Smith
8×8 Programmable Matrix
Smith it’s an 8 inputs & 8 outputs precision buffered matrix with presets.
Each of the 8 outputs can take the signal from any of the 8 inputs, allowing over 16 million possible combinations.
This is not a mixer, the same input can be routed to many outputs, but several inputs can’t be present at the same output simultaneously.
The module works with both audio and CV signals, ins & outs have ±10 volts range and minimum offset (1 millivolt approx.), which makes it perfect for distributing V/Oct signals too.
8 scenes that can be accessed through the dedicated push buttons but also by CV and trigger.
8 banks (with 8 scenes each, 64 scenes per preset).
8 persistent presets (with 8 banks of 8 scenes each).
12 HP
+12V 47 mA
-12V 14 mA
This module can be used to store ‘presets’ for your live setup, allowing patch changes and easy rerouting signals with literally just pressing a button.
Another (more chaotic) way to use it is to plug several modulation sources to the inputs (such as envelopes, LFOs, sequenced CVs…) and several modulation destinations to the outputs (filter cutoff, PWM, VCAs…). If you want to introduce a variation in the sound, select a different scene or directly randomize the current one to drastically change ‘what is modulating what’.
Using audio sources can lead us to interesting territories too, sequencing waveform changes or using different processors (filter, distortion, folder…). Keep in mind that the switch performs pretty fast and the signal is passed without any modification (to preserve its accuracy, which is pretty important when using the module for v/oct) so with audio, the switching may be clicky. This depends on the sound source too, with ‘dirty’ ones there’s no problem but with clean ones, like low pitched sine waves, it will be.