The Access Virus can be seen as a living legend among modern Virtual Analog hardware synthesizers. It's 16 voice polyphony with too many features to delve into make it a great all-round synth. That and of course it's excellent oscillators which give it a full, rich sound with lots of presence. It sounds warmer than many of it's competitors (Waldorf, Nord) however it won't bring the earthshaking bass analog synths are capable of. The midrange sounds of the virus are truly outstanding and can be heard in virtually every modern Dance record. Reviewers on Harmony-Central gave this synth a 9.6 for its sound.