Following last month’s Oberheim Matrix 1000 editor / librarian round up, i am doing a Xmas review featuring the Yamaha’s TX81Z, a 4 operator FM synth that has the honor of being the first FM …

I recently purchased an Oberheim Matrix 1000 analog synth in “excellent” condition from someone on Ebay who had good feedback.
Upon receipt of the unit and to my dismay, the unit could play only three voices …

Ever since the first LPs and CDs were pressed, some record companies have been engaging is what is called the Loudness wars, where LPs and now CDs are being mastered to be louder and louder …

I just purchased a used Oberheim Matrix 1000 synth module, filled with Digitally controlled analog goodness.
The Matrix 1000 is a 1U analog Synth made by analog keyboard synth maker Oberheim in the 1980s. The unit’s …