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CHAPTER 

20

The keyboard versions of the Virus

Although the Virus kb or the Virus 
Indigo is merely a Virus with a key-
board, there are a few characteris-
tics to be considered, which is 
what the following section deals 
with.

To be able to get the most out of 
your Virus kb / Indigo, and to use it 
sensibly, it is worthwhile to theo-
retically dissect the machine into 
its components: Keyboard, panel 
and sound generator. The keyboard 
and the panel transmit data, 
namely the keys being played and 
the wheels and pots being turned. 
The Virus’ invisible heart, the 
sound generator, receives this 
data. 

The transmitter and receiver com-
municate via the MIDI standard, so 
whether the sound generator 
receives note messages via the 
keyboard or via MIDI-In makes no 
real difference. The same applies 
for data sent from the pots on the 
panel to the sound generator: Nor-
mal MIDI data is sent, just as if it 
were being sent to the sound gen-
erator via the MIDI-In.

Why do we feel inclined to direct 
your attention to this circum-
stance so explicitly? Simple: You 
might have come into contact with 
the so called Local-Off-Mode on