User Manual

MATRIX PATTERN SEQUENCER
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D A bipolar curve is divided in the “middle”, with the middle representing a value of “0”.
The curve reflects this. If no curve has been drawn and you switch to bipolar mode, all steps go from the bottom up
to the middle of the scale printed to the left of the pattern window. Thus, all steps are at “0”, and the curve can be
drawn both up and down from the middle.
Bipolar curve
Bipolar curves are essential in some instances. If you want to use the Matrix to CV control the Pan parameter for a
mixer channel for example, a unipolar curve would start at zero - which for Pan equals center position. This means
that you would only be able to use the curve to pan in
one direction from this center position. A bipolar curve however,
will have the zero value in the middle, allowing you to draw pan curves in both directions. Bipolar curves can also be
used for controlling parameters with positive and negative values.
Setting Pattern Length
You may want to make settings for Pattern length, i.e. the number of steps the pattern should play before repeating:
D The “Steps” spin controls are used to set the number of steps you wish the pattern to play.
The range is 1 to 32. You can always extend the number of steps at a later stage, as this will merely add empty
steps at the end of the original pattern. You could also make it shorter, but that would (obviously) mean that the
steps you remove won’t play back. The steps you remove aren’t erased though, if you set the step number back
again, anything recorded in the previously removed step locations will be played back.
Using Tied Notes
If you activate “Tie” to the left of the Gate pattern window, you can create longer notes (eighth notes, quarter notes
etc.). A quick way to draw tied gates is to hold down [Shift] when you input the gate values.
Entering tied gate values.
D Each step that has one tied gate value will be twice the length compared to a normal step.
Tied gate steps are indicated by being twice as wide in the pattern window.
D If two or more notes of the same pitch are tied together, the result will be even longer notes.
Tied notes are also essential if you want to create typical TB-303 “Acid”-type lead lines - see “Programming “Acid
Style” lead lines”.