Oberheim Matrix-6 Service Manual

Wheel, Joy-stick and lever controllers normally provide Pilch Bend Up and Pitch Bend Down
as these pitch-bend controllers are moved in two directions. LEVER1 on the MATRIX 6 is
to be used in this way. It defaults to a pitch-bend range of a Whole Tone up or down.
Lever 2
ha?d' Ca° *?e Set t0 transmlt and recelve on anv MIDI Controller Number from 0
rstalus t0 lncreas9 the modulaljon amount of Vibrato and ls **!
Operation with Oberheim Instruments
Hk^-f reKf"ayin9 !?!M?miiC;6 aS the MaSter- °' Uom anolher Obe^eim synthesizer as a Slave LEVER2
toward « T^, Kb3Ck a"f, 'Orlhin IW° directiOnS- Vibrat0 amount is ^ased when LEVER2 is pulled
toward you but it has no effect when pushed away (ram you. We've provided a means to make use of
h'SmT™?vPc K10"0'LEVER2-Weca"ft 'LEVEn3"vhichdoes notexfet astseparalepnl^aUeveron
the MATRIX-6 but is controlled by LEVER2. LEVER3 increases its modulation amount when LEVER2 is
pushed away from you. LEVER3 can be set to transmit and receive on any M?0. C™."oiler Numbe^rom 0
UEVER? and?EVPhR^EhVER2 ""? be Ifl" '" 'W° direC"OnS- >™ c£m set UP a Pal<* «« "*** both
LtVER2 and LEVER3 at the same time. When tho Lever is pulled toward vou the eflect ol lfvfro Z
heard; when the Lever is pushed away from you. the effect of LEVERS is heard S
Operation with Other Instruments
Ifyou are playing the MATRIX-6 from a controller equipped with wheels or a joy-stick, they normally provide
modulauon control .n one direction only. The patch that you are playing must specify in the wa?vou
have programmed it. that LEVER2 or LEVER3 is used. If you program a patch using both Levere at Ihe
SSairt0 be heard at me same tfme in the patchThi ** * «
NEW FEATURES
f^T^e^°n 2']3 6XpandS the numberof MIDI assignments to 19 MIDI Parameters, numbered 00
through 18. The new features of the MASTER EDIT Page are described as follows: "umDe™ ™
03 PATCH CHANGES
Patch Changes in SPLIT Mode
When turned ON, the MATRIX-6 will transmit and receive MIDI information that will cause ^strumenls
in the system, to^ change to another Patch Number. Revision 2.13 adds the ability to send and
receive orU I s via MIDI.
cd??t; u USe.d a?,a MIDI Master'lhe MATRI*-6 will transmit Single Patches as well as
SPLIT Patches to its Slaves. Please note that the slave instruments must also have Split-
keyboard capacity and be able to recognize Split PATCH CHANGES via MIDI for this to occur.
MIDI IN - If your Master controller has a Split-Keyboard capability and it is designed to send Split
SSS vla MIDI'the ma™X-6 will also respond lo these commands when "03
PATCH CHANGES is enabled
When turned OFF, the MATRIX-6 will not transmit a MIDI Patch Number when you change patches
and it will ignore commands to change patches from other instruments in the system as before.
11 SEND ALL
When executing a MASTER EDIT Parameter "11 SEND ALL" command, the display will scroll the
messages "SENDING PATCHES ", "SENDING SPLITS "then "SENDING MASTER " (this last
message is only a 1/4 second long) during the transfer instead of continuing to show the messaae
"READY? ". *
MATRIX-6 Revision 2.13 Owner's Manual Addendum
ECC/Oberhelm - Los Angeles, CA 90064 Part # 950062 page 3

Oberheim Matrix-6 Specifications

General

Polyphony	6 voices
Oscillators	2 DCOs per voice
Keyboard	61 keys
Memory	100 patches
MIDI	Yes
Type	Analog
Year Released	1985
Envelopes	3