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SiriusLab Electronics

SolarSounds User Guide v1.0 

3. Mode switches 

Two mode switches are in the middle of the device and on the left side there is a 
VOLUME ​control enabling you 2 volume levels MAX and MIN. 
On the right side is a switch that sets the device in ​LINEAR ​or ​COMPLEX ​mode. 
 

a) VOLUME 
b) COMPLEX/LINEAR 

 

4. Note selection switches 

On the bottom of the device there are 12 switches representing a single octave.  
In CHORDS and SCALES mode, those switches are used to access the predefined 
chords and scales and in CUSTOM mode, they allow you to choose single notes to 
be played. 
While in CHORD and SCALE mode just toggling the switch loads the predefined 
notes on that switch while in CUSTOM mode the switch needs to be in ON 
position for the note to be added on the playing list.  If all switches are in OFF 
position, the device will be silent. The switches are ON while in the down position 
as suggested by the arrow on the right hand side of the device. 
 

5. Using Function buttons 

 
A press on the FN1/CHORDS button instantly enters the saved notes in bank 1. 
 
To enter ​CHORDS ​mode, the user needs to press MUTE and while holding MUTE, 
press the FN1/CHORDS button. You should hear a beeping sound while holding 
the buttons to let you know that device is about to enter a new mode. Upon 
releasing the button, it will enter CHORDS mode. 
In this mode you can dynamically change chords. 
 
A press on the FN2/SCALES button instantly enters the saved notes in bank 2. 
 
To enter ​SCALES ​mode, the user needs to press MUTE and while holding MUTE, 
press the FN2/SCALES button. You should hear a beeping sound while holding 
the buttons to let you know that the device is about to enter a new mode. Upon 
releasing the button, it will enter SCALES mode. 
In this mode you can dynamically change scales. 
 
A press on the FN3/CUSTOM button instantly enters the saved notes in bank 3. 
 
To enter ​CUSTOM ​mode, the user needs to press MUTE and while holding MUTE, 
press the FN3/CUSTOM button. You should hear a beeping sound while holding 
the buttons to let you know that the device is about to enter a new mode. Upon 
releasing the button, it will enter CUSTOM mode.  
In this mode you can dynamically change played notes.  
 
 

 

Summary of Contents for SolarSounds

Page 1: ...SolarSounds World s first solar powered digital musical instrument User guide ...

Page 2: ...ht hitting the solar panel by any other means To operate the device it needs to be pointed towards a light source 1 Basics The device has two main modes of operation One is called LINEAR and the other is COMPLEX LINEAR mode makes the pitch linearly proportional to the amount of light hitting the solar panel That means that more light makes higher pitch sound and less light produces lower frequency...

Page 3: ...BLUE MENU MUTE button ORANGE 2 Function buttons Four function buttons are located on the top side of the device They allow the user to browse through saved modes MENU MUTE button is on the bottom and can simply mute the speaker or in combination with function buttons on the top change the mode of the device a FN1 CHORDS b FN2 SCALES c FN3 CUSTOM d FN4 SAVE e MENU MUTE ...

Page 4: ...s on the FN1 CHORDS button instantly enters the saved notes in bank 1 To enter CHORDS mode the user needs to press MUTE and while holding MUTE press the FN1 CHORDS button You should hear a beeping sound while holding the buttons to let you know that device is about to enter a new mode Upon releasing the button it will enter CHORDS mode In this mode you can dynamically change chords A press on the ...

Page 5: ...he solar panel This will make a melodic progression and can be a base for a composition 6 Good to know Microcontroller used in SolarSounds has permanent EEPROM memory and all settings are stored each and every time they something changes If the save process is not completed correctly the device loses power the memory might get corrupted and the device won t make expected sounds If that happens try...

Page 6: ... the order they appear on the note switches C G D F D A E B Am Em Cm Dm 2 Scales preprogrammed in note switches while in SCALES mode They are arranged in the order they appear on the note switches and are all in C Major Natural minor Harmonic minor Melodic minor Dorian Phrygian dominant Lydian Mixolydian Locrian Whole tone Pentatonic Blues ...

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