The Audio Outputs - Access VIRUS CLASSIC User Manual

The Audio Outputs

In MULTI mode, you can choose a mono or stereo audio output in the OUTPUT Select menu inde-
pendently for every PART. The signal can also be routed to the aux buses that were discussed ear-
lier.
In addition, you may also define a second mono or stereo output in the SECOND OUTPUT menu
(under the CONFIG menu). This second output is global, in other words, it applies to all PARTs.
Using the SECOND OUTPUT Balance parameter, you can set the levels at which the output signals
of the PARTs are routed to this second output individually.
In conjunction with the conventional output of the given sound, you end up with a quadraphonic
signal that is suitable for Surround applications. Using Panorama (left, right) and the SECOND OUT-
PUT Balance (front, back), you can create a genuine quadraphonic mix in the Virus and automate it
via a sequencer.
When you opt to use one of the aux buses as a second output, the aux bus can also serve as an FX
loop. You can route the aux signal to a PART and have the PART process this signal (via filters,
effects etc.) further.
In contrast to the majority of other effects, the delay/reverb section is not available individually for
each PART. Instead, it processes the signals of the PARTs collectively. You can, however, control the
intensity of the effect individually for each PART using the respective Effect Send parameter. Conse-
quently, the delay/reverb section has just one signal output, which cannot be distributed to the out-
puts of the individual PARTs.
This is why, for example, the delay effect of a PART that is routed to the pair of outputs labeled OUT
2 will still be audible on OUT 1. This can be desirable yet may also lead to confusion. To encourage
the former and prevent the latter, set the Effect Send parameter of the PART to zero when you're
using individual outputs.
In MULTI mode, the delay/reverb section feature its own OUTPUT Select that is independent of the
PARTs.
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