Oberheim Matrix synthesizers

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Oberheim Matrix synthesizers are a historic product line of analog synthesizers from Oberheim featuring a method of synthesis which Oberheim called "Matrix Modulation" as a method of defining preset and user patches. They are notable for their implementation of DCO's, which maintain a completely analog sound but are controlled by digital circuitry, making them much more stable. Matrix synthesizers continue to be popular due to their characteristic late-1980s analog sound.

Matrix-6 Matrix-12 Matrix-1000
Polyphony 6 voices 12 voices 6 voices
Oscillators 12 DCOs (2 per voice) 24 (2 per voice) 12 DCOs (2 per voice)
Layers single, split, 2-part multitimbral single, monotimbral
Filter 1 low-pass resonant filter
Memory 100 patches, 50 splits 100 patches 1000 patches (800 preset, 200 user)
LFO 2 (plus 1 for vibrato effect) 15 types 2
Rackmount no yes
Keyboard 61-key (velocity & aftertouch) none
Control MIDI In/Out/Thru
Production 1985 1985 1987-1994
Notable Users Orbital, Apollo 440, Philip Glass, The Grid, Future Sound of London, Lux Voltaire, Astral Projection, The Shamen, Mouse on Mars, Tangerine Dream and Cirrus The Orb, Gravity Kills, Technotronic, Jens Johansson, Van Halen, and Depeche Mode Apollo 440, Juno Reactor, Moby, Cirrus, Fatboy Slim, Laurent Garnier, ATB, Depeche Mode, Future Sound of London, Pet Shop Boys, Faithless, The Process Void, and Rhythm Method

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