VIRUS Owner’s Manual
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COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW
This section of the manual deals with the basic operating modes of the Virus: SINGLE MODE and MULTI
MODE. Then we’ll take a look at the general handling and operation guidelines for the Virus. Finally you
will be presented with a comprehensive list of all functions in the Virus with a brief explanation of each
function.
OPERATING MODES
In the Virus you can select from two basic operating modes, SINGLE MODE and MULTI MODE. In
SINGLE MODE, the Virus is able to generate a single sound program only. All voices, the Chorus and
Delay effects and most importantly, all control features (with the exception of the MULTI button)
function in conjunction with this one sound program. You might say a SINGLE program is a combination
of all functions and effects that determine the sound of the Virus.
In MULTI MODE, the Virus can combine up to sixteen (SINGLE) sound programs, among which the
maximum available number of voices (twelve) are allocated dynamically. All simultaneously available
sounds can be manipulated in real-time; for this purpose the control panel enables you to switch among
the sixteen so-called PARTS.
In MULTI MODE, the actual sound parameters are augmented with other functions that deal with how
the involved SINGLE programs are structured or organized. These include the volume levels of the single
programs, their MIDI channels, output assignments, etc. Additionally, all currently active sounds access
the global Delay effect simultaneously. Consequently, the only parameter you need to determine
separately is the effect amount per PART. All SINGLE parameters that apply to the Delay effect are
ignored in the MULTI program, in other words, the MULTI program settings have priority.
Conversely, the Chorus effect is available four times in the MULTI program. Consequently, you can dial
in individual Chorus settings for the first four PARTS in a MULTI program. In other words, for these four
parts the SINGLE program settings have priority. Any SINGLE Chorus settings for the remaining twelve
SINGLE programs are ignored.
Another special feature of the Virus is that the sound programs allocated to a MULTI program can not
only be played in parallel - much in the manner of several independent synthesizers, but individual
MULTI parts also have the capability of processing external audio signals as well as other MULTI parts.
For this purpose, the Virus is equipped with two virtual stereo aux paths called Subgroups. Instead of the
oscillators, the external audio inputs or an aux path can be routed through the sound-shaping elements
(filters, saturation stage, amplifier and panorama) of every PART of a MULTI program. Additionally, the
PARTs - and the Delay effect - can not only be routed to any desirable audio outputs, but also through
the internal aux paths. The aux paths are designed to be totally variable so that any number of PARTs can
be routed via an aux path and mixed to the master signal. And the signal routed via an aux path can be
accessed in parallel by any number of PARTs. (See INPUT SELECT, OUTPUT SELECT.)
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