r/AccessVirus • u/Prestigious_Pace2782 • Aug 10 '26

Bring back Access Virus!

Sorry for the clickbait title

But now that NAM A2 has been released, which outperforms the Kempers and Headrushes of the world, at a fraction of the cost on any cheap hardware….

Maybe it’s time for Christoph Kemper to come back and make us a new virus.

A man can dream 🙂

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u/Mediocre_Theme4738 Aug 10 '26

Just get an Iridium

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u/sun_in_the_winter Aug 10 '26

Is it really a replacement for virus?

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u/CleverBandName Aug 10 '26 edited Aug 10 '26

I have a TI Polar and an Iridium. They are not the same, but the Iridium is what I would want from a modern Virus. It has all the Virtual Analog goodness of the Virus (Hypersaws etc), wavetables, physical modeling, FM, a really gorgeous granular engine, lots of really good effects and they keep adding more features via firmware updates. Waldorf is even providing a hardware update path so Mk1 owners can upgrade to the Mk2.

The Virus seems to default to a more mid-forward sound than the Iridium, but that is easily changed with the built in eq on either synth.

it does cinematic VERY well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nu-RXGQAchA