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Originally Posted by mad synthisist
I first tried playing a sample from my sampler/sequencer into the virus via midi cable
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MIDI cables are only able to send MIDI data (like note on/off, controller data and sysex). You can´t send audio through a MIDI cable...
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then I tried to play it through the external input with the input and the vocoder on... I still get nothing! not a sound!
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If you have the vocoder turned on it is probebly set up so you need to press one or more keys on the keyboard (to trigger a carrier wave). Since you don´t have a MIDI keyboard (you should get one, at least just a small one) you should be able to test if it works by pressing "edit" and "sync" (in the oscillator section) simultaniously. This will trigger a middle C (You can also listen to normal patches this way). You can also turn the vocoder off and leave the input on. This way you should be able to run sounds through the Virus filters and effects...
By the way; your Electribe has a small keyboard in the bottom right? Try connecting a MIDI cable from the Electribe´s MIDI out to the Virus´s MIDI in. Now you should be able to play your Virus with the keys on your Electribe (if they send MIDI that is). I bet that it is also possible to play the Virus with the sequenser of the Electribe but i don´t know it so you´ll have to read the Electribe manual on this...