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Getting started
The control marked SPECIAL-LOOP TRACK-FADER allows you to adjust the volume of the special-
loop tracks. When the Sirius is in Record mode you can adjust the volume of the metronome with
this control.
The OVERBLAST-control is located right next to it. It allows you to lift up the high (treble) and low
(bass) ends of the Sirius sounds. You could probably compare this function to the 'loudness' control
on most stereo systems. Above these two controls there are two Keys, both of which can perform
several functions.
The SHIFT/TAP-TEMPO KEY serves first of all as a shift-Key. If you press it down you can perform
functions which do not have their own designated Key by using the other Sirius Keys . A list of these
functions can be found in the appendix of this manual. The TAP-TEMPO KEY allows you to adjust
the tempo or pace of the sequencer by tapping it four times at the desired tempo.
With the SYNC-EXTERN KEY you can select whether the Sirius is to be synchronised to an external
MIDI device or to an audio signal. When the Key is constantly lit the Sirius is waiting to be synchro-
nised to an external MIDI device. When the Key is blinking you have activated the BEAT-RECOGNI-
TION-SYSTEM and you can synchronise the Sirius to an audio signal.
When you press both Keys at the same time, the DEMO-mode of the Sirius will be activated. This
mode allows you to listen to the Demo-songs of the Sirius. In order to quit the demo-mode press the
EXIT-Key to the right of the display.
The Sequencer panel controls the main functions for the sequencer. This panel will remind you of a
cassette deck and basically gives you the same functions: RECORD, START, STOP, REW and FWD.
This section lets you select specific sounds from the sound categories provided. The original sounds
of the Sirius are already divided into specific categories of Sirius factory sounds. If, for example, you
would like to play wide sounds (Pads), simply press the PAD-SOUNDS Key. On the left of the Keys
you will find sound categories for your drum tracks (Parts 1-4), on the right you will find the sound
categories for the synthesizer tracks (Parts 5-7). Inside each of these sound categories there is a li-
brary of 16 sounds which you can choose using the number Keys 1-16 directly above the Keyboard.
As the Sirius offers several sound banks, each of these categories is available several times. The
PAGE/BANK-Keys in the edit section allow you to move from one bank of sounds to another.
The Sequencer Panel:
Choosing your sound from the Categories Section:
REW
START
SONG-STEP
STOP
FWD
SEQUENCER
RECORD
NATURAL
DRUMS
BASS-
SOUNDS
DIRTY
NATURAL
DIRTY
BASS
ELECTRONIC
DRUMS
PAD-
SOUNDS
909-TYPE
PLUCKED
SOUNDS
808-TYPE
SOLO-
SOUNDS
DRUM-SFX
EFFECT-
SOUNDS
CATEGORIES
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