Listening To The Multi Programs; Your First Sound Program - Access Virus Rack User Manual

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Listening to the Multi
Programs
The Virus not only has the capability of
playing SINGLE PROGAMs, but also com-
binations consisting of more than one
sound simultaneously (MIDI Multi
Mode). To call up the MULTI PROGRAMs,
press the MULTI button and select these
combination programs via the VALUE
button. The Virus features "only" 128
MULTI PROGRAMs, so you don't have to
switch back and forth between banks
they way you just did while activating
single programs.
The majority of available MULTI PRO-
GRAMs contain sound combinations that
are controlled via a single MIDI channel.
In these MULTI PROGRAMs, the sounds
involved are allocated side-by-side (split)
or on top of one another (layered) on
the keyboard. In other MULTI PRO-
GRAMs, the sounds are divided up over
several MIDI channels to make it easier
to work with a sequencer. If you activate
a MULTI PROGRAM and hear a single
sound only, then you can control this
MULTI PROGRAM via several channels.
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Your First Sound Pro-
gram
If you have never created or changed a
sound on a synthesizer, we now have the
pleasure of introducing you to this fasci-
nating process.
Press the button SINGLE and select the
single program "A127 - START -" by
using the VALUE buttons. Press any key
on the connected keyboard. You should
hear a sound that, for lack of better
description, is a bit harsh or biting, but
above all completely static. It should
start immediately after you press a key
and sustain indefinitely for as long as
you hold the key down. As soon as you
release the key, the sound should end
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