Oberheim Matrix-12 - Saving to Tape

Connect the other cable from the cassette's input jack (Aux or Line) to the
jack on the M ATRIX-12 labeled TO.
Both cables may be connected at the same time, but for the Cassette
Interface function to work properly, only one is required. You can monitor
the data tone during any one of the 70, CHECK, or FROMiunctions in
which case both cables must be connected.
OPERATION
When the CASS button is pressed, the PAGE MODIFIER Displays will
read:
CASSETTE MODE
TO CASS CHECK CASS FROM CASS
Saving to Tape
The available Cassette Interface functions can be entered by pressing one
of these buttons. The operation of the MATRIX-12's tape storage and
retrieval features are described in the following discussions.
TO CASS
This parameter is used to save all of the MATRIX-12's programs onto the
cassette tape. The Patches and Splits are not removed from the MATRIX-12,
just copied onto the tape. The synthesizer will still have its programs intact
when this process is completed.
1. Press the RECORD button on your tape recorder. Let a few seconds of
tape run so that the leader tape at the beginning passes completely.
2. Press the TO CASS button. The PAGE MODIFIER and PROGRAMMER
Displays go completely dark for the entire time the data is being
transferred. During this time, the PAGE 2 LED will slowly flash on and off to
indicate that the TO CASS function is in process. And if both cassette
cables are connected, the data "chatter11 will be heard through the
MATRIX-12fs AUDIO OUT jacks.
3. When the save-to-tape function is completed, the PAGE MODIFIER
Displays will read...
DATA COMPLETED
PRESS PAGE 2
... and the PAGE 2 LED will flash. Pressing PAGE 2 will revert the displays
to the CASSETTE MODE displays.
Checking the
Tape
CHECK CASS
The data that you just recorded can be checked to verify that the transfer was
successful. We strongly recommend that you check the data every time you
save to tape. The CHECK CASS process makes sure that the data was
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