14
Sterling
Owner’s Guide
Simply press a
GENERAL PRESET
button. The sounds you hear are described below, with the sound assigned
to the right side of the lower keyboard in
Italics.
NORMAL RHYTHM PRESETS
are of the type
normally
found on Lowreys. These types of presets draw upon
the wide variety of organ and instrumental sounds featured. There are a total of 11 Normal Rhythm Presets
for each of the 260 Rhythm Styles.
ORGAN RHYTHM PRESETS
are rhythm presets that are created using the wide variety of organ sounds fea-
tured in the Sterling. There are a total of 11 Organ Rhythm Presets for each of the 260 Rhythm Styles.
Each time you turn on the sterling or after pressing the
RESET
button, the purple
NORMAL RHYTHM PRESET
button is illuminated yellow. Pressing the
ORGAN RHYTHM PRESET
button at this point will cause it to be
illuminated yellow while the
NORMAL RHYTHM PRESET
button will turn off. Yellow indicates the feature is
“standing-by.”
ORGAN
NORMAL
RHYTHM PRESETS
A
RHYTHM PRESET
provides a complete registration (sounds, volumes,
effects, etc.) on the upper keyboard for each of the
STERLING’S 260 RHYTHM
STYLES
styles.
There are two different types of Rhythm Presets on the Sterling:
NORMAL
and
ORGAN
.
VIRTUOSO
Rhythm Presets
PLAYING TIP:
Anytime you are using a
GENERAL PRESET
(or any preset for that matter), you can
make any change you wish. For example, you may wish to adjust volume levels (Graphic Mixer) or
select different sounds (Orchestral, Solo, or Tabs). When NOT using a preset, you will need to select
all the sounds and effects, and set the volume levels.
WHAT IS PRESET 0?
There are
10 GENERAL PRESET
buttons and
11 GENERAL PRESETS
, as listed to the left.
General preset 0 is the power up sound. Just
turning the Sterling on gives you that ‘Sweet
Lowrey Sound.’
The same is true, as you will see, for the
Bank, Category, and Rhythm Presets. For
example, pressing the
COUNTRY CATEGORY
PRESET
button activates
COUNTRY
CATEGORY PRESET 0
, a complete preset
sound. Pressing preset buttons 1-10 gives
you 10 more Country Preset sounds.
GENERAL
UPPER
LOWER RIGHT SPLIT
0
Lowrey Organ Sound
1
Fuller Lowrey Organ Sound
Flugel Horn
2
Cathedral Organ
Church Bell
3
Theatre Organ
Vox &
Trem
4
Symphony Orchestra Strings
Violin & Duet
5
Chimes (upper), Choir (lower)
Flute
6
Theatre Organ w/Open Harmony
Mandolin&Duet
7
Choir w/Harmony
Piccolo Trumpet
8
Piano & Strings
Trombone
9
Jazz Organ
Breathy Sax
10
Big Band Ensemble w Harmony
Mellow Brass