[Monobeat]

Before setting up your equipment... I would get to know your new beast over the weekend. I would plug your midi keyboard into your virus and get to know the synthesis engine before jumping into the fire and tackling all the technical things that lie ahead of you. Read the Howard's tutorial and start designing some beautiful and strange sounds, and then what you have in front of you will start to sink in. And wow... you will sink in deep.

Your Virus will become your new best friend/girlfriend if you sit down and give her some one on one time from the get go. Since it seems your new to hardware and the sequencing methods involved, you would benefit greatly from making some patches from scratch. GOing through all your menus, and learning your Virus as a synth, before starting to use it as a plugin.