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Getting started
The two wheels on the left of the front panel of the Sirius are often referred to as performance aids.
They allow you to change the sound while playing, particularly useful in a live situation. Each wheel
has its own functions.
The Pitch-Bend Wheel, also known as the Pitch-Bender, allows you to change the pitch while you
are playing. If you release the wheel it automatically returns to its central position. If you move it
downwards the pitch of the sound will get lower. If you move it upwards it will become higher. Each
sound of the Sirius can be allocated an individual pitch-bend setting.
The Modulation Wheel allows you, as the name says, to modulate sound. In synthesizer language
modulation means the generating of a continuous change of the sound characteristics while playing.
This could be for example the generating of vibratos or the opening of a filter. A lot of synthesizers
only allow you to control one parameter with each wheel. Not so with the Sirius. You can allocate up
to five sound parameters of the Synthesizer section to the modulation wheel simultaneously. This en-
ables you to create very complex and interesting soundscapes and layers.
The MOD-WHEEL ASSIGN-Key has several important functions. If you have assigned one or more
sound parameters from the synthesizer section to the modulation wheel in order to process your cho-
sen sound, this Key will be lit. This Key also allows you to delete a MOD-WHEEL ASSIGN or to
programme a new one. You can do this by holding the key down. The display will show the following
message:
If you now press the Key F1 below the display the current settings of the modulation wheel will be
deleted. Once you release the Key the MOD-WHEEL-ASSIGN message on the display disappears.
The Modulaton Wheel is now ready for re-programming. The assigning of parameters is very simple:
Hold down the MOD-WHEEL-ASSIGN -key and turn the dial of the parameter which is to be as-
signed to the modulation wheel. The display shows a change in value. This value shows the positive
and negative deviation of the parameter relative to the value stored in the sound. This deviation can
now be performed by the Modulation wheel. You can repeat this until you have assigned five differ-
ent parameters to the Modulation Wheel. Should you want to assign one of the MACRO-controls to
the modulation wheel please note that you are then assigning several parameters at one time. For ex-
ample the two EG-MACRO-Keys control 4 parameters each.
Apart from the parameters from the syntehesizer section the parameters from the Mixer section can
also be assigned to the Modulation Wheel. The procedure is the same. You can yield particularly
good results if for example you assign FX-sends when you have chosen a delay as an effect. Check it
out!
The Pitch-Bend Wheel:
The Modulation Wheel:
How to programme the Modulation Wheel:
Mod-Wheel-Assign
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Experts tip:
Pitch-Bend Wheel
Modulation Wheel
Programming Key for the
Modulation wheel
PITCH
BEND
MODULATION
WHEEL
MOD.-WHEEL
ASSIGN
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