Midi - Access Virus Rack XL User Manual

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CHAPTER 9
The Global Parameters
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MIDI

MIDI DUMP TX
This feature transfers the sound data of one
Virus to another Virus, a computer or a hard-
ware sequencer via MIDI. The dump is exe-
cuted via so-called system exclusive data
(SysEx). You can chose from the following
dump options:
- TOTAL All data in the RAM of the Virus, in
other words, the SINGLE Banks A and B, the
MULTI programs, the EDIT buffers as well as
the settings for the global parameters.
- GLOBAL Here you can transfer all global da-
ta (i.e. all parameters that are not stored with
a Single or a Multi e.g. Global Channel).
- CONTROLLER DUMP This option lets you
send a Single to the MIDI Out in the form of a
controller dump. Here all parameters are sent
in succession as individual parameter chang-
es. The parameters are sent either as control-
lers, polypressure or SysEx messages,
depending on the setting in CTRL: MIDI
CONTROL LoPage / HiPage. This function
sends the SINGLE program that you are cur-
rently processing (the contents of the Edit
buffer).
The Controller Dump is not an alternative to a
normal Single Dump since it takes so much
longer to transmit data. However, it does al-
low you to send a complete Single sound to a
parameter-based editor (Logic Environment,
Cubase Mixer) that is compatible with the Vi-
rus for the purpose of updating the editor.
- SINGLE BUFFER This option dumps the da-
ta of the SINGLE program that you are cur-
rently processing (the Edit buffer).
- SINGLE BANK A All 128 sound programs of
Bank A are sent.
- SINGLE BANK B All 128 sound programs of
Bank B are sent.
- MULTI BUFFER This option dumps the data
of the MULTI program that you are currently
processing (the MULTI's Edit buffer). Please
bear in mind that, with this option, merely the
MULTI parameters and not the associated
SINGLE sounds are transmitted.
- ARRANGEMENT The current MULTI and the
SINGLE programs involved can be transmit-
ted in one go with this option. To shorten the
amount of time that this dump takes, only the
sounds of those PARTs whose Part Enable
option is set to On are sent.
- MULTI BANK All MULTI programs are trans-
mitted with this option. Please bear in mind
that, with this option, merely the MULTI pa-
rameters and not the associated SINGLE
sounds are transmitted. If you want to save all
data of the Virus to a sequencer, you can se-
lect the "Total" dump option.
Once you have selected the desired data
type, the dump is initiated via STORE.
01111111111111111112
1 MIDI DUMP TX
SingleBank A≤
61111111111111111154
MIDI DUMP RX
If you want to send MIDI data to the Virus, you
don't have to log in first. The Virus automatically
accepts incoming data via its MIDI In port.
However, you can determine where the data of
a complete incoming bank is stored. In con-
trast, single sound are always first dumped in
the Edit buffer; you have to manually store them
somewhere else, otherwise they are deleted by
the next program change.