Oberheim Matrix synthesizers were a product line of
subtractive analog synthesizers from
Oberheim featuring a system of
modulation
In electronics and telecommunications, modulation is the process of varying one or more properties of a periodic waveform, called the '' carrier signal'', with a separate signal called the ''modulation signal'' that typically contains informat ...
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.
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 Xpander's 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 and Matrix-1000.
Models
References
Further reading
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External links
VintageSynth.comhas specifications and photos
OB6000.deThe Editor for the Matrix 1000
XplorerA realtime editor for the Oberheim Matrix-12 and Xpander synthesizers
Matrix
Matrix most commonly refers to:
* ''The Matrix'' (franchise), an American media franchise
** '' The Matrix'', a 1999 science-fiction action film
** "The Matrix", a fictional setting, a virtual reality environment, within ''The Matrix'' (franchi ...
analog synthesizers
polyphonic synthesizers
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