Love this beast. My Matrix-12 had some issues that was going to cost nearly $2k to fix. So I considered selling it to a tech/dealer in NYC who would fix and sell it. What the heck: cash for a dead instrument. After dropping it off we talked about fixing vs. selling on the phone. I felt like I was selling my child. After a hefty panic attack, I coughed up the cash and had it fixed. I play it a bit almost every day, even if I don't need it for the sessions I'm doing at the time.
@JIF882 No, he ordered it in 1976. He was planing to use it on the "Going for the one" album, but was replaced by Wakeman before he had the chance. If you listen to the first two minutes of "Time for change" from his second solo album "Out in the sun". You will hear what Patrick had intended to use as an intro for "Awaken".
Thanks for the demo Kevin. How are the voices split between the keyboard? I read that each voice can have a different timbre. The 9 lighted buttons - are those presets?
@NewShimmer It was split 4 on top/ 4 on the bottom. No stealing between if you play too many on a kybd. The lit buttons ARE presets. And yea, every SEM can be a completely different sound or as close as you can come duplicating 'em. Crazy wonderfulness. :) (one sem can be a dessert topping, the other a floor wax) ;-)
Perhaps I should have sent you my FVS in July 2001 for fixing instead of where I did. They sat on it for 6 years before I pulled the plug on them. The instrument was worse off. Live and learn. You play better than you think. I hope you got a good price for the custom job. Thanks for posting the vid.
Any "tech" that takes 6 years to finish something as small as an SEM isn't a tech.
They're a professional procrastinator. A real tech finishes their work.
It's integral to the job. Glad he's not a brain surgeon.
But if I can give any advice to people about choosing techs, find and use ones that don't have a dayjob or other source of income. As a client, you need the guy that equates eating to successful tech work. Sorry about your bad experiences. Thanks for the kind words too.
@Synthfool so how in the world do you decide between eating and keeping a synth as amazing as this? I know eating is important but man, a dual-manual 8 voice!?!?!?
I would be thankful if you could answer a few questions.
1. Did you use 2 SEM's each finger when playing chords?
2. Or did you use 4 SEM's with your right on the top keyboard and 4 SEM's with your left hand on the bottom keyboard?
It would be very kind if you could tell me how the programs were set up from 1-8 (how many SEM's per finger especially, since I'm trying to figure out the difference in fatness comparing the 4-voice and 8-voice).
This is amazing. I love the oberheim sounds! I'm really thinking of buying a oberheim 2 voice as a start!
keyboardjeff 4 months ago
Love this beast. My Matrix-12 had some issues that was going to cost nearly $2k to fix. So I considered selling it to a tech/dealer in NYC who would fix and sell it. What the heck: cash for a dead instrument. After dropping it off we talked about fixing vs. selling on the phone. I felt like I was selling my child. After a hefty panic attack, I coughed up the cash and had it fixed. I play it a bit almost every day, even if I don't need it for the sessions I'm doing at the time.
Thanx Tom Oberhe
frankdf19 10 months ago
wtf !!! 8 voice.... sniffffffffffff
Biosynth 11 months ago
Did Patrick use that on Relayer?
JIF882 11 months ago
@JIF882 No, he ordered it in 1976. He was planing to use it on the "Going for the one" album, but was replaced by Wakeman before he had the chance. If you listen to the first two minutes of "Time for change" from his second solo album "Out in the sun". You will hear what Patrick had intended to use as an intro for "Awaken".
MoneyMoog 10 months ago
Thanks for the demo Kevin. How are the voices split between the keyboard? I read that each voice can have a different timbre. The 9 lighted buttons - are those presets?
NewShimmer 1 year ago
@NewShimmer It was split 4 on top/ 4 on the bottom. No stealing between if you play too many on a kybd. The lit buttons ARE presets. And yea, every SEM can be a completely different sound or as close as you can come duplicating 'em. Crazy wonderfulness. :) (one sem can be a dessert topping, the other a floor wax) ;-)
Synthfool 1 year ago
So great to this this mythic beast restored and being played again.
victorbendix 1 year ago
amazing,
KARKUSisususiuscDMK 1 year ago
Perhaps I should have sent you my FVS in July 2001 for fixing instead of where I did. They sat on it for 6 years before I pulled the plug on them. The instrument was worse off. Live and learn. You play better than you think. I hope you got a good price for the custom job. Thanks for posting the vid.
kennykeyboard 1 year ago
@kennykeyboard
Any "tech" that takes 6 years to finish something as small as an SEM isn't a tech.
They're a professional procrastinator. A real tech finishes their work.
It's integral to the job. Glad he's not a brain surgeon.
But if I can give any advice to people about choosing techs, find and use ones that don't have a dayjob or other source of income. As a client, you need the guy that equates eating to successful tech work. Sorry about your bad experiences. Thanks for the kind words too.
Synthfool 1 year ago
@Synthfool so how in the world do you decide between eating and keeping a synth as amazing as this? I know eating is important but man, a dual-manual 8 voice!?!?!?
sloiselle1 1 year ago
Chocolate chip...The mad tunes smith...The smartest man I know...Kevin Lightner!
blowtorch5 1 year ago
i liek the poly portamento at 4 10!
Hobbs360 2 years ago
I would be thankful if you could answer a few questions.
1. Did you use 2 SEM's each finger when playing chords?
2. Or did you use 4 SEM's with your right on the top keyboard and 4 SEM's with your left hand on the bottom keyboard?
It would be very kind if you could tell me how the programs were set up from 1-8 (how many SEM's per finger especially, since I'm trying to figure out the difference in fatness comparing the 4-voice and 8-voice).
Thanks,
Billy
digotta865 2 years ago
It was #2. Four SEMs per hand.
Synthfool 2 years ago
The mother of all polysynths! Nice improv Kevin:)
whiteeagle1973made 2 years ago
That thing is beautiful, Kevin! O_o
Voltor07 2 years ago