The OB Matrix battle: 6R vs 1000

zeppelin999 · Post by **zeppelin999** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 1:25 pm

Which one to choose? I own a M1000 but I like the 6R display and I'll add one to my setup! Are there any differences (oscillators, cem etc)?

Thank you

Z · Post by Z » Thu Mar 13, 2008 1:51 pm

As far as I know, they both use the same voice chips and are the same sonically. The advantage of the Matrix 6 is being able to edit parameters via front panel rather than software. The 1000's advantage is tons of preset sounds.

Z

Sir Ruff · Post by **Sir Ruff** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 5:34 pm

you'll undoubtedly just end up programming it from a computer anyways, so I would just get whichever is cheaper.

Post by **cornutt** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 6:55 pm

There's a little bit of a difference in the VCOs. Not enough so that most people will notice.

The big difference, other then memory is in MIDI implementation. They can both play notes and respond to controllers just fine, but the sysex on the M1000, except for not storing patch names, is more completely specified and works a lot better.

And to answer another question, which might be asked: I've never heard that there is any difference at all between the black-face and white-face M1000s.

Yoozer · Post by **Yoozer** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 7:23 pm

But there was something with hum and a fix for that, if I recall correctly.

Post by **Jack Spider** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 8:09 pm

In addition, the Matrix 1000 has a single mono output and the 6R has stereo output. I believe the 6R allows for seperate outputs when in split mode.

PPG_HOSHII! · Post by **PPG_HOSHII!** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 8:23 pm

I have owned both over the last few years. I prefer the M1000. I liked many of the presets and it was easier to deal with. The M1000 took up slightly less space in a rack and it was much more convenient. My opinion would be to buy the M1000.

Post by **cornutt** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 7:10 am

Yoozer wrote:But there was something with hum and a fix for that, if I recall correctly.

The transformer can come loose and hum -- not electrically, but accoustically. You can hear it in a quiet room. It can be fixed by securing it with a bit of RTV. Mine hums a bit, but I haven't yet bothered with it.

xpander · Post by **xpander** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 8:05 am

cornutt wrote:There's a little bit of a difference in the VCOs.

DCOs.

The OB Matrix battle: 6R vs 1000

The OB Matrix battle: 6R vs 1000

M6 or M1000