Specifications

PARAMETER REFERENCE MANUAL64
EFFECT PARAMETERS
¦ Send
Values between Off and 96 determines how much of the dry signal is sent to the delay. As you increase
the value beyond 96, you are determining the balance between the dry signal and the delay output, until at
Send=127 the dry signal is faded out altogether.
¦ Delay Time
Adjust the length of time between each repeat from 0.0 ms to 693.6 ms.
¦ ClockL/R(Ratio)
Use these parameters to set the clock division of each stereo channel. For multi-tap effects, set them to dif-
ferent values, with the Left channel set as the higher amount. As with the Classic Delay, if the chosen clock
division exceeds the maximum delay time at the current tempo, the value will be halved automatically.
For the Tape Delay modes which are not clocked, there is instead a Ratio parameter which is displayed as a
pair of numbers (1/4...4/1). The rst number in each pair represents the left channel, and the second number
the right channel.
¦ Feedback
Feedback determines how much of the delayed signal is fed back into the delay to be repeated again - in
other words, it determines how many echoes you will hear after each new transient, and this is one of the
areas where we have designed a unique system to ensure useful, musical results every time.
When Feedback=0% there will only be one audible repeat. As you increase the feedback, the number of re-
peats increases until, at Feedback = 100% (centre position), the delayed signal will continue repeating inde-
nitely. As you push the values above 100%, the delayed signal will be driven into saturation, but the overall
volume will never increase, meaning you maintain full control over the levels at all times.
If you wish to kill the Feedback instantaneously, you can use the Panic function (MONO+SYNC).
¦ Frequency
As mentioned already, one of the characteristics of a tape delay is the low and high frequency roll-off with
each pass or repeat, often with a controller for both frequency bands. In the Virus TI, the Tape Delay em-
ploys an elegant solution to this by using a special kind of bandpass lter.
Use the Frequency parameter to choose which frequencies are fed into the delay signal. Lower values will let
only the lower frequencies through, whilst higher frequencies will allow only the high frequencies through.
¦ Bandwidth
Use Bandwidth to control the width of the bandpass lter. At Bandwidth = 0, all frequencies are allowed
through, and as you increase the value, the bandwidth becomes increasingly narrow, with feedback levels
maintained at all times.
¦ Predelay
0.0 ms to 300.4 ms: The time between the original signal and the reverb signal, expressed in milliseconds.
This can be fed back for multiple reverb tails.
Modulation destination “ReverbPredelay“.Only visible if the Clock parameter is set to Off (see above).
¦ Feedback
0 to 127: How much of the reverb signal is fed back into it’s own input. The repeat rate is determined by the
Predelay parameter (see “Predelay” above).
Modulation destination “ReverbFeedback”. Only visible in Feedback 1 or Feedback 2 modes.
Tape Delay
The Tape Delay effect is inspired by the kind of analog tape delay machines that have been in use from the
early 1950’s to the present day. The use of a tape loop array to continuously record, playback and overdub
an audio signal adds a very distinctive character to the sound, most notably in the saturation that occurs
along with the roll-off of the high and low frequencies with each pass of the loop. For the Virus TI, we have
created a unique effect which offers all the character of a traditional tape delay, whilst streamlining the con-
trols to be more fun and more performance-friendly than ever before.To select and edit the Tape Delay press
EFFECTS SELECT in the upper FX Row button until the DELAY LED is brightly illuminated.
In the Virus TI Snow, press EDIT/SHIFT+EFFECTS, then use the PARAMETERS < > buttons to locate the
relevant page.
¦ Type
Select the type of delay.
Mode Algorithm
Classic The delay effect from Viruses past.
Tape Clocked Clock-synced tape delay effect with no pitch-shifting
artefacts.
Tape Free Tape delay effect with freely adjustable delay time but no
pitch-shifting artefacts.
Tape Doppler Tape delay effect with freely adjustable delay time,
complete with pitch-shifting artefacts as you adjust the
delay time.