41 FIRST STEPSThe Effects SectionThis section is split into two halves (with separate EDIT buttons).The top half is dedicated to Delay, Reverb and EQ effects, whilethe lower half features Distortion, Analog Boost, Chorus andPhaser. Any or all of these effects can be applied at the sametime – just press the SELECT button to choose the requiredeffect (e.g. REVERB), then adjust values using the knobs.The most useful parameters for realtime performance aredirectly available – to reach all the others, open the EDIT menu.DELAYRestore ROM-A127 and select DELAY in the effects section.Set all the following knobs to their central positions: OSCBALANCE, FM AMOUNT (exactly 64), DETUNE 2/3, CUTOFF,ENV AMOUNT and SEND (in the EFFECTS section). TakeTRANSPOSE down an octave. Play the keyboard – you shouldbe able to hear a single delay. Now experiment with the TIMEand FEEDBACK knobs.REVERBNow let’s add some reverb to the delay (which, by the way, wasnot possible with earlier Virus models): Press the upper SELECTbutton in the EFFECTS section once, and try adjusting the samethree knobs (now SEND, TIME and DAMPING)...EQAlthough often overlooked, the 3-band equalizer is a very pow-erful feature of the later Virus models. Of course EQ can beused in a conventional way to manipulate the overall tonal char-acteristics of a sound, but at least the MID band can be used alittle more creatively than that:%&&%#43%$)4%$)43%,%#4!.!,/' "//34490%-)8$)34/24)/. #(/253 0(!3%23%,%#4$%,!9 2%6%2" ,/7 %1 -)$ %1 ()'( %14)-%#/,/2%1 &2%1&%%$"!#+$!-0).'%1 1 &!#4/2).4%.3)49 3%.$%1 '!).