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Introduction

THE VIRUS
This section provides deliberate, step-by-step guidelines on operating and handling the Virus
for those of you who are new to the world of synthesizers and MIDI. The following covers
basics such as how to connect the Virus to an AC power supply, your MIDI system and your
audio system. Then we will guide you through a series of experiments designed to demonstrate
the different functional groups, their control features and the tasks they execute.
After you have finished reading this section, you will be able to handle virtually all of the sound
generating and sound shaping functions of the Virus. All of these are described in context,
along with their control features. Even the majority of less significant functions, accessible via
menus, are discussed here. You will find a detailed, comprehensive description of all functions
of your new synthesizer in the section following this introduction.
Please keep in mind that within confines of this introduction, we are unable to impart all of the
knowledge and skills in acoustics, sound synthesis and MIDI control you might desire or need
to acquire. If you are keen to learn more about these subjects, you should consider becoming a
regular reader of one or several of the leading trade publications in your country. Your local
musical instruments dealer or more experienced musicians will be able to recommend the best
magazines to you. And of course there is a wide range of books available on these subjects.
If you decide to read this section, we recommend you read it in its entirety from the start -
rather than begin with a subsection that is of particular interest to you. A fitting metaphor for the
basics discussed in this section might be a house where each bit of information in a subsection
is a brick that builds on a preceding brick and interlocks with those next to it. You want your
knowledge base to be a sound structure so you won't run into problems when you find one of
the "bricks" is missing.
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Introduction