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Oberheim Matrix synthesizers

Oberheim Matrix synthesizers

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Oberheim Matrix synthesizers were a product line of subtractive analog synthesizers from Oberheim featuring a system of modulation which Oberheim called "Matrix Modulation" as a method of selecting and routing elements that dynamically shape various aspects of the sounds it produces. Matrix synthesizers continue to be popular due to their characteristic late-1980s analog sound and leading patching and filter capabilities.

Oberheim Matrix-12 (19851988)

These five products fall into two groups. The Xpander is a six-voice rack-mount synthesizer with voltage-controlled oscillators and very flexible voltage-controlled filters. The Matrix-12 is in effect two Xpanders plus a keyboard. The second group consists of the Matrix-6 synthesizer, with DCOs, and much more standard filter capability. It had two rack-mount variants, the Matrix-6R (Matrix-6 without keyboard) and the Matrix-1000 (low cost preset version with extended memory).

Models

More information Xpander, Matrix-12 ...

References

  1. Oberheim Xpander page at Vintage Synth Explorer
  2. Oberheim Matrix 12 page at Vintage Synth Explorer
  3. Oberheim Matrix 6 page at Vintage Synth Explorer
  4. Oberheim Matrix 6 page at Vintage Synth Explorer
  5. Oberheim Matrix 1000 page at Vintage Synth Explorer
  6. Oberheim Matrix 1000 manual at Vintage Synth Explorer
  7. "Oberheim Matrix 1000". Sound On Sound. June 1994. Archived from the original on 7 June 2015.

Further reading

  • VintageSynth.com has specifications and photos
  • OB6000.de The Editor for the Matrix 1000
  • Xplorer A free, realtime editor for the Oberheim Matrix-12 and Xpander synthesizers

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