OBERHEIM SYNTH

I find that Oberheims (from the Matrix era) are awesome for complex textures and realtime modulation, and while they do (and should) have a respectable low-end, they are not heavy-handed. You can still get some big lows though using the triangle waveform and a bit of resonance like you said. Most of the sound is in those CEM chips and each Oberheim I've heard sounds unique. I have four Matrix-1000s and each one is a little bit different, but they sound amazing all together.

They are unlike other hybrid synths in the sense that there is a little of "play" in the settings and that this, when combined with the modulation matrix, add up to something more like a single board modular synthesizer.

I have no idea about the factory programs for the Matrix-12, but a pair of Matrix-1000s playing the same patch, one panned left and the other right, sounds tremendous! It's a subtle thing, but I expect that you can get some amazing imagery using the same approach. -pc




On Oct 16, 2012, at 10:58 AM, oberhomie wrote:

> Hello
> 
> I have a Matrix 12 (Voice 1.4) (Main Software 1.1)
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> I like it but when I listen to online samples they sound much better..
> 
> Mine seems to lack "balls".. I have no trouble with any tuning.
> But my low end doesn't seem to be there and many of the factory presets don't really impress.
> 
> Once thing I've noticed is that when I adjust the VCF resonance, there is a HUGE difference between 62, and 63.. in fact resonance=63 is the only time the synth grows a pair... 0-62 is wimpy, 63 is burly.
> 
> Is this normal?
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> I really want to get this thing sounding good!!!
>