PREFS und MIDI BYPASS MODE_________________________________________________________________________17
9. PREFS und MIDI BYPASS MODE
PREFS menu offers several pages. The currently selected will be displayed in the upper left corner in format '2/7'
e.g. You can swap pages with encoder 1 and 4. Values can be changed with encoder 2 and 3.
The pages:
•
'1/8 Midichannel'
– this is where to set the Programmer's midichannel. It should fit the current
midichannel of your Matrix. Parameter tweaks will work even if channels differ. Some features (Midi
Volume, Unison Detune, ...) demand having identical channels though.
•
'2/8 Synth'
– tune in your Synth and the OS version it runs. Matrix 1000 and Matrix 6/6R are approached
differently, also for patch selection e.g. You do not know the OS version of your synth?
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Matrix 1000 shortly displays it's OS version directly on powerup
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Matrix 6 got a dedicated parameter: MASTER EDIT 54 – SOFTWARE VERSION.
•
'3/8 Flt ProgChng'
– choosing YES filters/blocks all program changes coming in from DAW/Sequencer
connected to
MIDI 2 IN
. When set to NO they will be forwarded to the Matrix engaging an automatic
patch request from the programmer instantly afterwards.
Caution: unsaved edited patches can be lost by some unintendedly engaged program change from inside your
DAW or keyboard.
•
'4/8 Flt SysEx'
– selecting YES blocks all SysEx-messages coming in on
MIDI 2 IN
. This might releive
Midibus data capacity and improve performance. If you want to dump some patches into the Matrix
from your DAW this should be set to NO of course.
•
'5/8 Flt Realtime'
– selecting YES blocks all Realtime-messages coming in on
MIDI 2 IN
. This might
releive Midibus data capacity and improve performance. Realtime messages are timing information like
START, STOP o CLOCK. The Matrix does not make use of them anyway, you can leave this to YES.
•
'6/8 Flt OtherChan'
– when set to YES only Midi data will be forwarded to the Matrix coming in on the
midichannel set on PREFS page 1/6. This might releive Midibus data capacity and improve performance.
If you plan to use your Matrix 1000 in Guitar Mode you should set this to NO. The mididata on all 16
channels will be passed through to the Matrix then.
•
'7/8 Displaysaver'
– YES means the display falls asleep after 23 Minuten inactivity. This can increase
lifetime of OLED displays. As sson as you move a knob or some mididata is detected on the
programmers Midi In the display wakes up.
•
'8/8 Operate'
'Operate' determines the main operation mode of the whole Programmer. Chaning from one mode to
the other lets the Programmer reboot after leaving the PREFS.
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Native: this is the main operation mode to edit all the Matrix's parameters as described in this
manual
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CC-Mode: this mode turns your Programmer into a universal Midicontroller for the so called „Midi
Control Change“ commands (CC). Sending standard CC messages is quite handy for remoting VST
plugins or hardware responding to CC. The CC-mode had a dedicated manual on it's own. You will
find it on our website in the DOWNLOADS area of the Synth Programer.
You can leave this mode by pressing the PREFS button again. If you changed any of the values, your new settings
are saved automatically.
Midi Bypass Mode
The PREFS button got a secondary function. By holding it for 2 seconds the Programmer jumps into
MIDI
BYPASS MODE
. Being in MIDI BYPASS MODE most of the routines of the Programmer are skipped and any midi
data coming in on
MIDI IN 2
will be forwarded unprocessed and unfiltered to your Synthesizer on
MIDI OUT 1
-
as if your Programmer would not be in between at all. This mode is quite useful if you want to dump some
soundbanks into the Matrix. You can leave MIDI BYPASS MODE at any time pressing PREFS again.
Synth Programmer for Oberheim Matrix - Operation manual V 1.6 – 05/2020
© Stereoping Germany, Meschede 2020
