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ARTURIA – Matrix-12 V – USER MANUAL 53
These are the Lag parameters:
Input: Select the source with the knob or click the value field and select one that
way
Rate: Sets the rate of the Lag effect. The mod button allows a source to vary the Lag
rate.
= Time: Only functions when Linear response is selected. It works like this: “Equal time”
is selected with keyboard as the input. When middle C is played and then the C one
octave up is played, let’s say the time it takes the pitch to reach the upper C is 1
second. If you then played two notes 5 octaves apart, the glide time from one to
the other would also be 1 second, even though the distance is bigger.
Linear: Choose the lag curve here: when this is lit, the response is Linear; when unlit,
the response follows an Exponential curve.
Legato: Legato provides a smooth, gradual response. When deselected, the result
is a “stepped” response. In terms of pitch, the result would be a chromatic scale
between two notes, not a “pitch bend.”
Again, you are free to insert the Lag generator between any mod source and any
mod destination.
4.2.5 Ramps
What a ramp generator does is provide a simple mod source that can be routed
positively or negatively to affect a mod destination, such as VCO Frequency or the
rate of an LFO. The source rises from 0 to maximum in a linear fashion, then remains
at its maximal value.
There are four independent Ramp sources, each with its own rate control and Page
2 settings. You can specify whether the Ramp will rise only once after it is triggered
by the keyboard and then wait for another trigger, or be triggered repeatedly by
an LFO.
Suggested experiment: Try routing these to the rate or amplitude of an LFO with the
LFO routed to the VCOs. This is tons of fun, and at one extreme can provide a
beautiful, subtle shift in vibrato; the other extreme will set new standards for aural
insanity.
You’ll only see the Rate parameter for each Ramp until you click the Page 2 button.
Use the Tabs to select between Ramps 1-4 on Page 2:
Trigger: Selects single or multiple trigger response
LFO Trigger: Allows a Ramp to be triggered by a specific LFO. When clicked it reveals
the other parameters.
Gated: Instructs the Ramp to be triggered by an LFO only when a key is being
pressed.
LFO select: Offers a choice of Ramp triggers: LFO 1-5 or VIB.
The VIB parameters are found on the Voices Page.