Thanks man, that was exactly what I was afraid of... which is pretty useless, rarely would anyone want to actually play 12 notes at once, but switching chords without notes dropping during the note release, that to me is what higher voice systems are all about. Little wonder they changed it when they released the Matrix 1000!

So I guess maybe I should sell the 6R and get two 1000s instead... I must say I'm surprised this is the more attractive option. Is the sound really that different Everyone seems very happy with their 1000s... so I'm guessing I won't be disappointed with the switch.

Larry, you say you'd never own a 6R again... why is that

--- In oberheim@yahoogroups.com , "bernard.escaillas" <bernard@...> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I think the spillover won't work in the way you expect.
> Actually, i have not tested it myself since i only have one M-6R and one M-1000 (poor me ;)
> But don't expect undocumented features... Moreover, Oberheim did change the spillover mode to 'unit mode' in the M-1000. This leads me to think they found that the Spillover mode was not satifying...
>
> From the manual, i understand that :
>
> Press six keys : device 1 plays the six notes
> Press a seventh key : device 2 play the seventh note
>
> There is no mention of polyphony management during note tails, only for key press events. So, I can only imagine that in your case :
> Press six keys : device 1 plays the six notes
> Release all keys, and during long release sound
> Press one key : device 1 steels from one of the six still playing note to play the new one.
>
> The Matrix-1000 could be a better choice in your case (btw the manual states you can stack up to 6 M-1000 !!), because it works as:
> each new key pressed is played in turn by the next device in the stack.
>
> In you case again:
> Press six keys : device 1 plays notes 1 3 5 on voices (1-2-3), device 2 plays notes 2,4 & 6 on voices 1, 2 & 3
> Release all keys, and during long release sound
> Press one key : device 1 plays note 7 on voice 4.
>
> But don't trust me blindly, ask if someone with two M-1000 can test it for real...
>