Oberheim OB-X "Vintage Sounds" pt.1

vintage synth demo by RetroSound

Oberheim OB-X 8-Voice Analog Synthesizer from the year 1979. The OB-X was available with 4, 6 or 8 discrete voice cards.

part1: some self-made classic OB-X sounds (pads, brass, bass, sync- and crossmodulation sounds and more)

part2: some features of the OB-X
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyT2gXmbTkM

part3: some self-made classic OB-X sounds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udwJIUeKpNo

The Oberheim OB-X is one of the best analog poly-synths ever. A classic! The sound is stunning, organic and very powerful. The sound character (based of the discrete circuits and the SEM design VCF) is different to the later curtis chip based OB-Xa and OB-8.

Used by: Rush (Subdivisions, Tom Sawyer), Nena (99 Luftballons, Nur Geträumt), J.-M. Jarre (Magnetic Fields), Killing Joke (Love Like Blood), Roxy Music (Avalon), Queen (Flash Gordon), Styx (Too much time on my hands), Japan, Supertramp, Suzanne Ciani, Tangerine Dream (Exit) ...

more info: http://www.retrosound.de and
http://www.myspace.com/retrosound72

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Science & Technology

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• Oberheim
• OB-X
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• SEM
• Matrix
• Xpander
• analog
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• synthesizers
• retrosound
• vintage
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• prophet
• memorymoog
• roland
• jupiter
• moog
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• nena
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• dream
• supertramp

[arbshredder]

are there really no midi jacks on the back panel?

[retrosound72]

@arbshredder no midi, but encore and kenton have a retro fit

[namco21gamefreak]

did queen use this synth in the song "Play the Game"?

[retrosound72]

@namco21gamefreak

yes

[AlxEllis]

This is one of the most amazing things i have ever heard, amazing how a machine can produce such a beautiful sound

No internet plugin can match

[litemakr]

Fantastic!!! I have an OB-Xa and an OB-8 that I love, but this beats them both.

[fender1000100]

Not bad but limited the DX7 MK2 will blow this out of the water for power and sonic variety.

[wookieblaster]

@namco21gamefreak The OB-X sound is also prominent in Queen's soundtrack for Flash Gordon (1980). Check it out, great stuff.

[shredderclone]

opx is a good clone but got nothing on the real thing really.

[AlxEllis]

@Frets200 I'll need to check it out it sound pretty impressive!, sadly my Jupiter 8 vst doesnt work properly :(

[Frets200]

@AlxEllis I love it. OPX starts as a very realistic OBX clone but it also clones prophets, jupiters other ob's minimoogs and more. it does things no sampler/modular synth can do because of svd. It's funny I'm a rompler guy not a synth guy but I'm having the time of my life with it.

[AlxEllis]

@Frets200 Is that a plugin? if so any good?

[Frets200]

@AlxEllis OP=X Pro II

[bigmartin3000]

@laz4erin I have one I'd be willing to sell it has the Encore Midi update and also a Custom Voice Panner made by Greg St Regis of Studio Electronics. Museum Mint Condition. I can be reached at smilawhile@hotmail.com. I'm in L.A. I'd be looking around 4 grand for this one

[arbshredder]

1:51, a ballsier lead tone than derek sherinian's triton patch. sounds great man.

[ImmaJuuhachigou]

What is that beautiful sound from at 1:10 to 1:36!?