Access Virus Ti2

Easyyy — Jappa here!

My favourite and most important studio gear can differ depending on the style or genre of music that I’m making. However, I do generally tend to go for a hard-hitting, deep and dark approach to my music with an air of excitement no matter what style or genre I’m working in. Those that listen to my music know I’m often switching between making a fusion of jump-up and rollers, and this is shown in my next release coming on Invicta Audio, ‘Style & Pattern’. I also delve into industrial-sounding jungle and feel-good jungle/roller riddims too. I love adding influences from genres I grew up listening to such as grime, hip-hop & various bands. There’s also influence from my skatepark days listening to jump up and jungle. I always love to give my tracks an element of soul and with this approach to production being so varied, it definitely affects the type of plugins and synths I use.

The Access Virus Ti2 is brilliant. It’s a digital analog emulation outboard synth, so it’s hands-on but also has a VST built in when connected to the computer, allowing you to go deep into the synthesis. This has had a big impact on my production over the last 7/8 years. It helped me develop my sound in my early production with big basslines and dark acid sounding basses, elevating my synthesis. I tend to have sessions purely for recording and making bass patches, pads, FXs, etc. live through the Virus. I resample the bass or sound I’m making through Native Instruments Kontakt or I sample audio and change it by time stretching and cutting it up, this approach can also be very creative in its own right.

Once I’m happy with the foundation of my bassline or sound, I use a range of plugins like the Fab Filter bundle & Izatope plugins to add tone and distortion. A personal favourite of mine is the Soundtoys bundle. As it’s an analog emulation plugin, it gives more tone. I tend to use Decapitator because I love the tones I can get out of it when boosted with EQ’s. It’s got a similar sound to the Thermionic Culture Vulture, an analog outboard distortion unit I’ve used many times although I haven’t purchased one myself yet.

I’m just about to go to Thailand for a while to make music and train in muay thai before my next tour in Asia. I’ll only have my laptop and headphones with me so this will definitely limit the amount of plugins I can use compared to my home setup. Despite this, sometimes limiting your resources can conversely push your creativity. I’ll be using a lot of Serum and Massive for synths, as well as samples I’ve previously made on my Virus.

Fun fact: I made my track ‘Keep On Movin’ on a laptop on a boat, using just a small amount of samples and plugins. So I’m not too worried about being limited; it’s exciting, and it’s a challenge I’m ready for.

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By: Whisky Kicks
Title: Studio Survival: Jappa
Sourced From: ukf.com/read/studio-survival-jappa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=studio-survival-jappa
Published Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2025 11:04:58 +0000

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