tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17775202.post2759942029002549843..comments2024-03-27T10:06:45.689-07:00Comments on MATRIXSYNTH: New SEM from Tom Oberheimmatrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364921840391533422noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17775202.post-47933021411574222302009-06-15T23:08:43.146-07:002009-06-15T23:08:43.146-07:00Any idea if you can link 4 of these together like ...Any idea if you can link 4 of these together like with the Semtex and Semblance?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17260450528361971704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17775202.post-74641154061350931132009-06-10T01:37:56.675-07:002009-06-10T01:37:56.675-07:00Maybe premature, maybe obvious - but who will sell...Maybe premature, maybe obvious - but who will sell this thing? End when? My wallet is eagerly waiting, packed with cash.herrdahlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03409991142375809120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17775202.post-2459399036706219182009-06-06T15:59:55.740-07:002009-06-06T15:59:55.740-07:00Jonathan- by the way the Berkeley Cafe is called B...Jonathan- by the way the Berkeley Cafe is called Brewed AwakeningEmilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14809415358932444984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17775202.post-41670889335014900792009-06-06T15:57:03.727-07:002009-06-06T15:57:03.727-07:00Hi All you Oberheim fans-I am Tom Oberheim's d...Hi All you Oberheim fans-I am Tom Oberheim's daughter-*no joke* and I am very excited about this new product. hope to get my dad out and selling! we need your supportEmilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14809415358932444984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17775202.post-21806780099164733852009-06-05T15:02:09.156-07:002009-06-05T15:02:09.156-07:00ive owned a 2 voice for years and recently have tr...ive owned a 2 voice for years and recently have traded it. this is awesome.<br />tom is the man! sems kill. hands down.<br />-shawn rudimansynthdrome412https://www.blogger.com/profile/14878238137950882377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17775202.post-76086813653118403102009-06-05T13:14:39.090-07:002009-06-05T13:14:39.090-07:00This is really stalker-ish, but what was the name ...This is really stalker-ish, but what was the name of the cafe? I'm moving to Berkeley and would love to 'accidentally' bump in one of those guys. Not in a creepy way, of course.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908067585868975644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17775202.post-81742458419508494642009-06-04T19:47:31.573-07:002009-06-04T19:47:31.573-07:00oh, one other thing: just remember that Tom alread...oh, one other thing: just remember that Tom already has direct competition, in the form of the Analogue Systems SEMblance....metasonixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13224183744460116842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17775202.post-12292366662436234762009-06-04T19:31:31.569-07:002009-06-04T19:31:31.569-07:00Please excuse this, but I just have to make a few ...Please excuse this, but I just have to make a few comments.<br /><br />a) Tom is selling this thing for a screaming bargain price. He really should ask more, but he's doing it as a labor of love. You should kiss his feet, preferably in front of journalists.<br /><br />b) people who obsess over analog synths have an inflated opinion of analog's importance in the industry. It is very likelymetasonixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13224183744460116842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17775202.post-6395189094210543572009-06-04T18:30:54.625-07:002009-06-04T18:30:54.625-07:00hardware wont diminish. don't forget that most...hardware wont diminish. don't forget that most of us buy hardware because of gear lust, and still do.Nick Chan Abdullahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00367129911069229333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17775202.post-55913235111824652932009-06-04T15:06:23.939-07:002009-06-04T15:06:23.939-07:00" pac said...
there are 2-3 really competitiv..." pac said...<br />there are 2-3 really competitive alternatives...."<br /><br />I can only assume that you have never heard what these 'Alternatives' sound like then or have never heard the raw Brutal Gorgeousness of a SEM ! ! !<br /> <br />There are no alternatives as none come close to the sound impact of the SEM. FACT ! !<br /><br />Tom, Thank God you're doing this. I&Media Whorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03955865705120561020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17775202.post-42976101013001936352009-06-04T10:32:56.102-07:002009-06-04T10:32:56.102-07:00that's a coffee meeting i'd like to attend...that's a coffee meeting i'd like to attend!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12548678158590028018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17775202.post-66403008630123833302009-06-04T05:34:57.870-07:002009-06-04T05:34:57.870-07:00When asked about purchasing the new SEM w/o the MI...When asked about purchasing the new SEM w/o the MIDI interface, he initially replied "sure" but then went on to say that it would likely be the same price so you might as well obtain it with MIDI.<br /><br />I think it was Stretta that said something at the time about preferring to see some CV In jacks on the back instead. TO's response basically implied that it would be a DIY essex sound labhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02553649379102293654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17775202.post-82561225059684073112009-06-04T02:51:56.555-07:002009-06-04T02:51:56.555-07:00Interesting and sad that Tom had never heard of UR...Interesting and sad that Tom had never heard of UR, I imagine that is just the tip of the iceberg. Probably is in the dark with the entire uber-genre of contemporary (25 years) electronic musicians who use vintage analog gear. Somebody needs to load up an ipod and send it over to him.pixelifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550475943125505437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17775202.post-82859931612795210502009-06-04T02:33:05.973-07:002009-06-04T02:33:05.973-07:00also a shame so many people havent heard some tota...also a shame so many people havent heard some totally brilliant instrumental elecronic music for 89 to today<br /><br />Autechre<br />Aphex<br />Atom TM<br />Hecker<br />etc<br />etc<br /><br />but they have heard of MobyVICMODhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09775301054452527945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17775202.post-7087139516355942552009-06-04T01:03:38.425-07:002009-06-04T01:03:38.425-07:00I hope it comes avaible without the midi stuff and...I hope it comes avaible without the midi stuff and psu.<br />So we can patch it out ourselves.mono-polyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16542679070247143725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17775202.post-22809025338709333082009-06-04T00:34:24.589-07:002009-06-04T00:34:24.589-07:00Rewire-
I think that, in this case, he's damn...Rewire-<br /><br />I think that, in this case, he's damned if he does, damned if he doesn't. If he added new features, people would find reasons to complain about the new SEM not sounding close enough to the original.<br /><br />Hopefully this product does well, allowing for Tom to explore other designs in the future. Who knows, maybe he already has some modular plans in store for us.Mr. Arrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14018882103695560753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17775202.post-59580622462903677022009-06-03T23:46:02.129-07:002009-06-03T23:46:02.129-07:00Not sure about this. Had an old Obie Sem for year...Not sure about this. Had an old Obie Sem for years with a Midi/Cv as functional as this and gets a bit boring too being limited in controls. To start all over with this design and not add a few more options or patch points to interface with modulars seems not thought out.REwirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03537185306351733687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17775202.post-45404349508817067492009-06-03T21:02:33.238-07:002009-06-03T21:02:33.238-07:00there are 2-3 really competitive alternatives....l...there are 2-3 really competitive alternatives....looking forward to this. maybe he could collaborate with someone who works in the same wein ??!?! Like the Bubblesound SEM 20 VSFpachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003618915374463970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17775202.post-73808545231226369222009-06-03T20:54:44.446-07:002009-06-03T20:54:44.446-07:00I wonder if Alan Pearlman is in the dark too?I wonder if Alan Pearlman is in the dark too?B+https://www.blogger.com/profile/15966774138172656802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17775202.post-69318600532374036232009-06-03T20:10:03.447-07:002009-06-03T20:10:03.447-07:00Paging Alan R Pearlman... come in Mr. Pearlman...
...Paging Alan R Pearlman... come in Mr. Pearlman...<br /><br />Agree, would love to see an ARP 2600e :-)VICMODhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09775301054452527945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17775202.post-69756993916878652162009-06-03T19:12:43.075-07:002009-06-03T19:12:43.075-07:00sounded great !! good to see Tom has got his groo...sounded great !! good to see Tom has got his groove back :-))))John Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13683654895589935622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17775202.post-17450176621377327682009-06-03T18:22:25.990-07:002009-06-03T18:22:25.990-07:00I'll take one. Hmmmm. Maybe he'll sell the...I'll take one. Hmmmm. Maybe he'll sell them in batches of two (or four or eight), in a nice wood and tolex case, maybe with a keyboard...Seth Elgarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06654508987883145664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17775202.post-11391016106317994722009-06-03T18:22:14.392-07:002009-06-03T18:22:14.392-07:00So Stretta was the intelligent guy with the big ca...So Stretta was the intelligent guy with the big camera? I would have said hello!essex sound labhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02553649379102293654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17775202.post-24222520646504430572009-06-03T18:16:13.225-07:002009-06-03T18:16:13.225-07:00Paging Alan R Pearlman... come in Mr. Pearlman...Paging Alan R Pearlman... come in Mr. Pearlman...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14177037656364234002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17775202.post-2606653898325156952009-06-03T18:07:59.489-07:002009-06-03T18:07:59.489-07:00Wow, same great sound? Guess he won't have to ...Wow, same great sound? Guess he won't have to dumb it down with an "e."Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11308063223339426472noreply@blogger.com