Operation Manual

ROUTING AUDIO AND CV
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CV/Gate Auto-route
D CV/Gate auto-routing occurs when you create a Matrix Pattern Se-
quencer with an instrument device (Subtractor/Thor/Malström/NN-19/
NN-XT/Combinator) selected.
The Matrix Note and Gate CV outputs are automatically connected to the Se-
quencer Control CV and Gate inputs on the instrument device, respectively.
Auto-routing devices after they have been created
Here follows some additional rules about auto-routing devices that are already in the
rack:
D To reroute a device already in the rack, you can select it and use Discon-
nect Device and Auto-route Device, both on the Edit menu.
D If you delete a device connected between two devices, the connection
between the two remaining devices is automatically preserved.
A typical example would be if you have an effect device, connected as an insert ef-
fect between a synth and a mixer. If you delete the effect, the synth will be routed
directly to the mixer.
D When you move a device, connections are not affected.
If you instead would like the program to re-route the device according to its new
location in the rack, hold down [Shift] when you move it.
D When you duplicate devices (by dragging) or use copy and paste, the de-
vices are not auto-routed at all.
If you would like them to be automatically routed, hold down [Shift] when you per-
form the operation.
Bypassing Auto-Routing
D If you wish to create a new device, without any auto-routing taking place,
press [Shift] when creating the device.
Manual Routing
By selecting “Toggle Rack Front/Rear” from the Options menu or pressing [Tab] you
turn the rack around. On the back of each device you will find connectors of two dif-
ferent types: audio and CV. As mentioned before, audio inputs and outputs are shown
as large “quarter inch” jacks, while CV input and output jacks are smaller.
There are two ways to route audio from one device to another:
• By connecting “virtual patch cables” between inputs and outputs.
• By selecting connections from a pop-up menu.
Using Cables
! For the cables to be visible, the option “Show Cables” must be activated
on the Options menu. See below.
1. Click on the desired input or output jack on one of the devices, and drag the
pointer away from the jack (with the mouse button pressed).
A loose cable appears.
2. Drag the cable to the jack on the other device.
When you move the cable end over a jack of the correct type (audio/CV, input/out-
put) it will be highlighted to show that a connection is possible.
3. Release the mouse button.
The cable is connected. If both input and output are in stereo and you connect the
left channels, a cable for the right channel is automatically added.
D You can change an existing connection in the same way, by clicking on
one end of the cable and dragging it to another connector.