Matrix mixer – Erica Synths Matrix Mixer User Manual
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MATRIX MIXER
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Start on:
Button
Clock
List of saved Patches (in green)
and Performances (in yellow).
Patch is static connection of
Inputs and Outputs. Matrix
Mixer can save and recall 250
Patches.
Performance is dynamic – you
can chain existing patches or
design new patches that will
change automatically synchro-
nized by internal or external
clock. Internal clock settings
are stored with the
Performance. Matrix Mixer can
save 128 INFINETLY long
Performances.
Patch preview window
Mute button
Touch New to start the new
Patch or Performance.
Select Patch or Performance,
you want to delete and hit
Delete
Access system settings
Memory usage and other
information with the firmware
upgrade
Internal Clock indicator. Use the
slider to set the clock approxi-
mately, and then hit the line leſt
or right from the slider for fine
setting – each hit will increase
or decrease clock for 1BPM. The
default setting of the Clock is
120BPM.
Clock out is 0 - +5V pulse.
If something completely wrong
happens...
Hit New in the main window
to start a new Patch or
Performance
Select, what you want to
create. If you cancel the
action, you will return to the
main screen.
THE MAIN MENU SCREEN
SETTINGS SCREEN
NEW PATCH/PERFORMANCE SCREEN
Hit any crossing of the net to
route the input to the output or
several outputs. You can use
Matrix Mixer as mixer and/or
splitter
Once you are happy with the
patch, press and hold Enter
button. The save screen will
appear.
Make your choice!
Invent the name and hit OK.
The latest Patch is saved at
the end of the list.
NEW PATCH SCREEN
SAVE PATCH/PERFORMANCE SCREEN
NAME PATCH/PERFORMANCE SCREEN
If you start the new
performance, you have similar
window, as in case with the new
patch, but since the
Performance can consist of
several patches, you see the
step number and bright blue
arrows on the bottom of the
screen.
Now you can design the first
patch of the Performance.
OR you may want to insert
already saved patch in the any
step of the Performance. To do
so, PRESS AND HOLD Enter
button for few seconds.
Options screen will appear.
Hit Insert Patch
Scroll through the menu and
select the Patch you wish to
insert in the Performance.
Saved Performances are
inactive.
Hit Insert.
DESIGNING A PERFORMANCE. STEP 1
DESIGNING A PERFORMANCE. STEP 2
DESIGNING A PERFORMANCE. STEP 3
Once you are happy with the
first step of the Performance,
press Enter button promptly
and the first step will start to
record.
Recording is indicated by red
matrix net.
Recording is synchronized to the
internal or external clock.
Recording is done in real time.
The recording time of each step
is INFINITE! To stop recording of
the first step, press the Enter
button promptly again.
Now you can design the next
step of the performance in the
same fashion as above. Number
of infinitely long steps in the
Performance is limited to 64.
When you are recording the last
step of the performance, press
and hold Enter button for few
seconds, and Save screen, same
as in Patch mode, will appear.
Save the Performance
and name it.
Congratulations! You
have designed the
Performance!
Select the Patch, you want to
recall. Patches are saved in
green, Performances in
yellow. Use slider next to the
menu to access Patches in
your long list.
When selection is made,
press Enter button.
Patch will activate instantly.
To exit the patch, PRESS
AND HOLD Enter button. You
will return to the main menu,
but the Patch continues
playing until you select
another Patch or
Performance.
You can Mute the patch by
hitting Mute. The Mute will
turn red and the patch will be
muted. You can unmute it by
hitting Mute again or by
starting other Patch or
Performance.
DESIGNING A PERFORMANCE. STEP 4
DESIGNING A PERFORMANCE. STEP 5
PLAYING PACHES.
Select the Performance, you
want to recall. Performances
are saved in yellow. When
selection is made, press Enter
button.
Start on Clock/Button screen
will appear.
If you hit Button, the
Performance will start to play
as soon you press Enter button.
This feature can be used both
with internal an external clock.
If you hit Clock, the performance
will start as soon the first
external clock signal comes in.
As Performance pays , matrix
net turns red.
You may wish to EDIT the
Performance during the
playback. To do so, press Enter
BUTTON PROMPTLY. The matrix
net will turn blue, and you can
insert new points in the matrix.
Once you are happy about the
result, press Enter promptly
again.
The Performance is looped –
when it reaches the end, it
starts playing from the step1
again until external clock is
supplied.
You can stop the performance
by PUSHING AND HOLDING
Enter button.
If you have made changes in the
Performance, you will be asked
to save those.
PLAYING PERFORMANCES. STEP1
PLAYING PERFORMANCES. STEP2
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