Specifications

INTRODUCTION TO THE COMBINATOR
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About external and internal audio routing
At the back of a Combinator you can find the following audio connectors:
D Combi L/R Outputs
This is the output of the Combinator, which is internally connected to the
“From Devices” connectors. This output connects with devices “outside” the
Combi, normally a mixer device.
D From Devices L/R inputs
This is where outputs from devices in a Combi are connected. A mono or
stereo output can be connected.
D Combi L/R Inputs
This is the input to the Combinator (used for effect Combis only). Internally
connected to the “To Devices” connectors.
D To Devices L/R outputs
These connect to an input on a device in the effect Combi.
D Normally, all audio connections to and from devices in a Combi
should pass via the To/From Device connectors.
While it is entirely possible to directly connect the output of a device in a
Combi to the input of a device outside the Combi, this is called an “External
Routing” connection and should be avoided if the Combi is to be completely
“self-contained”.
D If any device in a Combi uses external routing, this connection will
not be saved with the patch.
As a warning, an “External Routing” indicator will light up if such a connec-
tion is made.
For example, if a Combi contains three Subtractors (but no mixer), there would
be three mono outputs coming from devices in the Combi (the Subtractors). As
there are only two “From Devices” inputs, there is a problem. The solution is to
include a mixer device in the Combi and to connect the Subtractors to this. If the
output of the mixer is connected to the “From Devices” input, all three outputs
from the Subtractors (and more device outputs should you so wish) can be
passed via the Combinator interface, without external routing.
! Please refer to the Operation Manual chapter “The Combinator” for
a complete description of the available features.
Creating a layered
instrument Combi patch -
a tutorial
In this step-by-step tutorial we will show you how to create a simple Combi
patch, starting with an empty Combinator device. The objective is to create a
layered instrument Combi that includes both instrument and effect devices:
1. To make things easy to follow, start with an empty rack.
2. Select a mixer device from the Create menu - either a 14:2 or a Line
mixer - it doesn’t matter.
3. Create a Combinator by selecting “Combinator” from the Create
menu.
An empty Combinator device is added to the rack, and a Combinator se-
quencer track is created.
D The front panel consists of a narrow top panel (with a patch name
display and standard patch browse/save buttons), and below is the
Controller panel.
This panel contains (amongst other things) virtual knobs and buttons that
can be assigned to any device parameter or function contained in the Combi
(see page 75).
D The empty space at the bottom is the Combinator “rack”, where de-
vices added to the Combi will be located.
It is also used for adding devices to a Combi via drag and drop.