No they didn't use a moog! You twat! If you where born in the 70's you would understand ! What moog had poly modes in 84 there were 2! Leave Lewis alone. He is playing the right song on the right synth! moog my ass, I have a polymoog and a memorymoog. And a obxa and ob8. And only an ob has a very drift that no others can make! When u grow up and can afford the Synths, then tell me about a moog vs oberheim. what a twat!!!
LOL Am I the only one that notices that the people hating on classic analog synths claiming that digital sounds better are the people that can't get their hands on analog and can't afford it?
@DuaLeaD You're spot on. I think most people who hate have never even tried an analog in real life. If you do a side by side comparison you'll notice there is a huge difference between analog and digital. (a difference that may not be obvious to the newbie who just compares heavily compressed YouTube clips.) Digital can sound good and have usually other advantages, but they are still far from the real thing.
I remember hearing Roland Jupiters back in the day, and for whatever reason, I never heard quite the same sound on a digital. It should be possible to replicate it identically, but maybe no one has figured it out yet.
I completely disagree with those that say you can get a digital to sound like this legendary synth. You can get close and you can get a tone that is acceptable and believable...But you just can't beat the original instrument.
As soon as this video started playing, I was amazed at how massive and rich the sound was....The riff just comes ALIVE....
The Ion is a decent VA with its own merits, but if you think it can cover the sonic range of an OB-Xa then you're seriously deluding yourself. No VA can. Does the average person care about this? Absolutely not. Do synth nerds? Absolutely.
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scrubs, dont be a fanatic about the sounds of analog synths.U know there's not much difference if at all between analog and a good digital synth.I hate it when people do that.The Ion in the videos here sounds so much like and OBH at a fraction of the price.If it doesnt sound 100% like the OB it's not going to be the end of the world or the song will sound bad or anything.I dont think I'd ask for anything better than a Virus myself.
true i do see what you are saying. im no synth racist you know. i understand. i really love the virus sound its without a doubt very nice. though if i didnt have my synths i would be depressed. because i hear inperfections in the analogue sound that is sort of like a turn on for me, haha. good point you made. i know what you are saying. thanks .
lewisjp,Thank you for accepting my comments. Some people here would get offended and pissed off if you compare the moog for example to a digital synth no matter how good it is.They think it's blasphemy or something to do that.I think thats tooooo much.I bet in some cases if they dont see whats being played they wont even tell them apart. Thanks and PEACE.
I agree. Digital modeling is the affordable way to go, and they're good in their own right. Your average music listener doesn't know the difference between an actual Minimoog, or Arturia's MinimoogV plugin, and doesn't care. And most purists have trouble telling the difference between original and modeled when given the "Pepsi Challenge."
Jose,thank u.That's what I'm saying.Not every body can afford a $3000 synth or want to buy a 25 year old synth just because it's real analog.And let's not forget that a talented musician can still make good music that we'd enjoy even with a very basic synth.
You gotta be kidding me - the Ion videos on here are 1/5 the sound of this Oberheim. Granted, if I was stuck with owning just one synth and I had to pick between the OB or Ion I would pick the Ion for it's diverse capabilities, however, there is NO comparison of the two with this patch. This keyboard and the Mini-Moog are THE best two classic synths, hand down.
@lenhotz "1/5 the sound of the OB" !!! Do this,quickly switch between this video and the other "jump" video by Synthartist69 and hear the difference.I think the audio of this video is better and there seems to be a reverb effect -something the Ion lacks I think- and that's why this one sounds fatter.Once again,the difference between the 2 - with this patch-is being EXAGGERATED as usual.But again,no 2 synths r supposed to sound the same.Are they?
@niteowlsam --no difference?? you need to hear my andromeda!! wow, i cant even believe you said that!!tell the truth, youve never even heard ANY synth until you watched this video --cmon, dont lie now.......
well some people feels a certain feeling in the whole body when the sound is exact, and even if another sound is "sort of alike" that feeling might be totally missing. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that some musiclovers loves the lyrics and feeling of the singer and don't care very much for how the soundquality is, while others can love and hover when they hear a song, not even knowing what the lyrics is about at all.
@niteowlsam I totally agree.. I am myself a huge fan of old analogue synths and sound, but there is abseloutly nothing the OBX can do that my current synth cannot do equally well, and admittedly technically lots better. I'd still like to have an OBX though :D
I was thinking that too, some serious richness and depth to the notes. There are many other talented musicians who have posted and their synths which sound very good for Jump, but this sounds great!
LOL, This is THE keyboard that originated that "jump sound." Yes, Van Halen used an Oberheim. I believe the same model too. Van Halen used the Oberheim synth on their 1984 through OU812 albums. For the next album, For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, Eddie traded the synth in for a power drill...Poundcake anyone?
Perfect sound...exactly like the record.He says he did use an OB-XA on the record,but that was the one that kept blowing up and he used OB-8's for the tour...
There is the story that in the studio they actually used a memorymoog. The obxa would have been the synth for going live due to the unreliability of the memorymoog.
I own an obx-a and i must say that i cannot get the excact sound of the song , the attacks and saw are different... it might have been that moog :0
This is the exact keyboard used on "Jump". I'll Wait was done on a different model - an OB-8, which is very similar to an OBxa, but it has an arpeggiator that was used on "Why Can't This Be Love"
@garbeaj I read it on the internet man! That means it's true! ;) Plus, you didn't make any additional points aside from your original comment. Provide some info to expand yourself.
@Theasshole85 legend has it that it was anOB8, and because it just wasnt quite fat enough, he cv gated 8 of them together to play off the same keyboard .
@MrTrescojones CV/gate wouldn't work like that. This only works on monosynths, or, at best, a single note on a polysynth. The OB8 could be MIDI retrofitted. which might do the trick, but I don't think MIDI retro kits were available yet.
The original Oberheim OB-X was used on the recording but Van Halen used this OB-Xa on the road because it used Curtis chip circuitry hence it was more travel friendly.
@dudical345 Thanks for the clarification. Well, if anyone claims to hear the difference on the live version and on the studio recording in that sound, I call him nuts :P
It's the factory preset A1. So, find the cassette for like $10 on the web or try and find the digital stream somewhere. But from what I've managed to get: set two oscs to saw detuned 13+ cents, set filter cutoff to 90%, and resonance to 30%, have envs gated, and throw in a touch of portamento and you should have it.
I got mine off ebay. They come up from time to time. Just keep checking daily, that's what I did for several months. I got a good price because it has some scratches, but it works perfectly. I installed a MIDI kit from Encore Electronics, which was well worth it because it stores the original patches on a chip and has RAM so you can get rid of the battery.
I love it, it is my favorite synth. Fun to play and easy to program. Beefy.
Very nice sound - I believe that is a factory patch right? Obviously with added fx. Sorry to say it, but you have some wrong chords in there, and your fingering could be more efficient!
I've seen an Oberheim OBXa for sale -thinking of selling things to get it. Advert says it's in good condition, but what can I expect from it, as it's early 80s. It should work fine, but could there suddenly be problems with the oscilators, or other parts? Are they expensive to repair? I've read they have CURTIS chips, but now they are more difficult to repair, aren't they? Also, they are 70s/80s classics, but how does it compare with the newer OB12 which is stabler + more patches?
ive had an ob-xa and an ob-8, and the xa sounds more meatier due to the TRUE individual cards for voices. Bills can be steep depending on condition. MAKE SURE you test the auto-tune and try to avoid ones with midi retrofits, because theres not a lot of room in an obxa as it is, and they tend to run boiling hot and appallingly with them in.
Chips on the ob range, that tend to go , are VCA'S and VCF'S. average service and repair bill will be from 100 to 300 quid.
those analogue stuff is unimitable and can do much more than this very catchy horn sound, ya can do wonderfull warm pad and glissando like the THX sound lol ^^ !!! the software cannot reproduce this fantastic keyboard.
Nothing like the original! This synth is one of the best of all time. So far, I didn't hear no other modern keyboard came even close to that sound "feeling" and "weight-n-dirt" sound that this is capable.
Nope. In the video he's playing an OB-Xa. The OB-8 has two additional buttons for the Arpeggiator next to the pitch bend / modulation, if you look @ 2'35 in the original video you can see the left side of the Oberheim and there are no Arpeggiator buttons. @ 2'42 you can see the synth from the right side showing before the Oberheim logo a small silver plate which was the 120 Programs expansion of later OB-Xa models.
They dont even make these anymore I think. I would love to get my hands on one but they are pretty rare, this is EXACTLY what Ed used in the record. Compared to other synths that do that tone, this one just sounds huge.
Thats a pretty wicked "sawtooth" sound...is that straight up through a digital amp or are you running it throught a cranked tube amp and are you using any extra gain?
Geedy lee uses an oberheim for the "Subdivisions" video i wonder if he used it in the recording, all lot of songs from the 80s uses sawtooth wave strings
hahaha i get a kick out of people that say any synth can make this sound. BS. theres so many variables in the mechanics of oscillators and filters. softsynths simply lack the dynamic range and depth of a hardware synth.
omg! i love oberheim synths! especially the obx-a! wher can i find 1?! i want an oberheim obx-a! im in a band & i wanna get n oberheim obx-a synth for us! so if any1 knows wher i can find 1, pleeeezzz let me know!
mmmmmmm OBXa is the best.
FoxyWolfProductionz 1 week ago
Yeah! It really rocks!!!
AdiOnlySports 2 weeks ago
VERY FAT sounD AWESOME !
handel1111 4 weeks ago
Awesome dude...now for the bridge solo!
Hot80s 1 month ago
...jizzing.
petegrind 1 month ago
The OB-Xa was what Van Halen actually used on Jump
900GTi 2 months ago 2
Was'nt is the SEM Oberheim OB-X of 1979 one used in Jump?
TrainmasterCurt 2 months ago
oberheim synth rockkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
studio7tahiti 3 months ago
If this synth was a person, he'd have MASSIVE FUCKING TESTICLES
FieryBiscuits 5 months ago 15
is this an 8-voice or 4-voice model? Can that synth line be played on a 4-voice?
soopahsoopah 5 months ago
@soopahsoopah this one is 8 voice. you need at least 5 voices for the jump line. 2 notes for the bass and 3 finger chords on the right.
lewisjp8young 5 months ago
@soopahsoopah But you can play the melody (3 voice) on your 4 voice modell and the bass on another synth :D
Musikstudio24 1 week ago
according to a article i've readsaid EVH the inspiration behind the keyboards of Jump was Hall & Oates' "Kiss On My List"
Prosopagnosia11 8 months ago
watch?v=WkHsmYwo4Ms
BowtechCA 8 months ago
Fuckin love the Oberheim
bherber 8 months ago
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JustinC721 8 months ago
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JustinC721 8 months ago
Such a brilliant sound. Chill-inducing.
Ori0n1975 8 months ago
There's something visceral that happens when you hear the actual synth playing the song. You just can't do better than this.
Amazingly thick and rich. It's like nutella for the ears.
Psychlist1972 9 months ago 6
That was badass!!
funlovingreek2008 11 months ago
Is this what Eddie used on the song? Just curious.
CadillacL 11 months ago
Epic key change!
ivysomething 11 months ago
Someone needs to do a keyboard cover of Subdivisions on an OBX.
I tried my best to get the sound out of my Motif XS8 which is close, but still not the real thing man.
/watch?v=3q0mi7NBVxk
JustinC721 1 year ago
I WANT ONE!!!!!!!!!!
Polysixchick 1 year ago
Why do people always insist on bitching about who plays what on what synth and you can't play this because they played it on this etc etc? Pathetic!!
Lewis great work man excellent sound from that Oberheim my friend keep up the good work would love to see a cover including the solo :)
julietcharlieen1 1 year ago
No they didn't use a moog! You twat! If you where born in the 70's you would understand ! What moog had poly modes in 84 there were 2! Leave Lewis alone. He is playing the right song on the right synth! moog my ass, I have a polymoog and a memorymoog. And a obxa and ob8. And only an ob has a very drift that no others can make! When u grow up and can afford the Synths, then tell me about a moog vs oberheim. what a twat!!!
glendamster 1 year ago
Very nice sound for ever!!!!..... Welcome to neuronaluniverse...
Neuronaluniverse 1 year ago
cool
BigTheLeon 1 year ago
please please please please do a full cover of this tune on that OBX-a :)
you are awesome!
julietcharlieen1 1 year ago
Amazing machine how it can produce such a beautiful sound is fantastic!
AlxEllis 1 year ago
This is the orginal synth for jump:P
Korgtriton112 1 year ago
LOL Am I the only one that notices that the people hating on classic analog synths claiming that digital sounds better are the people that can't get their hands on analog and can't afford it?
DuaLeaD 1 year ago
@DuaLeaD OR in most cases, have never played/owned one....
DuaLeaD 1 year ago
@DuaLeaD You're spot on. I think most people who hate have never even tried an analog in real life. If you do a side by side comparison you'll notice there is a huge difference between analog and digital. (a difference that may not be obvious to the newbie who just compares heavily compressed YouTube clips.) Digital can sound good and have usually other advantages, but they are still far from the real thing.
gxtksh329 1 year ago
any model from other brands that is just as good and can make the same sound?
skylineXpert 1 year ago
@skylineXpert and does there exsist a german dealer of the oberheim ob-x
skylineXpert 1 year ago
Rush Subdivisions now plz D:
NismoDJ20 1 year ago
The 5-1-5-1 is played throughout the entire song. Search jump synth track on YouTube and you'll hear it
johnconk 1 year ago
Wow, I love when you shifted the pitch upwards, don't know why but I changed my mood lol.
mattnara 1 year ago
where can one get such a sweet synth like that
210acer 1 year ago
First preset on there isn't it.
hwoodj20 1 year ago
thank you for making my day. :]
ubercarrots 1 year ago
Yeaaaaah. Nothing beats the REAL thing!! Dunno why you had to use a transposer in the 2nd half, but well played!
pianoman74 1 year ago
What key is it in?
mimoocho 1 year ago
I remember hearing Roland Jupiters back in the day, and for whatever reason, I never heard quite the same sound on a digital. It should be possible to replicate it identically, but maybe no one has figured it out yet.
MichaelJHuman 1 year ago
amazing!I like this hardware!
TheTranceunite 1 year ago
If u can't afford the best alt way is to go sonicprojects obx pro softsynth. I just seen a comparison and they both sound the same.
keesimo 2 years ago
Why for you to keep playing the 5-1-5-1 an eight note early in the bass line? stop it!
aleksozolins 2 years ago 2
I completely disagree with those that say you can get a digital to sound like this legendary synth. You can get close and you can get a tone that is acceptable and believable...But you just can't beat the original instrument.
As soon as this video started playing, I was amazed at how massive and rich the sound was....The riff just comes ALIVE....
ChihiroYukichan 2 years ago 2
The Ion is a decent VA with its own merits, but if you think it can cover the sonic range of an OB-Xa then you're seriously deluding yourself. No VA can. Does the average person care about this? Absolutely not. Do synth nerds? Absolutely.
spoonster12 2 years ago
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scrubs, dont be a fanatic about the sounds of analog synths.U know there's not much difference if at all between analog and a good digital synth.I hate it when people do that.The Ion in the videos here sounds so much like and OBH at a fraction of the price.If it doesnt sound 100% like the OB it's not going to be the end of the world or the song will sound bad or anything.I dont think I'd ask for anything better than a Virus myself.
niteowlsam 2 years ago
true i do see what you are saying. im no synth racist you know. i understand. i really love the virus sound its without a doubt very nice. though if i didnt have my synths i would be depressed. because i hear inperfections in the analogue sound that is sort of like a turn on for me, haha. good point you made. i know what you are saying. thanks .
lewisjp8young 2 years ago 6
lewisjp,Thank you for accepting my comments. Some people here would get offended and pissed off if you compare the moog for example to a digital synth no matter how good it is.They think it's blasphemy or something to do that.I think thats tooooo much.I bet in some cases if they dont see whats being played they wont even tell them apart. Thanks and PEACE.
niteowlsam 2 years ago
I agree. Digital modeling is the affordable way to go, and they're good in their own right. Your average music listener doesn't know the difference between an actual Minimoog, or Arturia's MinimoogV plugin, and doesn't care. And most purists have trouble telling the difference between original and modeled when given the "Pepsi Challenge."
josephjester 2 years ago
Jose,thank u.That's what I'm saying.Not every body can afford a $3000 synth or want to buy a 25 year old synth just because it's real analog.And let's not forget that a talented musician can still make good music that we'd enjoy even with a very basic synth.
niteowlsam 2 years ago
The sond of the OBI is secon to none, clean your ears out, nothing touches it!
Everestlad 1 year ago
Arp Quadra does it in my book.
argonnj 1 year ago
@niteowlsam lmbo
LongtimeSunshine 1 year ago
You gotta be kidding me - the Ion videos on here are 1/5 the sound of this Oberheim. Granted, if I was stuck with owning just one synth and I had to pick between the OB or Ion I would pick the Ion for it's diverse capabilities, however, there is NO comparison of the two with this patch. This keyboard and the Mini-Moog are THE best two classic synths, hand down.
lenhotz 1 year ago
@lenhotz "1/5 the sound of the OB" !!! Do this,quickly switch between this video and the other "jump" video by Synthartist69 and hear the difference.I think the audio of this video is better and there seems to be a reverb effect -something the Ion lacks I think- and that's why this one sounds fatter.Once again,the difference between the 2 - with this patch-is being EXAGGERATED as usual.But again,no 2 synths r supposed to sound the same.Are they?
niteowlsam 1 year ago
@niteowlsam --no difference?? you need to hear my andromeda!! wow, i cant even believe you said that!!tell the truth, youve never even heard ANY synth until you watched this video --cmon, dont lie now.......
dondorward2010 1 year ago
@niteowlsam USUALLY true. Moog Prodigy bass v.s. any other bass= win for prodigy everytime. But other than that you're pretty much right.
ChunkieTehMaster 1 year ago
@niteowlsam
well some people feels a certain feeling in the whole body when the sound is exact, and even if another sound is "sort of alike" that feeling might be totally missing. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that some musiclovers loves the lyrics and feeling of the singer and don't care very much for how the soundquality is, while others can love and hover when they hear a song, not even knowing what the lyrics is about at all.
camouflage81 10 months ago
@niteowlsam I totally agree.. I am myself a huge fan of old analogue synths and sound, but there is abseloutly nothing the OBX can do that my current synth cannot do equally well, and admittedly technically lots better. I'd still like to have an OBX though :D
sp4zzer 8 months ago
I'd pick the Alesis Ion or the Korg X 50 to get the same sound.
niteowlsam 2 years ago
The Ion is quite a nice VA and it actually models the OB filter too. Although the Xa used a curtis chip I belive.
peterkadar 2 years ago
yeah, the "same" sound. It won't sound near as good. Analog synths sound so much better in my opinion
Scrubsobsession 2 years ago
Dude you didn't jump?
gerry1976 2 years ago 2
this synth is different.
/watch?v=udwJIUeKpNo
TheNewMusicNetwork 2 years ago 2
Gosh the sound is so rich, I can only imagine what this sounds like in real life.
str8edgepunker 2 years ago 23
@str8edgepunker This is real life!
edthewave 11 months ago
@str8edgepunker
I was thinking that too, some serious richness and depth to the notes. There are many other talented musicians who have posted and their synths which sound very good for Jump, but this sounds great!
GaryJGullo 9 months ago
@str8edgepunker Very good comment, i love that keyboard, they are soooo gutsy!
Everestlad 7 months ago
Damn it; I finally found a keyboard with a better "jump sound" than mine.
1DanielChristensen 2 years ago
LOL, This is THE keyboard that originated that "jump sound." Yes, Van Halen used an Oberheim. I believe the same model too. Van Halen used the Oberheim synth on their 1984 through OU812 albums. For the next album, For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, Eddie traded the synth in for a power drill...Poundcake anyone?
jukingeo 2 years ago
Perfect sound...exactly like the record.He says he did use an OB-XA on the record,but that was the one that kept blowing up and he used OB-8's for the tour...
garbeaj 2 years ago
when you go up to standard tuning it sounds fucking identical to the "right here right now" jump intro
logeybear5150 2 years ago
you might as well Jump!
PhuckHue2 2 years ago 2
This is the synth that eddie van halen actually used for this song isnt it??
Theasshole85 2 years ago 33
yep he tried a Prophet 5 but said they just kept 'burnin up' on em
bigchickenfu 2 years ago
There is the story that in the studio they actually used a memorymoog. The obxa would have been the synth for going live due to the unreliability of the memorymoog.
I own an obx-a and i must say that i cannot get the excact sound of the song , the attacks and saw are different... it might have been that moog :0
datisookzo 2 years ago
This is the exact keyboard used on "Jump". I'll Wait was done on a different model - an OB-8, which is very similar to an OBxa, but it has an arpeggiator that was used on "Why Can't This Be Love"
johnconk 2 years ago 2
Yes. OB-8 has more stable oscillators, but this make it a bit less "fatter" than the OB-Xa
warpto80 2 years ago
yep.
deviousgeek 2 years ago
Yup.
CascadiaTrucker 2 years ago
@Theasshole85 You bet.
pianoman74 1 year ago
@Theasshole85
yess, this is the exact same synth eddie van halen used for this song (jump)
1jordyzzz 1 year ago
@Theasshole85 actually in the recorbing studio they used a moog to record but a ob in the music video its kinda funny
pfmlz73 1 year ago
@pfmlz73 Not true. Eddie never recorded with a MOOG. Oberheim OB-XA for the recording and OB-8 live.
garbeaj 1 year ago
@garbeaj OBXA was used for live, and the OBX used for recording. The 'a' variant was supposedly better suited for use 'on the road'
spudgunster 1 year ago
@spudgunster Interesting considering that Eddie recorded with the OB-XA and used an OB-8 for live...
garbeaj 1 year ago
@garbeaj I should have specified, only for the recording of "Jump". OB-8 was used later, I've read.
spudgunster 11 months ago
@garbeaj I read it on the internet man! That means it's true! ;) Plus, you didn't make any additional points aside from your original comment. Provide some info to expand yourself.
spudgunster 4 months ago
@spudgunster My comments come directly from an interview with Eddie in Guitar Player and Keyboard Magazine...I don't know what you are talking about.
garbeaj 4 months ago
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FORGODSAKEIDONTKNOW 1 year ago
@Theasshole85 legend has it that it was anOB8, and because it just wasnt quite fat enough, he cv gated 8 of them together to play off the same keyboard .
MrTrescojones 9 months ago
@MrTrescojones CV/gate wouldn't work like that. This only works on monosynths, or, at best, a single note on a polysynth. The OB8 could be MIDI retrofitted. which might do the trick, but I don't think MIDI retro kits were available yet.
BlackTomorrowMusic 6 months ago
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woodros 4 months ago
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can u send me the letter of the keys ur pressing cause i can't read music
djcountry1985 2 years ago
One of the my fav boards ever.
briandonald 2 years ago
:O you lucky son of a B****, lol thats thats freakin badass XD id give away all my keyboards just to have that one lol badass!!!!! >:D 5/5
hellspiano89 2 years ago
Why r u playing it soooooo fast ? Slow down .
niteowlsam 2 years ago
that was really good,I got a request,can you play some flock of seaguls ?
trag5150 2 years ago
what did you stop? i want to hear the rest..
meital1 2 years ago
The original Oberheim OB-X was used on the recording but Van Halen used this OB-Xa on the road because it used Curtis chip circuitry hence it was more travel friendly.
dudical345 2 years ago 4
@dudical345 Thanks for the clarification. Well, if anyone claims to hear the difference on the live version and on the studio recording in that sound, I call him nuts :P
pianoman74 1 year ago
My favorite synthesizer! The Oberheim OBX. I happen to own a fully-functioning original.
beatmania3rdmix 2 years ago 3
is this the original synth that this lead was made with
?
Vocod3r 2 years ago
sure sounds like it, i passed up one of these synths a few years ago and now im kicking myself.
angie4josh 2 years ago
Ha ha, great!
You should record your stuff properly though. It's really not hard.
momatt 2 years ago
Oh my, that's fat
HammondB200 2 years ago
Haha! Listen to the first chord! How fat this monster synth is!
saulocpp 2 years ago 2
You play one chord too much, I think it's G
brajtnerinjo 2 years ago
its the F chord, i noticed it too.. very good playing though
554433221122334455 2 years ago
Could you please share the exact chord voicings? It's difficult to discern some of them from the video.
ORUPRANKSTAZ 2 years ago
how much do these things run at (Canadian)
Kira3e 2 years ago
Nice! Could you post your settings for that patch? I recently got an OB-Xa and am learning how to program it. I love it so far!
litemakr 2 years ago
It's the factory preset A1. So, find the cassette for like $10 on the web or try and find the digital stream somewhere. But from what I've managed to get: set two oscs to saw detuned 13+ cents, set filter cutoff to 90%, and resonance to 30%, have envs gated, and throw in a touch of portamento and you should have it.
rezisehtnys 2 years ago
Where Do you get one? I am ready to kill for one, almost literally. I NEED TO KNOW!
PumpkinlordEzmar 2 years ago
I got mine off ebay. They come up from time to time. Just keep checking daily, that's what I did for several months. I got a good price because it has some scratches, but it works perfectly. I installed a MIDI kit from Encore Electronics, which was well worth it because it stores the original patches on a chip and has RAM so you can get rid of the battery.
I love it, it is my favorite synth. Fun to play and easy to program. Beefy.
litemakr 2 years ago
Thanks. I'll keep my hopes up.
PumpkinlordEzmar 2 years ago
i have efficient fingering
kraftrourke 2 years ago
No you don't. You use the same fingering for every chord.
dazzjazz 2 years ago
Very nice sound - I believe that is a factory patch right? Obviously with added fx. Sorry to say it, but you have some wrong chords in there, and your fingering could be more efficient!
dazzjazz 2 years ago
I've seen an Oberheim OBXa for sale -thinking of selling things to get it. Advert says it's in good condition, but what can I expect from it, as it's early 80s. It should work fine, but could there suddenly be problems with the oscilators, or other parts? Are they expensive to repair? I've read they have CURTIS chips, but now they are more difficult to repair, aren't they? Also, they are 70s/80s classics, but how does it compare with the newer OB12 which is stabler + more patches?
Any advice
synthisist 2 years ago
I wouldnt go for an OB-12. I have heard them and they are shit. Made by viscount (organ company) if you can get an OBXa, you probably should!
bryceHUHwhat 2 years ago 3
ive had an ob-xa and an ob-8, and the xa sounds more meatier due to the TRUE individual cards for voices. Bills can be steep depending on condition. MAKE SURE you test the auto-tune and try to avoid ones with midi retrofits, because theres not a lot of room in an obxa as it is, and they tend to run boiling hot and appallingly with them in.
Chips on the ob range, that tend to go , are VCA'S and VCF'S. average service and repair bill will be from 100 to 300 quid.
cheers. :-D
armalyte 2 years ago
those analogue stuff is unimitable and can do much more than this very catchy horn sound, ya can do wonderfull warm pad and glissando like the THX sound lol ^^ !!! the software cannot reproduce this fantastic keyboard.
Meteotrance 2 years ago
you are running it thru a delay/reverb unit, i had that keyboard it does not sound that glamorous withiout reverb/ delay
lebonpost 2 years ago
very very nice played!!
jacco1967 3 years ago
Most synths (with dual osc sawtooth) can produce this sound but the original is best, as they say.
trap0001 3 years ago 2
siiiiiiiiiiii!!! yeah!!!
airenocturno 3 years ago
Nothing like the original! This synth is one of the best of all time. So far, I didn't hear no other modern keyboard came even close to that sound "feeling" and "weight-n-dirt" sound that this is capable.
marcgenn 3 years ago
Every time I go to Guitar Center it's required that I play "Jump". Luckily for me every synth out today has a "Jump"/OB preset. ;)
rezisehtnys 3 years ago
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marcgenn 3 years ago
oh yeah man!!!
that's the fucking shit!!
this kicks ass!!
i'd like to play that song on an original obxa one day too...nothing compares to the original oberheim sound...
fantastic!!
good job man^^
thanks for the vid
IBOII5150I 3 years ago 3
awesome dude but you got just one thing wrong...before the A frase
Rocko3837 3 years ago
Sounds Badass! Great playing too.
PlexiDemo 3 years ago
my dad used to own one. i am mad at him for getting rid of it when i was a little kid. Would have loved to play it now
Ris3shadowland 3 years ago 2
that synth is amazing
it makes me happy
good video young man
commanderkeenvideos 3 years ago
Oh god, it's 1984 and I'm at the music store. Now all we need is the big haired guy in the guitar room playing the intro to Crazy Train
kpl1228 3 years ago 3
Awesome !!!!!
OctoberLandon 3 years ago
Yaaaaaaaaaaaaa Van Halen "I said hey you! Who said that? Were have you been?"
rosemontag 3 years ago 2
"I said hey you!, who said that? Baby, how you been? You say you don't know, you won't know, until you dig in."
malcolmyoung86 3 years ago 3
What a synth!!! Amazing. I need one NOW!!
stratandgilmourA1 3 years ago
awesome ! exact !
cybercow222 3 years ago
You can actually see this keyboard in Van Halne's Jump video at 2:46 and at 2:56. This is the one.
PIlotrcm 3 years ago
Actually, in the video he is "playing" an OB-8.
Johnnysynth 2 years ago
@Johnnysynth
If you pay close attention during the synth solo in the video you can see the "120 Programs" plaque next to the logo. So, it's definitely the Xa.
rezisehtnys 2 years ago
@Johnnysynth i did have an ob8. they are wicked as well.
lewisjp8young 2 years ago
@Johnnysynth
Nope. In the video he's playing an OB-Xa. The OB-8 has two additional buttons for the Arpeggiator next to the pitch bend / modulation, if you look @ 2'35 in the original video you can see the left side of the Oberheim and there are no Arpeggiator buttons. @ 2'42 you can see the synth from the right side showing before the Oberheim logo a small silver plate which was the 120 Programs expansion of later OB-Xa models.
Birkudo 1 year ago
@Johnnysynth your a nerd
CHRIS1SP11S3D 1 year ago
@CHRIS1SP11S3D
Well, if you check Birkudo's response, I'm not such a nerd LOL.
Johnnysynth 1 year ago
They dont even make these anymore I think. I would love to get my hands on one but they are pretty rare, this is EXACTLY what Ed used in the record. Compared to other synths that do that tone, this one just sounds huge.
PIlotrcm 3 years ago
Thats a pretty wicked "sawtooth" sound...is that straight up through a digital amp or are you running it throught a cranked tube amp and are you using any extra gain?
PIlotrcm 3 years ago
Ah . i sure want on of thoose! Sounds ....faaaat! hehe :D
Synthomania 3 years ago
This sounds nice!
"Spot on" except for the two descending passing chords. This is the same patch most
cover bands use. The difference between it
and the actual "Jump" sound is Eddie added a slight bit of polyphonic portamento. I'm not sure if the Xa has that parameter, or if it's just the OB8.
If you try that mod, you'll hear it then sounds EXACT!!!
JillSaphic 3 years ago
Nice! This is actually what Eddie used on the record!
DRSHRED77 3 years ago
reminds me of 'welcome to the 1992 US Open golf championship' great sounds
Mahavishnu80 3 years ago
one version sounds like from the original recording and the other sounds alot like what they play at the concerts. :)
RedMustang19 3 years ago
Is this an analog synth? And how can I get that cool sound from "(Keep Feeling) Fascination" by "The Human League"?
malcolmyoung86 3 years ago
Geedy lee uses an oberheim for the "Subdivisions" video i wonder if he used it in the recording, all lot of songs from the 80s uses sawtooth wave strings
lebonpost 3 years ago
geddy used the oberheim obx on moving pictures and signals
rotor9494 3 years ago
I would kill to have one of those Oberheims, always on the look out at garage sales and with the trash at the side of the road! I wish I had one.
VideoMakingTips 3 years ago
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very good, thank.
momopeles 3 years ago
I will buy this power machine !
Trusten1984 3 years ago
nice work guy ..
felmoe 3 years ago
In many cultures, there are rituals for the passsageway to
adulthood. Learning "jump" by van halen should be adopted
as a new era of superb rock excellence.
vibratrem 3 years ago 5
haha- good call!
tangytom7 3 years ago
Awesome! Oberheim obx-a is the exact keyboard used for the recording of jump. Excellent! 5 stars
Neptune737 3 years ago
It's hard to believe such a killer riff went into such a cheesy song.
DavePerry2012 3 years ago
hahaha i get a kick out of people that say any synth can make this sound. BS. theres so many variables in the mechanics of oscillators and filters. softsynths simply lack the dynamic range and depth of a hardware synth.
layzer80 3 years ago
yeah!!!!!!!!!!
technical234 3 years ago
Most synths can produce this sound - set both waveforms to sawtooth, detune, open up the envelope and BANG! Instant 'jump'.
trap0001 3 years ago
like, wut kind of synths? roland?
-duncan
dmrock4life 3 years ago
Even Roland - as long as it is a dual oscillator poly synth with sawtooth waveform capability (and I don't know of any synth that hasn't).
trap0001 3 years ago
omg! i love oberheim synths! especially the obx-a! wher can i find 1?! i want an oberheim obx-a! im in a band & i wanna get n oberheim obx-a synth for us! so if any1 knows wher i can find 1, pleeeezzz let me know!
-duncan
dmrock4life 3 years ago
cool man! you own a lot of great synths!
Tjoppy 3 years ago
have a similar sounding patch on my qs8.2 but it is obviously inferior to the OBX
Ris3shadowland 3 years ago
FAB!
mooghammondb3 3 years ago