Access Virus User Manual - SoundProgramming.Net
Access Virus User Manual - SoundProgramming.Net
Access Virus User Manual - SoundProgramming.Net
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16 CHAPTER 4<br />
Introduction<br />
THE VIRUS<br />
This section provides deliberate,<br />
step-by-step guidelines on operating<br />
and handling the <strong>Virus</strong> for<br />
those of you who are new to the<br />
world of synthesizers and MIDI.<br />
The following covers basics such as<br />
how to connect the <strong>Virus</strong> to an AC<br />
power supply, your MIDI system<br />
and your audio system. Then we<br />
will guide you through a series of<br />
experiments designed to demonstrate<br />
the different functional<br />
groups, their control features and<br />
the tasks they execute.<br />
After you have finished reading<br />
this section, you will be able to<br />
handle virtually all of the sound<br />
generating and sound shaping<br />
functions of the <strong>Virus</strong>. All of these<br />
are described in context, along<br />
with their control features. Even<br />
the majority of less significant<br />
functions, accessible via menus,<br />
are discussed here. You will find a<br />
detailed, comprehensive description<br />
of all functions of your new<br />
synthesizer in the section following<br />
this introduction.<br />
Please keep in mind that within<br />
confines of this introduction, we<br />
are unable to impart all of the<br />
knowledge and skills in acoustics,<br />
sound synthesis and MIDI control<br />
you might desire or need to<br />
acquire. If you are keen to learn<br />
more about these subjects, you<br />
should consider becoming a regular<br />
reader of one or several of the<br />
leading trade publications in your<br />
country. Your local musical instruments<br />
dealer or more experienced<br />
musicians will be able to recommend<br />
the best magazines to you.<br />
And of course there is a wide range<br />
of books available on these subjects.<br />
If you decide to read this section,<br />
we recommend you read it in its<br />
entirety from the start - rather<br />
than begin with a subsection that<br />
is of particular interest to you. A<br />
fitting metaphor for the basics discussed<br />
in this section might be a<br />
house where each bit of information<br />
in a subsection is a brick that<br />
builds on a preceding brick and<br />
interlocks with those next to it.<br />
You want your knowledge base to<br />
be a sound structure so you won’t<br />
run into problems when you find<br />
one of the “bricks” is missing.
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