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CHOOSE YOUR WEAPON
Choose Your Weapon
Virus Control vs MIDI?
There are three main ways you can work with the Virus TI:
· As we’ve already mentioned, you can simply plug a MIDI controller keyboard into the MIDI IN port and start
playing.
· You can use a software sequencer host to route up to 16 different channels of MIDI to the Virus TI. All you
need to do is select the appropriate MIDI port in your host, which is labelled “Virus TI Synth”, and put the
Virus into Sequencer Mode. Program changes can be made as normal on the Virus itself, or via your se
quencer.
· You can enjoy Total Integration between your compatible sequencer host and the Virus TI by using Virus
Control.
What Is Total Integration?
The Virus TI comes bundled with the Virus Control software - the hub of the Total Integration concept. Virus
Control allows the Virus TI to appear as a multi-channel VST/Audio Unit/RTAS plugin, streaming audio and
MIDI data discreetly over USB in 3 stereo channels, with sample-accurate timing and delay-compensation.
Every parameter of the Virus TI synth engine is represented in the graphical user interface, with automation
of all relevant parameters possible within suitable host software. The Browser page allows comprehensive
patch library management, including a powerful search tool, and total recall of all your settings means the
Virus TI will always be exactly as you last saved it with each project.
For detailed information on how to use Virus Control, please refer to the relevant section in the Virus Control
tutorials, which can be accessed directly by clicking on the ‘?’ button in Virus Control itself, along with sev-
eral other useful resources.