Old in a very GOOD (and almost haunting) way in my opinion, contrary to what others have said. I would say that external effects are a must for it to shine though, I have mine going through an ensemble chorus clone and a dimension D clone by default and its sounds absolutely beautiful.

I also think it sounds slightly different to the matrix and I actually prefer it. I personally would rather have it than a Juno 106 as it is much more capable, except the Juno is worth more so you could sell it and get three or four cheetahs! Dont know about the tetra - they have similarish voice chips right? I use it on every track - and I have an Andromeda A6 and a decent size modular, so its got serious analogue competition. I have one and I think its really great personally, and well worth the money they are going for.ĭef get the maad upgrade as it allows remote editing and tweaking which makes life a lot more fun. Im not sure if you can post urls in here but if you want to hear some stuff I've got out of it then PM me and I'll send you some links. I think if you can get past the user interface then you'll get some great sounds out of it. The Cheetah DOES sound like a Matrix 6 as the architecture is nearly identical but I think its more programmable and its that sound is what counts - I find it similar to the Oberheim sound heartbreaking & gentle but with strong filters. I have got some fantastic sounds with a bit of tweaking and the filter is great. I have used the MS6 for a number of years and its pretty underrated in my opinion.

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