TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................. 3 A DETAILED INTRODUCTION FOR NOVICES....................................................................................... 5 Cable Connections........................................................................................................................... 5 Listening to the Factory sounds ........................................................................................................ 6 Listening to the Multi Programs........................................................................................................ 6 Your First Sound Program ................................................................................................................ 6 The Amplifier Envelope .................................................................................................................... 7 The First Filter ................................................................................................................................. 8 Filter Moulation ............................................................................................................................... 9 The Saturation Stage ...................................................................................................................... 11 The Second Filter ........................................................................................................................... 11 The First Oscillator ........................................................................................................................ 14 The Second Oscillator .................................................................................................................... 15 The MIXER Section......................................................................................................................... 17 The LFOs ....................................................................................................................................... 18 LFO 1 ............................................................................................................................................ 18 LFO 2 ............................................................................................................................................ 20 LFO 3 ............................................................................................................................................ 21 Volume and Panorama Position...................................................................................................... 21 Velocity ......................................................................................................................................... 22 Twin Mode .................................................................................................................................... 22 The Chorus/Flanger Effect............................................................................................................... 22 The Delay Effect............................................................................................................................. 23 More to Come ............................................................................................................................... 23 COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW............................................................................................................ 24 Operating Modes........................................................................................................................... 24 Operating Conventions .................................................................................................................. 25 Parameter Selection and Data Entry............................................................................................ 25 Knob Mode ............................................................................................................................... 25 Display of Numeric Parameter Values ........................................................................................ 26 Operating Modes....................................................................................................................... 28 Multi Single Mode ................................................................................................................. 28 The Store Modes ....................................................................................................................... 28 Controller Assignments.............................................................................................................. 28 Edit Mode.................................................................................................................................. 29 THE PARAMETERS.............................................................................................................................. 30 Sound Parameters with a Dedicated Control Element...................................................................... 30 Master Volume.......................................................................................................................... 30 Definable 1/2............................................................................................................................. 30 Transpose.................................................................................................................................. 30 LFO 1........................................................................................................................................ 30 LFO 2........................................................................................................................................ 31 Oscillator 1 ............................................................................................................................... 32 Oscillator 2 ............................................................................................................................... 33 Mixer ........................................................................................................................................ 34 Filters........................................................................................................................................ 34 Filter Routing............................................................................................................................. 35 Amplifier ................................................................................................................................... 37 Sound Parameters in the Edit Menu (Single) ................................................................................... 38 Edit Mode.................................................................................................................................. 38 Output ...................................................................................................................................... 38 1 VIRUS Owner's Manual Twin Mode................................................................................................................................ 39 Chorus ...................................................................................................................................... 40 Delay ........................................................................................................................................ 41 Punch ....................................................................................................................................... 43 Oscillator 1 ............................................................................................................................... 43 Oscillator 2 ............................................................................................................................... 44 Oscillators Phase Init ................................................................................................................. 44 Sub Oscillator ........................................................................................................................... 44 Noise ........................................................................................................................................ 45 Filters........................................................................................................................................ 45 LFO 1........................................................................................................................................ 46 LFO 2........................................................................................................................................ 47 LFO 3........................................................................................................................................ 48 Input ......................................................................................................................................... 49 Sound Parameters in the CTRL Menu (Single) ................................................................................. 52 Part Enable ................................................................................................................................ 52 Common................................................................................................................................... 52 Arpeggiator ............................................................................................................................... 54 Velocity..................................................................................................................................... 55 Assign 1-3 ................................................................................................................................. 57 Definable 1/2 ............................................................................................................................ 58 Global Parameters / System Parameters / MIDI Parameters............................................................. 60 MIDI Dump .............................................................................................................................. 60 MIDI ......................................................................................................................................... 61 MIDI Control............................................................................................................................. 62 System ...................................................................................................................................... 62 MULTI Parameters in the EDIT Menu ............................................................................................. 65 Single Select.............................................................................................................................. 65 Part Transpose........................................................................................................................... 65 Part Detune............................................................................................................................... 65 Part Volume .............................................................................................................................. 65 Part MIDI Panorama .................................................................................................................. 65 Output Select ............................................................................................................................ 66 Delay Multi ............................................................................................................................... 67 MULTI Parameters in the CTRL Menu............................................................................................. 69 Part Select................................................................................................................................. 69 Part Enable ................................................................................................................................ 69 MIDI Channel............................................................................................................................ 69 Low Key .................................................................................................................................... 69 High Key ................................................................................................................................... 69 MIDI Volume Enable ..................................................... ...