Master Clock And Midi-Clock - Access Virus Rack User Manual

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Master Clock And Midi-Clock

MASTER CLOCK AND MIDI-CLOCK
The Virus is equipped with a global clock
generator that lets you sync the LFOs,
arpeggiators and delay up to a common
song tempo and rhythm. The clock gen-
erator works either internally with a
freely variable speed or it can, in turn, by
synced up to the MIDI clock of an exter-
nal sequencer. This synchronization
occurs automatically when the device
receives a MIDI clock signal via its MIDI
In. You can vary the speed of the clock
generator within a range of 63 to 190
BPM (beats per minute) via CLOCK
TEMPO. When the device is synchronized
via MIDI clock, the clock generator auto-
matically accepts the speed dictated by
the connected sequencer; the internal
tempo setting is in this case meaningless
and thus disabled. The individual sec-
tions of the Virus are synced up to the
clock generator at rhythmic intervals
such as 1/16, 1/4 and so forth. These val-
ues may be assigned individually for
every section. (ARPEGGIATOR CLOCK,
CLOCK LFO 1, CLOCK LFO 2, CLOCK LFO
3, DELAY CLOCK, see the respective sec-
tions).
In SINGLE MODE, CLOCK TEMPO pertains
to the current SINGLE PROGRAM and is
stored along with it. In MULTI MODE, the
CLOCK TEMPO settings for the involved
SINGLE PROGRAMs are ignored. Instead,
all involved SINGLE PROGRAMs are con-
trolled via the same clock generator. Its
CLOCK TEMPO is saved in the MULTI
PROGRAM (as are the settings for the
global delay effect).
This feature lets you control the LFOs
and arpeggiators of several MULTI PARTS
in a common rhythmic context.
. A small symbol will appear in the dis-
play
. 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, min-
utes, seconds, etc. which is of no benefit
to you in this context.