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CHAPTER
4
Introduction
THE VIRUS
This section provides deliberate,
step-by-step guidelines on operat-
ing 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 demon-
strate the different functional
groups, their control features and
the tasks they execute.
step-by-step guidelines on operat-
ing 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 demon-
strate 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 descrip-
tion of all functions of your new
synthesizer in the section follow-
ing this introduction.
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 descrip-
tion of all functions of your new
synthesizer in the section follow-
ing 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 regu-
lar reader of one or several of the
leading trade publications in your
country. Your local musical instru-
ments dealer or more experienced
musicians will be able to recom-
mend the best magazines to you.
And of course there is a wide range
of books available on these sub-
jects.
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 regu-
lar reader of one or several of the
leading trade publications in your
country. Your local musical instru-
ments dealer or more experienced
musicians will be able to recom-
mend the best magazines to you.
And of course there is a wide range
of books available on these sub-
jects.
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 dis-
cussed in this section might be a
house where each bit of informa-
tion 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.
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 dis-
cussed in this section might be a
house where each bit of informa-
tion 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.