Oberheim Matrix 1000 & Ctrlr

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"'Ctrlr' software with Oberheim Matrix 1000 Ver 1.20"

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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Black Model Oberheim Matrix 1000

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Oberheim Matrix 6 w/ The Matrix Theme Ctrlr App Editor

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"Matrix 6 with 2.15 firmware chip installed!

This allows you to use the Ctrlr App. It’s a VST/AU that really brings this synth to life in the modern age. Tons of presets, really cool random options not found in any other controller. (Click the red pill and a bunch of custom randomization options come up. Click the blue and it brings you back to the init patch.)

G3,A3,B3 keys are not original and slightly different color.

Works perfectly. The innards of this synth are immaculate."

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Oberheim Matrix 6R SN KGB 4361 w/ V2.14 Firmware

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SN could be K6B4361 but I like to think it's KGB. Is K6B L337 for KGB? The preset pictured is ARCANGEL. Feel like I entered a spy move. Not to mention, Sean Connery passed away yesterday and recently declassified documents revealed there was a real life James Bond in MI-6.

"The V2.14 Firmware provides much better midi response and allows use of the Beautiful and Free CTRLR Matrix 6 editor. This basically allows the 6R to act as a VST, but with all of the authentic analogue goodness. Includes a CD-R with patches and both the VST and stand-alone editors."

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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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monstrumWave1 Waldorf MicroWave Editor

"September 4, 2013

Here it is! The long awaited software editor for Waldorf's original Microwave Wavetable synthesizer. This beast of a synth needs no introduction, nor do it's (pre-existing) limitations from a programming standpoint! No longer is all the power of this amazing synth trapped inside endless menus previously accessible only through a 2 line LCD, a knob and 6 buttons...

How does 142 selection boxes, 55 sliders, 68 knobs and 47 buttons sound?

Features include: Interactive Wavetable and Startwave Visualizer, Wavetable and Waveform Editor, Edit sound names from GUI, Visual Modulator Matrix, X-Y Modulator (parameter per axis), Store, Compare and Recall sound programs all from within monstrumWave1! and many more. You can load, edit and store back to the synth any sound program, waveform or wavetable. Load wav or aif files into monstrumWave1, edit them then store them into userwaveforms for your own custom wavetables!"

You'll find it on monstrumMedia here along with dedicated editors for the MicroWave II/XT and Waldorf Rocket synths.

via the developer Rob Wentz in the comments of this post on MATRIXSYNTH-P:

"Just wanted to follow up here that monstrumWaveXT is currently a stand-alone editor, VST/AU functionality has been "downgraded" to "beta" status.

This is all because I restructured things so now monstrumWaveXT does not require any ctrlr install to work. There is a monstrumWaveXT application file for the stand-alone editor (which now has full wavetable and waveform editing and arrangement ability!) and there is a beta VST for os x and one for Windows. Development is ongoing and I'm getting a lot of great feedback from users, so the "beta" should be lifted from the name in due time.

Also on a similar note I recently released an editor -monstrumWave1 for the original Waldorf Microwave. It has all of the features monstrumWaveXT has in terms of parameter AND waveform/wavetable editing capabilities."

monstrumWave - Waldorf Microwave II/XT/XTk Editor

"A FREE DEMO IS AVAILABLE NOW: www.monstrummedia.com
Just an overview, this can be run in standalone mode or as a vst inside your favorite DAW.. so you basically can use the panel like you would any VST synth emulator, except the sound engine is the actual piece of gear. TONS of features here, lots of things you can't do with the synth alone, and added GUI enhancements for easy parameter settings and visual ques.

Key Features:
Wave and Free envelopes can be edited as an actual envelope plotted on an x-y grid. time/level parameters can be set simultaneously by moving a single point on the envelope. Loop Key on and Loop Key Off are also nicely visualized on the envelope, if enabled.

Arpeggiator editor! - select any preset arp pattern and send it to a user pattern where you can edit the pattern to your liking. Red LEDs indicate preset pattern, Blue LEDs indicate user pattern.

Context sensitive knobs/dropdowns for things like Wave startwave, OSC pitchbend range, LFO delay, filter 1 extra, effects.

Pitch sliders for both Oscillators
Building off the Osc Link and Wave Link on the original synth which links modulation, you can also link parameter changes, or you can link both parameters and modulations, so adjust osc1 semitone/octave/etc, osc2 follows.

Besides all this functionality, the general consensus is that this thing just looks bad ass.

Additional notes:
When you change programs on the panel the panel sends a note off command and a program request, then sends a dump request to the synth, so all knobs/sliders/etc even the program name update on the panel to match the synth program's name and parameters.
Built in software program manager gives you the ability to save backups of your favorite programs to the panel for later use.

Ability to Load sysex/midi files from panel to the synth.

I've had a 2.x version of this panel available for free for the past year which has been downloaded several thousand times before removing the link from sourceforge this weekend when I launched the new demo.

monstrum Wave 2.5 will be available for sale soon on www.monstrummedia.com.

Upcoming features for monstrumWave 3.0 later in the year:
Wavetable Editor - it's massive. it's beautiful. it's coming soon.
Multimode Support, including multiPart step editor (arpeggiator x10)
Modulation Matrix Reloaded (map ANY parameter to an X Y surface)

Current release notes for the free demo version of monstrumWave (2.498):

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monstrumWave 2.498 BETA
August 18, 2012

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New Features since 2.2:

Compatible with nightly CTRLR revs 1100< *Arpeggiator can now be edited in user mode!! *Fully interactive visual envelope editors for free and wave envelope!! Program Name now displays on-screen in the mock XT LCD screen!! MIDI in from synth LED indicator on panel, LCD contrast control Dozens of new dynamic components which appear only when available for current parameter settings (Distortion Effect Amp Type, Filter 1 Wave, etc) "Parameter Link" allows linking of Osc1 and Osc2 parameters as well as Wave1 and Wave2. Can also simultaneously link Osc/Wave parameters and modulation. "Init All" button initializes all sliders and selector boxes from max to min value. Double click any knob/slider to reset value. DEMO RESTRICTIONS: no sysex dumps to/from synth no MultiMode *Know this: -- This revision is limited to Device ID 0. Synth must be set to this ID for successful communication between the panel and synth. -- Attempting to edit preset arpeggiator pattern on red LED step buttons will change the arp mode automatically to "User" mode. After the blue User LED arp step buttons appear you may edit the arpeggiator steps. -- Some quirkyness will be noticed when dragging points on Free & Wave envelopes Current quick fix is to double click the envelope to redraw. "Quirkyness" does not effect the values being sent to the synth. --Effect parameters (p1, p2, p3) may slide out of range when switching between effect types and adjusting p1-3 due to waldorf bug. Current quick fix is to set effects drop down to "off", then back to desired effect. INSTALLATION: ****This beta release of monstrumWave requires you download and install the latest build of ctrlr for your operating system. ****The latest ctrlr builds are hosted at www.ctrlr.org, under the "Downloads" page. Save the monstrumWaveBeta.bpanelz to a desired location on your hard drive. Install Ctrlr following the installation notes currently on the ctrlr download page -> http://www.ctrlr.org/page.php?p=downloads
Pay special attention to your os's approprate VST/AU path when installing ctrlr.

Using monstrumWave
Either Open ctrlr in standalone mode (recommended) or open your favorite DAW, then load a ctrlr vst instance.

In vst mode, you must enter the panel properties (red "HAL" icon in tool bar or right click>panel properties) and adjust the MIDI settings properly.
Recommended settings: enable "Accept MIDI from Host", "MIDI Input goes to Comparator" and "Output MIDI to Host".

Set the MIDI I/O Devices appropriately. MIDI Devices are selected in the toolbar at the top. Leftmost selection box is the Input Device and channel. Output Device and channel is set to the right.

You should be able to take off running from here if you have things set right.

If you are not familiar with ctrlr, I recomend spending some time looking through the forums at www.ctrlr.org to get a feel for things.

please report any issues/bugs/suggestions to:
http://www.ctrlr.org/viewtopic.php?f=61&t=533

enjoy!!!"

Cross posted on MATRIXSYNTH-P

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http://code.google.com/p/ctrlr/downloads/list

Update: new link: http://ctrlr.org/panels/. Thanks to the Synthesizer Sympathizer for sending it in!

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