The display is a second source of information: when turning the encoder to select a point,
the display will show information about the connection you can make at that point and the
current level of modulation intensity.
When you press the encoder you switch to edit mode. Now you can set the amount of
modulation, and the colors of the display will invert: from white on black to black on white.
Also, all LEDs on the Matrix will turn off and only the LED of the connection you are editing
will be lit. When changing the modulation amount you'll hear its effect immediately.
In addition to being a place where you route signals, the Matrix also serves as a mixer. You
could for example control the pitch of the oscillator with the Key/Arp source and with the
LFO. The two modulations are added together. If you select rectangle as the LFO waveform,
your sequence will transpose up and down with the Rate you've set for the LFO.
Setting any modulation routing to a zero value will disable the LED and the Matrix will show
it as not connected.
To clear a Matrix point and reset its modulation intensity to zero, hold and press the encoder
for a minimum of 0.5 second.
To summarize:
1. To create a routing, turn the encoder.
2. To select a point:
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Press the encoder
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This will change the screen to show MATRIX AMOUNT
◦
The amount value in the screen will highlight
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Turn the encoder to set a positive or negative modulation amount.
3. To disable a routing and reset its modulation amount:
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Turn the encoder to select the routing you want to clear
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Press and hold the Matrix encoder for a minimum of 0.5 seconds or
set the value to zero manually.
5.2.1. Sources and Destinations
The Matrix has 35 patch points. When you activate a point on the matrix you connect a
source with a destination. The five sources are on the left and the seven destinations are in
the top row.
The sources are:
Source
Description
CycEnv
output of the Cycling Envelope Generator
ENV
output of the Envelope Generator
LFO
output of the Low-Frequency Oscillator
PRESSURE
Pressure output (either pressure or velocity depending on the setting in Utility)
KEY / ARP
The combined output of the keyboard, arpeggiator and sequencer
The first four destinations are Pitch, Wave, Timbre, and Cutoff.
Pitch, Wave, and Timbre are modulators that enable you to modify the sound of the Digital
Oscillator, the basic sound source of MicroFreak. Cutoff modulates the cutoff frequency of
the Filter. Sound generated by the Digital Oscillator will pass through the Analog Filter, which
enables you to remove or emphasize certain frequencies within the sound. More on that in
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