Arturia MatrixBrute, Manual

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Page 2: ...tte Metais Morgan Perrier Jose Rendon Sebastien Rochard Holger Steinbrink Jack Van Camille Dalemans ARTURIA SA 2019 All rights reserved 26 avenue Jean Kuntzmann 38330 Montbonnot Saint Martin FRANCE www arturia com Information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Arturia The software described in this manual is provided unde...

Page 3: ...te sequence events Extend duplicate a sequence Increased Mod knob functionality More tempo control options Custom LFO waveform drawing New LFO rate subdivisions triplet and dotted Edit MIDI Control Center settings from the front panel Independent glide per zone in Duo Split mode The purpose of this document is to introduce these new features and explain how to use them For a comprehensive descript...

Page 4: ...ts 3 2 New Features The Details 4 2 1 Preset mode Compare presets 4 2 2 MOD mode More custom routes 5 2 3 SEQ mode New features 6 2 3 1 Edit Note Mod values with Mod knob 6 2 3 2 BPM Adjustment 6 2 3 3 Sequence Rotate 7 2 3 4 Sequence extend duplicate 8 2 3 5 Multi step erase 9 2 3 6 Step Editing Actions 10 2 4 Custom LFO waveforms 11 2 5 LFO subdivision 12 2 6 MCC Settings mode 13 2 7 Glide in Du...

Page 5: ...rwriting it See the full details about Compare mode here p 4 1 3 MOD mode More custom routes The number of custom mod routes has been expanded from 4 to 16 through the addition of 3 banks of four routes each 17 20 21 24 and 25 28 Follow the link to learn more about these new User assignable destinations p 5 1 4 SEQ mode New features 1 4 1 Edit Note Mod values with Mod knob The Mod Amount knob can ...

Page 6: ...otted values See the LFO subdivision section p 12 1 7 MCC Settings mode All of the MIDI Control Center settings can be changed without a computer attached Instructions are in the Settings mode section p 13 1 8 Glide in Duo Split mode Glide can now be enabled independently for the upper and lower sections of the keyboard in Duo Split mode When Glide is enabled Slide events in a pattern are applied ...

Page 7: ...ess a matrix button to select a preset The front panel behaves differently in Compare mode The Preset button blinks and the SEQ MOD buttons are dark The Sequencer screen displays COMP The Preset screen displays the number of the previewed preset Select a different preset to preview by pressing its matrix button The blue flashing matrix button indicates which preset is being previewed You can make ...

Page 8: ...modulation source to this destination and set a modulation amount with the Mod Amount knob Use a similar process to access and edit mod routes 17 20 21 24 and 25 28 Press button 14 once to access mod routes 17 20 Press button 15 once to access mod routes 21 24 Press button 16 once to access mod routes 25 28 If you ve selected mod routes 17 20 for example then hold the 13 14 15 or 16 button while m...

Page 9: ...a note and Accent for that step Many of the step editing techniques also work during real time recording For a chart that presents this information another way see Step editing actions p 10 2 3 2 BPM adjustment This section refers to section 5 3 1 Tempo rate and playback controls p 41 in the MatrixBrute 2 0 manual Many of the step editing techniques also work during real time recording Version 2 0...

Page 10: ...It s easy to do and fun to watch 1 Make sure the Record button is not lit Rotate only works when SEQ is not in Record mode 2 Hold TAP and press the Step or button The step LEDs will rotate one step per button press This process moves the steps and all of their properties Gate Pitch Accent Slide and Seq Mod events But it only affects the steps inside the sequence length i e the music you hear while...

Page 11: ...k so the results can be heard immediately Then press SEQ and follow these steps 1 Initialize the sequence hold Panel and press SEQ 2 Hold the SEQ Length button and press A4 to set the length to 4 steps 3 Press the Record button to enter step record mode 4 Play only four keys For this example we ll use CDEF 5 Hold SEQ Length and press the Step button SEQ Length is now 8 steps 6 Release SEQ Length S...

Page 12: ... then pressing the first button i e hold the right one press the left one All of the buttons within that range will be disabled including the two that were pressed This method works whether a pattern is looping or not But be careful When looping a pattern with Record On holding TAP erases the notes and disables all events until TAP is released 9 Arturia Changes in version 2 0 New Features The Deta...

Page 13: ... Enable A B Enable A B Enable A B Enable A B Hold two MOD slots L R Enable A B Enable A B Enable A B Enable A B Hold two Step slots R L 1 NA Disable A B Disable A B Disable A B Hold two Accent slots R L Disable A B Disable A B Disable A B Disable A B Hold two Slide slots R L Disable A B Disable A B Disable A B Disable A B Hold two MOD slots R L Disable A B Disable A B Disable A B Disable A B Hold ...

Page 14: ...ow P decides if the change between the previous and current steps is instant or smoothed If a step in Row P is blue the transition is instant If it is red the transition is smoothed For a simple example 1 Start with an initialized patch Hold Panel press Preset 2 Set up a mod route of LFO1 Pitch press MOD then E1 and set an amount with the knob above the matrix 3 Enter Draw mode for LFO 1 and make ...

Page 15: ...tted values To set the LFO time division value hold Seq Sync and press one of the three note value buttons in the Sequencer section the quarter note triplet or dotted icons beneath the Link button This setting is independent from the Sequencer setting and is visible whenever the Seq Sync button is held Arturia Changes in version 2 0 New Features The Details 12 ...

Page 16: ...ers are a dim blue The current values for all non selected parameters are a dim purple The parameters in each row are separated by dark buttons which are inactive Here s what the various rows and lit buttons represent and which MCC parameters they access Row Buttons Name on Seq screen MCC parameter Settings A 1 16 Ch Input MIDI Channel 1 16 Omni Off 1 B 1 16 Ch Lo Lower Part MIDI Channel 1 16 Off ...

Page 17: ...se the MIDI Out setting in row D to select Off 4 Use the Preset and arrows to select intermediate note values All parameter descriptions are listed in chapter 7 2 MIDI Control Center settings in the MatrixBrute 2 0 manual Here s how to use the buttons The Sequencer and arrows cycle through the MCC parameters The Preset and arrows edit the value of the selected parameter The Preset display shows th...

Page 18: ...e button in the Voice section and press the Glide on off button The Glide button LED shows the glide status of the lower part when the Mode button is held and shows the glide status of the upper part when the Mode button is not being held Be sure to hold the button for about a second holding it for less than 700 ms will toggle the Voice Mode This feature is tons of fun with Duo Split patches that ...

Page 19: ... Reset Macros Hold Panel turn Macro Resets the Macro value Reset Master Cutoff Hold Panel turn Master Cutoff Reset the Master Cutoff value Reset Mod Amt Hold Panel turn Mod Amount Reset the Mod Amount value 2 8 3 Custom Mod Destination commands Function Button press combinations Description Change modulation destination page Single press on a Custom modulation destination button Selects the corres...

Page 20: ... LFO Enables the LFO custom waveform editing mode Change LFO time division Hold LFO Seq Sync press Quarter Triplet or Dotted Changes the LFO time division to standard triplet or dotted 2 8 6 Duo Split Mode shortcuts Function Button press combinations Description Set Duo Split note Hold Voice Mode press key Sets the split note between lower and upper part Set lower part octave Hold Voice Mode press...

Page 21: ...o held steps Add tied note Set pitch Hold two step buttons press a key Adds a tied note sets pitch value with a key press Add tied note Set pitch Hold two step buttons turn Mod Amt knob Adds a tied note sets pitch value by browsing notes with the Mod Amt knob Edit Seq step MOD value Hold Seq Mod step turn Mod Amt knob Modifies the step Mod Amt value Disable multiple steps Hold two Steps in the sam...