I'm having trouble setting up a multi-mode patch...

[AlexHall74]

Thanks for the reply Onkel Dunkel,

Your response clarifies a few things but raises other questions:

You must set the parts to use the same midi-channel if you want to layer the sounds. If not you will only hear the part (or midi-channel) you selected.

OK, Here is my biggest problem; I cannot figure out how to properly setup a Multi-Mode, period. The manual is way too brief in my opinion. I am able to toggle between different MIDI channels with the PART buttons, and able to assign different patches to each channel, but:

HOW DO I LAYER MULTIPLE PATCHES TO ONE MIDI CHANNEL? Did I totally miss this in the manual?

About the sound sounding bad; Have you checked that it has the same reverb/delay-settings in single- and multi-mode?

No, I have not, and thinking about it tells me you are right. The Prions patch by default has a lot of delay in Single Mode, but in Multi it has none. I assigned the Pad sound (A123) to channel one and then Prions (D87) to channel 2. Channel 1 sounded just like in Single mode. Channel 2 sounded like crap. I believe you are correct; I will look into this once at home.

OTHER QUESTIONS:

(1) How do I save a Multi once I have set it up? Do I just hit the STORE button? Somehow this did not work last night...

(2) This might seem like a dumb question, but, what is the point of creating a Multi where each sound is on a different channel if only one can be heard at a time? This seems to limit the whole concept of multi-timbrality...

(3) Does the virus KC save over patches in banks A and B as other Viruses do (I have read this in other posts)?

AND FINALLY...

(4) Is there a book other than the user manual that gives some step by step instructions and more detail than the manual?

I looked on Amazon.com but did not find one. I really think the manual sucks. Maybe because I am new to synths and don't have the background concepts down like a veteran synth player but I do understand the basics of filters, LFOs, soundwaves, oscillators, FM, etc. It just seems like there is a huge lack of material dedicated to explaining how to make the Virus do what it was designed to do.

Thanks again for your insight! Some of this is making sense to me now.

-AlexHall74