I've upgraded my Virus TI to the latest firmware. Is there a way to access the comb filter from the hardware itself, or is that feature only available through the software suite? My apologies if this has been answered elsewhere; I did try to find an answer but struggled.
Have quite a few Viruses at the moment :) Wanted to share a new custom C desktop, as she's an absolute beauty. Also have two very clean TI2 desktops, a 61-key TI2 rescue for a great price, a TI desktop refurb, and one of the nicest TI Snows I've seen.
All prices include free shipping to CONUS and there is no sales tax on orders outside Texas. I collect sales tax on all Texas orders, per state law.
Access Virus C Desktop w/ all new tacts, new power caps, battery, PSU, custom LUX PMVA display + walnut wood sides - $1450 OBO
https://captainblacks.app/products/access-virus-c-desktop-synthesizer-24293
Access Virus TI2 Desktop minty late production run w/ original PSU + new HQ USB cable - $2400
https://captainblacks.app/products/access-virus-ti2-desktop-synthesizer-94721
Access Virus TI2 Desktop w/ new display, all new tacts, battery, OG PSU + HQ USB cable - $2200
https://captainblacks.app/products/access-virus-ti2-desktop-synthesizer-79274
Access Virus TI2 61-Key rescue w/ new battery + new PSU - $1800 OBO
https://captainblacks.app/products/access-virus-ti2-61-key-synthesizer-04018
Access Virus TI Desktop w/ all new tacts, new PSU + HQ USB cable - $1650
https://captainblacks.app/products/access-virus-ti-desktop-synthesizer-69110
Access Virus TI Snow minty w/ new PSU, new battery + HQ USB cable - $975
https://captainblacks.app/products/access-virus-ti-snow-desktop-synthesizer-06807
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Working on 2 B desktops that will be special when ready. They are fully recapped and serviced with new tacts, power supplies, power switches, new displays, polished LCD bezels, near mint chassis, the works.
Hope to also make re-cap kits available for the Bs and Cs. Pretty much have it all down, but there are board variations, so this needs to be worked out. I need to craft some solid instructions and mapping as well. Curious if there is interest in the community for re-cap kits. Would anyone be interested in these for a fair price?
Also curious if there is any interest in B/C rack mount kits. Have sourced a local metal worker who can create them in batches of 50. These will be modeled after working kits and fully tested, confirmed good, w/ polished edges + a nice black satin finish.
Def chime in if you have any interest in either. Trying to gauge whether it's worth the investment (surprisingly expensive to manufacture the rack ears and the cap kit listings will be a lot of work {on top of the mountain of work that's gone into researching and sourcing modern replacements}).
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Still only able to ship synths in the US. International shipping is a mess and the liability / insurance issues remain unresolved with the current platform. Small parts are not a problem though. Hope to one day be able to ship larger items to the EU, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.
Cheers and best wishes to all :)
Good evening,
I'm seeking help with my Access Virus C. The story is long.
I stopped using it in 2016 (life....), and then turned it on again in 2025. Battery was dead (so banks A & B lost), no sound, slow transitions between patches. Power unstable.
I found a person in London that seemed to have a good track record of dealing with Access Virus synths. This is, in his words, what was done: "First I changed a few capacitors in the powersupply to enable it to start everytime. Otherwise it might corrupt the new firmware like it did the old one. Once I was satisfied it was starting properly I read the am09 chip which contains the firmware and compared it to the current firmware file I have. Unsurprisingly the beginning was scrambled so I “differenced” the beginning against the current firmware file and concatenated the difference. "
The synth played ok for a couple of weeks, and then started not turning on, until it was dead. The guy ghosted me. So I found another person, much more reliable. This is what he did: he changed all capacitors, new switch, etc.. Quite radical, as everything was gone south.
However, the person does not touch software, he only deals with hardware.
Now, power supply seemed fine. However, no sounds and slow transitions between patches. So I reinstalled the firmware again (version 6, via Bome SendSx). Nothing. After I have reinstalled it, now sometimes it turns on, but the display does not. I tried to reinstall it in chunks, then again as a single file, both parts. Again slow transitions, no sound. It does not receive data when I try to upload the original a & b banks. I'm not sure what to do. I spent quite a lot, but I really want to save it, because the sound is so cool. Maybe I should buy another one? Bu who knows in which conditions an access virus c might be these days...
any thoughts?
Just picked up a TI2 and want to add the sound banks of the Virus into Logic so I can do midi program changes without having to manually search for the sounds in the Virus.
Anyone know of a sound list for the Virus? When I was researching OSTIris about a month ago, I came across a subreddit where someone credited someone else who had put together such a thing and now I can’t find the post. Thanks for any assistance.