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LISTENING TO THE MULTI PROGRAMS

The Virus not only has the capability of playing SINGLE PROGAMs, but also combinations consist-
ing 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 PROGRAMs 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 PROGRAMs, 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.

YOUR FIRST SOUND PROGRAM

If you have never created or changed a sound on a synthesizer, we now have the pleasure of intro-
ducing you to this fascinating process.
Select the single program "A127 - START -". 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 abruptly. This sound is
not designed to be especially pleasant; it is intended to be as neutral as possible to give you a basis
from which you can begin creating or shaping your own sound.
VIRUS CLASSIC MANUAL 17
Introduction