User Manual

2.1. Auto-Tuning MatrixBrute
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Kbd Track + Panel auto-tunes the instrument. You'll need to do that once in a while, more often before
it warms up.
Part of the beauty of analog synths like the MatrixBrute is that the components in the
analog circuits are temperature sensitive, giving them a slightly random character. It also
takes a while for the voltage to stabilize when you first turn the synth on; the warmer the
temperature, the shorter the time it takes, but you'll still need to auto-tune the instrument
from time to time.
Hold down Kbd Track and Panel to initiate the auto-tuning process.
2.2. Understanding Digitally-Controlled Analog
Summary: The knobs and sliders don't necessarily reflect the underlying settings. There are
some different behavior settings in the MIDI Control Center software, but in the default
mode you must sweep the knob past its actual setting to "hook" it.
Unlike early analog synths, MatrixBrute has the advantage of digital control over its analog
circuitry. It's the best of both worlds: the warmth and hands-on control of real analog, with
the ability to save and recall patches and settings - to say nothing of the Matrix (electronic
patchbay), MIDI, and other modern conveniences.
Because of that, the instrument's knobs and sliders aren't actually controlling voltages
directly, they are knobs that instruct the digital circuitry how to control the analog voltages.
So the positions you see on the panel don't necessarily reflect where they're really set, for
example after you load a Preset sound.
The MIDI Control Center software has three modes. In Hook mode you must sweep the knob
until it catches its actual position before it has any effect. Jump mode means the voltage
jumps to the knob position as soon as you move it; and Scaled mode scales the range of the
knob based on the stored value and the physical distance to either extreme.
The Panel button mentioned above will bypass the current preset and give you a sound that
is based on the actual positions of the knobs and sliders.
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