User Manual

3. GUIDED TOUR
The following walkthrough will give you a solid foundation for the MatrixBrute. After this
you'll have a good understanding of what you're doing when you create and shape sounds.
3.1. Subtractive synthesis overview
MatrixBrute is an analog subtractive synthesizer. Subtractive synthesis starts by generating
basic waveforms, and then you remove what you don't want to sculpt the timbre you're
after. MatrixBrute can also use external sounds as basic waveforms, and then process them
through its engines.
The basic signal flow is simple:
• VCO (voltage-controlled oscillators) [p.19] generate various kinds of waveforms.
• VCF (voltage-controlled filters) [p.30] shape the harmonic content, but they can
also self-oscillate to become sound sources.
• An extensive list of modifiers, identified by a charcoal-colored background,
move the other parameters around over time in various ways. In some cases,
modulators can control other modulators.
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