Oberheim Matrix-12 User Manual

TRACK X
LINEAR I EXPO LAG
The button beneath this parameter in the display selects
between LINEAR and EXPO type Lag, described as
follows:
LINEAR Linear Portamento provides an even glide between notes.
The RATE remains the same across the Keyboard. As an
example, the time that it takes to glide two octaves is twice as
long as the time it takes to glide one octave. When the Rate
Value X is set for 63, the maximum Portamento is about 30
seconds per octave.
EXPO This stands for "Exponential" LAG. Where LINEAR gives an
even transition between intervals, EXPOstarts out with a
fast rate at the beginning of the glide and slows down as the
destination note is reached. Using a LAG RATEoi 63 gives
a maximum EXPOspeed of about 55 seconds per octave,
nearly twice that of LINEAR.
EQUAL TIME As with LINEAR, EQUAL TIME provides an even
transition between notes. The difference is that the MATRIX-
12's processor re-calculates the /MTEdepending upon the
interval between notes. As an example, it will take the same
amount of time to LAG between a Root note and its Major 3rd
as it does between the Root and four octaves. As with
EXPO, using a LAG RATEoi 63 gives a maximum speed
of about 55 seconds per interval.
EQUAL TIME and EXPO LAG cannot be used at the
same time. If EXPO is selected, EQUAL TIME is removed
from the display.
The TRACKING GENERATOR is a circuit that allows you to "re-shape" or re-scale
a control source. In other words, TRACK lets you take any one of the M ATRIX-
12's Modulation Sources, such as the LFO's, an Envelope or even the Keyboard,
and use it in a different way.
The Tracking Generator, like other circuits, has an INPUT and an OUTPUT. The
INPUT is any one of the MATRIX-12's 27 Modulation Sources that you want to
change. The OUTPUT is the result of changing the five "Points" in the Tracking
Generator that form a "response curve11 allowing you to re-shape this modulation.
Selecting an TRACKING GENERATOR
Pressing the TRACK X button in the SINGLE/MULTI PATCH PAGE SELECT
section will give the display:
SELECT TRACK GEN FROM 1 TO 3
While this message is being displayed, the LED in X SELECT will flash on and
off, prompting you to select one of the three available Tracking Generators.
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Oberheim Matrix-12 Specifications

General

Brand	Oberheim
Model	Matrix-12
Category	Synthesizer
Language	English