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Page 1: ...0 WN ER S MANUAL Oberheim A Division of ECC Development Corporation Scan by Manual Manor http www markglinsky com ManualManor html...

Page 2: ...is equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user at his own expense will be required to take what ever measures may be required to correct the interference 198...

Page 3: ...INTRODUCTION Welcome To The MATRIX 12 9 9 UNPACKING SPECIFICATIONS Matrix 12 Owner s Manual Scan by Manual Manor http www markglinsky com ManualManor html...

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Page 7: ...ation All of this is interlaced by the Matrix Modulation System for the greatest of flexibility in modulation control And the MATRIX 12 s twenty four Voltage Controlled Oscillators two per Voice with...

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Page 9: ...a number of accessories The following checklist identifies the items that should be in the box when you open it If any of these items are not in carton contact the ECC Oberheim Dealer where it was pu...

Page 10: ...or Modulation Matrix Modulation System utilizing 27 possible Sources routed to 47 possible Destinations in up to 20 Modulation Pages per Voice 12 Permanent hardwired modulations per Voice MIDI Impleme...

Page 11: ...Requirements selectable North America and Japan 95 120 V A C 50 60 Hz Europe 200 230 V A C 50 60 Hz Dimensions Length Width Height maximum including feet Net Weight Shipping Weight Optional Accessori...

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Page 13: ...cted by a metal foil cover Remove this cover plug the female end of the AC cord into the MATRIX 12 and the male end into your wall outlet Turn on the MATRIX 12 with the power switch next to the power...

Page 14: ...e the order turn off the power amplifier then the mixer then the MATRIX 12 and the rest of your keyboards Care Maintenance For proper care and handling do not expose your MATRIX 12 to direct sunlight...

Page 15: ...anel applies power to the MATRIX 12 when turned ON flipped downward and will light up It is recommended that the MATRIX 12 be turned OFF when not in use A C Power Receptacle The recessed 3 prong recep...

Page 16: ...by another MIDI instrument or controller MIDI THRU makes it possible to connect up to fivet MIDI instruments in a chain by passing MIDI data information along from one instrument to another that orig...

Page 17: ...edal a rocker type pedal usually used for volume or filter control As we talk about the MATRIX 12s modulation capability in a later section you will discover how you can also route the pedal s control...

Page 18: ...OUT LEFT MONO and RIGHT jacks the PEDAL 1 and PEDAL 2 jacks all require a standard guitar cord when using them A guitar cord is simply a 2 conductor shielded cable with a 1 4 plug on the end that plug...

Page 19: ...onstrous instrument by grouping related functions within the MATRIX 12 into specific sections called Pages 1 Each Page within the MATRIX 12 contains all of the functions called Parameters that have to...

Page 20: ...ameters are displayed first when the Page is selected This is referred to as Page 1 or the section s Primary Page There are however many more parameters involved in operating a VCO than just its Frequ...

Page 21: ...es a thorough working knowledge of its front panel operation In the following discussions we will examine each section of the panel and how they interact with one another For starters let s identify t...

Page 22: ...he front panel below the switches The V and buttons are used to switch the modulation amount between positive and negative values QUANTIZE and CLEAR are special purpose switches and are covered later...

Page 23: ...DISPLAY in MASTER PAGE lists those functions that are Global forthe entire synthesizer The LOWER DISPLAY lists those functions that are Global for SINGLE PATCHES only These functions in a sense are k...

Page 24: ...ange name when the button is pressed or knob is turned In some cases they will always be underlined because they are always ON 5 In operating the MATRIX 12 performing the above functions will require...

Page 25: ...he MATRIX 12 A SINGLE Patch is defined as a programmed sound that the synthesizer will play Each sound is programmed into a memory location in the MATRIX 12 identified by an index number called a Patc...

Page 26: ...in this mode and programmed for each individual MULTI Patch Thus MULTI PATCH Mode is simply a way to take sounds that already exist in SINGLE PATCH Mode and play them with their own customized control...

Page 27: ...appear next to its Patch Number in the lower left hand corner and will stay on as long as the note is being held Voices 7 through 12 are indicated by dots appearing between the two Patch Number digit...

Page 28: ...the Patch with the original programmed version If you have edited a Patch in SINGLE PATCH Mode press the SINGLE PATCH button once to begin comparing The underline will disappear and the Patch Number w...

Page 29: ...of the MATRIX 12 in Part 5 you will discover that the possibilities of PATCH EDITing are almost limitless In MULTI PATCH Mode you are able to press any one of the PATCH EDIT buttons all six or any com...

Page 30: ...tch you want to change so that it becomes underlined This actually enters SINGLE PATCH Mode for this Voice and the PAGE MODIFIER will now display the SINGLE PATCH Pages for the Patch assigned to this...

Page 31: ...tch differently Making a change will not necesarily be at the same setting for all selected Voices Therefore the displays in the PAGE MODIFIER Section will show the Values of the left most Voice that...

Page 32: ...ch Number replaced withM M as long as you are holding STORE 4 While holding down STORE press the PATCH EDIT button of any Voice This is the destination Voice Its Patch Number will be replaced with the...

Page 33: ...h the new Patch 2 When you are ready to write the Patch into memory press and hold the STORE button down The currently displayed Patch Number will be replaced by as long as STORE is being held 3 While...

Page 34: ...from the Keypad If this Voice already contains the Patch you want you can skip this step 3 Press and hold STORE The Voice you selected will have its Patch Number replaced with M as long as you are hol...

Page 35: ...ly mentioned this function earlier in this section but we ll go into a little more detail now The MATRIX 12fs Programmer display is only able to show six Voices at a time This button allows you to swi...

Page 36: ...rough the Patches as they have been arranged in the Chain program Thus theff and buttons can either advance or reverse through the Patches in Numerical order or in the CHAIN order The action of the AD...

Page 37: ...e not transmitted via MIDI unless System Exclusive is enabled in the MIDI ENABLES Sub Page Since the receiving instrument must be another Oberheim or one that has the ECC Oberheim System Exclusive cod...

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Page 39: ...parameters for that Page in the Upper Display along with their current settings in the Lower Display 2 If TRACK X ENV X LFO X or RAMP X is selected the PAGE MODIFIER will prompt you to select which o...

Page 40: ...Sub Page displayed on the PAGE MODIFIER windows will select the Primary Page for that function and display its current status in the PAGE MODIFIER Section PAGE MODIFIER Displays Once you have selected...

Page 41: ...for these Pages simply list the available fixed parameters along with their corresponding Amounts in the Lower Display and are never modulated NAME will also not have either LED lit for the Upper Disp...

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Page 43: ...he Patch The MODULATION SOURCE Select buttons are used exclusively in conjunction with SINGLE PATCH Mode when editing SINGLE Patches Since it is the SINGLE Patches where modulation is used the MODULAT...

Page 44: ...rlined Pressing QUANTIZE in X SELECT will quantize the modulation and will indicate this by displaying the letter O next to the amount number CLEAR Switch CLEAR is a multi purpose switch that permits...

Page 45: ...MATRIX 12 is powered off 1 TurntheMATRIX 12off 2 Press and hold the CLEAR button 3 While you are holding CLEAR turn the MATRIX 12 back on 4 The displays in the PAGE MODIFIER section of the front panel...

Page 46: ...t will default to PAGE1 MODE LIMITS ROTATE 0 TO 127 ZONES 2 through 6are not active and default to PAGE1 MODE LIMITS ROTATE 0 TO 127 PAGE 2 MIDI IN KEYBOARD MIDI OUT CHANNEL OMNI VOICE ROB CHANNEL OMN...

Page 47: ...ring data transfer If you have your MATRIX 12 retro fitted with the optional Individual Voice Outputs the Master VOLUME control has no effect on their output level TUNE PAGE The TUNE PAGE key selects...

Page 48: ...nnot successfully tune all 12 Voices for one of the parameters the mesage FAIL will be displayed in the LOWER window directly beneath the parameter s name Pressing PAGE 2 will display the Voices that...

Page 49: ...ate these functions The range of this function is five octaves OCTwill transpose the MATRIX 12 as a whole down a maximum of three octaves in 1 octave increments OCTtransposes up a maximum of two octav...

Page 50: ...MATRIX 12 s back panel ADVANCE CHAIN jack or by using the V and on the Keypad The MATRIX 12 s extensive MIDI assignments are selected in this Page which enable the synthesizer to act as either a Maste...

Page 51: ...n the production of the synthesizer and in servicing malfunctions in the field and are not necessary for normal use of the instrument Consult the MATRIX 12 SERVICE MANUAL for more information This par...

Page 52: ...ation of the Keypad is normal A footswitch plugged into ADVANCE CHAIN on the back panel will advance through the Patch Numbers the same operation as the V button when CHAIN is OFF When ON CHAIN is ena...

Page 53: ...ANDER When using the MIDI Patch Change function both Oberheim instruments must have SYSTEMX System Exclusive and PATCH in the MIDI ENABLES Sub Page in order for the Slave Oberheim to respond to the Ma...

Page 54: ...ting two or more MIDI devices together constitutes a MIDI system MIDI Communication With the exception of just two MIDI functions individual Voice control from MIDI IN in VASSIGN and MIDI Input select...

Page 55: ...d the MATRIX 12 is considered a SLAVE and will receive Notes and Controllers on the MIDI Channel that you specify in VASSIGNor ZONE Thus the MIDI Channel s selected for the Voices in VASSIGN or ZONE w...

Page 56: ...RIX 12 will transmit MIDI Notes and Controllers coming from the Master controller as well as its own MIDI on whatever you select as the channel settings for the active ZONES If an active ZONE has its...

Page 57: ...2 will transmit and receive MIDI Notes and Controllers on that MIDI Channel only and the Basic Channel is used simply to transmit Patch Changes The ZONE will ignore MIDI infonnation coming from any ot...

Page 58: ...se very same capabilities internally it has its own two Levers two Pedals and Pressure These are referred to as Local controls and can be used simultaneously with any control information coming in fro...

Page 59: ...code that distinguishes it called a SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE message It allows for example two MATRIX 12s or a MATRIX 12 and an XPANDER to perform certain functions that one MATRIX 12 hooked up to Brand X can...

Page 60: ...tion that will cause instruments in the system to change to another Patch Number When the MATRIX 12 is a slave if your Master controller has MULTI or Split Double Patch capability and it is designed t...

Page 61: ...sed on the Master Oberheim it will send MIDI Patch Numbers to the Slave Oberheim on the BASIC CHANNEL when the ADVANCE CHAIN footswitch or the V and H M buttons are used Just be sure that PATCH and SY...

Page 62: ...til one of the MIDI cables is disconnected or ECHO is turned off WhenON MIDI ECHOmakes it possible to enhance the control over the other slave instruments in the system by combining what would normall...

Page 63: ...MIDI Refer to the section on Page 69 for information on scaling Velocity for the MATRIX 12 internally and transmitting it from MIDI OUT VELOCITY is a measure of speed It is the term used to describe...

Page 64: ...you will find that some experimentation may be required to get the Master and the MATRIX 12 to respond in the precise way that you want This particular situation is especially noticeable when using a...

Page 65: ...s means that whenever MULTI Patches are transferred SINGLE Patches must be transferred also This is necessary so that when the MULTI Patches are played the corresponding SINGLE Patches required for th...

Page 66: ...Patch To send all Patches the entire contents of the MATRIX 12 s memory follow the procedure as outlined above but turn Knob 4 fully counter clockwise so that the Destination Patch ALL The Upper displ...

Page 67: ...ult the MATRIX 12 This feature is handy when it becomes necessary to mute notes but not affect anything else in the synthesizer The AK TEfeature is primarily designed to provide a way to manually defe...

Page 68: ...l more than five MIDI instruments are connected in a chain using MIDI THRU the chances of note lock occurring will increase especially with the instrument at the end of the chain MIDI Note lock is not...

Page 69: ...MATRIX 12 respond in relation to each other Use them to adjust the keyboard response to your personal playing style just as you would adjust the action of an acoustic instrument fff PPP I J Played fff...

Page 70: ...wn 63 Velocity Sensitivity 0 PAGE 2 63 In any instance the higherthe Sensitivity amount the more Velocity and Release Velocity that is programmed into the Patch will be used Adjust the amount as neede...

Page 71: ...for a sustain pedal set its polarity to H Ii You can also use the sustain pedal that is supplied with the Yamaha DX 7 Set its polarity to V Rocker type continuous pedals such as those used for volume...

Page 72: ...ses the MATRIX 12 to drop memory A back up data tape should also be made before your MATRIX 12 is ever serviced for this reason What You Will Need The MATRIX 12 s Cassette Interface system was designe...

Page 73: ...or is also convenient in that you wont have to replace the batteries every few days You Will Also Need 8 Tape A good quality grade of tape can make the difference between consistent successful data tr...

Page 74: ...its programs intact when this process is completed 1 Press the RECORD button on your tape recorder Let a few seconds of tape run so that the leader tape at the beginning passes completely 2 Press the...

Page 75: ...rror Message on the display IMPORTANT NOTE While the Check function is in process an error message may appear unexpectedly during the transfer If the message ABORTED appears the data transfer routine...

Page 76: ...RIX 12 SINGLE XX XX START or MULTI XX XX START Knob 1 is used to select between SINGLE Patches and MULTI Patches 3 The first XX display selects the Number of the Patch on the tape that you want to loa...

Page 77: ...he Selective Load functions in FROM CASS complete their cycles The MATRIX 12 s Cassette interface is intelligent enough to compensate for wide variations in the cassette player s output level speed an...

Page 78: ...heim Service Center for prices and availability As bng as you make and load tapes from the same MATRIX 12 or another MATRIX 12 with the same software this error will not occur NOT A MATRIX 12 TAPE The...

Page 79: ...in the jacks all the way or the connections are reversed Please bear in mind that cassette interfacing requires a lot of patience and experimentation But once you ve found the right settings for your...

Page 80: ...ons KEYBOARD and MIDI IN are enabled VOICE ROB will be enabled MIDI OUTwill be enabled only in ZONE 1 ZONEs 4 6 are set to their default settings ROTATE LIMITS 0TO 127 OMNI Page 2 MIDI IN KEYBOARD and...

Page 81: ...ilable Keyboard performance modes in ZONE Thus the MATRIX 12 provides a type of MULTI Patch 1 that is reserved only for SINGLE Patches And the settings that you make in these Sub Pages hold true for a...

Page 82: ...on just to the left of center and RT1 just to the right of center OFF y i ach Uoice S can go Direct Output for Each Uoice OPTIONAL Mined Outputs LEFT RIGHT If OFFis selected that Voice is removed from...

Page 83: ...ed in modulating the destination The first four are called periodic waveforms because they repeat in even patterns or cycles The last two are called aperiodic characterized by disorderly patterns that...

Page 84: ...R2 or PEDAL2 and is selected in this Sub Page The control parameters for SPEED Modulation are located in the left half of the Lower PAGE MODIFIER Display SPEED OFF If OFF is selected the SPEED will no...

Page 85: ...contains all of the parameters that allow you to determine the precise way that the synthesizer will play Think of the Master Page as your Home Base11 where you can perform the basic management of th...

Page 86: ...at produce the instrument s sounds When we use the term independent11 we mean a number of things For one each Voice can play a different sound at the same time or all Voices can play the same sound Se...

Page 87: ...a Voice is assigned directly to a MIDI Channel in this Sub Page it by passes the Zones and therefore the Keyboard and gives up its ability to play polyphonically If two or more Voices are assigned to...

Page 88: ...his is referred to as defining the Zone MODE This parameter determines the order in which the Voices are played when the keys are played on the Keyboard or when incoming notes are received from MIDI P...

Page 89: ...the lowest held note changes the pitch of the Voices is updated to this new note and a Multi Trigger but not a Single Trigger is generated UNI HIGH High Note Priority The highest note played is the on...

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Page 91: ...e Zone will not play its Voices Setting the Zone Range When selecting the Lower and Upper notes to establish the range a Note Number Value system is used Zone range LIMITS are selected from the Lower...

Page 92: ...n Page 2 MIDI IN on off MIDI OUT on off VOICE ROB on off Selects whether or not the Zone will recognize incoming notes from MIDI Selects whether or not notes played on this Zone will be transmitted fr...

Page 93: ...s selected the display CONTROLLERS appears in the Lowerwindow The MATRIX 12 gives you the option of transmitting its Levers and Pedals to a MIDI Slave instalment or not from the selected Zone If CONT...

Page 94: ...Limit higher than 35and the Upper Limit lower than 96 CHANNEL settings are not involved in this situation Page 2 Settings Make sure that KEYBOARDS selected Select VOICE ROBif necessary MIDI IN MIDI O...

Page 95: ...f it does As a simple starting point enter SINGLE PATCH Mode on the MATRIX 12 and select any Single Patch Press MASTER PAGE select VASSIGNand assign all 12 Voices to ZONE 1 EXAMPLES MATRIX 12 Driving...

Page 96: ...w use two ZONEs in order to split the MATRIX 12fs Keyboard MATRIX 12 Assignments 1 All Voices still play polyphonically fron ZON E1 Do not change VASSIGN 2 ZONE 1 Settings Pagei LIMITS 60 T0127 Page 2...

Page 97: ...t control of each synthesizer can occur simultaneously from the MATRIX 12 s Keyboard Option 3 3 Way Split MATRIX 12 Keyboard Slave 2 Lower Slave 1 Middle MATRIX 12 s Voices Upper MATRIX 12 Assignments...

Page 98: ...from a Master instrument Even if the Master controller that you are using to drive the MATRIX 12 has a limited MIDI implementation the MATRIX 12 can still perform a number of control functions from th...

Page 99: ...play two or more different sounds at the same time in MULTI PATCH Mode Although discussed in greater detail in Part 5 CONSTRUCTING the MULTI PATCH we will cover some of the basics here In this exampl...

Page 100: ...GE SELECT Section Select ZONE 2 Set up ZONE 2 identical to ZONE 1 with the exception of LIMITS s 60 T0127 Play notes on your Master and notice that its keyboard has been split with one Patch of the MA...

Page 101: ...ess the Voice Bank Select button so that VOICES 7 12 are selected Press PATCH EDIT buttons 7 and 8 beneath the Programmer Display Use the Keypad to select the SINGLE Patch that you want to play from Z...

Page 102: ...NO may be used simultaneously with Voices assigned to Zones MIDI MONO is a useful Mode when independent control of a Voice or Voices is necessary Playing one or more single note lines from a MIDI sequ...

Page 103: ...Mastering and Slaving of the MATRIX 12 not only possible but easy EXAMPLES The simplest example of a dual Master Slave connection is to connect the MATRIX 12fs MIDI OUT to the MIDI IN of another synth...

Page 104: ...n six Voices to ZONE 1 and six Voices to ZONE 2 Connect the Master controller s MIDI OUT ot the MATRIX 12 s MIDI IN Select ZONE 1 Set the CHANNEL of ZONE 1 to the transmitting Channel of the Master Se...

Page 105: ...y t Throughout this discussion it was mentioned that the examples can be used in either SINGLE PATCH Mode or in MULTI PATCH Mode Just remember that you may STORE any of these examples in a MULTI Patch...

Page 106: ...ATION SOURCE X SELECT SECTION 3 While you are holding CLEAR turn the MATRIX 12 back on 4 The displays in the PAGE MODIFIER section of the front panel will read RESET MEMORY DOESNT AFFECT PA TCHES YES...

Page 107: ...dition Block Diagrams indicating the flow of control and modulation signals as well as audio signals are printed on the panel as a summary of available parameters to aid you when programming sounds As...

Page 108: ...selected as the VCOs1 waveform see Pulse wave selection in VCOs Page 2 discussion this control sets the ratio of the Pulse Width s duty cycle Range is from 0 to 63 where 63 is an extremely narrow Pul...

Page 109: ...ll output a steady pitch that will not change as keys are played This steady pitch of the VCO can be varied with the PAGE 1 FREQcontrol and be modulated as usual LAG Portamento Glissando Select Portam...

Page 110: ...IDI Master controller Vibrato parameters such as SPEED WAVEFORM etc are set up in the VIB Page When VIB is selected by itself Lever 2 or a MIDI Vibrato Wheel is the only one that is active You are abl...

Page 111: ...rheim XPANDER gives you no less than 15 Filter Modes with which to control the harmonic content of the Patch After you have selected the waveforms for VCOs 1 2 the VCF allows you to determine the tona...

Page 112: ...S is used This parameter is especially useful in synthesizing the resonant characteristics of acoustic instruments particularly woodwinds and to achieve many other electronic special effects Amount va...

Page 113: ...ine the filtering operation of the Low Pass and High Pass filters They filter out the extreme highs and extreme lows letting only a band of harmonics in the middle pass through Notch Mode 2 POLE NOTCH...

Page 114: ...s This in technical terms indicates its rolloff characteristics or the rate in which the harmonics are attenuated In other words polarity determines the rate in which the volume of the harmonics is re...

Page 115: ...VOL output settings of the two VCOs Amount value range is like that of VCA 1 0 to 63 where 0 indicates no output or silence and 63 is maximum output Why TivoVCAs Utilizing two Voltage Controlled Amplf...

Page 116: ...ayed This is called the Keyboard tracking the Filter Playing high notes from the Keyboard opens the Filter and low notes close the Filter This allows the VCF FREQ to keep its relative interval with th...

Page 117: ...echnique for sound synthesis has become possible in recent years because of major breakthroughs in digital signal processing and oscillator stability The fundamental idea of FM is that if you take two...

Page 118: ...the easiest way to hear FM press and hold STORE Then while holding STORE press the CLEAR button This action recalls the MATRIX 12 s Basic Patch called OBERHEIM from permanent memory This is called the...

Page 119: ...s but is configured differently and given its own Page for much greater flexibility in the MATRIX 12 As an example Portamento is achieved by Lagging the note commands from the Keyboard before sending...

Page 120: ...transition occurs Value X range is from 0 to 63 where 0 is no LAG actually its fastest speed and 63 is the maximum the slowest Therefore the higher the Value X is the longer the LAGWme When LAGis used...

Page 121: ...MODEs Page 2 LAG MODE This parameter gives you a choice among the three response modes of LAG LEGATO When this mode is used LAG will be active only when notes going to a particular Voice are played L...

Page 122: ...e and its Major 3rd as it does between the Root and four octaves As with EXPO using a LAG RATEoi 63 gives a maximum speed of about 55 seconds per interval EQUAL TIME and EXPO LAG cannot be used at the...

Page 123: ...ON SOURCE SELECT button for this purpose Forcovenience you can refer to the Sources printed on the front panel when selecting an INPUT The 27 modulation sources that you can select are in order KEYBD...

Page 124: ...r is said to have a linear output The input is the same as the output no effect no change If values of 0 are used across the board the Tracking Generator is effectively turned off and will not output...

Page 125: ...ess the button beneath FREQ in the top display Select TRACK X from MODULATION SOURCE SELECT In the Upper PAGE MODIFIER display TRACK Xwill appear with MX flashing Press T from X SELECT to select Track...

Page 126: ...T Values do you use to turn the UP SAW into a DOWN SAW Answer at the end of this section More About TRACK X Operation A Tracking Generator will operate in two different ways depending on the INPUT 1 P...

Page 127: ...ontroller such as a Volume Pedal or Positive modulation can be turned into a switch type modulation by setting POINT1 through 4to 0 but POINTSlo 63 Only when the controller approaches its maximum inpu...

Page 128: ...tinations in the Matrix Modulation that require this type of time control Although the majority of analog based synthesizers provide only two Envelope Generators one for the VCF and one for the VCA th...

Page 129: ...n DELA Y This is the time that the Envelope will wait before starting its cycle Amount value range is from 0 to 63 A setting of 0 means no DELA Vand the Envelope will start its cycle with the Attack s...

Page 130: ...selected from the three parameters displayed in the top window of PAGE MODIFIER The normal operating mode of an Envelope is to complete its cycle while a key or keys are being held down during the DEL...

Page 131: ...arameter we select between using the MATRIX 12 s Keyboard or MIDI IN from a Master controller as the source to start the Envelopes1 cycles or External triggers to accomplish this There are several typ...

Page 132: ...normally operate with no LFO triggering LFOTRIG When this is selected the Envelope will now be triggered by an LFO Knob 5 seledes which of the MATRIX 12 s five LFOs or VIB will be used to trigger the...

Page 133: ...labeled LFO1 through LFO5 Since they are identical we ll cover their parameters together SPEED WAVE Triangle UJaue Square LUaue This parameter sets the LFOs1 frequency or rate Range is from 0 to 63 wh...

Page 134: ...eed As a result using this wave gives a noisy harsh effect to the sound hence the name The SPEED control has no effect for these two waveforms T r r rT K I LJ 4 4 Random typical Noise typical Special...

Page 135: ...LFO 4 LFO5 the waveform of LFO 5 VIB the waveform of the Vibrato LFO LEV1 the response of Lever 1 LEV2 the response of Lever 2 Retrigger Point An LFO normally cycles freely with no apparent beginning...

Page 136: ...uced in the FM LAG Page is produced in the MATRIX 12 s software in otherwords it is digital On the other hand LFO Lag is accomplished in hardware it is analog The significance of this design considera...

Page 137: ...ed the Envelopes Manual Reset RAMP X The four Ramp Generators in the MATRIX 12 produce a type of modulation that can be best described as a smooth linear transition that resembles the Attack portion o...

Page 138: ...ect buttons if the Lower display RATEvalue function is not underlined RATE When triggered the Ramp will begin its control cycle It will complete its cycle and wait for another trigger to start again T...

Page 139: ...o synchronize the Ramp cycle with the LFOfs cycle or simply as a programmable periodic Ramp modulation If selected the adjacent display permits you to select among the five LFO s plus VIB to be used t...

Page 140: ...list MODULATION ROUTINGS MOD SOURCE AMOLNTDBT 17 RVEL 54 ENV2REL When MODULATION ROUTINGS is selected the PAGE MODIFIER will display a list of the MATRIX MODULATION routings in the Patch Each routing...

Page 141: ...h the 12 permanent and 20 custom Modulation Routings available you have an unprecedented total of 32 modulations per patch and they are all programmable You will soon find that the MATRIX 12 gives you...

Page 142: ...differ from source to source in their ultimate effect on the sound They are intended to be regarded simply as an index that you can use as a reference when programming Patches For purposes of referenc...

Page 143: ...3 SELECT MODULATION SOURCE will be displayed Or for any Patch that has this particular parameter modulated already the display will show what the current modulations are and there will be a blank und...

Page 144: ...ill inform you of this by displaying the message MAXIMUM OF 20 MODULATIONS PER VOICE In theory although not practical you can take any one of the 27 Sources and route it to all 20 possible Destination...

Page 145: ...le In all cases we suggest using the OBERHEIM Basic Patch for experimentation Once you have selected the Destination that you intend to modulate the MODULATION SOURCE X SELECT section of the front Pan...

Page 146: ...Master controller that you are using is Velocity responsive If it is not MIDI VELOCITY will not work You should also check the Owner s Manual to find out if your MIDI Master provides Release Velocity...

Page 147: ...so relies on the amount values you give it for Scale and Sensitivity see MASTER PAGE MISC VELOCITY SCALE and SENSITIVITY Using extremes in the available Values may yield unusable results For example s...

Page 148: ...pe will be the one that will be finally affected by Velocity This is one of the exciting and often confusing features of Matrix Modulation when a Source is modulating a Destination parameter which is...

Page 149: ...s initial amount to about 40 Or as with Velocity apply Pressure to the AMP of the Envelope in most cases ENV 2 that is controlling VCA 2 In this instance set the initial amount of the Envelope s Ampl...

Page 150: ...TACK DECAYand RELEASElimes the effect of FM will be gradually heard and then gradually fade Using negative Values inverts the Envelope so that the opposite effect is obtained the effect of FM will be...

Page 151: ...mming different intervals A wider interval can be achieved by modulating the VCO s Frequencies by LEVER 1 twice An octave bend is created by setting one VALUE X amount to a min 6th 63 and the other to...

Page 152: ...dals and go it it very restricting as you cannot do anything else with them The MATRIX 12 treats the Pedals like the Levers they are non dedicated so that you may use them whenever continuous control...

Page 153: ...controller set to transmit on MIDI Controller 64 PEDAL 2 as a Modulation Source is programmed individually for each SINGLE Patch This means that each SINGLE Patch must be set up one at a time to recog...

Page 154: ...of positive modulation Using negative modulation Values 63 being the negative limit inverts the LFO waveform 180 out of phase In either of the two examples given above you might want to experiment wi...

Page 155: ...MATRIX 12 s Modulation Keyboard as well as MIDI IN keyboard control can be used whenever needed to provide linear modulation And if KEYBD is selected as an input to a Tracking Generator applying the T...

Page 156: ...EED modulation is achieved by re selecting LF01 turning its SPEED down to about 30 and assigning RAMP1 as the Modualtion Source with an amount of 63 Play and hold a key and as the LFO modulation fades...

Page 157: ...btained by selecting LEV 1 in PAGE 2 ofVCOl and or VCO 2 This entry in the table is a dual destination mod Lever 2 is modulating the Amplitude of an LFO which is then modulating the Frequency of the V...

Page 158: ...PUTS II Voice 1 I rrmt V ASSIGN ZONES MIDI Mi t tit n m it ttintntnt i MI VIB iiHOiilli CONTROLLERS H iH HHI i n nH H 158 Matrix 12 Owner s Manual Scan by Manual Manor http www markglinsky com ManualM...

Page 159: ...but not the actual sounds themselves The MULTI PATCH PAGE SELECT buttons which are located on the right hand side of the instalment and shared with the SINGLE PATCH PAGE SELECT buttons are used to sel...

Page 160: ...the manual In describing the interaction of the MATRIX 12 with other MIDI instruments as well as the operation of many of its own internal functions touching on MULTI Patches throughout the manual is...

Page 161: ...ce transpose TRANS stereo panning PAN volume output VOLUME and detune amount DETUNE which are all independent per Voice give the MULTI Patch a NAME Matrix 12 Owner s Manual 161 Scan by Manual Manor ht...

Page 162: ...similar but with a few additional steps STEP 1 Recall the Basic MULTI Patch Enter SINGLE PATCH Mode and select Patch 00 This can actually be any SINGLE Patch but for simplicity we will use SINGLE Patc...

Page 163: ...NEs 2 through 6 default to MIDI IN VOICE ROB and KEYBOARD enabled MIDI OUTand CONTROLLERS are disabled TRANS defaults all Voices to 12 one Octave down PAN defaults all Voices to MID VOLUME defaults al...

Page 164: ...RE the New MULTI Patch Press the MULTI PATCH button The Patch number underlines of the displayed Voices will disappear and the MULTI Patch number will be underlined Press and hold the STORE button The...

Page 165: ...Master instrument polyphonically This simple MULTI Patch is really not much different than a SINGLE Patch at this point with the exception of its control parameters being programmable We have all Voic...

Page 166: ...time selects that Voice or Voices You can now perform a number of different operations Patch Selection MULTI PATCH Mode among other things gives the MATRIX 12 its Multi Timbral capability the ability...

Page 167: ...s effectively entered SINGLE PATCH Mode for this Voice alone You can now make whatever changes to the Patch that you want 3 After you have made any changes to the Patch you can compare this edited Pat...

Page 168: ...efore the displays in the PAGE MODIFIER Section will show the Values of the left most Voice that you are editing at the moment 3 Due to the enormous processing required editing multiple Voices also in...

Page 169: ...tly contained in the source Voice 5 You may even switch Voice Banks if necessary Continue to hold STORE press the VOICES 1 6 VOICES 7 12 key and select as many Voices in the other Bank as needed See t...

Page 170: ...atch with the original programmed version If you have edited a MULTI Patch press the MULTI PATCH button once to begin comparing The underline will disappear and the Patch number will flash off and on...

Page 171: ...to MULTI PATCH Mode the Patch that you were working with will be recalled in its edited state The Patch Number will have stopped flashing and will be underlined again To stop the compare activity pres...

Page 172: ...number represents an incremental change of one semi tone A setting of 0 indicates no transposition TRANS V0ICE1 2 5 12 2 7 PAN The PAN Page permits you to direct the audio output of each Voice between...

Page 173: ...s MIDI IN jack if it is assigned to a MIDI Channel This is referred to as the MIDI MONO Mode one Voice being played from one MIDI Channel Selecting a Zone for a Voice allows it to be played from the K...

Page 174: ...The Vibrato used in the SINGLE Patches is achieved through the combined operation of the settings in the VIB Page as routed to the FREQoi either or both VCOs either directly through the use of MATRIX...

Page 175: ...useful new configurations that include split keyboard and multiple splits doubling and multi layering We will also cover numerous setups that involve combining splits with layering of sounds overlappi...

Page 176: ...s to play an instrument slaved to the MATRIX 12 CONTROLLERS should be enabled if the Levers Pedals and Pressure are required when playing instruments slaved to the MATRIX 12 The remaining parameters o...

Page 177: ...ust be sure that the upper LIMITS number of the ZONE 1 is adjacent to the lower LIMITS of the ZONE 2 As just one possibility ZONE1 LIMITS 36 TO 51 ZONE 2 LIMITS 52 TO 96 Just keep in mind that if the...

Page 178: ...t you want to be played from the middle of the Keyboard 2 Select VOICES 7 12 Press the PATCH EDIT buttons so that Voices 7 and 8 are selected Select the same 2 digit Patch number on the Keypad that yo...

Page 179: ...e have made many changes to our original MULTI Patch in the previous section the following examples will start with this same simple MULTI You may want to re initialize the MULTI Patch at this point u...

Page 180: ...and its MIDI OUT has been turned off the Upper half of the MATRIX 12 s Keyboard from Middle C and higher will play the MATRIX 12 only Setting up ZONE 2 as follows will play the Slave from the MATRIX...

Page 181: ...NEL 1 Slave 1 is now set to play from the MATRIX 12 s middle two Octaves Page 2 MIDI OUT KEYBOARD CONTROLLERS 4 ZONE 3 Settings We will use ZONE 3 to play the Slave 2 Set it to receive on Channel 2 Se...

Page 182: ...All other parameters are optional EXAMPLES MATRIX 12 as a Simple SLAVE Referring to the connection outlined above playing the Master controller will play the same notes on the MATRIX 12 with a doubli...

Page 183: ...TO 127 Option The sound Patches can be reversed so that the Lower Patch plays from the Upper keyboard area and the Upper Patch plays from the Lower keyboard area of the Master Just switch the LIMITSot...

Page 184: ...lect ZONE 3 and define it as follows Playing the Master will produce the following results ZONE 1 plays from the Lower 1 3 of the Master s keyboard ZONE 3 plays from the Middle 1 3 of the Master s key...

Page 185: ...th Pitch Bend and Volume dynamics Another example is MIDI MONO control of the Voices from a Master instrument that has the ability to transmit MIDI MONO such as the Oberheim Xk Keyboard Controller or...

Page 186: ...dual Master Slave connection is to connect the MATRIX 12 s MIDI OUT to the MIDI IN of another synthesizer Then connect the MIDI OUT of the other synthesizer to the MIDI IN of the MATRIX 12 When the M...

Page 187: ...hat the external device will play some of its Voices while the Keyboard can be used to play the remaining Voices Enter the V ASSIGN Page and assign six Voices to ZONE 1 and six Voices to ZONE 2 Connec...

Page 188: ...I IN Disable the remaining Page 2 parameters Select ZONE 2 Set ZONE 2 LIMITS to 60 TO 127 Select ZONE 2 Page 2 Enable KEYBOARD Disable the remaining Page 2 parameters Connectthe MIDI OUT of the MATRIX...

Page 189: ...2 does not make a distinction between Local and MIDI Controllers you may experience the effect of the Levers Pedals and Pressure transmitted from the Master instrument on the Voices assigned to play o...

Page 190: ...m to ill CD m To Multi Patch V V I i I MLF0 5 Ip 1 LF03 LF02 mz LFO 1 O D CD m i i l Lag CD m ro f L SwSf ff SfJ ffJ S SSfCS Jf Sf S J f J S m AV AV V V A fVJ4vJ j7 AVAV AVAV Ramp 4 Ramp3 Track 3 I 8...

Page 191: ...ce is effective and available to the original purchaser ONLY and only upon completion and return of the Oberheim Warranty Registration card within 14 days of the date of purchase Warranty coverage is...

Page 192: ...t or consequential arising out of the product owner s use or inability to use the product The Warranty provides only the benefits specified and does not cover defects or repairs needed as a result of...

Page 193: ...IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE DURATION OF THE EXPRESS WARRANTY HEREIN ECC Oberheim hereby excludes incidental and consequential damages including but not limited to 1 Loss of t...

Page 194: ...n resolved contact the Oberheim Dealer where the product was purchased It will be most expedient if you discuss the matter personally with the salesperson who sold you the instrument By making the sal...

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