● Manufacturer Profile & SysEx Specifications

Access Music SysEx Librarian & Patch Vault.

In 1997, Christoph Kemper launched the Access Virus, instantly redefining modern electronic dance music. Powered by Motorola 24-bit fixed-point DSPs, the Virus combined rich analog modeling, screaming resonant filters, and lavish stereo delays into a bulletproof road-worthy desktop synthesizer. Heard on countless trance, techno, and pop hits (The Prodigy, Sasha, Depeche Mode, Noisia), the Virus remains an essential studio instrument. Bipluk allows Virus producers to organize, audition, and cloud-archive soundbanks directly in Chrome.

# Access Music Hardware & Protocol Architecture

Manufacturer SysEx ID: 0x00 0x20 0x33 (Extended 3-byte MMA ID)

Origin / Founded: Recklinghausen, Germany (Founded 1997 by Christoph Kemper)

Synthesis Era: Virtual Analog DSP, Wavetable & Granular Synthesis, Multi-Timbral Studio Workhorse

Handshake Protocol: Access Extended 3-Byte Header (0xF0 00 20 33 ..) with 256-patch Flash Bank Transfers

Battery Standard: CR2032 coin cell in Virus A/B/C for real-time clock; presets stored in non-volatile Flash EEPROM

Signature Silicon: Motorola DSP56303 (Virus A/B), Motorola DSP56311 / DSP56362 (Virus C/TI), AKM 24-bit Audio Converters

Standard Memory Protect Procedure:

On Virus C, press SYSTEM/CONFIG, scroll to MIDI System menu, set 'Midi Dump Rx: Enable', and set Memory Lock to OFF.

Hardware Advisory:

Transmitting third-party soundbanks to Bank A or B overwrites the internal RAM bank; backup your existing presets to Bipluk before burning new libraries.

# Supported Access Music Hardware Synthesizers

0 Synthesizers

Related Access Music Engineering Glossary Terms

Motorola DSP56300 & Access Virus Virtual Analog Engine The 24-bit fixed-point Digital Signal Processor family powering the Access Virus A/B/C/TI, Waldorf Q, and Nord Lead 3. Universal SysEx Identity Request (7E 7F 06 01) The standardized MIDI 1.0 Non-Real Time query message that prompts any compliant hardware synthesizer to report its manufacturer, family, and firmware revision. NRPN (Non-Registered) vs RPN Parameter Numbers A 14-bit MIDI parameter control protocol enabling 16,384 high-resolution synth parameters beyond the 128 basic CC limit. EEPROM vs Battery-Backed CMOS SRAM Architecture The technological transition from volatile battery-dependent SRAM memory in 1980s synths to non-volatile electrically erasable memory in the 1990s.

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