Make Noise RxMx - Manual (Page 10)

A BIT MORE On CHAnnEL + RADIATE . . .
Because the RADIATE parameter turns on adjacent channels, it possible to achieve similar results using the
RADIATE controls. With CHANNEL set Full CCW and no CHANNEL modulation (nothing patch to CH SEL
CV IN 1 or 2) CH. 0 is selected. Although no physical CH. 0 exists in the RxMx, it is still a possible channel
selection. Therefore, increasing the RADIATE parameter value will turn on channels adjacent to CH. 0,
beginning with CH. 1. If LEVEL and/ or Strike is modulated (or LEVEL Panel Control is manually set to greater
then 8 o’ Clock), you will see the CH. 1 Drive Indicator light and the signal patched or normalled to CH. 1 Input
will appear at Out A or Out B (depending upon which Out is patched), at a level based on the CH. 1 Attenuator
and the LEVEL and Strike parameters.
If the RADIATE parameter is increased, CH. 2 will also turn on. Increasing the RADIATE parameter will gradually
turn on adjacent channels-- all the way up to CH. 4, with the associated Drive Indicator LEDs lighting as the
signals patched to the selected channels appears at the associated Outs, based on the settings of the their
associated Channel Attenuators and the LEVEL and Strike parameters.
As RADIATE turns on adjacent channels, if the CHANNEL parameter is set to NOON or 50% (CH. 3 or 4
selected), it is possible to turn on all 6 channels at once by turning RADIATE fully clockwise. Additionally, it is
possible to crossfade from one group of channels to another by setting RADIATE to determine the number
of channels grouped and using CHANNEL to crossfade through all possible groupings.
This may sound more confusing than it really is… thankfully, it is all very easy to grasp visually by simply
experimenting with the CHANNEL, RADIATE and LEVEL controls and watching the 6 Channel Drive Indicator
LEDs. By manually adjusting the panel controls, it is possible to gain a deeper understanding of the
possibilities the RxMx offers in terms of scanning, blending, crossfading, and mixing multiple signal sources.
Once you grasp the behavior of the CHANNEL, RADIATE and LEVEL parameters, patch six sound sources to
the six Channel Inputs. These could be related or unrelated signals. For example, you could patch two
different sequences using the Pressure Points/ BRAINS and two STO VCOs (or VCO A and B of the DPO)
and then patch the different waveform outputs to the 6 Inputs of the RxMx. Set all Channel Input Attenuators
to Full CW. Monitor using Out B in order to hear all 6 Channels, as well as both Aux Ins, from a single output
(this is due to the normalizations of Out A and C to Out B). Feel free to manipulate and experiment by
manually setting CHANNEL, RADIATE and LEVEL and listening to how the final mix (from Out B) varies with
these changes.
Once you’ve completed this exercise, check out the Patch Ideas on pages 10 and 11 to get inspired!