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| UK & Europe | EU Standard | Gear4music Standard | Gear4music Optional |
|---|---|---|---|
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Key Features
The GForce Oberheim Matrix-12 is the only officially licensed plugin emulation of the Oberheim Matrix-12 synthesiser, designed for producers and sound designers seeking the authentic sounds of the hardware original with the flexibility of a modern plugin. Developed alongside original hardware designer Marcus Ryle, it's the only official software recreation of the Oberheim Matrix-12 and Xpander, faithfully modelling their distinctive analogue architecture.
Its twelve voices each feature dual oscillators, a fifteen-mode filter, five envelopes, five LFOs, four ramps, three trackers, and a lag processor, offering extensive sound-shaping possibilities. GForce has streamlined the original's complex modulation system with drag-and-drop routing, an interactive modulation matrix, and detailed visual feedback, making intricate patches easier to create and edit.
Modern enhancements include six independent keyboard zones with micro arpeggiators, tempo-synced modulation, Relative Edit, and per-voice controls for flexible multi-timbral arrangements. Full MPE support, four global Macros, onboard delay and reverb, and over 570 presets complete this powerful recreation, bringing the Matrix-12's extensive synthesis capabilities into a modern production workflow.
Product Ref: 402336
Developed in collaboration with Oberheim and original designer Marcus Ryle, the GForce Matrix-12 faithfully recreates the synthesis architecture of the original hardware. Its twelve analogue-modelled voices each feature two oscillators, offering triangle, sawtooth, and pulse waveforms, with additional noise and hard sync available on the second oscillator. A fifteen-mode filter provides one-to-four-pole low-pass, high-pass, band-pass, notch, phase, and combination filtering for detailed tonal shaping. GForce also modelled the original oscillator behaviour, filter characteristics, and envelope curves against the hardware, capturing the distinctive analogue character heard in the pads, basses, and evolving textures associated with the Matrix-12.
Explore extensive sound-design possibilities with five envelopes, five LFOs, four ramps, three trackers, and a lag processor per voice. The flexible modulation system allows any source to control any destination, including itself, with six bipolar modulation slots per parameter and optional quantisation. Assigning modulation is straightforward: simply drag a source onto your chosen control, with visual indicators displaying its modulation range. The interactive Flow view illustrates signal routing, while the sortable Mod Matrix provides a detailed overview of every connection. Individual module visualisers also display waveforms, filter curves, and envelope shapes, making complex modulation easier to understand and adjust.
Configure the Matrix-12 to suit your playing style with dedicated Single and Multi modes. Single mode combines all twelve voices into one instrument, providing direct control over polyphony, unison, detune, and stereo spread. Multi mode offers greater flexibility, allowing each voice to use its own timbre across six overlapping keyboard zones. Every zone features independent voice allocation, MIDI channel assignment, and a dedicated micro arpeggiator for creating layered sounds and rhythmic sequences. Individual voices can also be soloed, copied, pasted, locked, or disabled, while Relative Edit lets you adjust an entire zone simultaneously, simplifying the programming of complex multi-voice patches.
The GForce Matrix-12 expands the original hardware's capabilities with modern performance controls and streamlined editing. Full MPE support provides expressive control over individual notes, complemented by velocity, release velocity, pressure with adjustable rise and fall, and four global Macros. Additional modulation features include tempo-synchronised ramps with adjustable curves, LFO smoothing, and a four-step tracker mode. Onboard stereo delay and matrix reverb offer further sound-shaping options, with independent voice sends available in Multi mode. Plus, over 570 included patches, featuring more than 380 new sounds and over 190 original Matrix-12 and Xpander presets, provide plenty of material to explore and customise.
"The ultimate test for any software emulation is how it compares with the original hardware, and GForce’s Matrix-12 is the first to authentically capture all of the nuances and details that make the original Oberheim Matrix-12 hardware my personal favourite." - Marcus Ryle (Matrix-12 Original Designer)
