Oberheim Matrix-1000 - Chapter 3: Understanding the Patches; Patch Copy Function

Chapter3:
ABOUT THOSE 1000 PATCHES...
At the heart of the Matrix-1000 is the same circuitry used to produce the
sounds in the Oberheim Matrix-6 keyboard and the Matrix-6R rack mount
synthesizer. Recent advances in technology have permitted the same
rich sounds to be packaged in a t-rack space unit at a considerably
lower
cost.
The Matrix-1000 contains sounds that have been compiled over that last
several years from Matrix-6 and Matrix-6R owners from ail over the
world. Just recently, Oberheim released a cassette data tape with these
sounds to Matrix-6/6R owners so that they will be able to enjoy the
tremendous f1exibility of having one thousand synthesizer sounds on one
cassette.
The Matrix-6 and Matrix-6R, however, can store only 100 of the Patches
from the tape at a time. With the Matrix-1000, you have immediate
access
to ail 1000 Patch sounds because they are ail stored inside the
Matrix-1000.
But it doesn't stop there. In Chapter 4, under the Data Dump mode, we'lI
tell you how you can customize your patches via MIDI. Right now, we'lI
cover another way to customize the Matrix-1000.
Copying Patches Within the Matrix-1000
After playing the Matrix-1000 for a period of time, you may want to move
certain sounds to new memory locations. The Patch Copy function lets
do just that. You can copy FROM any patch from 000 through 999 TO
any patch from 000 through 199. You cannot copy TO patches 200
through 999 ; they are permanent.
The patch you copy FROM is called the source patch. The patch you
copy TO is the destination patch. When you copy a patch, the old
contents of the destination patch is ERASED and replaced with the
source patch. Be sure to copy only TO a patch which you don't need to
save.
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