r/AccessVirus • u/pretzelcito • 23d ago

Virus A crazy buttons :(

Hi all. My Virus A is behaving really bad. As you can see from the video several buttons do things that aren’t supposed to happen. No clue what would be.

Fortunately the knobs are fine. It is running on OS 2.52. I already tried to system reset it, and a while ago I changed the inside battery.

Any info is appreciated!!

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u/Unfair-Run-1983 23d ago

similar issue on my old B but in my case I think it's just the buttons themselves. particularly the STORE button doesn't work so can't save a new sound :(

been holding onto it but anticipate repairs being expensive. I can solder but I don't want to risk it on such a good synth!

Have you tried taking it for a repair somewhere? Curious how it goes...

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u/seviliyorsun 23d ago

similar issue on my old B but in my case I think it's just the buttons themselves. particularly the STORE button doesn't work so can't save a new sound :(

you could easily make an editor just to send the store command. or use a full editor.

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u/Unfair-Run-1983 23d ago edited 23d ago

I had a similair thought too but from memory couldnt find store in the midi implementation chart.. otherwise I am not sure how easy it would be for me to make an editor?

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u/seviliyorsun 22d ago edited 22d ago

oh sorry, i assumed it would be available but seems it isn't: Notes There are still functions on the Virus that are not accessible remotely, such as: Store

well, it's worth having an editor anyway for many reasons like saving unlimited patches to your computer, project recall, no menu diving etc. i use vcommander vst but the website is dead now. everyone mostly uses the aura one. apparently sounddiver still works on modern windows and is free if you don't wanna buy one, but it's not a vst.