Oberheim Matrix-12 - Page 88

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Press the button directly beneath ZONE on the display. The Upper display
reads:
SELECT ZONE FROM 1 TO 6
Pressing an X SELECT button from 1 to 6 will select that Zone. You can switch
among the six Zones with the X SELECT buttons. For this example, we will select
ZONE 1. Press the "1" button in the X SELECT section. Page 1 and Page 2 of a
ZONE will be displayed like this:
ZONE
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Because of its polyphonic nature and the fact that it is a versatile means by which
Voices are played from the Keyboard, a Zone has several parameters that must be
programmed that give it specific playing capabilities. This is referred to as
"defining the Zone":
MODE
This parameter determines the order in which the Voices are
played when the keys are played on the Keyboard, or when
incoming notes are received from MIDI:
Polyphonic Keyboard Modes
The MATRIX-12 provides you with three methods in which to play its 12
Voices polyphonically.
ROTATE Instructs the Voices in the Zone to play in numerical order so
that they will "loop" in rotation. Each new note causes the
next higher Voice assigned to that ZONE to be
played.
REASSIGN Similar to ROTATEAhis mode determines the order of the
Voices to play depending on the pitch of the note. For
example, when a note is played, the MATRIX-12 checks to
see if any Voice in the ZONE has already played that note. If
so, that Voice is retriggered. If not, the next higher available
Voice is used.
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