User Manual

MATRIX PATTERN SEQUENCER
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Converting Pattern data to notes in the main sequencer
You can convert Matrix Patterns to notes in the main sequencer. This allows you to edit the notes freely, create vari-
ations or use Groove quantizing.
The “Copy Pattern to Track” function
This function is useful when you have created a single pattern in the Matrix device and want to render individual note
events on a sequencer track.
! Curve patterns cannot be converted to sequencer data! Only the note pattern and the gate values will be con-
verted.
Proceed as follows:
1. Set the Left and Right Locators to encompass the section you want to “fill” with the notes in the pattern.
You may want to make sure that the space between the locators is a multiple of the pattern length, to avoid “cut-
ting off” the pattern.
2. Select the track you wish to copy the rendered notes to.
You should not copy the notes to the Matrix track, but to the track for the device controlled by the Matrix (since the
Matrix doesn’t produce any sound in itself). You can also copy the notes to any other instrument track if you like.
3. Select the Matrix device in the rack and select “Copy Pattern to Track” from the Edit menu or the device con-
text menu.
The pattern is converted to a single note clip on the track, with Note and Gate (Velocity) values. If the space be-
tween the locators is greater than the pattern length, the pattern will be repeated in the clip to fill up the space.
When you use the “Copy Pattern to Track” function with the Matrix, you should note the following:
• A note will be created for each pattern step which has a Gate value greater than zero.
The notes will have the pitch according to the key CV value for the step, and the velocity according to the Gate
value.
! The Curve CV is not copied.
• You may want to disconnect or even remove the Matrix device after performing this function.
This is because you probably don’t want both the Matrix and the sequencer notes to play the device at the same
time and thus cause “note doubling”.
q The procedure above copies a single pattern to notes in the sequencer. If you have automated pattern
changes, you can copy a complete pattern track to notes, taking all pattern changes into account.
The “Convert Pattern Automation to Notes” function
If you have recorded or drawn pattern automation on a Matrix track, you can have the whole track converted to notes,
in the following way:
1. Select the track with the pattern automation.
2. Select “Convert Pattern Automation to Notes” from the Edit menu or the context menu for the track.
For each pattern clip, the corresponding pattern is converted to note clips on the track (following the same rules as
for the “Copy Pattern to Track” function). The track will play back just the same as when you played the pattern de-
vice with the pattern changes.
D After the operation, the Pattern Select lane is switched off.
The Pattern (Enable) button on the device is automatically turned off.
D When you use this with a Matrix, you need to move the note clips to the track of an instrument device (typically
the device to which the Matrix is connected).
This is because the Matrix doesn’t make any sound itself.