A two bar theme is split into two bars each with 16 equally long sections. This forms a fixed grid in
which only 16th notes can be inserted. In Techno and Dance sections you very often hear continu-
ous hihat-lines consisting of 16th notes. By putting all the drum instruments onto this grid you get a
good impression of the timing of a drum instrument. You can also verify how many drum instruments
are placed in the same position in the bar. The 16 divisions of the Sirius' drumgrid are represented by
the number keys 1-16 above the keyboard.
The keys 1-16 are a bar with 16 X 16th notes. The markings (bold white lines) under the 1, the 5, the
9 and the 13 on the front panel show the position of each 'on' beat.
First press the START-key of the sequencer and set the volume of the metronome with the special-
loop-track fader. You should now choose a percussion set which you want to record your theme in.
By tapping a key on the keyboard you activate the respective instrument. The name of the instru-
ment will immediately turn up in the second line of the display.
Now you can start entering the notes. The keys 1 to 16 represent one bar, containing 4 beats which
are divided into 16 notes (4 notes per beat or 4 'semiquavers' totalling 16 semiquavers to the bar). So
you are working in a resolution of 16.
Now press some of those 16 number keys and listen to the result. You will recognize a recorded or
'SET' note because the corresponding key will be permanently lit. To remove a note you hit the corre-
sponding key a second time. You should try setting and removing notes intensively. After a short
while you will notice which grid points in the bar are the important ones.(NB: Number keys 1,5,9
and 13 are the most important. Placing a bass drum on each of these grid points gives you the classic
House/Dance 'Four On The Floor' bassdrum)
The drumgrid also allows you to select different volume settings for each note. You have four differ-
ent volume settings available. To select these, hold down the SHIFT-key. Now one of the keys 9 to 12
will be lit. On these 4 keys you have the volume settings, also called velocity (notice the word
'Velocity' is printed in white above these 4 number-keys!). Key 9 is the most quiet setting, key 12 the
loudest one.
The volumes for these 4 number-keys can be programmed in the PAD-menu de-
scribed on pages 33-36.
So while you are holding down the SHIFT-key you can select one of the four programmable settings
with number-keys 9-12.
The change of velocity will only effect notes which are set after the change has been made. If you
want the new velocity to reflect in an already set note you have to delete this note first and then re-
set it.
If your motif exceeds the selected bar length, the PAGE/BANK keys allow you to jump between the
bars. Like this you can edit each bar on its own. The number of bars is displayed on the top right.
Starting the Recording
Expert's advice:
Grid: 16 | 1/4 >
Instr: 808Kick2
The Sequencer
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SPECIAL LOOP TRACKS
GATE-TIME
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