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| Yes I expect multiple Oberheims to sound magnificent.
Since the OBXa offerred doubles and splits I've been trying layers of patches, but I'm often disappointed. OB8 and DX7 Nope CZ-1 and TX816 Crumbs what a racket. While I can't say I had the opportunity to try 4 M1K together, I did have 2 plus a M6 keyboard, which was glorious enough. I also had 2 OB8s at one time, which was superb. Also 2 OBXa briefly together which was probably my favourite wobbly analog Obie monster. Dual Kenton MIDI interfaces take some working though. I managed to get the OB8 and an OBXa together for a while but failed to explore very far. The Xpander and Matrix are, from my experience more likely to function correctly when you turn them on after a long rest, which is helpful, and the MIDI was sorted by then. The combination of Xpander and Matrix wasn't as exciting as I hoped, but I didn't spend any time trying to reprogram either of them while they were coupled, which is probably what was required. If it's not too upsetting for the die-hard Obie fans to hear, I was thoroughly convinced by the MemoryMoog I got to poke around with. And of course the Kurz K2500 at least can offer a pretty convincing imitation of a few of the above single items. I may give up on my Matrix 6 too,to provide the funds to get the old OBXa working again. Curtis chips are not cheap as. I'm not aware of anyone else commenting on this, but I find the Obie bend and mod paddles to be absolutely perfect for an old guitar player.
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