freno BC Gentle9th M@ GinaPad JS Glassey SV Grander M@ HarmoPad M@ HissPad BC HOA Pad SV Hrmadnes M@ Industry BC IQ-Pad RP J Arnold Jetropa M@ Katmandu JS Kompin M@ Longskrt SV MeBad M Mellotrone RP MelloVI HS Mistery RP ModSweep M@ Mover RP Muzzle BC Mys
Sunbeams JS SwellAd RP SwellPad NH Tec-String RP Tension Theramos M@ Thustra HS V-550 V-Pad 1 K V-Pad 2 K V-Pad 3 K V-Pad 4 K V-resoni K Vindictr SV Volution M@ Wavelet M@ WavePad JS Windo RP Wineglass M@ Wynwould M@ Yahy zs ZartPad J Percussion BerimTam HS Block Claps HS Claps RP Conga Congoid HS FluteDrum BC Potty RP Shaker Pan HS Slap-it RP Snip Stick TomTom RP Untune JS V-Cuss RP V-Perc 1 VeloPEW RP VR-78 1 RP Vr-78 2 RP Wood X-Werx HS 70 Access Music Virus Indigo Plug-in Guide Pianos E Grand HS Echo
No Age JS Percussion Chord AD PercVox PickGtr RP PlayCool SV PluckMe BC Plugged JS Pulsar SV Pulsic JV RmBack zs Sacralizer Sinderel JS Softie J Softsequence J Square00 zs Sr Goo M Stella SV Sunday SyOrgen RP TecNos RP ThirdEar JS TipTapTu SV TriCobld DM Tubular JS V-2-U RP V-Bells JS V2U RP Velorp RP WetFunk BC Wickider PN X Dreams JS X-bellz JS Xyrimba HS Zoober Zupfi J Vocoder Voc Bell 1 Voc Bell2 Voc Crisp Voc Decay Voc Diffuser Voc Eazy Voc Flange Voc Flat Voc Follow Voc LFO Voc Narrow Voc Noise Voc O
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index A Activation Code (authorization) 6 Add/Remove Controller command 35 adjusting plug-in parameters computer keyboard 11 keyboard shortcuts 11 mouse 10 scroll wheel 11 toggling switches 11 Amount 31 Amp Attack 12 Amp Decay 12 Amplifier Envelope 19, 44 Analog Boost 22 analog modeling 1 analog synthesis 9 Arpeggiator 30, 48 Hold 30 Note Length 30 Oct Range 30 Pattern 30 Swing 30 Synchronizing to MIDI Beat Clock 47 arpeggiator clock 30 arpeggiator mode 30 Assign 1 31 Assign 2 31 Assign 3 31 Attack 19, 27,
Contour 20 control smoothing 29, 34 Ctrl Smooth 29 Curve 23 D Damping 25 Decay 19, 44 Decay Time 25 Delay 24 Delay Clock 25 Delay Coloration 25 Delay Damping 25 Delay Depth 25 Delay Feedback 25 delay master 24, 52 Delay Rate 25 Delay Send 24 Delay Shape 25 Delay Time 23 Delay/Reverb 24 Effect button 24 pattern 24 sharing 52 Synchronization to MIDI Beat Clock 47 delay DSP-induced delays 57 Delay Feedback 25 Depth 23 Destination 31 Detune 13, 14, 28 detuning oscillators 39 semitones 39 Digidesign technical s
filters 9 band-pass 18 band-stop 18 cutoff 12, 18 envelope 18, 19, 45 filter 1 18, 19 high-pass 18 Link button 18 low-pass 18 mode 18 modulating 42 operation in parallel 17 operation in series 17 Par4 17 poles 17 resonance 12, 18, 42 routing 16 Ser4 17 Ser6 17 slope 16, 17 Split 17 split operation 17 tracking 18 Filters/Env page 16 Amplifier Envelope 19 Filter 1 18 Filter 2 19 Filter Envelope 19 FM (frequency modulation) 40 FM Amount 13 FM Mode parameter 14 FM Vel 15 frequency modulation (FM) 40 FX Output B
L LFO 9 Clock 20 LFO 1 20 LFO 2 21 LFO 3 22 LFO Amount 21 LFO Dest 22 Mode 20 Phase 16 rate 20, 47 Synchronization to MIDI Beat Clock 47 waveshapes 46 LFO page 20 LFO 1 20 LFO 2 21 LFO 3 22 linear pitch bend curve 28 Link Bend Up & Bend Down 28 Filter 1 & Filter 2 21 Osc 1 & Osc 2 21 Vocoder controls 26 low frequency oscillators 9 Low Key 29 low-pass filter 18, 41 M maximum voices for Virus 53 MIDI configuring 7 control surfaces configuring 7 MIDI automation 34 MIDI Beat Clock 25, 47 MIDI control surfaces
Pan Vel 15 Par4 17, 43 Patch 29 Patch Distortion 23 Patch Volume 16 patches creating 37 pattern 24 pattern delay 24 Phase Init 14 phase sync 13, 40 Phaser 23 Phaser Mix 12 ping-pong delay 24 pitch modulation 46 transposing 28 Pitch Bend 28 Pitch parameter 28 plug-ins adjusting parameters 10 registering 3 registration 3 working with plug-ins in Pro Tools 3 polarity 18 envelope 46 Poly Pressure note numbers 34 polyphony 29 Unison mode 15 Vocoder 26, 50 portamento 29 Pre-delay 25 processing external audio 51 p
Sub Osc 14 Sub Osc (sub oscillator) 16, 40 Sub Shape 14 Sub Vol 16 Sub Volume 12 subtractive synthesis 9 Sustain 19, 44 Sustain Time 19, 45 switches adjusting plug-in parameters 11 Sync 13 Synchronization to MIDI Beat Clock 47 synthesis analog 9 modules 9 subtractive 9 System Exclusive (sysex) events 35 System Usage window 54 T TDM plug-ins DSP requirements 53 technical support 3 Tempo 28 Time 19, 25 Transfuser removing 6 uninstalling 6 Transpose 28 transposing pitch 28 Tune 22, 28 tutorial 1 37 tutorial 2
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