Oberheim Matrix-12 - Playing the Unit Independently

Keyboard, set the left-hand Note Number to 36 (Lower Limit)
and the right-hand Note Number to 96 (Upper Limit). You can
use the 0 TO 727settings if you like in order to take advantage
of the full range of Notes from MIDI IN. To play the Zone's Voices
from a restricted area on the Keyboard, set the Lower Limit
higher than 36 and the Upper Limit lower than 96.
• CHANNEL settings depend on the type of MIDI IN control
required for the Voices assigned to the Zone. If more than one
Zone will be driven from MIDI IN, set each Zone to a different MIDI
Channel (OMNI will be off in this case). If the MIDI Channel need
not be specified, set the Zone to OMNI
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• Make sure that KEYBOARD is selected if you want the Voices
assigned to the Zone(s) to be played from the MATRIX-12's
Keyboard. Select MIDI IN if you want the Voices assigned to
the Zone(s) to be slaved from a Master controller. Both
KEYBOARD and MIDI IN may be selected at the same time if
required.
• Select VOICE ROB if necessary.
• MIDI OUT should be enabled if the Zone is to play an
instrument slaved to the MATRIX-12.
CONTROLLERS should be enabled if the Levers, Pedals and
Pressure are required when playing instruments slaved to the
MATRIX-12.
The remaining parameters of TRANS, PAN, VOLUME, VIB, DETUNE and
NAME can be programmed as needed for each particular M ULTI Patch.
Playing the MATRIX-12 Independently
Similar to our discussions in dealing with the MATRIX-12 as an independent
instrument in SINGLE PATCH Mode, this section will cover esentially the same
procedures but with the synthesizer's MULTI Patch capabilities as the basis. For
the examples to follow, use the experimental MULTI PATCH we created earlier in
the chapter as the starting point. Do not have any other instrument connected to
the MATRIX-12's MIDI ports as they may potentially interfere with its operation as a
stand-alone instrument.
EXAMPLE #1 Simple SPLIT Keyboard Setup
To split the MATRIX-12's Keyboard, do this:
Select the Patches
1. Select VOICES 1-6.
Press all six PATCH EDIT buttons so that all six Voices are selected.
Select a 2-digit Patch number on the Keypad that you want to be
played from the Lower half of the Keyboard.
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