Oberheim Matrix 1000 + Alpes Matrix Ctrlr

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You can find demos in previous posts here.

Oberheim Matrix 1000 v1.20 + Alpes CTRLR

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Interesting pic of the back of the controller below.

"6 voice polyphonic analog synth with dedicated controller for real-time editing of the sound parameters.

Synth has been fitted with Tauntek v1.20 firmware (praise this guy for all the work he does for many great electronic instrument). Unit has been serviced and adjusted. Working and sounding as it should. It can run on 100-110-220-240v.

It comes with a dedicated programmer developped by one man (praise him too for that) based on arduino: Alpes Machines Matrix CTRLR

32 knobs and 29 switches to edit ALL the paramaters of the synth including the matrix. You can control up to 4 units (Matrix 6, 6R or 1000) with the same controller and you can store 1000 users presets. And it furthermore adds a great arpeggiator and sequencer. Definitely bring the synth to another dimension.

The controller works perfectly with just an occasional minor bug: screen prints funny caracter or no caracter at all. It resolves by flipping pages on the display or switching the unit off and on. It has no impact on the controller itself or the synth.

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Oberheim Matrix 1000 & Ctrlr Controller

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You can find a few demos of the Alpes Ctrlr in previous posts here (note some vids were pulled but there a few still up). They made the Stereo One-O-Six chorus pedal as well.

Related: Original Matrix-1000 firmware vs. Gligli v1.16 vs. Tauntek v1.20

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Oberheim Matrix6R and Matrix Ctrlr by Alpes Machines

Published on Oct 31, 2019 Dave 33543

New Alpes Machines Stereo One-O-Six Chorus

Compare Juno106 Chorus versus Alpes Machines Stereo One-O-Six Chorus Published on Jul 24, 2019 ALPES MACHINES

"Testing the Roland Chorus versus the Alpes Machines One-O-Six Stereo chorus. Both unit are based on the same circuitry : BBD analogue delay chipset.

The Stereo One-O-Six Chorus uses two MN3007 (1024 stage) which are clocked 4x faster than on the Roland, hence the low noise. Moreover, the alpes machines product use a modulator (triangle LFO) with variable Rate and Depth : it goes beyond the Roland possibilities.

Notice an external 1/8" jack to connect an external modulation source and the Direct Mute switch to mute the direct signal (vibrato effect).

For the test, the audio signal is taken at the output of the Juno VCA and injected inside both Chorus (Roland and Alpes Machines).

Crossfader Channel A is Juno 106 stereo output while crossfader channel B is One-O-Six stereo output. Both channels are aligned to the same level.

It is a multicam shooting, master audio is recorded to a digital recorder without mastering or signal treatment."

Alpes Machines brought us the Matrix Ctrlr / Controller.

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"A box based on Roland Juno Chorus circuit with Rate and Depth controls.

Use MN3009 or MN3007 and a DC-DC step up inverter to get genuine Rolandish tone.

Technical specs :

Line level input : 0dBu
Mono 1/4″ TS Jack input
Line level Output : 0dBu
Stereo 1/4″ TRS Jack outputs
S/N : 85dB
power : typically 9VDC 2.1mm barrel center negative (7-12VDC compatible, similar to stompbox )
power consumption on 220V AC : 2.9 W & 8.9 VA (all LEDs lit and Roland PSU-1U)
+15V rail : 190 mA
-15V rail : 90mA
weight : 0.410 Kg (no battery)"

mxctr - Oberheim Matrix-1000/6R Controller Firmware Update

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Published on Aug 13, 2017

"In the video, the Roland TR8 rim shot midi note triggers the arp and seq."

"Firmware update 1.00

Alpes Machines is back from holidays.

It was the occasion to enhance firmware drastically : the library used to save the 1000 patches into eeprom 24LC512 has been optimized to get the lowest possible latency. Now the Ctrlr can directly receive patches from Oberheim Matrix synths, without the use of a first party software ! Bye bye computer 😉

The architecture has been rewrote to correctly control 4 synths at the same time, and switching on the fly between the 4 different synths. It was a big challenge as the free RAM is very low !

Regarding the Arpeggiator : it can now be sync to internal tempo generator or external midi clock (as before), but now you can also control it with a typical sync24 signal or a trigger signal like the drum machines from the 80s. Moreover, inspired by the trigger technique, you can control the arp and seq with a midi note trigger. In the video below, the Roland TR8 rim shot midi note triggers the arp and seq."

Oberheim MAtrix6R / Alpes Machine Matrix Ctrlr

Published on Dec 18, 2016 Dave 33543

Alpes Machines - Matrix Ctrlr - Hardware Controller for the Oberheim Matrix-6/6r/1000

Published on Oct 23, 2016 BIM0X

"The Matrix Ctrlr is a custom arduino based midi controller to edit Oberheim Matrix 1000 and Matrix 6 synths. Available as a kit.

http://alpesmachines.free.fr

Short demo of the Matrix 1000 os1.20 with the Matrix Ctrlr by Thomas from Cotton Claw."

Rackable, desktop hardware controller for the Oberheim Matrix-6.

"Hardware 19” 3U rack

Compatible with Matrix 6 Keyboard, Matrix 6R Rack & Matrix 1000 Rack units

32 knobs covering 50 parameters (2 virtual layers)

All 96 of the Matrix’s voice parameters (including the modulation matrix) editable using display and buttons

Control up to 4 Matrix synths at the same time

Full SysEx and MIDI CC implementation

Store and manage 1000 patches

Includes a powerful arpeggiator

Computer free!

Available as a DIY kit (soldering required)"

Update: note you need OS 2.13 or greater on the Matrix-6 for external sysex editors like this.

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