So Keys
The soft key area of the desk is located below the counter
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display in the centre section, and comprises 16 buttons
above and below the digital scribble strip which runs across
the whole desk:
There is a vast array of functions which can be assigned
to these buttons, and the scribble strip in between them
indicates what functions are currently assigned to them: the
upper row of the display refers to the row of buttons above
it, and the lower display to the row of buttons below it.
DAW Control Protocols, USB Commands and Menus
There are two types of message which these soft keys can be programmed to send: commands within the HUI and MCU
protocols described above, and any QWERTY commands which you might send from your computer’s normal keyboard, such as
DAW quick keys. These keyboard commands are not sent via the Ethernet MIDI ports, but via the USB cable connecting Matrix
to the computer.
MIDI CC layers
can only contain USB soft keys or Matrix commands.
In addition to MIDI and USB commands, the top row of soft keys can be used as menu selectors for the bottom row, enabling
each button in the top row to access up to eight
separate
commands assigned to the buttons on the bottom row.
So Key Sets
sets are called ‘
Standard’ and ‘User 1’ to ‘User 4’. with a number of
typical functions appropriate to the DAW which that layer controls, allowing you to get started with Matrix before you have
programmed all your soft keys. The combination of sets and menus allows a maximum of 360 functions to be assigned to the
The soft key set which is currently active in the soft keys is selected
using the buttons in the
SOFT KEY SETS area of the centre section,
located below and to the right of the soft keys themselves.
system set labelled
SSL which is used for accessing global settings
and options for the Matrix console.
Pressing one of these buttons simply activates that set of soft keys,
and pressing another button will replace the old selection with the new. The standard set is active when none of the buttons are
lit, and can be reactivated when not active by pressing whichever soft key set button is lit.
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USER KEY SETS
USER 1 USER 2 USER 3 USER 4
SSL MENU