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General| Brand | Quasimidi |
|---|---|
| Model | Sirius |
| Category | Electronic Keyboard |
| Language | English |
Basic safety advice for using electrical products, covering water, heat, ventilation, and handling.
Instructions on power supply, cord safety, and when to seek qualified service personnel.
Advice on power connection, unit placement, temperature, and cleaning procedures.
Information about memory protection, battery disposal, and handling device components carefully.
Overview of the Sirius's comprehensive features, including sequencer, drum computer, and vocoder.
Guidance on learning the manual and using the 'Tip' and 'Caution' symbols effectively.
Lists included items and provides instructions for safely removing the unit from packaging.
Step-by-step guide for connecting the power supply unit to the Sirius.
Instructions for microphone connection and detailed audio setup for stereo systems.
Detailed steps for connecting to mixing desks, amplifiers, and using the headphone output.
Explanation of MIDI connections and using external sources for Vocoder/Beat-Recognition.
Steps to initialize the Sirius and calibrate pitch/modulation wheels for proper function.
How to activate and listen to the 16 built-in demo songs for sound exploration.
Brief descriptions of the 16 demo songs to help users choose tracks for listening.
Identifies main front panel sections and keyboard functions like mute/transpose.
Explains the display, function keys, edit/recall functions, and the VALUE/TEMPO dial.
Explains MASTER VOLUME, headphone socket, and other master controls.
Overview of sequencer controls and how to choose sounds by category.
Functionality of number keys, mixer controls, and introduction to the synthesizer section.
Details on vocoder controls, microphone connection, and footswitch socket usage.
Explains pitch-bend, modulation wheel programming, and random sound generation.
How to play sounds, navigate categories/banks, and select drum sounds.
Steps to access and play factory ROM and user patterns.
Guide to creating custom sounds and detailed explanation of oscillator parameters.
Covers octave, detune, glide, polyphony, and pitch envelope generator settings.
Explains VCF drive for distortion and introduction to filter types and curves.
Setting cutoff, resonance, key tracking, and VCF dynamic for filter control.
Details on VCA level, touch sensitivity, and VCA envelope parameters (Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release).
Further VCA envelope details and setting up the LFO for modulation.
Setting LFO depth/destinations, pitch-bend, hold-pedal, and random sound generation.
How to save, quick-save, recall, and compare edited sounds.
Explains percussion sets, polyphony, user storage, and editing single instruments.
How to choose instruments and navigate percussion edit menu pages for parameters.
Specific editing parameters for Tune, Level, Panorama, and FX sends for percussion.
Functionality for saving custom sounds and patterns to user storage spaces.
How to choose save locations, check overwrites, and use quick-save.
Procedures for saving songs and custom arpeggio patterns.
Steps to reset sounds, patterns, and songs to factory defaults, including warnings.
Explains the importance and types of data dumps for backing up Sirius data.
Definition of a sequencer and what it records (notes, velocity, controller movements).
Details the 7-track structure and introduces patterns, bars, and motifs.
Defines a motif as a musical theme and a pattern as stored motifs and settings.
Details what's stored in patterns, song structure, and editing motifs within patterns.
How to select motifs and use random motif selection for parts.
Managing user memory, selecting empty motifs, and deleting them.
How to delete single motifs and the procedure for realtime recording.
How to add new recordings over existing ones without deleting previous takes.
Adjusting groove, quantizing notes, and checking available recording memory.
Explains the drumgrid interface and its general function for drum patterns.
Details on starting recording, using velocity for volume, and bar length editing.
Setting drumgrid resolutions and introducing the step sequencer for synth parts.
Detailed steps for note entry, resolution, velocity, and gate time in step sequencer.
Visual overview of the mixer section's signal flow and controls for each part.
How to route sequencer tracks to internal parts or MIDI-out for playback.
How to save patterns and use them for live performance flexibility.
Setting tempo via dial/tap and introducing the Beat-Recognition system.
Using pads, storing favourite patterns, assigning breaks, and special loop tracks.
Using keyboard octaves to mute and transpose tracks in realtime.
Arranging patterns into songs and defining song steps with patterns, length, and transposition.
How to save a completed song, including naming and selecting storage.
How to select and play songs, freeze steps, and jump between song steps.
Overview of arpeggiator units, note collection, playback order, and trying it out.
How the freeze function works and steps for programming arpeggiator parameters.
Selecting modes, Hold function, dynamic sensitivity, and note resolution settings.
Setting note length (gate-time) and selecting replay direction (motion) for arpeggios.
Setting octave range, double notes, length-fit, and introducing Gater/Chord Trigger.
Chord trigger details, saving settings, and creating custom arpeggio patterns.
Punching in pattern length and editing individual steps for custom arpeggios.
Fine-tuning step programming for notes, velocity, length, and movement.
Saving created arpeggios and transferring them into the internal sequencer.
How the system synchronizes Sirius to audio, connecting sources, and using inputs.
Connecting audio sources via mixing desk and configuring Beat-Input in System Menu.
Interpreting display indicators and troubleshooting audio sync issues.
Adjusting beat offset for sync issues and synchronizing other devices externally.
Routing sound parts to FX1/FX2 and overview of processor capabilities.
Descriptions of various reverb and echo effects (Delay, PanDelay) and their parameters.
Details on Flanger, Chorus, FX2 Echoes, and expert tips for using effects.
Explains how the vocoder works and highlights the Sirius's extensive features.
Discusses vocoder features, external sources, filter banks, and microphone usage advice.
Setting input gain and using Easy-Mode for basic vocoder operation.
Selecting programs, processing voice, and using Gain control for signal balance.
Controlling vocoder power, volume, and cycling through basic programs.
List of vocoder programs and explanation of filterbank functions.
Choosing Sirius parts or external sources as Analyse and Carrier signals for the vocoder.
Demonstrating vocoder use and connecting a microphone as the Analyse signal.
Connecting external gear like synthesizers or CD players as Carrier or Analyse signals.
Adjusting input gain and vocoder band levels/panorama via mixer controls.
How the filter bank works and controlling band volumes using mixer controls.
Using effects and panorama to refine vocoder sound, and automating via MIDI.
Selecting vocoder types, adjusting level/panorama, and using bypass for Analyse signal.
Mixing original signals back using bypass and adjusting lowpass/highpass filters.
Setting level/panorama for bands and understanding where vocoder settings are stored.
Introduction to system parameters, master transpose, and master tune settings.
Setting the MIDI channel allocation for Sirius parts.
Adjusting master MIDI channel and the Local Off function for sequencing.
Setting sync mode (INT, EXT, AUD) and configuring MIDI send/receive filters.
Enabling/disabling reception and transmission of program changes, parameters, and start commands.
Setting SysEx transfer speed, poti snap, and controlling parameter value display.
Enabling/disabling track mute and selecting the input source for Beat-Recognition.
Importance of sequencer software and fundamental MIDI concepts.
Guidelines for connecting MIDI devices, cable quality, and length.
Illustrates audio connections to amplifiers, mixers, and CD players with a diagram.
Demonstrates MIDI connections for Sirius with synthesizers and expanders.
Connecting Sirius to a computer and information on computer MIDI interfaces.
Recommendations for sequencer software and computer connection diagram.
Connecting multiple devices: Computer, Sequencer, Sirius, and Expander.
Using the Sirius as an expander within a MIDI setup with computer and master keyboard.
Steps for resolving problems with computer receiving or sending MIDI data.
Resolving sound issues caused by PC sound cards when using MIDI.
How to change synth sounds using Cubase bank and program numbers.
Selecting drum sounds via MIDI and using the Cubase Partinfo box.
Explains the importance and types of data dumps for backing up Sirius data.
Step-by-step guide on dumping data to a computer using Cubase.
Configuring Cubase MIDI filter and selecting the data dump type.
Initiating data dumps to Cubase and loading them back into the Sirius.
Importance of synchronizing Sirius with Cubase via MIDI-Clock for tempo sync.
Configuring Sirius to follow (Slave) or control (Master) Cubase's MIDI-clock.
Configuring Cubase to synchronize with external MIDI-clock from the Sirius.
Setting up Sirius (Local Off) and Cubase for recording patterns/songs.
Starting recording in Cubase, cutting parts, and using Demix to separate tracks.
Details where sounds, motifs, patterns, and songs are stored on the Sirius.
Specific counts for sounds, motifs, patterns, and song storage spaces.
How vocoder presets and percussion sets are stored, including warnings.
Comprehensive list of percussion instrument names and their associated numbers.
Lists of Kick, Snare, and Hihat drum sound names and their corresponding numbers.
Lists of percussion sounds and Bank A synth sounds with their names.
List of Synth sound names and their corresponding numbers for Bank B.
List of Synth sound names and their corresponding numbers for Bank C.
Table mapping MIDI controller numbers to functions, mod wheel allocation, and internal recording capability.
Details SysEx formats for requesting/dumping data and the address map structure.
Further breakdown of SysEx data structure for track mutes, sounds, and patterns.
SysEx data structure for vocoder, arpeggiator parameters, and address offsets.
SysEx data for common parameters like speed, groove, transpose, and FX settings.
SysEx data for part-specific parameters like mix, filter, and envelopes.
SysEx data structure for drum parameters, track settings, and song events.
Table showing transmitted and recognized MIDI messages for various functions.
Visual map of the main edit menus and their immediate sub-sections.
Further breakdown of parameters available within specific edit menu contexts.
Table detailing useful key combinations for accessing functions and shortcuts.
Explains special functions of buttons and quick selection methods.
Solutions for common issues like no display, no sound, and incorrect settings.
Solutions for sound differences, missing effects, and MIDI transfer problems.
Steps for initializing the Sirius to factory settings, including data loss warning.
How to calibrate pitch bend and modulation wheels without losing memory.
Instructions for validating the warranty and details on what it covers and excludes.
Lists key specifications: concept, sound generation, polyphony, keyboard, connections, power, dimensions.
