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FRONT PANEL
TOURING THE MA TRIX-6R
I n o rder to gain a better understanding of the numerous capabilities of your
MATRIX-GR, we've prepared a short tour of Its general functions that will
give you a good u nderstanding of what the synthesizer is able to
accomplish and how Its front, top and back panels are laid out. Detailed
information for each specific function will be provided later in the manual.
Also, we will get into some step-by-step procedures that will help you make
sense of all this new information. But first, let's take a little "tour'' around the
MATRIX-GR to get an idea of what this synthesizer has and what it can do.
VOLU ME CONTROL
AUDIO & H EADPHONE OUTPUTS
You will notice right away that the MATRIX-GR front panel has only two
standard controls. One is the slider used for the instrument's VOLUME, and
the other is the power ON
I
OFF switch. The Volume Slider controls the
output level for both the LEFT
I
MONO and RIGHT channel AUDIO OUT
jacks on the back panel as well as the HEADPHONE output jack located just
below the Volume Slider. The ON
I
OFF switch simply turns the unit ON or
OFF.
The VOLUM E control operates as follows: When the knob is pulled all the
way down, the control is at its minimum setting - no volume or silence.
When the knob is pushed all the way up, the control is at its maximum
setting.
In the MASTER EDIT Page, M ISC. Parameter " 5G STEREO" determines
the status of the two AU DIO OUT jacks on the back panel.
When STEREO is set to OFF, the LEFT
I
MONO jack outputs sound for
both Single patches and SPLIT patches (the two playing modes of the
MATRIX-GR) and the RIGHT jack does not output any sound.
When STEREO is set to ON, the LEFT
I
M ONO jack outputs all sounds from
single patches and the sound fro m the LOWER patch when in SPLIT mode;
the RIGHT jack only outputs sound when in SPLIT mode, and this sound
comes from the UPPER patch.
KEYPAD, MODE SELECT and DISPLAY
The KEYPAD and MODE SELECT section is the "control center'' of the
MATRIX-GR. It is the use of these two sections in conjunction with each
other that enables you to operate every function within the MATRIX-GR.
The DISPLAY is a visual aid that tells you what particular function has been
called up and, in some instances, will "prompt" you or ask you to make a
choice.
In addition to the specific information shown on the DISPLAY, the basic
"modes" or groups of functions available are indicated by several small red
lights. These indicator lights are referred to as "LEDs" (Light Emitting
Diodes), so we'll use that term throughout the rest of the manual. There is a
Matrix-GR Owner's Manual
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