The Effects Section; Audio Inputs - Access Virus Rack XL User Manual

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When the Virus is receiving MIDI Clock data.
If you're sure you do NOT want the device to be
synchronized automatically to MIDI clock, set
MIDI CLOCK RX to Off (in the CTRL menu).) To
avoid confusion, please keep in mind that MIDI
Clock is not the same thing as MIDI Time Code.
The latter doesn't deal with tempo at all but with
time-related information structured in hours,
minutes, seconds, etc. which is of no benefit to
you in this context.
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THE EFFECTS SECTION

For every SINGLE program and every PART,
you can access two stereo effects individually.
You'll find these effects – analog boost and
chorus – in the aptly named EFFECTS menu.
The vocoder and the delay/reverb section are
each available just once, but you can address
them individually via the PARTs' Effect Send pa-
rameter. In the signal path, all effects are con-
nected in series in accordance with their
sequence in the Effects menu.
Each SINGLE program contains its own set-
tings for the delay/reverb section. In MULTI
mode, the sound programs involved share the
same delay/reverb section. For this reason, the
parameter values are determined by the set-
tings of the currently active MULTI program.
["The Multi Mode Parameters" on page 113].
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AUDIO INPUTS

You can also opt to use external audio signals
in place of the on-board oscillators for the
sound programs or MULTI PARTs. The Virus is
equipped with two inputs for external signals.
You can route these to its sound generating
components (the filters, the saturation stage as
well as the volume and panorama stage) or
patch them directly to the effects section of the
Virus. External audio signals may also be used
as carrier or modulator signals for the vocoder.
Any PART that you use to process an external
audio signal in MULTI mode can, like every oth-
er PART, be routed freely to one or two of the
four audio outputs.
The Virus rack XL is equipped with two audio
inputs on the back panel. Additionally the left
input is accessible on the front panel. When you
plug a cord into the front input, the rear left in-
put is disabled.
As a rule, when you're processing external au-
dio signals, you need to distinguish between
the following two operating modes:
- DYNAMIC To make external signals audible
in this operating mode, the volume envelope
must be triggered via a note. This option, for
example, lets you create typical gater effects.
INPUT Dynamic mode is also polyphonic. If
you set the KEYFOLLOW value for the filters
to 100%, the resonant frequencies of the fil-
ters and oscillators can be played in a tem-
pered manner via the INPUT signal. This lets
you play entire chords as well as arpeggiator
lines using the filters. The noise generator is
also active in INPUT mode.
- STATIC In Input Static mode, the external
audio signals are audible via the output with-
out having to trigger a note. Bear in mind that
the oscillators as well as all functions that
have to do with trigger and pitch are disabled
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