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ARTURIA – Matrix-12 V – USER MANUAL 45
There are tabs here too, meaning the envelope modes can be set differently for
each of the five envelopes in the Voice, for example.
4.2 Parameter groups
Let's start by focusing on one of Matrix-12 V's parameter groups and get a feel for
how Single mode works.
Note: For the examples in the rest of chapter 4 we will assume you have already
selected a Voice in Single mode, not from the Main page in Multi mode.
4.2.1 VCOs
“VCO” stands for “Voltage Controlled Oscillator”, the most basic building block of
sound in an analog synthesizer. The quickest way to make a large change in the
tone of a Voice is through its waveforms. In this section we’ll cover some of the
simpler ways to do that.
In the upper left-hand area of the Parameter window is a blue bar labeled VCO 1.
All of the parameters under that bar are part of the VCO 1 parameter group.
You can see from the picture below that the parameters are almost identical for
VCOs 1 and 2, so we'll describe them all in this section.
The VCO 1 & 2 parameter groups
The Page 2 VCO parameters are exactly the same for both oscillators: