MATRIXSYNTH-B: 01/18/13

"Introducing the Virus Classic, a legend in it's own time. This red-hot synth advances the Virus Classic Line to the full specs of the award winning Virus b, packed with power, polyphony, fx, output and of course, knobs!

Optimized manufacturing allows us to deliver the Virus Classic with an extremely competitive price tag. The heart of the reborn Virus is a Virus b Desktop and it comes with a couple of welcome additions. The mahogany side panels can be exchanged for the included 19" rack mounts and the user manual is redesigned and bilingual.

The screaming red color scheme was adopted from the Virus Classic Line you know from the Virus rack Classic. In addition the factory presets have been revamped and come as a hand optimized best of collection chosen from the extensive archive of Virus sounds available.

Features

32 knobs 62 LEDs

Wooden side panels and 19 in. rack ears (exchangeable)

External power supply

24 Voices/ 16 way multi mode

1024 programs [256 User / 768 ROM / 128 Multi]

4 oscillators per voice. 3 main plus one sub [when all oscillators are in use, polyphony may decrease, but not by more than 6 voices.]

Sawtooth, variable pulse, sine, triangle + 62 additional spectral waves

FM [Frequency modulation] for the Oscillators with external Input signals

2 fully independent filters each user selectable as lowpass, highpass, bandpass or bandreject

4 filter routings in serial/parallel configurations - up to 6 poles [36 dB] per voice

3 LFOs [68 LFO shapes]

Envelope operating mode and LFO- tempo-sync to midi clock

2 ADSTR envelopes [T=Time]

16 independent arpeggiators with numerous arpeggiator patterns and real time parameter access/modulation including swing & note length.

82 simultaneous DSP effects like:
o Reverb [w. pre-delay sync to MIDI-clock]
o Retro Phaser [6-stage stereo phaser with 24 filter-poles

o Multiple independent distortion/saturation/Lo-fi FX per voice, including multiple distortion/shaper characteristics and variable gain.
o Chorus/Flanger with rate sync to midi tempo
o Simple or "Groove" Delay [preset polyrhythmic patterns]
o 32-band advanced vocoder
o Ring Modulator
o Analog Boost for true vintage tonal characteristics

Complex modulation matrix with 3 source & 6 destination slots

Complete parameter control via MIDI with "Adaptive Control Smoothing" for ultra soft parameter changes and no zipper noise

Full 24-bit processing; 24 bit D/A, 18 bit A/D

6 individual high quality outputs

2 audio inputs to process your signals through synth filters, envelopes, FX, vocoder, FM, ring modulator, and more

Flexible "auxiliary" model of internal audio routing for processing/reprocessing internal/external signals through the synth engine and and effects of other voices

True Surround sound capabilities

Free SoundDiver Virus editor/librarian for Windows and MacOS

Easy operating system updates via MIDI"