CHORD MEMORY_______________________________________________________________________________________18
10. CHORD MEMORY
The CHORD Button simply switches CHORD MEMORY on and off. A Chord Memory allows to play a previously
learnt chord chromatically by just pressing one key. The lowest note of the chord is the base note, all remaining
notes will be shifted in their learnt interval above the base note.
The Chord Memory of the Synth Programmers offers six 'Chord Slots' which can be quickly changed by pressing
notes on the keyboard. Your 6 chords keep saved in Programmer's memory even after switching it off.
Triggernotes
The 6 chord memos will be selected each by it's own keyboard note, the triggernote. It allows switching chords
over midi to be automated easily in a song. The triggernotes are also used in Chord Setup to learn the chord. You
can program and use the chord memory completely from the keyboard without switching between Programmer
and keyboard.
To avoid collision of triggernotes and normal play notes, setup also offers changing the position of the
triggernotes. But they always are placed on succeeding keys, e.g. C2, C#2, D2,D#2 etc.
On activating or changing chord slots, the display shortly shows the currently selected Chord Slot and the
triggernote, e.g. „Sl: 2 Nt:2 Tr:C “ (Slot 2, using 2 notes in total, triggernote C1)
Chord Setup
To enter CHORD SETUP keep the CHORD key pressed for 2
seconds.
This is the mode to learn new chords, set Strum or
shift the triggernotes.
The display shows the following:
Sl:2
– You are currently working on slot 2. Change the slot
with enocder 1 or using the triggernotes
Nt:3
– The current chord slot uses 3 notes. This will be
updated automatically on learning a chord
Tr:C3#
– The triggernote for this slot is C3#. Shift all
triggernotes using encoder 4. Remember: the triggernotes for
all 6 slots are succeeding. Changes on one slot alters all
others as well.
Strm:00
– the Strum-time is a short delay before triggering
the next note of the current chord. Possible values range from
0 to 99. Change strum time using encoder 2.
Mode:Tgl/Hld
– The Chord learn mode, use encoder 3 to toggle between 'Toggle' and 'Hold'.
Being in Chord-Setup you can play your chords and swap slots as outside the Setup.
The big difference in
Setup:
while holding a triggernote you learn the new chord
. Display shows 'LEARN!' instead of the
triggernote. The first incoming note will erase the old chord in memory. As soon as you do not SAVE on exit,
nothing is lost.
Learning modes 'Toggle' and 'Hold'
In learning mode 'Hold' you just hold your chord until you lift the triggernote. In 'Toggle' mode you do not need
to hold the desired keys, making things easier on chords with widely spread notes. Press a note to add it to the
chord. Press it again to remove it.
Lifting the triggernote saves your new chord in the current slot
and you can start testing your chord on the
keyboard.
You can leave Chord-Setup by pressing CHORD again
. On leaving you will be asked whether to save or reject
your changes. The buttons above the display offer 3 options:
•
SAVE – all changes in the chord slots will be saved
•
BACK – leads back into the Chord Setup
•
XIT – Chord Setup will be left without making any changes
Synth Programmer for Oberheim Matrix - Operation manual V 1.6 – 05/2020
© Stereoping Germany, Meschede 2020
