Description
In prep now: refurbished with a new backup battery and a recapped power supply. Set to 220 Volts for the UK / EU
The Matrix 6R synth is a 3U rackmount version of the M6 keyboard.
There’s plenty of software support for the Matrix 6 with sound editors & many more presets available. These patches will work with the Matrix 6, 6R and the Matrix 1000
Matrix 1000 info below, updated info to follow
Sonically, it’s classic Oberheim with a warm, bright sound that cuts through mixes really well. I used to own a Matrix 6R – it was one of my absolute favourites and the Matrix 1000 brings it all back!
“For big chords, mean pads and 80’s style pop its fantastic. Everyone complains how its not an OBX or whatever, but there really is strong Obie DNA in this machine and punchy analog brass is the best this side of unaffordable monsters. Plus – it’s touch sensitive, and has aftertouch on an analog poly!! – nothing like having cut off tied to velocity, with vibrato on after touch say”
“No matter what style of electronic music you indulge in, whether New Age or Techno Rave, analogue synthesizers still have a lot still to offer, and they work surprisingly well alongside more contemporary digital sounds. It doesn’t really matter that the string patch doesn’t sound quite like strings, or the flute patch exactly like a flute — what really draws you in is the almost organic sense of warmth, movement and evolution that permeates just about every patch you set up” – Sound on Sound
“The Matrix 1000 brings the fat, warm sound of analogue synthesis within reach of mere mortals”
“The Matrix 6 and 6R are undoubtedly the most underated and most powerful analog synth of its class.” Vintagesynth.com
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