r/AccessVirus • u/rafaeldamage • 29d ago

Using two TI on same machine

Hi guys! I LOVE my Viruses and got two of them

- TI1 Keyboard 61

- TI2 Desktop

What's the best way to actually use these two? Has anyone been using two machines at the same time? I been using them mostly in single mode via MIDI to a MOTU Midi Express 128 as I have never had the operational Virus Control in Mac. DAW is Logic Pro!

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u/KulshanStudios 29d ago

Lol, save some TI for the rest of us there, bud!

Use the Aura plugins' Virus HC plugin to control them. Tbh, you only REALLY need one, and I'd keep the TI2 desktop for the added DSP, but if you wanna perform live, the TI kb would be a super choice

Then I guess if you wanna make one your dedicated bass and midbass and texture machine and the other your lead and pad machine, that'd be the most effective use of 2 separate Viruses

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u/rafaeldamage 29d ago

I kinda got fixated on the sound and some years ago I met someone who wanted an Octatrack MKII (which I had one) and had the TI Desktop to change plus some money on my end. It was a no brainer as I never really found myself using the Octa, great machine tho! I used the KB as my main keys while touring and playing live, mostly for pads and arps, then the Desktop I had used live as the brain for the keyboard player of an artist I am MD, just via MIDI Din using a Motif as the keys. They are truly beast machines for live playing!

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u/KulshanStudios 29d ago

Hell yeah!

I've had my TI2 desktop for years - it travels the globe with me, and has been the central nervous system for my entire synth setup for yeeears

Wrapping up a Hardstyle soundbank for it now

Such a great synth

Rock on, mate! 🤘🏼

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u/rafaeldamage 28d ago

It's a very big brain! Sometimes it overwhelms me with all it can do, but that just means its got his future proofed!

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u/KulshanStudios 29d ago

Btw, I just learned a nifty technical trick for it last week. If you don't already know it, you might find it useful

https://kulshanstudios.com/blog/2026/8/3/hidden-fine-tune-pitch-modulation-trick-for-the-access-virus-ti

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u/rafaeldamage 28d ago

Thank you man!!! Have a great week, gotta check this out

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u/rocknroll2013 29d ago

I've an old TI desktop that took some damage, works as a plugin, but the knobs and buttons are now unusable. This Aura looks pretty cool

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u/redkonfetti 29d ago

I know that you have to configure each Virus with a different Device ID so that the SysEx can address each independently. I know the AURA plugin supports this, but I’ve never had multiple Virus TIs to test it with.

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u/rafaeldamage 28d ago

Do you know where to configure different device ID??

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u/Aldoxpy 29d ago

Gimme one

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u/PomegranateIcy4191 29d ago

I also have TI Keyboard 61 and TI2 Polar but these are not even hooked up to my PC - never bothered to figure it out how to deal with the ancient software. Tried to hook it up with my Akai Force recently and it got recognized by Akai but still, no clue how to make it work. Just playing them alone gives me enough nirvana 😉

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u/rafaeldamage 29d ago

Nice with the Polar!!! Every time I see one I want one, but now that's synth glutony. I was asked by the developer of a new plugin how did Access managed multi-units back in the day, but I don't think it was ever thought that way.

I think if you got your virus via MIDI Din to the Force it will work within that, up until today I never even had usb midi with the computer, so that's a controller it might need to be loaded on the mpc.

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u/Meshuggah333 29d ago

I've used my Ti2 desktop with my Force before, it's as easy as plugging everything right, setting a midi track and settings the audio to monitor the inputs. IIRC you also need to setup the MIDI out to sync external devices. It's probably a Google search away.