Microfreak/UG/05 Connections/02 Matrix and Encoder/02 Assigning Destinations

• 05.2.2 Assigning destinations

  • Assign1, Assign2, and Assign3 are user-defined destinations. They can turn nearly any MicroFreak knob into a modulation destination.
  • Master Volume and the Preset Encoder cannot be assigned. Shift-plus-knob parameters, control buttons, and icon buttons such as Spice and Dice cannot be assigned either.
  • To assign a destination to one source:
    • Select its Assign point in the Matrix and press the encoder to enter edit mode.
    • Hold the corresponding Assign button and turn the knob to use as a destination. The display confirms the parameter.
    • Turn the encoder to set the modulation amount, then press it to leave edit mode.
  • To assign one destination to every source in a column, hold an Assign button and move the desired knob. Then set the amount for each source in that column.
  • Possible modulation destinations include:
    • Glide: Glide amount.
    • Oscillator Type: oscillator model.
    • Sample: sample slot index.
    • Oscillator Wave, Timbre, and Shape: the corresponding parameter of the selected oscillator.
    • Filter Cutoff and Resonance: cutoff frequency and filter bandwidth.
    • Envelope Attack, Decay, Sustain, and Filter Amount: the Standard Envelope stages and its amount sent to the amplifier.
    • LFO Rate: LFO speed.
    • Arp&Seq Rate: arpeggiator and sequencer rate.
    • Cycling Envelope Rise, Fall, and Hold: the Cycling Envelope's stages.
    • Cycling Envelope Amount: amount sent from CycEnv to the Matrix.
    • Matrix Modulation Amount: modulation amount of a Matrix point.
  • Starting with MicroFreak firmware 5.0.0, Sample can be assigned by opening the Sample select menu, pressing one of the three Assign buttons, and turning the Type knob.
  • Sample assigned as a Matrix destination
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  • A Matrix connection's modulation amount can itself be modulated. To vary vibrato depth with the Cycling Envelope:
    • Route the LFO to oscillator Pitch.
    • Select CycEnv→Assign1 in the Matrix and hold Assign1.
    • Select the LFO→Pitch point and press the encoder to make it the modulation-amount destination.
    • Return to CycEnv→Assign1 and set its amount. The Cycling Envelope now changes the vibrato depth.
  • In Paraphonic mode, all voices are assigned simultaneously as a destination.
  • To clear all Matrix routings, hold Shift and press the Matrix encoder.
  • The Matrix routes sources to destinations and mixes multiple sources at one destination. The encoder sets modulation strength in either a positive or negative direction.