OBERHEIM MATRIX-6

SYNTHESIZER - 100 PRESETS

FROM THE OWNER'S MANUAL

WELCOME TO THE MATRIX-6

"Congratulations! You are now the owner of a powerful and versatile 6-Voice polyphonic synthesizer of outstanding features and value. Based upon the same revolutionary technology as the Oberheim XPANDER and MATRIX-12, the MATRIX-6 utilizes many of their sound programming, performance and MIDI features in a compact, low-cost unit. The MATRIX-6 is divided into three main areas of operation called "modes". You have complete control over each mode and all the functions, called "parameters", within them. These three modes - the PATCHES, SPLITS and the general functions in MASTER -provide you with all the necessary ingredients to create patches, edit existing patches, split the keyboard and set up your pedals, levers and other controllers quickly and easily. Also included is a full complement of MIDI features that allows you to interface with other synthesizers, sequencers and computers. And the sound? The MATRIX-6 utilizes a new breed of Digitally Controlled Oscillators- "DCOs" for short - that provide unparalleled tuning stability and richness of sound. A wide-range, 4-pole low-pass filter, three 5-stage envelope generators, two independent LFO's, and the Matrix Modulation™ System give you all the basics to precisely articulate the sound of each patch. The MATRIX-6's front panel reads from left to right, conveniently laid out in logical fashion. And all the functions and parameters are printed on the front panel itself and numerically indexed for quick reference. The 16-character fluorescent display co-ordinates the use of all functions and even has a brightness adjustment for different lighting conditions. Although the MATRIX-6 is designed with many features and controls that you may already be familiar with, we recommend that you read this manual in its entirety. It was written to provide you with all the information you will need to use your MATRIX-6 in an easy-to-read format. We encourage you to experiment or you'll never know what you might discover. And thank you for choosing the MATRIX-6."

EDITABLE PARAMETERS

PATCH EDIT
DC0 1 DCO 2 VCF/VCA FM/TRACK RAMP/PRTMNT
00 FREQUENCY 10 FREQUENCY 20 BALANCE 30 VCF FM AMOUNT 40 RAMP 1 RATE
01 FREQ MOD BY LFO 1 11 FREQ MOD BY LFO 1 21 FREQUENCY 31 FM MOD BY ENV 3 41 RAMP 1 TRIGGER
02 SYNC 12 DETUNE 22 FREQ BY ENV 1 32 FM MOD BY PRESS 42 RAMP 2 RATE
03 PULSE WIDTH 13 PULSE WIDTH 23 FREQ MOD BY PRESS 33 TRACK INPUT 43 RAMP 2 TRIGGER
04 PW MOD BY LFO 2 14 PW MOD BY LFO 2 24 RESONANCE 34 TRACK POINT 1 44 PRTMNT RATE
05 WAVE SHAPE 15 WAVE SHAPE 25 LEVERS 35 TRACK POINT 2 45 PORT MOD BY VEL
06 WAVE SELECT 16 WAVE SELECT 26 KYBD/PRTMNT 36 TRACK POINT 1 46 PRTMNT MODE
07 LEVERS 17 LEVERS 27 VCA1 MOD BY VEL 37 TRACK POINT 4 47 LEGATO PRTMNT
08 KEYBOARD/PRTMNT 18 KYBD/PRTMNT 28 VCA1 MOD BY VEL 38 TRACK POINT 5 48 KEYBOARD MODE
09 KEY CLICK 19 KEY CLICK 29 VCA2 MOD BY ENV2   .
ENV 1 ENV 2 ENV 3 LFO 1 LF0 2
50 DELAY 60 DELAY 70 DELAY 80 SPEED 90 SPEED
51 ATTACK 61 ATTACK 71 ATTACK 81 SPEED MOD BY PRESS 91 SPEED MOD BY KYBD
52 DECAY 62 DECAY 72 DECAY 82 WAVEFORM 92 WAVEFORM
53 SUSTAIN 63 SUSTAIN 73 SUSTAIN 83 RETRIGGER POINT 93 RETRIGGER POINT
54 RELEASE 64 RELEASE 74 RELEASE 84 AMPLITUDE 94 AMPLITUDE
55 AMPLITUDE 65 AMPLITUDE 75 AMPLITUDE 85 AMP MOD BY RAMP 1 95 AMP MOD BY RAMP 2
56 AMP MOD BY VE 66 AMP MOD BY VEL 76 AMP MOD BY VEL 86 TRIGGER MODE 96 TRIGGER MODE
57 TRIGGER MODE 67 TRIGGER MODE 77 TRIGGER MODE 87 LAG 97 LAG
58 ENVELOPE MODE 68 ENVELOPE MODE 78 ENVELOPE MODE 88 SAMPLE INPUT 98 SAMPLE INPUT
59 LFO 1 TRIGGER 69 LFO 1 TRIGGER 79 LFO 1 TRIGGER . .
MATRIX MODULATION MASTER EDIT SPLIT EDIT
SOURCES DESTINATIONS MIDI  
00 DELETE MODULATION 00 DELETE MODULATION 00 BASIC CHANNEL 0 LEFT UPPER LIMIT
01 ENVELOPE 1 01 DCO 1 FREQUENCY 01 OMNI MODE 1 LEFT TRANSPOSE
02 ENVELOPE 2 02 DCO 1 PULSE WIDTH 02 CONTROLLERS 2 LEFT MIDI OUTPUT
03 ENVELOPE 3 03 DCO 1 WAVE SHAPE 03 PATCH CHANGES 3 RIGHT LOWER LIMIT
04 LFO 1 04 DCO 2 FREQUENCY 04 SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE 4 RIGHT TRANSPOSE
05 LFO 2 05 DC0 2 PULSE WIDTH 05 LOCAL CONTROL 5 RIGHT MIDI OUTPUT
06 VIBRATO 06 DC0 2 WAVE SHAPE 06 PEDAL 1 SELECT 6 LEFT-RIGHT BALANCE
07 RAMP 1 07 DC0 1 - DCO 2 MIX 07 PEDAL 2 SELECT 7 VOICE/ZONE SELECT
08 RAMP 2 08 VCF FM BY DCO 2 08 LEVER 2 SELECT
09 KEYBOARD 09 VCF FREQUENCY 09 LEVER 3 SELECT
10 PRTMNT 10 VCF RESONANCE 10 SEND PATCH
11 TRACKING GENERATOR 11 VCA 1 VOLUME 11 SEND ALL
12 KEYBOARD GATE 12 VCA 1 VOLUME CASSETTE
13 VEL 13 ENV 1 DELAY 20 STORE ALL
14 RELEASE VEL 14 ENV 1 ATTACK 21 CHECK ALL
15 PRESSURE 15 ENV 1 DECAY 22 LOAD ALL
16 PEDAL 1 16 ENV 1 RELEASE 23 SELECTIVE LOAD
17 PEDAL 2 17 ENV 1 AMPLITUDE VIBRATO
18 LEVER 1 18 ENV 2 DELAY 30 SPEED
19 LEVER 2 19 ENV 2 ATTACK 31 WAVEFORM
20 LVR 3 = LVR 2 REVERSE 21 ENV 2 RELEASE 32 AMPLITUDE
21 ENV 2 RELEASE 33 SPEED MOD SOURCE
22 ENV 2 AMPLITUDE 33 SPEED MOD SOURCE
23 ENV 3 DELAY 34 SPEED MOD AMOUNT
24 ENV 3 ATTACK 35 AMP MOD SOURCE
25 ENV 3 DECAY 36 AMP MOD AMOUNT
26 ENV 3 RELEASE KEYBOARD
27 ENV 3 AMPLITUDE 40 VELOCITY SCALE
28 LFO 1 SPEED 41 VELOCITY SENS.
29 LFO 1 AMPLITUDE 42 PEDAL 2 INVERT
30 LFO 2 SPEED 43 LEVERS INVERT
31 LFO 2 AMPLITUDE MISC.
32 PRTMNT RATE 50 EDIT RECALL
51 PATCH INITIALIZE
52 CALIBRATE
53 DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
54 SOFTWARE VERSION
55 MASTER TUNE