> > > I'm looking for a soft synth that will offer the sound and > > flexibility of the Oberheim Matrix 12 (or Matrix 6 or Xpander if not > > the Matrix 12). Does such beast exist? If not, I'm also curious as > > to what synths and / or filters would be the closest. As a last > > resort or a supplement, what might be the best Oberheim / Matrix 12 > > samples that still allow for flexibility in manipulating the sound > > with filters, modulators, etc. in a way that still retains the > > classic Oberheim sound. Used to own a Matrix-6, kick myself for selling it. Not an Oberheim but still a beautiful analog synth emulation, the Pro-(52,53) series Prophet synths from Native Instruments, has an audio input so you can run tracks through the filters. http://www.nativeinstruments.de/index.php?id=pro53_us Looks like there's some demos available. HW