OBERHEIM SYNTH

Hi, i can agree with the postings and tips written before. it´s a nice synth and might be useful sometimes. i think there are always pro´s and con´s about any synth - of course a matrix 6/6r is not the perfect synth for all your sounds - i guess it´s a matter of taste. but there should be no problem! you can find them sometimes second hand for a reasonable price. 

whatever:) if you don´t like them that much, you can leave them alone, give them away or just should use them that much. 

i thought about buying me a matrix 1000 in addition, but it seems there are hundrets of unknown devices out there which i just don´t know of! 

for the moment i can´t pay too much atention and have to focus on these i already have in my current setup... still have many things to explore on them aswell :) hope this little info helps a bit 
cu


--- In oberheim@yahoogroups.com, Charles Massey <cmassey@g...> wrote:
> I have two M6R's.  I bought one brand new in '87 I believe and it has 
> performed flawlessly on stage for nearly 20 years.  We split it and 
> used two voices for bass and four for organ/strings and other pads.  
> One time it did lockup through some power problem but we did a reset 
> and it worked as it should ever since.
> 
> The second one I bought for the studio and as a backup, which I never 
> needed to use it for.  When I got it from an eBay auction, ($200. US) 
> there were two characters burnt out in the display.  I have been unable 
> to replace the display but am working on it at present.  Having two 
> units, I was able to live with the bad display but situation is not 
> good if I was doing some serious programming on it.  I can figure out 
> the patch names.  The rest of the unit works as it should.
> 
> As to the switches:  They have never been a problem on either unit. 
> (Knock on wood) :)
> 
> At present, I am debating adding the M6R to my MIDI wind controller 
> (Yamaha WX5) rack but the extra weight, cabling, having more stuff to 
> haul around has discouraged me from this addition.  I use the old 
> Yamaha WT11 module (two op FM) with my WX5 and if the M6R is mixed with 
> the FM from the WT11, it is a gorgeous sound.  There are also many solo 
> sounds that I could use in addition to the layering.
> 
> As a studio piece, it adds some terrific sounds to anyone's arsenal.
> 
> One tip:  Turn it on for 30 minutes before the session to let 
> everything warmup.  Then run the calibration, run the tuning one time 
> and maybe tune it one more time after another 5 or ten minutes of 
> playing and it will be solid for the rest of the night.
> 
> I have heard of many problems with the M6 but have found the M6R to be 
> really solid.
> 
> BTW, I went to the summer NAMM show in 1987 and this module was being 
> used by most all of the keyboard controller displayers as part of their 
> rack.  Don't know if Oberheim passed them out or not but the exposure 
> was great.  I also got to meet Tom Oberheim at this meet!
> Hope this helps.
> Charlie
> Two M6R's, three DMX, Xpander
> 
> On Apr 16, 2005, at 1:36 PM, chapman_todd wrote:
> > I have the chance of buying one, and I would welcome comments on
> > whether I should buy it or not.. any one comment?
> >