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Z8000 Matrix Sequencer/Progarmmer Design - Gur Milstein Special Thanks Alessandro Cortini Andreas Schneider Andreas Wetterberg Bobby Voso James Cigler Mark Pulver Matthew Davidson Matrix Richard Devine Shawn Cleary Surachai Sutthisasanakul MADE IN THE USA Tiptop Audio 2010 All Rights Reserved
Introduction. The Z8000 Matrix Sequencer is a powerful tool in a small package. Contained within it's structure are the following: a) Four 4 step sequencers on the horizontal (1/2/3/4). b) Four 4 step sequencers on the vertical (A/B/C/D). c) One 16 step sequencer aggregating all four horizontal 4 step sequencers in order from top to bottom, left to right ( ). d) One 16 step sequencer aggregating all four vertical 4 step sequencers in order from left to right, top to bottom ( ).
Inputs/Outputs. Each and every sequence has its own individual CV output as well as Clock, Direction & Reset inputs. The grouped 4 step sequencers each share a normalized connection to the Clock. Allowing, for instance; a single clock to guide all four horizontal 4 steps from only one connection. The same applies for the four vertical sequences.
LEDs. The Z8000 uses multicolored LEDs to help with visual feedback. The red lights are assigned to the eight 4 steps, the green lights are assigned to the two 16 steps & lastly the yellow lights engage when a 4 step red light & 16 step green light intersect that specific LED. In addtion to that, when two 4 step sequencer red lights engage the light intensity of that led increases by about 35%. Whether the sequencer is clocked or not, its knobs and lights are still on and functioning.
Applications. The Z8000 is very simple to use but can create some extremely complex control patterns. Each sequencer can be made to step very slow or very fast up to audio rate. Each CV output has the capability to drive many inputs. One of the fun applications with the Z8000 is to patch one of the sequencer’s CV out back to the clock frequency input, creating a “swing” in the movement from step to step.
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