Hey, it's not the actual manual for the Virus, it's a pdf called "Programming Anaglogue Synths". Go to the Virus page and click on the Products tab. The next page that comes up, in the center of that page on the left hand side you will see "Programming Analogue Synths". Download that. Check out page 26.

By the way, this programming guide is a great resource for all people, not just Virus users. It's one of the most comprehensive tutorials out there. It also contains a history of synthesizers that is quite interesting.

Floorfiller, I use the Access Virus B to do this pluck synth. When I use the recursive modulation it makes quite a difference in the "pluckiness". Others might not be impressed, but it did me.

I left out some details and subtle changes in the phaser, the cutoff level, the amp release, sustain and other variables can make quite a difference. But it's the best I can articulate it.

The most important parts are that you need to do the recursive modulation part with a large value for the negative modulation, the decay needs to be at its maximum to compensate, keep the cutoff very low, the envelope wide open, and add a quality phaser. I'll try to post something soon.

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Ok, back to the original question..

I tried to make that trance pluck sound with the tips Etherium gave, but I failed miserably. Does anyone know which softsynth can be used for this? And can someone post an example of this particulair sound we are after? I have done all the things Etherium said with one of my softsynths, but in the end it didn't sound like what we are after...

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Originally posted by Etherium you will see "Programming Analogue Synths". Download that. Check out page 26. By the way, this programming guide is a great resource for all people, not just Virus users. It's one of the most comprehensive tutorials out there. It also contains a history of synthesizers that is quite interesting.

Fuck MAN! thats MINT!

Dimwit:

Here is some extra info that might help, and I can easily see how it would be difficult to duplicate:

First of all, you want to start off with a supersaw-type that has a short sustain, decay, and release.

Make sure the cutoff is low and the envelope is fully open.

Other than this it is hard to pinpoint what you might not be doing right, it isn't your fault, sometimes it's just hard to get the paramaters exact.

Oh, and by the way, I tried this pluck sound out with some FM and sync and some funky shaped oscillators and it sounds like someone is literally plucking a guitar. Not what I was originally after, but it was fun.

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Originally posted by Etherium Oh, and by the way, I tried this pluck sound out with some FM

I think that the FM7 VSTi has curved envelopes to easily achive this kind of stuff, you just have to get the FM bit right then

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Originally posted by Etherium Recursive modulation. It's a technical term. I don't know about the mathmatical sense of the word. It's a sound designing term.

Recrusive Modulation is "when a modulation destination affects the source itself" (Howard Scarr)

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