OBERHEIM SYNTH

Hi, everybody,
 
I am a new user of this group, writing from Italy. I wish somebody could help me, please: I have always been loving the Matrix1000, wishing to purchase one. I think I find out one in my hometown, but, after a careful test, in which the 99% of the functionality was ok,and the sounds and the filters was magical, I luckily noticed in the end, that a random note played less "fat" or having a strange behaviour, while the rest played marvellously. More strange, if I tried to play again the same "bad"note, after playing another "good" one, it sounded right, while another note that had sounded correctly before,now,running my finger on the keyboard, it sounds strange!!! I tried to test all the oscillators behaviour, playing a single"good sounding note" at least 8 times, and everything sounded ok! So I am puzzled between a bios or another chip failure, or simply ,and more wished option, a low battery,since I am almost sure that it has never been changed
 during all the years it was in the music shop. Anyway, the display was on and shiny and the buttons on the panel did their work flying, when I pushed them during the test....Could I trust a machine like this? Maybe somebody noticed the same "trouble" on his Matrix1000, and maybe knows how to fix it.....Please, help!!
I hope I could have explained clearly myself.
Many, many thanks for answering me,
 
Francesco.


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Hi Francesco - 

 

Sounds like one of the voice chips is bad.

 

Try this - play the notes up the keyboard from one end to the other one at a
time and see if the bad note repeats itself every 6th note.

 

-T

 

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From: oberheim@yahoogroups.com [mailto:oberheim@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of F.Manduca
Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 11:54 AM
To: oberheim@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [oberheim] Hello from a newbie!

 


Hi, everybody,

 

I am a new user of this group, writing from Italy. I wish somebody could
help me, please: I have always been loving the Matrix1000, wishing to
purchase one. I think I find out one in my hometown, but, after a careful
test, in which the 99% of the functionality was ok,and the sounds and the
filters was magical, I luckily noticed in the end, that a random note played
less "fat" or having a strange behaviour, while the rest played
marvellously. More strange, if I tried to play again the same "bad"note,
after playing another "good" one, it sounded right, while another note that
had sounded correctly before,now,running my finger on the keyboard, it
sounds strange!!! I tried to test all the oscillators behaviour, playing a
single"good sounding note" at least 8 times, and everything sounded ok! So I
am puzzled between a bios or another chip failure, or simply ,and more
wished option, a low battery,since I am almost sure that it has never been
changed during all the years it was in the music shop. Anyway, the display
was on and shiny and the buttons on the panel did their work flying, when I
pushed them during the test....Could I trust a machine like this? Maybe
somebody noticed the same "trouble" on his Matrix1000, and maybe knows how
to fix it.....Please, help!!

I hope I could have explained clearly myself.

Many, many thanks for answering me,

 

Francesco.

 

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No virus found in this incoming message.
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Version: 8.0.101 / Virus Database: 270.4.3/1528 - Release Date: 7/1/2008
7:26 AM

Also you can try reset the Matrix.

Hold the enter button while turning the Matrix ON.





--- In oberheim@yahoogroups.com, "Tim Curtis" <sexsymbol@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Francesco - 
> 
>  
> 
> Sounds like one of the voice chips is bad.
> 
>  
> 
> Try this - play the notes up the keyboard from one end to the other 
one at a
> time and see if the bad note repeats itself every 6th note.
> 
>  
> 
> -T
> 
>  
> 
>   _____  
> 
> From: oberheim@yahoogroups.com [mailto:oberheim@yahoogroups.com] On 
Behalf
> Of F.Manduca
> Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 11:54 AM
> To: oberheim@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [oberheim] Hello from a newbie!
> 
>  
> 
> 
> Hi, everybody,
> 
>  
> 
> I am a new user of this group, writing from Italy. I wish somebody 
could
> help me, please: I have always been loving the Matrix1000, wishing 
to
> purchase one. I think I find out one in my hometown, but, after a 
careful
> test, in which the 99% of the functionality was ok,and the sounds 
and the
> filters was magical, I luckily noticed in the end, that a random 
note played
> less "fat" or having a strange behaviour, while the rest played
> marvellously. More strange, if I tried to play again the 
same "bad"note,
> after playing another "good" one, it sounded right, while another 
note that
> had sounded correctly before,now,running my finger on the keyboard, 
it
> sounds strange!!! I tried to test all the oscillators behaviour, 
playing a
> single"good sounding note" at least 8 times, and everything sounded 
ok! So I
> am puzzled between a bios or another chip failure, or simply ,and 
more
> wished option, a low battery,since I am almost sure that it has 
never been
> changed during all the years it was in the music shop. Anyway, the 
display
> was on and shiny and the buttons on the panel did their work 
flying, when I
> pushed them during the test....Could I trust a machine like this? 
Maybe
> somebody noticed the same "trouble" on his Matrix1000, and maybe 
knows how
> to fix it.....Please, help!!
> 
> I hope I could have explained clearly myself.
> 
> Many, many thanks for answering me,
> 
>  
> 
> Francesco.
> 
>  
> 
>   _____  
> 
> Hai un indirizzo email difficile da ricordare? 
> Scegli quello che hai 
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> sempre desiderato 
> prima che lo faccia qualcun'altro!. 
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> 
>  
> 
> No virus found in this incoming message.
> Checked by AVG.
> Version: 8.0.101 / Virus Database: 270.4.3/1528 - Release Date: 
7/1/2008
> 7:26 AM
>