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From: phil@talaris.UUCP (Phil Cohen)
Newsgroups: net.music.synth
Subject: Oberheim Matrix-6
Message-ID: <112@talaris.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 1-Oct-85 14:41:02 EDT
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Posted: Tue Oct  1 14:41:02 1985
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Organization: Talaris Systems Inc.,San Diego, CA
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Summary: New low cost Oberheim synth


I have a good friend that happens to be the chief engineer at
Oberheim.  Thanks to him, I have had the opportunity to learn quite a
bit about some of the worlds' best synths.  I am especially fond
of the Xpander and Matrix-12, but alas they are far to expensive for
most of us to indulge in.

Last weekend he brought the prototype for the new Matrix-6 over to my
house and we spent many hours going over all the programming features
and user interface.  I did not get much sleep on Sat. night as I knew
he and the synth would be returning to LA the next day.

Well, I strongly encourage anyone considering a synth purchase in the
$1500 price range to check out the Matrix-6.  It has the same sound
generating guts as the Xpander and Matrix-12, but a less expensive user
interface.  It is very nicely done.  Quite a bargain considering its
features:

	6 voices, two DCO's per voice
	3 flavors of DCO sync lock
	touch sensitive on keypress, release and pressure
	matrix modulation programming ( this is a hot feature! )
	FM
	99 stored patches 
	50 split/double patches
	and much more!


Check it out!

		Phil Cohen