Oberheim Xpander - notes

Revisiting the Xpander

 It's a beast. Some of the fattest sounds ever. (I'd love to hear a matrix 12 one day).


The Xpander has 6 voices which are completely independent
tHE voices can have different sounds and can be controlled on different midi  or CV/gate channels.


tHE interface can be quite intimidating at first.


tHERE are 6 individual voice outs on the back




The synth is made up of 3 sections (working from left to right):
1). The Master & programmer section
2). Modulation Source X select & Page Modifier
3). Single Multi Patch Page Select

1). The Master & programmer section

The Master section contains volume, tune page & Master page controls.
The programmer selects & stores patches.

The patch can be single or multi ( the left most digit will show "M" or "S".)
The next digits show the patch number & name.



The last 3 digits  will read out the name of the current patch page.

Pressing any two digits on the keypad, will select a new (multi) patch.

2). Modulation Source X select & Page Modifier

Modulation Source & X select
This is where you select modulation sources (like levers, pedals & keyboards) and envelopes (LFOs, ramps, or tracking generators)

The Page modifier
The buttons are used like on/off switches to access modulation pages.
The knobs change settings.

3). Single Multi Patch Page Select

This is where you select the patch pages. (single or multi).

There are 6 pages or sets of controls.
Single patch pages are used to program single sounds. (ie, they are assigned to each voice).
Multi patch pages control all 6 voices in tandem.

If you press a page button, the last 3 digits of the name of the patch page will be displayed on the Programmer LED display (1) & the controls for that page will appear in the Page Modifier section.





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