Everything you need to know about our product install, setup steps, configuration and usage of various features
LIBRARIAN EDIT MENUS
This chapter contains a lot, so let’s break it down a bit. When Librarian View is set to SINGLE BANK mode, Bank Edit menu contains different elements compared to MULTI BANK mode.
I.e., You can write SINGLE patches to a certain RAM bank in hardware, whereas in MULTI mode, there is only one destination available for data write.
We will cover SINGLE MODE functions from the menu first and compare those to MULTI MODE functions in the context.
After BANK functions are done with, we will check how to import banks to Librarian and how to save banks to HDD. There are also some helpful actions in the menu as well.
Let’s begin!
BANK EDIT menu overview
Open menu by clicking the BANK EDIT [1] button in the Librarian.
Virus Editor User Manual – Bank Edit Menu
There are different segments in the menu to keep functions in order:
- Request Patch / Multi Data…
- Store Patch / Multi Data…
- Sync Current Data from HW
- Push Current Multi to HW
Functions above represents hardware to software and software to hardware specific commands.
- Overwrite Bank
- Save As…
- Import…
- Refresh Folders
Functions above are HDD to librarian and librarian to HDD specific commands. Rest of the functions are not relevant to Librarian usage, and we will discuss them later in the manual.
Request SINGLE PATCH Data from Hardware
Open BANK EDIT menu and select Request Patch Data… [1] item from the menu. This will open a sub menu, with different request options:
[2] from Active Slot to Editor GUI
- Request data from hardware buffer to active part on Editor user interface.
[3] from Active Slot to Librarian
- Request data from hardware buffer to active slot in the librarian view.
[4] from Selected Program Slot
- Request data from hardware to active slot in the librarian view, based on bank and program combination.
- Bank is chosen from the Editor control display.
- Program is determined by the chosen slot in the librarian view.
[5] All Patches from RAM A … B (*)
- Requests all patches from the selected hardware RAM bank to librarian.
[6] All Patches from ROM C … H (*)
- Requests all patches from the selected hardware ROM bank to librarian.
Virus Editor User Manual – Request Patch Data Options
*) Menu items vary just a little between older Virus models and Virus TI-series.
Store SINGLE PATCH Data to Hardware
Open BANK EDIT menu and select Store Patch Data… [1] item from the menu. This will open a sub menu, with different storing options:
[2] To Currently Selected Slot & Bank
- Store single patch data to hardware memory based on Editor Bank & Patch combination.
[3] from Selected Bank to RAM A … B (*)
- Store all patches from currently active Librarian list to selected RAM destination!
Virus Editor User Manual – Store Patch Data Options
*) Menu items vary just a little between older Virus models and Virus TI-series.
TIP: You can toggle on Category filter on the Librarian and store i.e., Sequence patches to the hardware memory if you wish to do so! Same applies to search results. Just remember to make the lower list active before storing data.
TIP: Do not disturb the data flow while writing is in progress. Let it complete the write task and start your tweaks after it is finished.
Request MULTI Data from Hardware
When Librarian View is in MULTI BANK MODE [1], open BANK EDIT menu and you can see that it has different items compared to SINGLE BANK MODE. Select Request Multi Data… [2] item from the menu. This will open a sub menu, with different request options:
[3] from Temp Buffer to Editor GUI
- Request Arrangement data from hardware buffer to Editor user interface.
[4] from Temp Buffer to Librarian
- Request Multi data from hardware buffer to active slot in the librarian view.
[5] from Selected Program Slot
- Request data from hardware to active slot in the librarian view, based on current program.
- Program is determined by the chosen slot in the librarian view.
[6] All Multis from Selected Bank
- Requests all multis from the hardware to librarian.
Virus Editor User Manual – Request Multi Data Options
Store MULTI Data to Hardware
Open BANK EDIT menu and select Store Multi Data… [1] item from the menu. This will open a sub menu, with different storing options:
[2] To Currently Selected Slot & Bank
- Store single multi data to hardware memory based on Editor Patch number.
[3] All Multis from Current Bank
- Store all multis from currently active Librarian list to hardware! There is only one bank available so we can’t offer any RAM bank destinations.
Virus Editor User Manual – Store Multi Data Options
Sync Data with HW
Sync Data from HW [1] will request the entire Multi, Parts 1 to 16 and System settings from the Virus to the Editor user interface. If your model is set to Virus TI Snow, then you will only receive parts 1 to 4.
Push Current Multi to HW [2] will push your current Editor user interface settings to the hardware temp memory. Librarian view “PUSH DATA TO HW” button has the same function, and it is very helpful if you open your session in a different studio and their Virus is connected in different MIDI configuration. After setting the MIDI I/O, you can just push the Editor settings to their Virus (or yours if needed)!
Virus Editor User Manual – Sync and Push Data Options
Overwrite Bank
This option will overwrite your currently chosen bank in the Upper Librarian View. In this case we would overwrite “001 Init Singles.mid” permanently!
Virus Editor User Manual – Overwrite Current Bank
If AutoSave [1] is toggled on, then any changes made to the upper bank view [2] will be automatically overwritten to the bank in question [3]. Again, there is no UNDO, so be cautious when using this feature!
Virus Editor User Manual – AutoSave will Overwrite Bank Automatically
NOTE: If bank contains mixed data from Legacy Virus models & Virus TI models, then the entire bank is converted to Virus TI formatted bank. See “save as…” function below to see how you can export bank to older format.
Save As…
Standard MIDI (*.mid) [1]
- Writes the current upper list bank as a Standard MIDI (*.mid) file to your HDD.
(automatically converts bank to TI format if any TI formatted presets are found).
Virus HE Format (*.vhc) [2]
- Writes the current upper list bank as a VHC formatted (*.vhc) file to your HDD.
(automatically converts bank to TI format if any TI formatted presets are found).
Virus|Powercore (*.mid*) [3]
- Writes the current upper list bank as a Virus|Powercore compatible standard MIDI (*.mid) file to your HDD.
(automatically converts bank to 100% legacy format if any TI formatted presets are found).
Virus Editor User Manual – Save Bank As..
NOTE: Save your bank to Patches folder / sub-folder to view it in Patch Librarian.
NOTE: Keep the naming scheme simple and short to view the full name in librarian bank dropdown area!
Import…
[1] Standard MIDI (*.mid)
- Import Standard MIDI files into the Librarian. See notes below!
[2] SysEx (*.syx / *.vhc)
- Import System Exclusive / Virus Editor VHC files into the Librarian. See notes below!
Virus Editor User Manual – Import Bank..
NOTE: Librarian will only import data in to the librarian if the file contains Access Virus formatted Patches / Multis.
Refresh Folders
If you have made changes to the Patches folder outside the Editor, you can click Refresh Folders to reload the Patches folder content and rebuild the menu structures.
Virus Editor User Manual – Refresh Menus for New Banks
You can click Bank Edit menu -> Other Helpful things.. -> Open Data Folder to reveal the Editor data root in your OS. Open Patches folder and place your custom banks there. Then click “Refresh Folders” to view them in the librarian.
Other Helpful Things…
Some helpful actions and sources have been collected on this menu. Open BANK EDIT menu and choose Other Helpful Things … [1] to view the sub menu with following options:
[2] Open Data Folder
- Open Data Folder will open the data folder based on you OS. If you run macOS, different location is opened compared to Windows. See data location notes earlier in the manual!
[3] Open Support Ticket
- Sends you to our Discord server joining page. All members are welcomed to our community!
[4] Check for Updates
- Checks for available product updates from internet.
[5] Initialize Bank
- Initializes the entire bank from the Upper Data list view. This action can be reversed with DISCARD button if AutoSave is NOT on.
Virus Editor User Manual – Other Helpful Things..
Register Editor… / REGISTERED
Indicates if the Editor has not yet been or is registered. We covered this topic earlier in the user manual.
Virus Editor User Manual – Registered Indicator
Version xx.xx.xx | dd-mm-year
Displays which version of the Editor you are using as well as the release date.
Virus Editor User Manual – Version Information
About…
Opens About window.
Virus Editor User Manual – About This Editor
Click X in the top right corner to exit.
Virus Editor User Manual – About This Editor
Librarian View Right Click menu
We are not done with Librarian functions yet. We still have right click menu functions to cover.
Right click in lower list only shows option to copy, whereas in upper list it has a lot more options because the upper list is our edit buffer like mentioned earlier.
Let’s dive into the details!
Virus Editor User Manual – Right Click on Upper List View
Lower list Right Click
Like mentioned above, there is only one option in the lower list, which is Copy. This will copy the right clicked librarian item to the clipboard.
Virus Editor User Manual – Right Click on Lower List View
Upper list Right Click
Upper list has a lot more options than the lower list because this is our “edit buffer” like mentioned earlier.
[1] Copy
- Copy data from the chosen librarian slot to a clipboard.
[2] Paste
- Paste data from clipboard to chosen librarian slot.
[3] Rename
- Opens a new dialog to rename the patch in the librarian.
[4] Initialize Slot
- Initializes the currently selected slot.
[5] Get DATA from..
[5.a] Editor (active patch)
- Gets currently active part data from the Editor user interface to selected librarian slot.
[5.b] Hardware Edit Buffer
- Gets data from currently active hardware part to selected librarian slot.
[5.c] Hardware by Prog No.
- Gets data from hardware based on the selected librarian slot.
Virus Editor User Manual – Right Click on Upper List View
This is it – You’ve got it all from the Editor perspective.
If you have any questions about the product, you can reach us from our Discord server
We are open for new feature requests, roses and surely, we would love to know if we’ve done something wrong as well!
If you would like to contribute and help our development work, head to our Ko-fi page and support us there – That would be super helpful and keep the business alive.
User Manual contents
Chapter 1
Introduction to our Editor, what it can and can not do
Chapter 2
Checking wiring diagrams, Hardware and MIDI settings + registration guide
Chapter 3
Successfully establish the connection to your Hardware
Chapter 4
Hardware functions and our custom functions explained in great detail
Chapter 5
Basic layout and guide how to use the Patch Librarian
Chapter 6
Deeper analysis of the Patch Librarian Menu functions
Troubleshooting
Why there is no sound? Why no connection? Time to troubleshoot!