Composer & synthesist Marius Leicht shared this live performance of Nachtblau, featuring the sound of the Oberheim Matrix 1000 synthesizer.
“The piece Nachtblau has gone full circle,” he notes. “I originally wrote it as a synthesizer piece, when I got GForce Software’s Oberheim Eight Voice emulation, OB-E for review.”
“While recording my first solo album, Weltmaschine, I transformed it into a piano piece and recorded it with Nils Frahm’s Zwicki Piano at his studio in Funkhaus, Berlin.”
“As there is not always a piano available when I play live shows, I rarely played that piece on stage. But since it gets requested a lot, I now went on to create a sound on my Oberheim Matrix 1000 which can be played very nuanced in dynamics and color, so I can do this expressive piece justice.”
Someone get this man an Expressive E Osmose please.
it is never a question of gear.
I say it cause Osmose has more expressive capabilities. Using it as a Midi controller is amazing! 🙂
This guy is a human arpeggiator!
I don’t think there is a single human on earth that can do what an osmose arpeggiator can do. Check this demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlNNoXnx8Tw
Really nice tribute to what a Matrix 1000 is capable off.
Some people consider the Matrix 1000 inferior because it’s not a “real” Oberheim product but to me it’s one of the loveliest analog polyphonic synths I’ve heard packed with very respectable capabilities in a 1u form factor. I’m so glad I got one before the prices skyrocketed
I also managed to get a matrix 1000 for cheap and it is a great sounding. capable, and very playable instrument. Add a patch editor and you are good to go.
Current pricing is … bad, unfortunately. You could get a get a TEO-5 or comparable , only 5 voices, maybe no release velocity, but with real knobs, stereo output, and modern features.
Or a Ub-Xa (or two) with 16 voices and polyphonic aftertouch.
True but you can’t put them in a 1u rack 🙂