Oberheim Matrix-12 - The Unit as a Simultaneous Master and Slave

MIDI MONO on the MATRIX-12 requires each Voice to respond to
LEVER2 and PEDAL2 globally. This means, for example, that Vibrato
and Sustain Pedal commands received by the Voices assigned to MIDI
MONO affect all Voices-these two Controllers are not independent per
Voice as VELOCITY, RELEASE VELOCITY, LEVER1, PEDAL1 and
PRESSURE are.
MIDI MONO is a MIDI IN (Receive) function only. The MATRIX-12 will not
transmit in MIDI MONO.
The MATRIX-12 as a Simultaneous Master and Slave
Because of the independent design of the MATRIX-12's Voices - each can have
its own separate control source -the simultaneaous Mastering and Slaving of the
MATRIX-12 not only possible but easy. Again, we will start out with the
experimental MULTI Patch that was created at the beginning of this section.
EXAMPLES
EXAMPLE #2
The simplest example of a dual Master/Slave connection is to connect the
MATRIX-12's MIDI OUT to the MIDI IN of another synthesizer. Then, connect the
MIDI OUT of the other synthesizer to the MIDI IN of the MATRIX-12.
When the MATRIX-12's Keyboard is played, the second synthesizer plays as the
Slave. When the second synthesizer's keyboard is played, the MATRIX-12 plays
as the Slave. Just be sure that MIDI ECHO is disabled (in MASTER Page MIDI
ENABLES) or you will experience an unexpected "doubling" of notes as MIDI
information will be fed back to the Master instrument.
The MATRIX-12 can be set up so that an external "device", such as a MIDI
Sequencer or computer, can play its Voices while the Keyboard can be used to
play a Slave instrument:
• Connect the Master controller's MIDI OUT of the MATRIX-12's MIDI IN.
Select ZONE 1:
Set CHANNELlo the transmitting Channel of the Master.
SelectZONE1,Page2:
Enable MIDI IN.
Disable the remaining Page 2 parameters.
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