{"product_id":"oberheim-xpander-the-six-voice-matrix-modulation-monster","title":"Oberheim Xpander: The Six-Voice Matrix-Modulation Monster","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Xpander is, quite simply, one of the most revered analog synthesizers ever built: a six-voice, keyboardless powerhouse that is essentially half a Matrix-12. Each of its six voices is fully independent, with two VCOs, and routes through Oberheim's legendary Matrix Modulation, a patch-anything-to-anything system that gives you modular-style freedom with digital recall. The filter section alone is the stuff of legend: 15 selectable modes (multiple low-pass slopes, high-pass, bandpass, notch, phase). Five LFOs and five envelopes per voice. The result is lush, enormous, endlessly tweakable analog: pads that breathe, basses that snarl, evolving textures you simply cannot get anywhere else. These almost never surface in South Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFEATURES \u0026amp; PROS:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSix Independent Voices:\u003c\/strong\u003e Two VCOs per voice, each voice fully independent for huge multitimbral patches.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e15 Filter Modes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Low-pass (1 to 4 pole), high-pass, bandpass, notch and phase, all switchable.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMatrix Modulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Patch any source to any destination, modular freedom with digital recall.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFive LFOs and Five Envelopes Per Voice:\u003c\/strong\u003e Modulation depth that still embarrasses modern synths.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThat Oberheim Sound:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lush, wide, characterful analog, from gentle pads to monster basses.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrail-Tier Rarity:\u003c\/strong\u003e One of the most sought-after polysynths ever, almost unheard of in SA.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAS USED BY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSasha, whose track \"Xpander\" is named after it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDepeche Mode, from \"Black Celebration\" onward\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrbital and The Chemical Brothers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTangerine Dream and Steve Roach\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNitzer Ebb and Nine Inch Nails\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHans Zimmer, on film scores\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVince Clarke and Josh Wink\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE WORD:\u003c\/strong\u003e Owners and reviewers rank the Xpander among the deepest analog polysynths ever made, citing its 15 filter modes and Matrix Modulation as still unmatched. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.vintagesynth.com\/oberheim\/xpander\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eRead more at Vintage Synth Explorer.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eModel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oberheim Xpander\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReleased:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1984 to 1988\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6-voice analog synthesizer module (no keyboard)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOscillators:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 VCOs per voice (CEM3374)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFilters:\u003c\/strong\u003e multimode, 15 variations (LP\/HP\/BP\/notch\/phase)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eModulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Matrix Modulation; 5 LFOs and 5 envelopes per voice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMemory:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100 single and 100 multi patches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMultitimbral:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6-part, up to 6 zones\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eConnectivity:\u003c\/strong\u003e MIDI, CV\/Gate, cassette interface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Oberheim","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49720804278511,"sku":null,"price":95500.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0751\/5992\/9071\/files\/oberheim-xpander-1.jpg?v=1781117564","url":"https:\/\/innerpieces.art\/products\/oberheim-xpander-the-six-voice-matrix-modulation-monster","provider":"Inner Pieces","version":"1.0","type":"link"}