Initializing A Preset; Hands On - Arturia MatrixBrute User Manual

• VCO (voltage-controlled oscillators) [p.19]
waveforms. These are on a black background on the MatrixBrute
panel;
• VCF (voltage-controlled filters) [p.30]
they can also self-oscillate to become sound sources. For that reason,
they're also on a black background;
• An extensive list of modifiers, identified by a charcoal-colored
background, move the other parameters around over time in various
ways. In some cases, modulators can control other modulators.
One of the main features in the MatrixBrute is... its Matrix (hence the name).
This is an electronic modulation-routing patchbay, so everything that could be
a source can be routed to any and all possible destination parameters. Some
modulation sources you move physically, such as the modulation wheel; others
can either run freely or lock to the internal sequencer's clock. Or they can lock to
MIDI.
Triggers from the 4-octave keyboard and the sequencer/arpeggiator - as well as
incoming MIDI notes - could also be considered modifiers when they're doing
more than just playing notes.
The final module in the MatrixBrute's audio path is an analog effects section, and
the output levels and master tuning are separate from the synthesis engine.
Throughout an analog synthesizer, frequencies are controlled by voltage.
MatrixBrute uses 1V per octave, so for example from C3 to C4 is a 1V increase,
and from C3 to F#3 is a 0.5V increase.

3.2. Initializing a Preset

Start with an initialized sound: Panel + Preset.

3.3. Hands On

MatrixBrute has more than one of every type of module, but it's only necessary
to go through one of each for this bird's-eye view. So we'll just use one VCO, one
VCF, one LFO, one envelope.
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generate various kinds of
shape the harmonic content, but
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