Access Virus TI2 Polar (2009–2024)
Limited edition 37-key virtual analog synth with expanded DSP, multitimbral architecture, and DAW integration.
Overview
The Access Virus TI2 Polar is a 37-key multi-timbral virtual analog synthesizer from Access Music GmbH. It belongs to the Virus TI2 series, launched in 2009 and discontinued in 2024. The keybed is a quality synth-action Fatar with velocity and monophonic aftertouch, and there are dedicated pitch and modulation wheels. The TI2 revision has 25% more processing power than the original TI. That gives over 80 stereo voices of polyphony under average load, and better effects performance. It supports 16 multitimbral parts and plugs into a DAW over USB using the proprietary "Total Integration" technology, with sample-accurate timing and delay compensation. The Polar edition is set apart by its limited "White Out" gun metal finish, aluminum and wooden side panels, a walnut strip beneath the keyboard, and white LEDs, including an illuminated Access logo on the rear panel.
Specifications
| Keyboard | 37-note, velocity and monophonic aftertouch, synth-action (Fatar), pitch and modulation wheels |
| Polyphony | Over 80 stereo voices under average load |
| Multitimbral Parts | 16 |
| Oscillators | 3 main + 1 sub oscillator per voice; virtual analog (saw, pulse, sine, triangle, 63 spectral), Hypersaw (up to 9 sawtooths), wavetable (100 multi-index), graintable, formant |
| Filters | 2 fully independent resonant filters per voice (lowpass, highpass, bandpass, bandstop), series/parallel routing, Moog-style cascade, grain/comb/formant types; 17 total filter types |
| Modulation | 3 LFOs (68 waveforms), 2 ADSTR envelopes, modulation matrix (6 slots, 1 source → 3 targets each) |
| Effects | 32 effects processors: reverb, delay, chorus, phaser, ring mod, distortion, 3-band EQ, Analog Boost, vocoder, frequency shifter, tape delay; independent delay and reverb per multitimbral slot |
| Arpeggiator | Programmable, 32 steps per patch |
| Memory | 1024 RAM patches, 3328 ROM sounds (rewritable), 16 embedded multi patches + 112 conventional multi slots |
| Outputs | 6 balanced analog (+4 dB), 1 headphone, S/PDIF digital, surround sound support |
| Inputs | 2 analog (24-bit A/D), S/PDIF digital (44.1/48kHz) |
| USB | 1 port, USB 2.0 compatible, carries MIDI and 3 stereo audio streams |
| MIDI | In, Out, Thru |
| Pedal Inputs | 2 (hold, control) |
| Controls | 32 knobs, 43 buttons, 73 LEDs, white LEDs and illuminated logo |
| Dimensions | 11.2 cm H × 56.5 cm W × 33.5 cm D (4.4" × 22.3" × 13.2") |
| Weight | 8.4 kg (18.5 lbs) |
Design
The Virus TI2 Polar has a metal chassis with wooden end panels. The housing is lighter than the original TI's and completely redesigned. It runs OS3 firmware, which adds Frequency Shifter, Tape Delay, new distortions, and the "Character" control for vintage analog emulation. Synthesis methods are subtractive, phase distortion, FM, and wavetable. The hardware has studio-grade 192 kHz D/A converters, knob quantize, adaptive control smoothing, and a new multi mode with embedded patches, remote mode, and audio slicer FX.
Context
The Virus TI2 series followed the original Virus TI (2005) and includes the stripped-down desktop Virus TI Snow. It sits in the broader Access Virus line, after models like the Virus B. Compared to its predecessor, the TI2 has faster DSP, more polyphony, improved effects, and a refined enclosure.
Market
The Virus TI2 Polar originally sold for $2,499.00. It is discontinued and no longer available new. It is highly rated for sound quality and versatility, and artists including Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails, Radiohead, and Hans Zimmer have used it. Its sound is described as "dark and ominous".
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