Oberheim later produced the matrix, which is essentially patches from the matrix 6 in a 1unit rackmodule, preset and editable only through sysex. Synthesizer demo of the oberheim matrix 1988 and matrix6r 1986. It wont work correctly when using firmware versions prior to v2. In multi mode, each of the 12 voices can contain a different sound. The matrix6 is a powerful and versatile 6voice polyphonic synthesizer of. Patch base has the best oberheim matrix6 editor and librarian available for mac and ipad. First model was the classic matrix 12 synthesizer, today quite soughtafter. Midi quest oberheim matrix6 editor and librarian for windows and. For professional studio work or live on stage, both the matrix 6 keyboard. The matrix 6 was one of the last few synthesizers from oberheim to come out. Unfortunately its not very mac friendly the workaround for using it is too long winded.
It is a kind of offshoot of the renowned matrix 12. Bob grieb did a rewrite of the m6 software, which he then backported to the m. I would think so as they are essentially the same except the doesnt have a keyboard and has pa. View and download oberheim matrix 6 owners manual online. The max for live editor with the ability to automate makes it hard to not want to. For the looks and the girls, though, the matrix 6 is the one. Edit any parameter, organize patches, create random patches, and. This is strange because the most soughtafter of oberheims products is probably the matrix 12. Jan 29, 2014 one of my favorite synths is the oberheim matrix 6. Along with other matrix products from oberheim, the matrix6 features what oberheim called, matix modulation system, which makes for very flexible and powerful modulation programming. A firmware update for the oberheim matrix synthesizer. Using our tae modeling technology, we are able to recapture this beast of a synthesizer and bring it to you. This same image should work on both the 6r and the matrix 6. Papareil synlib oberheim matrix 6 for patches on the matrix 6 or matrix 6r the first thing you should check out is synlibmx6.
I have two and currently have one integrated into my live setup. The buttons are very clicky and responsive and every single parameter from envelope, to filter controls, to midiaftertouch, to matrix modulation, to master controls are all super accessible. Ive finally found the time to get xcode going on my mac mini and rebuild mx, the program i published some years ago for doing patch editing on the oberheim matrix66r and matrix. It is basically two complete oberheim xpanders hooked up to a velocitysensitive including release velocity, pressuresensitive there were some early matrix 12s that did not have pressuresensitivity, 5octave, 61note cc keyboard. Jsynthlib is a free, open source, universal synthesizer patch editor librarian written in the java language, that supports the oberheim matrix. Oberheim matrix controlediting vintage synth explorer.
And software editors such as unisyn make graphic editing possible for much. Oberheim matrix6 editor and librarian patch base coffeeshopped. Oberheim matrix 6 6 voices polyphonic synthesizer 1986 affordable analog polysynth derived from classic matrix 12 xpander intelligent technology. View and download oberheim matrix12 owners manual online. I primarily use it in split mode which makes the synth fully bitimbral. The matrix series gets the name the digital matrix control a digital way to internally route signals and modulation to different synt section, simplified from previous huge modular patchbays. The levers combined with the mod matrix makes for some great sound modulations as well. Notably the fixed modulations wont work as expected. It provides editing controls for all patch paramaters and many of the master parameters that effect all patches. Oberheim matrix6 and matrix firmware update on ebay. This is my latest and greatest code for the oberheim matrix six.
Patch touch ipad editor for oberheim matrix synthesizers. Oberheim matrix 6 editor for vst and standalone app youtube. In order to get the fixed modulation working with bob griebs firmware set the sysexsetting on the matrix6 to value 2 when using this panel. Up to now i have been mostly emailing eprom images to people with. The matrix 12, truly one of the monsters of programmable analog synthesizers. Parts and replacement keys for oberheim matrix 6, 6r, and keyboards. An original bank of sounds to download for the matrix 100. Take creative control of your oberheim matrix6 with fast and easy parameter editing, unparalleled bank organization, inspirational patch randomization.
Since it sounds exactly the same as the matrix, and given that the matrix is a more reliable unit at least in my experience, i can only recommend a matrix instead of the matrix 6. Windows sysex manager software with support for waldorf q, microq and microwave, oberheim matrix, access virus and novation nova laptop. The oberheim matrix6r is a 3u rack velocity and aftertouch sensitive, 6 voice polyphonic, duotimbral digitalanalog hybrid synthesizer, featuring dual oscillators with sync, resonant 24db low pass filter cem3396, three dadsr envelopes. Editor, ipad, matrix, matrix6, oberheim, tb midi stuff there is a true oberheim matrix editor for ipad now. The matrix can also be programmed via software, and will save you some studio space. The matrix 12 was the first programmable analog synthesizer that took the best features of a preset voice path and modular flexibility. Can control up to 4 matrix synths at the same time and has a syncable to midi cl.
I am aware that oberheim made two different rom versions 2. Editor the matrix 2001 is a graphical user interface for the oberheim matrix synth module for the pc. A firmware update for the oberheim matrix6 and matrix 6r synthesizers. While this is not a obxa but it comes close, the sound color is the same. Mx is a patch editor for the oberheim matrix 6, 6r, and synthesizers.
This app is compatible with your matrix 6 and 6r and runs under windows and apple mac. Patch touch gives you touchbased control over all of the voice parameters on these matrix synths. Mx is a patch editor for the oberheim matrix6, 6r, and synthesizers. Then check your matrix6s patch select number you uploaded it to. Sign up a patch editor for the oberheim matrix, 6, and 6r synthesizers, written in max. For professional studio work or live on stage, both the matrix 6 keyboard and rackmount are excellent and versatile synths. There is a true oberheim matrix editor for ipad now. Anybody got any insight into the oberheim matrix 6. It emulates the access hardware editor in a software environment within the apple logic audiosequencer program formerly emagic logic. Then check your matrix 6 s patch select number you uploaded it to.
In the video you hear a single matrix 6r, but the matrix has the same sound engine and it sounds identical. Papareil synlib oberheim matrix 6 for patches on the matrix6 or matrix6r the first thing you should check out is synlibmx6. Along with other matrix products from oberheim, the matrix 6 features what oberheim called, matix modulation system, which makes for very flexible and powerful modulation programming. Virtual access programmer for oberheim matrix 6 6r this software is a virtual access synthesizer programmer for use with the oberheim matrix 6 6r synthesizer. This is the absolute best program because of its libraries. Aug 09, 2014 some footage of a custom matrix 6 hardware editor built around midibox. The matrix 6 editor app is compatible with the oberheim matrix 6 and 6r, but the firmware of your matrix 6 must be 2. Its been a long time in the works, but mx version 1. With this much programmability it is unfortunate that the only user interface is a single slider and a keypad.
The matrix12 v, just like its analog predecessor, is a multitimbral instrument. Oberheim matrix controlediting post by supermel74. Oberheim matrix6 6voice polyphonic synthesizer encyclotronic. In the summer of 2014 i started a project to learn how the matrix 6 code handles these updates, and how it works in general. Oberheim matrix 6r firmware update untergeekuntergeek. Beta means that the software is not fully tested and there may be bugs which have not been discovered yet. I know you can stack two matrix s to get 12 voices. Editor, ipad, matrix, matrix6, oberheim serious gas warning. No longer there is a true matrix editor app in the store now, patch. The oberheim matrix 6 editor is available for 15 euros at the synthmania site. The oberheim page at mm with software and info for the matrix 6 plus a patch file for the oberheim xpander.
New editor for the oberheim matrix 6 synthesizer synthtopia. These sounds can then be split on different zones of the keyboard, individually transposed, played in unison, panned this way and that, and more. The main thing i am looking for are the fixed patches from within the matrix but in a soft synth. Ive finally found the time to get xcode going on my mac mini and rebuild mx, the program i published some years ago for doing patch editing on the oberheim matrix 6 6r and matrix. The oberheim matrix 6 was introduced in the late 1980s following the legendary ob series as a much more affordable and slimmed down solution. Hints and tips and a cheat sheet for editing the matrix 6 6r and. Original oberheim software for the matrix 6 and 6r dos based programs.
Oberheim matrix 6 os update and patch editor jim atwood. Sure, the xvoices, the obseries and the later matrix 6 were all fine synthesizers but, after 30 years, the matrix 12 remains a remarkable instrument, and its groundbreaking architecture continues to define the basis of many modern synths. If you have found this blog searching for the oberheim matrix6. It is basically two complete oberheim xpanders hooked up to a velocitysensitive including release velocity, pressuresensitive there were some early matrix12s that did not have pressuresensitivity, 5octave, 61note cc keyboard. Released in mid80s, the last polyphonic analog synthesizer from a prestigious lineage. And even for matrix owners that have been using gliglis v1. Based upon the same revolutionary technology as the oberheim xpander and matrix 12, the matrix6 utilizes many of their sound. While doing some midi sequencing i learned that my oberheim matrix 6 had the old os version 1. I love my machine because of its typical oberheim sound quality, but i hate it to edit some programs. View and download oberheim matrix6 owners manual online. Does anyone know if you can stack a and a matrix 6. One of my favorite synths is the oberheim matrix 6.
Oberheim xpander member of matrix 12 6 family modular. Oberheim matrix 6r 6 voices polyphonic module 1986 module rackmount version of the matrix 6 synthesizer. The modmatrix is a seriously important part of the matrix 6 and cant be overlooked. Jun 14, 2006 since it sounds exactly the same as the matrix, and given that the matrix is a more reliable unit at least in my experience, i can only recommend a matrix instead of the matrix 6. In the video you hear a single matrix6r, but the matrix has the same sound engine and it sounds identical. The massively powerful oberheim matrix12 has been resurrected at last. Oberheim matrix and matrix 6 music player network. The matrix 6r pictured above is the matrix 6 without a keyboard, retaining its membrane programming interface. Oberheim matrix6 19851990 oberheim matrix synthesizers are a historic 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. Virtual access oberheim matrix 6 6rprogrammer reverb. Im also now experimenting with putting each of the six voices in mono mode and sending a midi sequence to each. The slow response by the matrix 6 to some midi parameter changes has been mentioned many times on the web.
Oberheim matrix software editors enigmafon records llc. If you want full access to all the things you are gonna have to use a software patch editor. The matrix12, truly one of the monsters of programmable analog synthesizers. The programming of the instrument is done by the now familiar parametervalue system using touch membrane switches both for keypad, incrementer and mode selector functions. Oberheim matrix controlediting post by supermel74 sun dec 23, 2007 6. The oberheim matrix 6r is the rack version of the matrix 6. Make a change on the screen, and the change is instantly sent to the synthesizer.
The matrix 12 was the first programmable analog synthesizer that took the best features of a. View and download oberheim matrix 12 owners manual online. However, seems like the creator of this program mark strijbos disappeared. The matrix series gets the name the digital matrix control a complex signal modulation router.
Oberheim matrix 6 os update and patch editor jim atwood in. On the 6 6r you can edit all the parameters with an actually very easy to use digitalmembrane interface. The matrix6 panel has been developed for firmware v2. Jul 11, 2014 note the original matrix 6 does require os 2.