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7. RANDOMIZER
The Randomizer creates random patches as well as some typical preset sounds, to offer a clean starting point for
your own creations. It's aim is not to spill patch junk, needing 25 attempts until coming up with something
valuable. The Randomizer follows some special rules. E.g. envelope triggermodes for ENV2 will not be set to
external trigger or DCO waveform will rarely be set to OFF. On the other side you hardly can expect 50 attempts
to create 50 breathtaking top patches.
The 4 Buttons above the Display execute the following commands:
•
KEEP'
- will appear below the MATRIX button after
having created a random sound. If you like to keep it,
press this button. A YES-NO safety requester is
presented. After confirmung with YES, your old patch
BEFORE entering Randomizer will be rejected and
your random sound will become the current patch
held in Programmer's memory.
•
'XIT'
– press this to exit Randomizer – without safety
requester - and return to PLAY mode. If you created
a random patch it will be rejected and the Patch
before entering Randomizer will be restored.
•
'DO'
– creates a random patch based on the
parameters explained below. All matrix modulations
are set to OFF here.
•
'DO+M'
– creates a random patch, this time WITH
modulation matrix randomization. In Mode 1 only Slot 0 is used. Mode 2 uses Slots 0-2, Mode 3 uses
Slots 0-4 and Mode 4 finally takes ALL slots into account.
In the second display line you can take influence on fortune:
•
encoder 2 selects the
Preset
: Init, Bass, Orgn, Perc or Pad.
•
encoder 3 changes
'Mode'
between 0 and 4 to increase the amount of randomization. Mode 0 sends the
preset without any randomization. If something different should happen on pressing 'DO' over and over
again, 'Mode' should at least be 1.
Mode 0: Just the Randomizer's preset is sent to the Matrix. No randomization at all.
Mode 1: some randomization based on the selected preset, DCO1 & 2 in octaves, no Envelope Delay, ENV 1 & 2
times keep unchanged
Mode 2: even more random range, DCO1 in octaves, DCO2 in famous intervals, no Envelope Delay
Mode 3: large random range, DCO1&2 in famous intervals
Mode 4: full Chaos
Note: all the dials are still active in randomizer of course. If you wont hear any sound after creating a random patch it
might be worthy tuning CUTOFF or VOL ENV AMOUNT before pressing DO again :-)
Synth Programmer for Oberheim Matrix - Operation manual V 1.6 – 05/2020
© Stereoping Germany, Meschede 2020
