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Handling

Parameter Selection and Data Entry

In the Virus, we distinguished between two types of parameters. On the one hand, it features
parameters that are essential in generating or synthesizing sounds, on the other hand it has
sound parameters and organizational parameters that are more of a peripheral nature. This dis-
tinction is apparent in handling and operation of the Virus: All essential sound parameters fea-
ture a dedicated knob or button so that you can access these directly - especially while you are
playing!. In just a few cases (where appropriate or where it facilitates better handling), the con-
trol features have dual functions.
Peripheral parameters, on the other hand, are compiled in menus. Among these menus are
above all the EDIT, the CONFIG (short for "Configuration" and the EFFECTS menu as well as
the four local EDIT menus in the individual function blocks. The EDIT menus contain parame-
ters that you will require less frequently, but some of these are nonetheless indispensable for
programming sounds. The local EDIT menus are there for a purpose – to help you distinguish
clearly between the various parameters. Here you'll find parameters that affect directly the
given functional section, but are not equipped with dedicated control features.
Irrespective of which operating mode you may have activated, the EDIT menu contains the
sound parameters of the selected SINGLE program (in SINGLE mode and MULTI SINGLE
mode) or organizational parameters for MULTI mode. In SINGLE mode and MULTI SINGLE
mode, the CONFIG menu contains further SINGLE parameters such as the arpeggiator, etc.
In the CONFIG menu, you'll also find – irrespective of the given operating mode – a number of
global parameters. These are called MIDI, SYSTEM and so forth and are not stored with a SIN-
GLE or a MULTI program.
Located next to some of these parameters, you'll see the abbreviations "ENA" and "DIS". The
option ENA means enable and DIS means disable.
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