Operation Manual

Matrix Pattern Sequencer
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Chaining Patterns
! Selecting Patterns and Banks and using Cut, Copy and Paste with
Patterns is described in the chapter “Programming Pattern De-
vices”.
When you have created several patterns that belong together, you will most
probably want to make these play back in a certain order.
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Simply activate record for the track with the Matrix as the destina-
tion in the sequencer and use the Pattern and Bank buttons to de-
termine the playback order as the Song is playing.
The Patterns play to the end before changing, so you won’t have worry too
much over the “timing” of the pattern changes you input manually. When you
are done, the sequencer track will contain pattern change data, and the pat-
terns will automatically switch according to the order set while recording.
4. More on recording pattern changes on page 10.
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An alternative way to do this is editing directly in the Pattern Edit
lane in the sequencer.
Editing in the Pattern lane is described in the Sequencer chapter.
Converting Pattern Data to Notes
! Curve patterns cannot be converted to sequencer data! Only the
note pattern and the gate values will be converted.
You can convert Matrix Pattern data to note data, that can be edited and played
back from the main sequencer. Proceed as follows:
1. Select the sequencer track connected to the Matrix.
2. Set the left and right locators to the desired range or length.
If the range set is longer than the pattern(s), the data will be repeated to fit
the range.
3. Select the Matrix device you wish to copy the pattern(s) from.
4. Select “Copy Pattern to Track” from the Edit menu or the device
context menu.
Notes will be created between the left and right locators, according to the
selected pattern (Gate and Key values only).
However, at this point the track with the notes is connected to the Matrix itself.
This is pointless, since the Matrix doesn’t produce any sound. Therefore:
5. Re-route the sequencer track to the device which was controlled by
the Matrix (or to another instrument device if you like).
This is done by clicking in the Out column for the track in the track list, and
selecting another device from the pop-up menu that appears.
If you now activate playback from the transport you will send note data to the
connected device from both the sequencer and the Matrix at the same time,
which is probably not what you want. To avoid this happening, you have to do
one of the following:
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Delete the Matrix device.
Or...
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Disconnect CV and Gate cables between the Matrix and the instru-
ment device on the back panel.
✪ The procedure above copies a single pattern to notes in the se-
quencer. If you have automated pattern changes, you can copy a
complete pattern track to notes, taking all pattern changes into ac-
count. This is described on page 13.