Oberheim Matrix-12 - Page 102

Playing the Master will produce the following results:
ZON E1 plays from the Lower 1 /3 of the keyboard.
ZONE 3 plays from the Middle 1/3 of the keyboard.
ZONE 2 plays from the Upper 1/3 of the keyboard.
Switching the LIMITS will shift the Patches to different areas of the keyboard.
EXAMPLE #4
DOUBLING/LAYERING the MATRIX-12 as the SLAVE
Option 1: Doubling
Referring to EXAMPLE #2, setting the LIMITSof each ZONE to 0 TO 127
will cause them to overlap, producing a dual layer sound. Each ZONE has six
Voices assigned to it so the Master will be able to play up to six Voices on its
keyboard from the MATRIX-12.
Option 2:3-Level Layering
Referring to EXAMPLE #3% setting the LIMITSoi each ZONE to 0 TO 127
will cause them to overlap, producing a three layer sound. Each ZONE uses four
Voices so the Master will only be able to play up to four Voices on its keyboard
from the MATRIX-12.
EXAMPLE #5
MIDI MONO Mode
If required, any or all Voices of the MATRIX-12 can be assigned to a separate MIDI
Channel. This feature is referred to as MIDI MONO and is described in the MIDI
Specification as "Mode 4: OMNIOFF/MONOM. Any combination of Voices may be
used in any order and Voices controlled in MIDI MONO may be used
simultaneously with Voices assigned to Zones.
MIDI MONO is a useful Mode when independent control of a Voice or Voices is
necessary. Playing one or more single-note lines from a MIDI sequencer on one
or more separate playbacks is just one example of how MIDI MONO Mode can be
used. MIDI guitar players will really enjoy the added flexibility of being able to have
each string control a Voice independently of the others, complete with Pitch
Bend and Volume dynamics. Another example is MIDI MONO control of the
Voices from a Master instrument that has the ability to transmit MIDI MONO such a:
the Oberheim Xk Keyboard Controller, or any other Master device that permits
transmitting on separate MIDI Channels simultaneously via MIDI MONO.
MIDI MONO settings are accomplished in VASSIGNby turning the knob in
PAGE MODIFIER beneath the Voice or Voices that you want to be controlled via
MIDI IN on its own separate MIDI Channel. As the rotary controls are turned clock
wise,
ZONES 1 through 6 are displayed first then MIDI Channels 1 through 16.
Here are a few details cocerning the use of MIDI MONO:
• When MIDI MONO is used, the Voice is removed from the
MATRIX-12's Keyboard control and will only respond
monophonically to notes received on the MIDI Channel that it is assigned
to.
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