A Multimode Question...

[AlexHall74]

Greetings all!

I recently purchased a Virus KC running OS 6.5 (I think).

Single Mode has given me no problems (yet!) but Multimode seemed a bit ridiculous as soon as I began to use it.

While researchng posts on Multimode I found the following quote from Manuel Schleis as a response to another Mulitmode question:

REF: "When I am honest.... I have never used the multimode, I think it sucks."

So here goes my question:

Multimode seems redundant to me:

For instance, after the first 11 multibanks (some of which sound OK) are played the rest are all EXACTLY the same. A basic string sound is played, that's it, no Multi-anything. Specifically, the redundant Multi sound is:

The LED reads:
1 M11 Multi
A0 Overture CK

The same value exists for the rest of the Multi banks:
1 Mx Multi
A0 Overture CK
where x=12-127

Once I get to the end of the bank there is one unique bank:

1 M127 BAEUMI2->
C 124 Low

Can anyone tell me why there are 126-11=115 multi banks that are exactly the same?

If this bank is the user bank why are there 12 unique Multi banks and then 115 identical in between them? (1-11 unique; 12-126 Overture; 127 BAEUM12)

If I remeber correctly even shifting Parameters (MIDI channels) from 1-16 and Parts from A-D resulted in the sam, sucky Overture Multi bank.

I reset my KC by turning it on and holding down the OSC1 button and the LED indicated a reset was successful once it turned on. The Mulit sound banks were still exactly the same afterward.

Is this awesome synth best used in Single Mode?

Thanks for any assistance on this post.

I will be tearing through the manual and the soundbanks this weekend trying to make more sense of this thing.

Cheers!

-Alex