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ASSIGN AND THE DEFINABLE SOFT KNOBS
The ASSIGN section in the EDIT menu lets you control up to six freely selectable parameters via up
to three modulation sources. The modulation sources can be MIDI controllers such as the modula-
tion wheel as well as internal, voice-related modulation sources such as envelopes and LFOs. In
addition, LFO 1 and LFO 2 each offer a further, freely selectable modulation destination when
they're set to the ASSIGN position (use the AMOUNT buttons for this purpose).
The obvious thing to do would be to use one of the Soft Knob as a modulation source for one or
several ASSIGN units. However, we deliberately chose not to create a direct, fixed link between the
SOFT KNOBS knobs and the ASSIGN units since, by definition, neither the output of the SOFT
KNOB knobs nor the inputs of the ASSIGN units have a fixed controller number.
Instead, you are free to select one of the possible controllers as an ASSIGN source (e.g. the modu-
lation wheel or Controller #12). All you have to do is enter this controller as the parameter for the
SOFT KNOB knob. This configuration is identical to that of a conventional parameter that has a
dedicated controller number and knob. The knob movements are sent to the selected MIDI Out via
the selected controller and on to the sequencer where they can be recorded and sent back to the
Virus. Reasonably enough, you should set the controller number for the SOFT KNOB knob under
SOFT KNOB Single because this setting (like the ASSIGN settings) is stored with the SINGLE pro-
gram and doesn't apply to all SINGLEs (as is the case with the SOFT KNOB Global setting).

Arpeggiator

In AsPlayed mode, notes are played in the same sequence in which the Arpeggiator receives them.
As a rule, the Arpeggiator is able to store up to 16 notes. At first glance, it wouldn't seem possible to
play a pattern in which several notes have the same pitch. To do this, you would have to release a
key before you can play it again, and when you release a key, the corresponding note is deleted
from the Arpeggiator pattern. You can circumvent this problem by pressing a sustain or hold pedal
that is connected to your keyboard while you enter notes to the Arpeggiator. These will be held for
as long as you hold the sustain pedal down.
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