Connections - Arturia MatrixBrute User Manual

1. CONNECTIONS

Panel Release latch - Push, then use the hinged prop inside the case to set the
control panel at the most convenient angle. You can also leave the panel flat.
1. Master Out - 1/4" unbalanced +4dBu stereo line-level outputs, intended to go to
an amp and speakers, or to an audio interface or mixer. For mono use the left
channel only.
2. Insert Send/Return - +4dBu 1/4" TRS jack for sending the output of the synth
(mono) to an external processor and back in. This goes before the Master Out
in the signal path. It requires an insert cable, wired: Tip = Send, Ring = Return,
Sleeve = Ground.
3. CV Ins/Outs - 3.5mm control voltage outputs and inputs for being controlled/
controlling by modular synthesizers. 12 parameters are available (VCA, LFO 1
Amount, Ladder Filter Cutoff, Steiner Filter Cutoff, VCO 2 Metal, Pulse Width,
Ultra, Pitch; VCO 1 Metal, Pulse Width, Ultra, Pitch). The CV inputs are tolerant to
+/-15V
4. Input - External input. Run external instruments through the MatrixBrute's
synthesis engine.
5. Input Type (Inst/Line) - For external instrument, use Instrument level for Hi-Z
sources like an electric guitar or bass; use Line level for sources such as another
electronic instrument, mixer output. This is an unbalanced input. Line = 68kΩ.
Instrument = 1.1MegΩ
6. Gain - Level control for external instrument input, used in conjunction with the
Gate (#7). Line Gain = 0 -> 20dB. Instrument Gain = 0 -> 40dB
7. Audio Gate (Off/On) - A gate extractor that allows you to use external audio
signals, like a guitar, to trigger the envelope generators. The Gain control (#6)
adjusts the level of the instrument relative to this threshold.
8. Gate In/Out - Receives/sends a voltage trigger, usually to/from another analog
synthesizer. Use it to trigger the MatrixBrute from another source, such as an
analog drum machine.
9. Sync In/Out - Interfaces MatrixBrute with pre-MIDI instruments that were
capable of synchronization, such as early Korg and Roland drum machines. The
following types of clock signals work: 1 step (Clock - this is the default); 1 step
(Gate); 24 pulses per quarter note; 48 pulses per quarter note.
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