The full product contains over 15,400 wav samples making up over 488. Oberheim xpander factory stock patches cassette tape turnlab. Used, oberheim matrix 12 and xpander 14 phone jac oberheim matrix 12 and xpander 14 phone jack. Utilizing oberheims matrix modulation technology, the xpander combined analog audio generation vcos, vcf and vcas with the flexibility of digital controls logic. Replacement keys these plastic keys will replace broken ones on your keyboard. In other words, a b note in the lowest octave uses the same key as a b note in any other octave.
Xplorer may change things but i havent tried it yet. Oberheim matrix12xpander wav samples, pdf manuals cyborg. I know that the letter y is getting close to the end of the line in alphabetic terms,but in the. Provide patch sheets for a number of analog synths. Patch king sounds for oberheim xpander and matrix 12 synthesizers are your best upgrade value. Beneath patch in the display is a letter and the twodigit patch number. It takes the hardwares sound and behaviour and then adds new features that. Xpander circuitry overview oberheim xpander raynet. Otherwise you should just buy an ob8 and be done with it. Feb, 2020 the xpander uses a 14 bit dac which provides the high resolution needed for the generation of smooth and accurate modulations however an even higher resolution is required to achieve the very high standard of tuning accuracy that oberheim likes to offer. The oberheim page at mm with software and info for the matrix 6 plus a patch file for the oberheim xpander.
It is finished, as much as any project is ever finished in the mind of the maker. Xpander circuitry overview oberheim xpander raynet repair. Make offer oberheim xpander with calzone case and cassette with patches recently serviced. The xpander was oberheim s first synth product that was designed from the ground up with midi in mind. The obvfd upgrade is a fullytested circuit board that is equivalent in both form and function to the display pcb used by oberheim in the xpander and matrix12 synthesisers. Modifying the basic patch oberheim xpander raynet repair. Xpander, analog synth racksound module from oberheim. We want our items to outlast others on the market, and spare no expense doing what we can to promote their longterm reliability. I cant help you with where to find factory patches, but i can suggest that if all your patches now show 0 values theres a good chance theres an internal battery that died and now needs replacing.
The xpander is a sixvoice desktop version of the matrix 12 with which it shares an identical voice architecture. Vladimir vooss has suggested via letter and cassette that the xp and. Opx proii factory soundset this is the complete factory soundset which is installed automatically by default by the installer, but here isolated from the installer. Cassette tape of the matrix12 factory stock patches. Most synths have a default patch that comes up when you turn it on. Obxd is a new free windows vst plugin synth thats based on but not a direct copy of oberheim s obx. Oberheim xpander problems, voice processor malfunction post by peterkohlmetzmoller sun feb 17, 20 7. Oberheim xpander with calzone case and cassette with patches recently serviced 5 out of 5 stars 2 product ratings 2 product ratings oberheim xpander with calzone case and cassette with patches recently serviced. The xpander was oberheims first synth product that was designed from the ground up with midi in mind.
Commercial patches available for the oberheim xpander synth fool. Oberheim xpander problems, voice processor malfunction. Products for oberheim matrix 12 and xpander replacement keys parts. You could argue that oberheim gave xpander the tools to move into a whole different territory to ob8 and in one sense you would be mad not to go there. Oberheim xpander synths sounds electronic music synths analog synths the xpander is a sixvoice desktop version of the matrix 12 with which it shares an identical voice architecture. Sound very flexible synth with one of the best and wide fat sounds ever heard. Matrix12 12 xpander oberheim matrix 12 12 xpander synthesizer. Carlos masterpiece title music from a clockwork orange from purcells music for the funeral of queen mary. Download via our free email delivery and get your new oberheim matrix 12 or xpander sounds today. Oberheim xpander latest software firmware rom upgrade set. One of the most sought after analog instruments of all time. In many ways they are the most flexible nonmodular analog synths ever built.
I cant afford much out of the 5k range and ill certainly have to unload a bit of gear to. I cant help you with where to find factory patches, but i can suggest that if all your patches now show 0 values. Virtual oberheim obx xpander now available synthtopia. Theee analogue megasynth builtbj 1984 this is the multilingual version. Oct 02, 2010 according to sonicprojects, the virtual oberheim obx xpander is the perfect dream synth. Oberheim xpander and matrix 12 repair parts and keys. Hello i have an xpander, seems like multi patches are missing. This unit has been fully cleaned up and electronically refurbished and is in perfect working order and excellent physical condition but please check out the detailed photos for yourself. Studio repair nikolaus riehm gear guts gallery synthesizer picture album. Module has some minor imperfections, will put up more photos later on it works perfectly sixvoice desktop version of the matrix 12 with which it shares an identical voice architecture. It was a 6voice, multitimbral analog synthesizer with an extremely flexible design.
Oberheim ob8 w factory midi and page 2 just serviced. The oberheim expander, and the extremely rare msr2. Xpander polyphony is a bit low to get alot of mileage out of multitimbrality. Welshs synthesizer cookbook patches for oberheim obx ob8 ob12 obmx sem. We gave this unit our standard xpander treatment in an effort. Oberheim xpander with calzone case and cassette with patches recently serviced. It uses modern vacuum fluorescent displays to replace the aging or faulty originals and extend the life of the instrument.
A library of sounds made from two of great 80s analogue synths by legendary tom oberheim. With the exception of the top c note, all keys from octave to octave are identical, and all black keys within a given style are identical. For sale is a 6 eprom firmware upgrade kit for the oberheim xpander. Philipp provides patches and resources for many synths. The units internal memory holds 100 single and 100 multi patches. Im pretty tired of all my digital synths and i want to get one or two really good analogues. Obxd is a new free windows vst plugin synth thats based on but not a direct copy of oberheims obx.
In other words, a b note in the lowest octave uses the. Oberheim xpander with calzone case and cassette patches. The xpander uses a 14 bit dac which provides the high resolution needed for the generation of smooth and accurate modulations however an even higher resolution is required to achieve the very high standard of tuning accuracy that oberheim likes to offer. Oberheim xpander synth samples available to buy on ebay.
Oberheim xpander restoration by benden sound technology. Includes patch sheets and schematics for many vintage synths including arp, sequential circuits, moog, overheim, korg and roland. It takes the hardwares sound and behaviour and then adds new features that are designed to overcome its perceived limitations. The oberheim xpander is an analog synthesizer launched by oberheim in 1984 and. Each voice or group of voices could either be assigned to respond to a specific midi channel 116, to a specific keyboard range on a specific midi channel. Opx proii is the new top flagship of the op series and is the continuation of the development of opx pro, based on many collected wishes of customers and too own new ideas, in order to make it the perfect dream synth. Ample output options offer stereo and mono outputs as well as six additional individual audio outputs 1 for each voice allowing you to use the xpander as a stereo polyphonic 6voice synth, as six individual monosynths or any combination in between.
This kit will update your xpander to the latest software that was released by oberheim electronics. Backuping and more space is possible via a cassette interface or midi sysex dump. Just running through the factory presets on the xpander gives a hint of how deep its capabilities are. Oberheim xpander problems, voice processor malfunction post by peterkohlmetzmoller. Dec 09, 20 oberheim xpander synth samples available to buy on ebay. Each voice has five lfos, each with about five different wave shapes, plus the ability to sample most other modulators. Oberheim xpander voice fail problem i noticed today that a voice in my xpander was failing the autotune routine for both vcos and pw. It is essentially a keyboardless, sixvoice version of the matrix12 released a year later, in 1985. So you can connect up to 6 external sources delivering cvgate and convert that into midi. Yes, there are sounds there which one has heard on almost every synth, but there are also others which make you want to grab the manual just to work out how they were done.
Will burn custom sound eproms for linn, oberheim and simmons drum machines. Sep 10, 2014 i too am looking for the rich matrix 12 patches as i just toasted my patches when i reset my ic chips on the processor board and thought i killed the whole synth but it needed the memory reset and retuned and then it still sounded dead until i loaded the expander audio and now it works but i have lost the fat sounds and it now sounds just like the xpander instead. Im starting this thread to tell the story of my journey from reaktor noob to the completion of my goal. I too am looking for the rich matrix 12 patches as i just toasted my patches when i reset my ic chips on the processor board and thought i killed the whole synth but it needed the memory reset and retuned and then it still sounded dead until i loaded the expander audio and now it works but i have lost the fat sounds and it now sounds just like the xpander instead. Each voice or a voice group can be assigned to its own midi channel or one of the 6 onboard cvgate inputs. This is accomplished by the circuitry on the right of the dac u811 see next page. Two cyrus quattro multi room kitseach box contains a module, a board, an xpander remote and a cable, plus there is an extra xpander remote. The manual is correct, according to oberheim but my xpander responds to. Available as system exclusive, standard midi files, data cassette or wav files. Meticulously overhauled by the most critical professionals around and working perfectly. To understand some of the ramifications of midi applied to the xpander it is necessary to understand certain terms and concepts. Oberheim xpander midi implementation 8152008 page 530 xpander overview the xpander is an unusual musical instrument both in operation and in its midi implementation.
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