CORRECTION OF AN ERROR
After turning on there is nothing in the display:
There is no sound:
The sound is different to my adjustments:
There are no effects:
No MIDI data and Dumps can be transferred to an external instrument or Sequencer:
After transferring a dump the display shows "Memory overflow":
The Vocoder has no effect on the sound or my voice?
The synchronizing of external equipment or sequencers does not work:
The synchronizing of the Sirius with an external clock signal does not work:
It is not possible to synchronize the Sequencer of the Sirius with the Beat recognition:
As we know there unfortunately are everyday problems with Electronics musicians equipment.
Naturally were are not faultless. But also we have found that a lot of problems are user error. To
make your life a little easier and to reduce the load on the hot line we listed the most often reported
problems. Of course you can find here an answer to all these problems.
1.) Is the power supply in the wall socket?
2.) Is the plug correctly inserted into the Sirius?
3.) Is the power supply getting warm? (This shows that the supply is working properly.)
4.) If the problem stays the same call QUASIMIDI.
1.) Is the master volume control turned up?
2.) Is the “local” function of the Sirius (System menu on page 4) turned on?
3.) Are the audio outputs connected properly with the amplifier?
4.) Do you have mixed up the audio outputs with the “Analyze” or “Carrier” outputs?
5.) Is the amplifier adjusted correctly? The HiFi amplifiers have many different controls.
6.) Test your headphones on the stereo to see if it works.
7.) Is the volume of the parts that you want to be played turned up?
1.) Did you save the edited sound with the write function?
1.) Are the FX- sends of the effects you want to use turned up? Check the mixer control.
2.) Do you have effects applied to the effect processors?
1.) Are the cables connected properly?
2.) Did you select the corresponding section on PARTS/SEQ to MIDI to control an external
Synthesizer?
3.) To transfer a Dump be sure that no “System-Exclusive” filter is chosen.
1.) The memory of the Sirius is full. Initialize the instrument and start the dump again.
1.) Is the Vocoder on?
2.) Did you choose an Analyze and Carrier signal?
3.) Are notes or sounds on the tracks you have chosen as Analyze or Carrier signals?
4.) Is the microphone to change your voice plugged in and turned on?
5.) Is the Gain adjusted to your voice level?
1.) Have you made sure that the "TX-CLOCK" Parameter in the System menu of the Sirius on menu
page 11 is turned on?
2.) Is the MIDI connection cable connected correctly to the external equipment?
3.) Did you select external synchronization on the external sequencer or equipment? Read their
instructions.
1.) Did you activate the "Sync. Extern" function of the Sirius?
2.) Is the MIDI cable connected correctly?
3.) Is the right MIDI output of the device selected for the clock signal and is the "Transmit clock”
function active?
1.) Is the "Auto sync" of the Sirius activated?
2.) Is the Audio output of the analyzing signal connected properly to the Sirius?
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