Producers James Bunton and Corron Cole (aka The Movement) have worked with an impressive list of pop, rap and &B artists in recent years. The synth they prefer to use on these projects is the Access Virus Ti Polar. We ask them why.
When it's released, OS4 for Access Music's Virus TI series will add new sound design features, stompboxes, effects, and even a taste of Thai or Indian flavors (overdrives) like Mint, Curry, Saffron, Onion, Pepper, and Chili.
Offsite Link: For more information, visit the official Access Music Web site.
We're not ones to fan the flames of unnecessary public panic, but the newest version of the Access Virus TI OS (v.3) has just come out of beta-testing and IT'S GOING TO KILL US ALL.
Access makes news with the introduction of the Virus TI2 line of synthesizers and the accompanying OS3 upgrade. The duo has been caught canoodling at the Winter NAMM 2009 show, and sources close to the couple say that the two are talking about having some new effects.
Jason Donnelly takes a break from brushing up for the spelling bee to work with Access Atomizer. He plugs a modded Speak & Spell into his Virus TI to mangle it with Atomizer.
In this, the third and final Access Atomizer Video, Jason Donnelly explores some of the advanced features of the application, including gating, filter sweep, and DJ-transmogrification.
DJ Puzzle Jason Donnelly has Atomizer up and running on his Virus TI, and he gives us a taste of the many applications for this handy looper / sampler / granular synth/ live-remix wündertool.
It turns out that jamming isn't just for deluded, burnt-out, neo-hippies anymore. The team at Access really rips a modded TB-303 and a TR-606 through a Virus and Access' Atomizer with a fifteen minute jam.
Inside the Access booth at Winter NAMM 2008, Gearwire's Bill Holland talks to Ben from Access. Ben shows us how to use the Virus TI Snow to edit beneath the surface of this new portable synth module.
The Access Virus TI is renowned for being a synthesizer that affords maximum tone and tweaking, but if you're looking for something a little smaller with the same sonic range, look no further than the Access Virus TI Snow.
There's going to be a little Virus going around Winter NAMM 2008, and this one has nothing to do with any misguided, young Hollywood personalities who can't seem to stay off the news / out of rehab / out of jail. The Access Virus TI Snow is a tabletop synthesizer that offers the sound of the TI series in a smaller size.
There's going to be a little Virus going around Winter NAMM 2008, and this one has nothing to do with any misguided, young Hollywood personalities who can't seem to stay off the news / out of rehab / out of jail. The Access Virus TI Snow is a tabletop synthesizer that offers the sound of the TI series in a smaller size.
Bill Holland wraps up his tutorial on synthesizer creation on the Access Virus TI. Here, Bill has his soft knob parameters assigned, and the GeArWire patch is now complete. Though Bill claims it's not the best patch in...
Bill Holland continues with his synthesizer creation tutorial with the Access Virus TI's editor section. Here, Bill concentrates on the Velocity Map section, shaping the sound of his GearWire patch further, and getting...
Bill Holland joins us once again with the Access Virus TI for another three part tutorial. This time, Bill dives into creating your own synthesizer with the Access Virus TI. Bill introduces the GeArWire patch which suggests...
Bill Holland completes the oscillator tutorial on the Access Virus TI. In the final installment of this video, Bill displays the solution to a semitone problem caused by switching between the three oscillators and adds...
In this section of Bill Holland's Access Virus TI tutorial on oscillation, Bill adds oscillator two into the mix. Bill complicates his original wave by adding a complementary wave to his saw wave on oscillator one. You...
Bill Holland takes a look at the oscillators Access Virus TI after reviewing the arpeggiator in his last Access trilogy. Bill takes the synthesized sounds from clicking to full shape by modifying the waves from sine to...
Bill Holland finishes his tutorial on the Access Virus TI's arpeggiator functions. Here, Bill goes over how editing the note length and swing factor can change up your arpeggiated sounds.
In part two of this Access Virus TI tutorial, Bill Holland works some more with the Virus' arpeggiator. Bill drops the arpeggiator down to the bass clef and then expands on the types of patterns you can use with the TI's...
In this first in a series on the Access Virus TI, Gearwire's Bill Holland takes a close look at the various modules of the synth. The first episode features the arpeggiator and how to work with it to get the most out...
DJ Puzzle walks through his process of MIDI performance using the Access Virus TI and Steinberg's Cubase 4. Using the Virus TI, Puzzle demonstrates how to create an eight bar loop from the sound source to mastering.
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Offsite Link: Visit Access' official website here, Steinberg's official website here,, and DJ Puzzle's official site here.
Jason Donnelly, also known as DJ Puzzle, knows what he's doing when it comes to creating loops with the aid of the Access Virus TI and Steinberg's Cubase. He is one half of the team behind the sample loops available at...
Offsite Link: Visit Access' official website here, Steinberg's official website here,, and DJ Puzzle's official site here.
Access has offered up another maintenance update for their Virus Ti OS. The release bumps the OS to version 2.0.5 and reportedly fixes several annoying bugs that have hampered the system including a buffer...
Gearwire Tweaked: A video in which a soundmaking unit simply gets the tweak treatment; twirl the knobs, slide the faders, switch the switches - all with the goal of moving as far away as possible from the original sounding...
Offsite Link: Get more information about the Acces Polar Virus Synth at the official Access website.
Usually, importation of a virus from halfway around the world is a bad thing. Whether you're talking about the bubonic plague in the 1300s or just a trojan hidden in keygen.exe courtesy of some bored teenager in Pakistan,...
Welcome to part two of Access Virus TI Polar, Tweaked. In this installment Dan starts from a very icy patch and messes with the knobs until he gets about as far away from the patch as he can. There are some pretty interesting...
Welcome to the first installment of Gearwire Tweaked. In this series we will be playing with some of the coolest synths we can get our hands on. These videos are presented without commentary which means all you'll hear...