OBERHEIM SYNTH

Hi,

Looks like a useful box. I'll give you my opinion but
first I should let you know that I have a Matrix 6R
which is similar but not the same as your Matrix 1000.
Secondly I don't have the button box in hand to try
out on my synth. So there is know way for me to really
know if this is a good purchase.

Never the less I think it should work for most part.
There are many parameters that send a small message
consisting of 7 bytes. These are any parameter change
where the value being sent is positive i.e.. 0 - 127.
I think the box would  be able to handle these fairly
well.

However there are other parameters that require a
bigger message of 274 bytes, and essentially that is
the whole patch being sent just to change one
parameter i.e.. -63 - +63. At least that is what
happens with the Matrix 6 which is nearly the same
animal as the Matrix 1000. In the case of a whole
patch being sent I don't think the box would work
because it has no reference as to what the rest of the
patch is.

Since you have the editing software you should down
load some Midi monitoring Software to see what is
being sent out to your Matrix 1000. Many of these
programs such as "Midi Monitor" are free, and will
help you learn what the System Exclusive commands for
your Synth are. 

The bottom line is this box won't entirely replace
your patch editing software, but considering the lack
of a user interface on the Matrix 1000 it would be
nice to have especially for live performance.

By the way what editing software are you using? I have
Opcodes Edit One for Matrix 6. I am currently
developing a patch editor in Cocoa to run on OS X
10.4. This is mostly for my self but if there is
enough interest I will make it available to others.

James

--- _5ht <_5ht@...> wrote:

> Can anyone tell me if the following knob box can be
> compatible with
> the Matrix 1000?
> 
> http://www.behringer.com/BCR2000/index.cfm?lang=ENG
> 
> I have the software editor, but I dislike using it
> and would like to
> program a knob box to edit my Matrix 1000.
> 
> 
>