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Oberheim Matrix Series
Family of Oberheim matrix-modulation analog synthesizers
The Oberheim Matrix family comprises the analog synthesizers built around extensive matrix modulation and Curtis-based voice cards introduced in the mid-1980s, including the rack-format Xpander and the flagship 12-voice Matrix-12, along with the later Matrix-6 and Matrix-1000. These instruments paired analog signal paths with deep digital modulation routing.
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Synthesizers
Hardware synthesizers, synth model families, and related electronic instruments.
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Oberheim
Oberheim is an American synthesizer maker founded by Tom Oberheim in 1969, known for the SEM, the OB-X family of polyphonic synthesizers, and the DMX drum machine.
Family models
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Oberheim Xpander
Synthesizer · United States
The Oberheim Xpander, introduced in 1984, is a six-voice rack-format analog synthesizer module and the architectural sibling of the Matrix-12. Each voice offers two oscillators, fifteen filter modes, five LFOs, five DADSR envelopes, ramp and tracking generators, and a flexible modulation matrix, making it a benchmark of analog synthesis flexibility in a keyboardless module.
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Oberheim Matrix-12
Synthesizer · United States
The Oberheim Matrix-12, introduced in 1985, is a twelve-voice analog synthesizer with extensive digital modulation routing. Each voice provides two oscillators, a noise source, a fifteen-mode multimode filter, five envelopes, five LFOs, ramp and tracking generators, and a deep modulation matrix, on a 61-note keyboard. It is widely regarded as one of the most powerful analog polysynths ever built.