Hi, i can agree with the postings and tips written before. it ´s a nice synth and might be useful sometimes. i think there are always pro ´s and con ´s about any synth - of course a matrix 6/6r is not the perfect synth for all your sounds - i guess it ´s a matter of taste. but there should be no problem! you can find them sometimes second hand for a reasonable price.

whatever:) if you don ´t like them that much, you can leave them alone, give them away or just should use them that much.

i thought about buying me a matrix 1000 in addition, but it seems there are hundrets of unknown devices out there which i just don ´t know of!

for the moment i can ´t pay too much atention and have to focus on these i already have in my current setup... still have many things to explore on them aswell :) hope this little info helps a bit
cu

--- In oberheim@yahoogroups.com , Charles Massey <cmassey@g...> wrote:
> I have two M6R's. I bought one brand new in '87 I believe and it has
> performed flawlessly on stage for nearly 20 years. We split it and
> used two voices for bass and four for organ/strings and other pads.
> One time it did lockup through some power problem but we did a reset
> and it worked as it should ever since.
>
> The second one I bought for the studio and as a backup, which I never
> needed to use it for. When I got it from an eBay auction, ($200. US)
> there were two characters burnt out in the display. I have been unable
> to replace the display but am working on it at present. Having two
> units, I was able to live with the bad display but situation is not
> good if I was doing some serious programming on it. I can figure out
> the patch names. The rest of the unit works as it should.
>
> As to the switches: They have never been a problem on either unit.
> (Knock on wood) :)
>
> At present, I am debating adding the M6R to my MIDI wind controller
> (Yamaha WX5) rack but the extra weight, cabling, having more stuff to
> haul around has discouraged me from this addition. I use the old
> Yamaha WT11 module (two op FM) with my WX5 and if the M6R is mixed with
> the FM from the WT11, it is a gorgeous sound. There are also many solo
> sounds that I could use in addition to the layering.
>
> As a studio piece, it adds some terrific sounds to anyone's arsenal.
>
> One tip: Turn it on for 30 minutes before the session to let
> everything warmup. Then run the calibration, run the tuning one time
> and maybe tune it one more time after another 5 or ten minutes of
> playing and it will be solid for the rest of the night.
>
> I have heard of many problems with the M6 but have found the M6R to be
> really solid.
>
> BTW, I went to the summer NAMM show in 1987 and this module was being
> used by most all of the keyboard controller displayers as part of their
> rack. Don't know if Oberheim passed them out or not but the exposure
> was great. I also got to meet Tom Oberheim at this meet!
> Hope this helps.
> Charlie
> Two M6R's, three DMX, Xpander
>
> On Apr 16, 2005, at 1:36 PM, chapman_todd wrote:
> > I have the chance of buying one, and I would welcome comments on
> > whether I should buy it or not.. any one comment
> >