The System-Menu:
The System menu of the Sirius contains Parameters which allow you to change the basic settings on
your SIRIUS. The factory settings have the parameters set is such a way that the Sirius functions best
when acting as a stand-alone unit. A change of these Parameters may be necessary if you want to in-
clude the Sirius in a larger MIDI-Setup or you want to customize it to your personal requirements.
Changes in the System-menu should only be made once you have read and understood
the following section. The explanations of the separate menu pages will always contain a reference to
the factory settings. Should your Sirius sound different or behave in any way unusually after changing
these system parameters, you should revert to the original factory settings.
You will get to the System menu as follows: Press the EDIT-key and select page 5 of the Edit-menu
with the right PAGE/BANK-key. The following selection will appear in the display:
Press the F3 key under the display to open the System-menu.
The first two menu-pages allow you to change the overall tuning of the Sirius. On page 1 you find
the parameter called Master-Transpose.
This Parameter allows you to transpose the overall pitch of the Sirius by 6 semi-tones up or down.
Live-keyboardists will particularly appreciate this option in a situation when for instance the Guitarist
wants to play everything in E again. The factory setting is +0.
On page 2 of the System-menu you find the parameter Master-Tune.
Here you can fine tune the Sirius. If the value is set to +63 the Sirius will sound one semi-tone
higher than normal. If the value is set to -64 it will sound a semi-tone lower than normal. In most
cases you can ignore this parameter because the Sirius has the standard western tuning as a factory
setting. ( ie. A = 440 Hz). The factory setting is +0.
The next Menu-page requires a bit more care as the MIDI-channel-allocation of the Sirius is being
set.
The Parts of the Sirius have a fixed MIDI-channel allocation. For the factory setting (1) the Midi-
channel allocation is as follows:
Caution:
Menu-page 1 (Master-Transpose):
Menu-page 2 (Master-Tune):
Menu-page 3 (MIDI-Master-Channel):
MIDI-Channel 1:
Kick
MIDI-
2:
Snare
MIDI-
3:
Hihat
MIDI-
4:
Percussion
MIDI-
5:
Synth 1
MIDI-
6:
Synth 2
MIDI-
7:
Synth 3
Select Edit <5|
(Pads) (System)
Edit System/Midi
|1> M.Transp: +0
Edit System/Midi
<2> M.Tune: +0
Channel
Channel
Channel
Channel
Channel
Channel
The System-Menu
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