Oberheim Matrix-12 User Manual

Turning on VOICE ROB (underlined) assures that every
new note will be played. The first note played will be removed
to make room for the new one.
Turning off VOICE ROB (not underlined) assures that
voices will not jump to other notes when a playing note is let
go.
KEYBOARD Selects whether or not the Keyboard will be used to play the
(on/off) Voices assigned to this Zone.
If KEYBOARD is switched on (underlined), playing the
MATRIX-12's Keyboard will play these Voices normally. The
Voices can also be controlled by the MATRIX-12's Levers
and Pedals.
If KEYBOARDS switched off (not underlined), playing the
MATRIX-12's Keyboard will have no effect on these Voices
and the synthesizer's Levers and Pedals will also be disabled
(turned off). This is useful if you want the Voices assigned to
this Zone to be played from incoming MIDI notes only. But if
MIDI IN is switched off, the Voices assigned to the Zone
will never play because you have removed both sources of
playing control.
CONTROLLERS
(on/off) If MIDI OUT\s selected, the display CONTROLLERS
appears in the Lower window. The MATRIX-12 gives you the
option of transmitting its Levers and Pedals to a MIDI Slave
instalment or not from the selected Zone.
If CONTROLLERS is switched on, the Zone will transmit
its performance controllers to a Slave instrument connected
to the MATRIX-12's MIDI OUT port: Lever 1, Lever 2, Pedal 1,
Pedal 2, and Pressure. Velocity and Release Velocity are
always transmitted whetherCOA/Tf?OLL£/7S is on or off.
This is because VEL and RVEL are not controllers but
transmitted and received via MIDI as components of MIDI
Notes. Just be sure that your slave instruments are set to
receive Controller commands.
If CONTROLLERS is switched off, the Zone will not
transmit its performance cortrollers to MIDI OUT. Only notes
played on the Zone will be transmitted to MIDI as well as
Velocity and Release Velocity.
SUMMARY
As you can see, there are quite a few settings that must be made in order to get
the MATRIX-12 to play as an independent, stand-alone instrument. As you
become more familiar with the MATRIX-12, you will discover that this ala carte
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Oberheim Matrix-12 Specifications

General

Brand	Oberheim
Model	Matrix-12
Category	Synthesizer
Language	English