Operation Manual

MATRIX PATTERN SEQUENCER
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Converting Pattern Data to Notes
! Curve patterns cannot be converted to sequencer data! Only the note
pattern and the gate values will be converted.
You can convert Matrix Pattern data to note data, that can be edited and played back
from the main sequencer. Proceed as follows:
1. Select the sequencer track connected to the Matrix.
2. Set the left and right locators to the desired range or length.
If the range set is longer than the pattern(s), the data will be repeated to fit the
range.
3. Select the Matrix device you wish to copy the pattern(s) from.
4. Select “Copy Pattern to Track” from the Edit menu or the device context
menu.
Notes will be created between the left and right locators, according to the se-
lected pattern (Gate and Key values only).
However, at this point the track with the notes is connected to the Matrix itself. This is
pointless, since the Matrix doesn’t produce any sound. Therefore:
5. Re-route the sequencer track to the device which was controlled by the Ma-
trix (or to another instrument device if you like).
This is done by clicking in the Out column for the track in the track list, and select-
ing another device from the pop-up menu that appears.
If you now activate playback from the transport you will send note data to the con-
nected device from both the sequencer and the Matrix at the same time, which is
probably not what you want. To avoid this happening, you have to do one of the fol-
lowing:
D Delete the Matrix device.
Or...
D Disconnect CV and Gate cables between the Matrix and the instrument
device on the back panel.
✪ The procedure above copies a single pattern to notes in the sequencer. If
you have automated pattern changes, you can copy a complete pattern
track to notes, taking all pattern changes into account. This is described
on page 10.
Example Usage
As mentioned previously, the Matrix is a very flexible device. Here follows a few exam-
ples of how you can use the Matrix Pattern Sequencer.
Using the Matrix for Modulation
You can effectively use the Matrix as a modulation source, much like an LFO. Just like
the LFOs in Reason’s instrument devices, the Matrix can generate modulation that is
synchronized to tempo, which has many advantages. Proceed as follows:
1. Create a Synthesizer (Subtractor or Malström).
2. Create a Matrix Pattern Sequencer, or if one already exists, set it to an empty
pattern.
These two devices may or may not be connected (by autorouting) via the synthe-
sizers Sequencer Control inputs - it doesn’t matter for this example.
3. Flip the rack around and connect the Curve CV output on the Matrix back
panel to the “Amp Level” Modulation input on the synthesizer.
This parameter is used for modulating the output level (volume) of the synthesizer.
Volume modulation is often referred to as Tremolo. You can use a unipolar curve
(see page 199) for this example.
4. Flip the rack back again, and switch the Matrix to display the Curve pattern
window.
You should now see an empty pattern window, with no Gate or Curve events.
5. Draw a curve like the one shown in the illustration below.
If you use fewer or more steps than16 (as shown in the picture), just draw the
curve so that it roughly matches the shape in the picture.
6. Activate Click on the transport panel.
7. Select the track that is routed to the synthesizer, so that you can play it from
your MIDI keyboard.
8. Activate Play on the transport panel, and hold a chord down on your key-
board.
You should now hear the volume being modulated by the Curve pattern.
9. While still in play mode, you can use the Resolution knob to change the mod-
ulation “rate” in relation to the tempo.
For each clockwise resolution step the modulation speed is doubled and vice
versa, but it will always stay in sync with the tempo.