User Manual
Lab4Music
Rev. 1
OS 6.06
ank you for purchasing sipario.
With a wish that can accompany you in the music and in time.
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SAFETY INFORMATION
Do not open the instrument.
Any unauthorized opening will void the warranty.
Use only standard usb power supplies or a common usb socket for pc. Do not wet the device, do not
immerse in water.
is product should be disposed of in an appropriate collection point.
Do not dispose of with household waste.
Declares that the product is in conformity with the provisions of the following harmonized reference
rules and european directives:
EN 61000-6-1
EN 61000-6-3
2004/108/CE
2011/65/CE
2007 10
2007 11
electromagnetic compatibility
RoHS 2
is equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. ese limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a residential installation.
is equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used
in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined
by turning the equipment o and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one
or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit dierent from that to which the receiver is
connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Unauthorized changes or modication to this system can void the users authority to operate this
equipment.
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Front Panel
A: fun backlit buon dedicated to the change of
sound within a scene.
B: Display touch 320 x 240.
C: exit buon used to exit a screen or deny an
operation.
D: Rotary encoder for selection by rotation and
conrmation by pressure.
Let’s Start
Connect the port midi out of a master keyboard
to the input midi in1 of sipario. Connect the
output midi out1 of sipario to the input midi in
of a sound source like expander or keyboard.
Set a sound to the sound source, for example a
piano, so that it responds to midi channel 3.
Select, using the encoder, the menu scenes.
Rear Panel
A: midi in/out ports.
B: usb port used for updating rmware, for
saving / restoring the scenes, and for send and
receive midi data.
C: Input jack for pedal (type sustain).
D: usb port used for power only +5V. Connect
the device to a usb pc port type a or an
alternative to a standard usb power adapter.
Select from the list Scene 01 and conrm by
pressing the encoder. Stand on the rst
performance empty, rst element indicated by a
question mark and select it by pressing the
encoder.
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A: Select the Active parameter and set it to on.
B: Select the parameter Ch. Rout. and set it to 3
(midi channel of the piano sound on the
expander).
C: Set parameter Midi Out to o1 (midi out port
where is connected the expander).
D: Set parameter Midi In on in1 (midi input port
where is connected the master keyboard).
E: To change the icon representing the
performance touch the question mark icon and
select from the list the piano icon. To save, press
exit and conrm with the encoder. Try playing
… you will hear the piano sound!
Layer
To add to the piano sound previously created, a
layer, with for example a synth pad, set the
expander to sounds such as a pad on the midi
channel 1. Surng sipario until the page
parameter of the performance piano just
created. Each performance has up to 8 maps, to
scroll the maps select m1 and turn the encoder.
Position yourself on the map 2 (m2) and activate
the map, seing parameter Active on, the midi
output on O1 and Ch. Rout. on 1. Try playing …
you will hear the sound of piano + pad!
To adjust the volume, use parameter Volume of
single map!
Each performance is organized in 8
maps. Each map is capable of handling
signals from the midi inputs in1, in2 or
usb, lter and remap them to the exits
midi out1, out2 or usb. To obtain the
layer two sounds you can alternatively
set the two timbres to the same channel
on the sound source and use a single
map that directs that channel!
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Split
To get the split zones, modify the parameters
KeyL and KeyH of the individual maps. In this
way the single map will sound only in the area
between KeyL e KeyH.
To set the faster the key range, select
KeyL or KeyH and press the
corresponding buon on the master
keyboard!
To scroll through the menu items, rotate the
encoder. To go to change the scene, select and
conrm the item edit. To initialize the scene
select and conrm the item delete.
e section edit scenes is structured in two
pages p1 and p2.
e Scenes
sipario has preinstalled 40 scenes initialized and
numbered from 1 to 40 (Scene 01, Scene 02, …).
Every single scene is a song to play!
To select the list of scenes go to the menu
scenes and conrm by pressing the encoder.
To change a scene, tap and hold the screen at
one entry in the list of scenes until the
appearance of the menu.
Title: title of the scene, once selected, act with
the encoder to change the leer, use the A+ and
A- for, respectively, add and delete a character.
FUN: [page, next, back, start/stop] function
backlit buon.
• page: when pressed, on the screen of the
scene, allows progress of page.
• next: if pressed, in the screen of the scene,
allows progress forwards in sequence the
selection of the sound.
• back: if pressed, in the screen of the scene,
allows progress backwards in sequence the
selection of the sound.
• start/stop: if pressed, in the screen of the
scene, allows to start / stop midi sequences.
Bpm: [O, 40 ⇐⇒ 300] if active is generated a
midi clock message and sent to all the outputs
with a frequency indicated from the parameter
value.
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In the screen of the scene, you can send
note off to the devices to reset them
by holding buon fun for more that 3
seconds. It is like midi panic function.
On page 2 (p2) there is the possibility to send up
to 5 program change (c1 ⇐⇒ c5) on the selection
of the scene. In this way it will be possible to
address up to 5 external devices to initialize them,
so that they are ready with the selected sounds.
P. Change: [O, 0 ⇐⇒ 127] handles the sending
or not the program change. If this parameter is
inactive no data is sent even if the other
parameters are measured.
Channel: [1 ⇐⇒ 16] midi channel sending
program change.
Bank Msb: [O, 0 ⇐⇒ 127] midi values of bank
msb associated with the program change.
Bank Lsb: [O, 0 ⇐⇒ 127] midi values of bank
lsb associated with the program change.
Midi Out: [o1, o2, usb] midi output port where
to direct the program change, o1 → midi out 1,
o2 → midi out 2, usb → usb socket.
Sys.Ex.: [O, Sys.Ex1 ⇐⇒ Sys.Ex30] number of
System Exclusive message you want sent to the
scene selection (see paragraph Sys.Ex.).
C: [c1 ⇐⇒ c5] to send multiple program
changes/Sys.Ex. select c1 and turn the encoder to
change the value.
e Scene
e single scene is organized in 5 pages of 6
performances for a total of 30 performances.
Each performance is rappresented by an icon!
You can go from a performance to another in
several ways:
• Touching the display.
• Pressing the buon fun if the fun has been
programmed to the next value (green color).
• By a foot pedal connected to the
sustain-type pedal of sipario.
We can freely hold a chord on the rst
sound, select the second sound, play,
and then release the chord!
If the fun buon is programmed with the value
Page (red color) it will advance to the next page
on pressure!
Also you can point directly to a performance
sending a program change from 1 to 30 on one of
the two midi inputs.
To select a performance you can
connect a midi pedals on a sipario midi
input or on a midi thru of a master
keyboard, and send a program change
(eg: prog change 1 select performance
1, see chapter settings).
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Touching and holding the display at a
performance a menu will appear with the
following functions: copy, paste, insert, cut and
delete, useful for organizing the sequence of
sounds.
• Copy: Copies the performance in memory.
• Paste: Overrides the performance
previously copied to the selected location.
• Insert: Inserts the performance previously
copied to the selected location and moves
the others performance of a position.
• Cut: Deletes the performance selected
shiing the others performance of a
position.
• Delete: Initializes the performance selected.
Holding the pedal connected to sipario
for more then 3 seconds you can pass
through the next scene present in list.
To enter the programming, position on a
performance and conrm with the encoder.
e Performance
Each performance is represented by an icon or
text and can handle up to 8 maps that can be
combined in split or layer by adjusting the
parameters KeyL and KeyH.
e icon is representative of all 8 maps and is in
fact a conguration where you can associate midi
inputs to midi outputs. For each map you have 4
pages p1, p2, p3 and p4.
Active: [O, Solo, On] Enables / Solo / Disables
the map.
Ch.In: [O, 1 ⇐⇒ 16] Sets the input midi
channel, if o all channels are accepted.
Pedal: [O, 0 ⇐⇒ 30] Input pedal of sipario, if
O when the pedal is pressed progresses in
sequence, otherwise you switch to the set
performance.
Key L.: [c-1 ⇐⇒ g9] Lower note that limits the
action of the keyboard.
Key H.: [c-1 ⇐⇒ g9] Higher note that limits the
action of the keyboard.
Ch. Rout.: [1 ⇐⇒ 16] channel midi output.
Midi In: [in1, in2, usb] selects the midi input
port.
Midi Out: [o1, o2, usb] selects the midi output
port.
Picth: [O, On] Enables / Disables the pitch
control.
A. Touch: [O, On] Enables / Disables the
aertouch coming from the master keyborad.
Sustain: [O, S, R0 ⇐⇒ R127] controls the
action of the sustain pedal from the master
keyboard.
• O: disables the action of the sustain.
• S: enables the action of the sustain.
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• R: the sustain acts such a switch on the
control changes specied in the number
aer the leer R. It’s shown as Rotor (R)
because the normal use is to activate /
deactivate the rotary organ eect when you
press the pedal.
Velocity: [L2, L1, N, H1, H2, C] Value of the
velocity from the lightest to the hardest.
• L: Light, buon light.
• N: Normal, velocity of the master keyboard.
• H: Hard, buon hard.
• C: Custom, custom velocity curve (see
chapter settings).
Transp.: [-60 ⇐⇒ +60] manages the
transposition of the sound in terms of semitones.
P. Change: [O, 0 ⇐⇒ 127] handles the sending
or not a program change to the selection of
performance.
Channel: [1 ⇐⇒ 16] sends channel of the
program change.
Bank Msb: [O, 0 ⇐⇒ 127] parameter midi
bank msb of the program change, sent only if the
program change is active.
Bank Lsb: [O, 0 ⇐⇒ 127] parameter midi
bank lsb of the program change, sent only if the
program change is active.
Vel. Dyn: [O, 1 ⇐⇒ 127] threshold of velocity
beyond which the map is active.
Auto Oct.: [O, On] If active, all out-of-range
notes (KeyL ⇐⇒ KeyH) are returned to the zone.
is feature is useful for accordion type bass
textsc midi controls.
Sys.Ex.: [O, Sys.Ex1 ⇐⇒ Sys.Ex30] number of
System Exclusive message you want sent to the
performance selection (see paragraph Sys.Ex.).
In p3 page you have the ability to remap the
control change In to control change Out. Init
represents the initial control change value, Start
and Stop the range. In the example we can
control with the modulation wheel (Control
change 1) the Pan (panorama control change 10)
starting from a value of 50 in a range from 30 to
100. e selectable values are [O, C0 ⇐⇒ C127,
Vel]. If set to Vel you can either remap the
instrument’s velocity by acting on a control. e
Auto seing is a Automation, if set, the control
change will be sent in the timeframe specied.
In page p4 you have the ability to control
classical midi parameters:
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Volume: [O, 1 ⇐⇒ 127] volume (CC7).
Reverb.: [O, 1 ⇐⇒ 127] reverberation (CC91).
Chorus.: [O, 1 ⇐⇒ 127] chorus (CC93).
Pan.: [O, 1 ⇐⇒ 127] panorama (CC10).
Attack: [O, 1 ⇐⇒ 127] lter aack (CC73).
Decay: [O, 1 ⇐⇒ 127] lter decay (CC75).
Release: [O, 1 ⇐⇒ 127] lter release (CC72).
Cut.O: [O, 1 ⇐⇒ 127] lter cuto (CC74).
Mode: [O, Mono, Poly] monophonic or
polyphonic mode of the instrument.
e colored rectangles represent the current state
of the maps: deactivate (red), active (green) and
in solo (yellow).
Backup and Restore
Connect a usb key to sipario.
To represent the performance by a free text, tap
on the image representative, scroll and the icons
and select the last text illustrated with t. Scroll
the list of labels and select the one desired. To
customize a label hold down on the same.
Below is an example of a possible setup.
If we want to drive multiple midi devices, we can
put them in series by connecting them with the
midi thru port.
Select the usb item from the main manu.
To save the data related to the scenes in the
memory, select the item save scenes.
To set the le name, select the item File, turn the
encoder to scroll through the leers, press the A+
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and A- for, respectively, add and delete a
character. Press exit and press the encoder to
save. e le is saved with the extension ”.spb”.
To restore the saved scenes, move to the load
scenes item menu and conrm with the encoder.
Select from the list the backup le and conrm
by pressing the encoder.
Firmware Update
To update the rmware, copy the le with the
extension ”.spf” in a usb key, insert it into the
connector sipario, select and conrm the entry
usb with the encoder from the main menu.
Settings
To enter the seings of the device, move to and
conrm the menu item settings from the main
menu.
On the Seings screen p1 act on the encoder or
touch the item you want to change.
• Beep: Enables / Disables the beep at the
touch.
• Lock: Enables / Disables the data protection
from the changes. If set on all the data
of the scenes will be readable only and not
editable.
Select and conrm the item update firmware.
Wait for the job and restarting the soware.
Alternatively, you can update the rmware by
restarting the device with the key usb inserted!
• Usb: Sets the behaviour of the usb socket:
with is possible to connect sipario to a
Pc / Mac / iOs and play vst loaded into
host programs; with you can use the
usb socket to connect keyboards or memory
stick.
• Prog.C.: with is possible, within a scene,
jump to a performance number n through
receiving a program change n. When it’s
the programs change are routed to che
midi channel of the map. When it’s the
programs change are ignored.
• Sync: with all the Real Time Message are
routed to the midi sockets to ensure the
synchronism of the devices. Otherwise
when it’s seed on none sync is active
and all rtm messages are stopped.
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parameters of the performance. On the seings
screen p4 you can calibrate the touch screen.
On the seings screen p2 you can track and
nish the ride dynamics for the 3 inputs in1, in2
and usb, to compensate any shortcomings of
keyboards in reach the maximum value (127).
Press exit and conrm with the encoder to store
the variations made.
Sys.Ex.
Play the keyboard to be monitored for view
real-time velocity: automatically the
corresponding input will take the maximum
value reached. Position on the input and adjust
the value with the encoder if necessary.
On the seings screen p3 you can dene a
custom velocity curve c, to use in the velocity
Within this section you can set upto 30 stings of
System Exclusive to be used in the scenes and
performances.
To edit Sys.Ex. scroll through the list and press
the encorder.
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Inside you can customize the Title and the Data,
the laer represent the sequence sent, excluding
the start and end tag: F0Hex, F7Hex.
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Technical Data
Display touch tft 320 x 240 pixel
4 MIDI interface 5-pin DIN sockects
Socket USB A type
+5V power supply connector usb type B
Rotary encoder
Backlit buon
Simple buon
jack 2.5”
Metal chassis, black nish
6.88 x 3.38 x 1.41 inches (W x D x H)
Weight about 1.32 lb
Specications and appearance of the device may change without notice!
Contacts
www.lab4music.it
sipario@lab4music.it
sipario is a product thinked by Ing. Christian Pasin
Soware Design & Development Ing. Christian Pasin
Ing. Christian Pasin
vicolo A. Aleardi 3
Peschiera del Garda, Verona
Italy
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