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61 VIRUSCONTROL
How to make new libraries
- In the Virus TI/Patches folder, create a new folder called ‘My
Patches’
- Copy/Paste the file ‘My Patches.mid’ to this folder
- Rename the copy e.g. ‘My Patches 1.mid’
- Repeat steps 2 and 3 as many times as required, increment-
ing the version number each time
- Use VirusControl to delete the patches in the additional cop-
ies.
Importing sounds from earlier Virus models
If you already own an older Virus synthesizer, you will probably
want to use your favourite patches in the TI now.
The easiest way to do this is to transmit a Dump of each bank
into your sequencer, and export each bank as a separate MIDI
file (.mid). Once you have done this, place a copy of the .mid(s)
in your Patches folder. When Virus Control is next started, the
banks will appear in the Personal Libraries list.
You may well have accumulated large numbers of sounds in
SoundDiver, of course. These should be exported in .mid format
as well, but beware that Virus Control will only import banks of
128 sounds maximum - any surplus will be deleted! Please be
sure to export your SoundDiver library patches in batches of no
more than 128!
Exporting Sounddiver libraries
- Open a library within Sounddiver
- Select the patch/patches to be exported*
- Select File/Export as MIDI file
- Save the .mid file to the Patches folder
SoundDiver can be downloaded free of charge here:
http://www.access-music.de/?go=sdupdates
*If the selected patches do not have a patch location
(e.g.‘A000’) assigned to them, they will not export. To assign a
patch location, click the ‘E’ in the location field in the Parame-
ters box (this must be enabled in View) and type in the desired
location. Alternatively, you can drag/drop patches from the
library into the RAM bank locations displayed in the Device win-
dow – this way the patches will automatically be assigned a
location, and you can select the patches directly from there for
exporting.