Poly61, cx3 and bx3 organs as well as the oberheim obx, ob8, obxa. A lot of the wav files floating on the net are for 32 program models only. Up for grabs is a very good condition oberheim ob8. The obxa was oberheims flagship polyphonic synthesizer for the 1980s and the bigger brother to the obx. The edition of the sounds is simple and clear, thanks in part to the large panel and switches that are placed intelligently. Behringer ubxa synthesizer update oberheim obxa clone. The only overlap between prophet5 and obxa is when you have the resonance down and the obs filter in 4pole mode e.
The oberheim obxa is a 61 key, polyphonic duotimbral analog synthesizer, featuring dual oscillators with sync, noise generator, resonant 12db or 24db low pass filter cem3320, dual adsr envelopes, an lfo, 120 presets, chord memory, tape and proprietary. I myself dont really give a rats ass if this is a real oberheim or only a viscount being italian. Sequential oberheim ob 6 selection of my personal patches. The ob8 is part of the famous obline, and was a refinement and evolution of oberheim s obx and obxa. I wish i had a cs80, skylar thomas tells me after i inquire about the imposing keyboard shown above, a yamaha cs60. The oberheim obx is a unique sounding classic analog polyphonic, but with many of them in disrepair they are not easy nor cheap to restore. The maximum amount of patch memory storage found on many obxas is 120 patch memories. I use midiquest pro, but not sure if you want to commit to it if you. Jul 31, 2007 moog source the 15 classic factory patches duration. Behringer unveils oberheim obxa and roland vp330 synth. If you are in the market for one of these beasts, you know exactly what it does. This unit is the 8 voice version and has the 120 program mod vs the original 32 program set up. The obxa boasts up to 8 voices of analog polyphony making it known for its legendary gigantic lush sound based on the curtis chips of the 1980s.
It implements micro random detuning which is a big part of that sound. The ob8 was the last of the classic ob series that included the ob1, obxa and obx. Oberheim obxa am i doing something wrong for years ive lusted after an oberheim obxa and finally managed to get one a couple of months ago. All models of obxa featured the new curtis chips which offered great. Obxd was designed to sound as good and as rich as the original. The obxa was oberheim s flagship polyphonic synthesizer for the 1980s and the bigger brother to the obx.
Its an analog audio digital representation of data that the obxa can decipher to load patches. In the video, ettlich compares the two keyboards, using identical patches. We discovered skylar after a facebook posting demonstrating her command of pro tools 8. The chords were written by eddie and performed on an oberheim obxa. Now with the obxamk, you can store 120 patches, just like later oberheim products. It belongs to the obx product line of polyphonic compact synthesizers and is successor to the obxa. Geddy configured the bottom split with a unison patch four voices eight vcos firing at once. The oberheim obxa was a synthesizer created by the oberheim company as an overhaul of their first compact synthesizer, the obx the obxa was released in december 1980, a year after the obx was released. Ship to canada and usa lower 48 states only please. A minimum of 32 patches were available on early models 4 banks of 8. Afaik these are the factory patches since a1 is clearly the van halenjump patch on this synth. These included the lush ob8 eight voice synth, the dmx drum machine, and the dsx digital polyphonic sequencer. David letterman daniel tammet mathematics genius prodigy. Oberheim obxa so after a few years of searching and listening to thousands of youtube demos ive finally gone to hell with it and bought the synth i always wanted, an oberheim obxa.
Included with the sale is a uk iec powercable, and we will also include a pdf copy of the user manual. Now, though, you have 500 permanent factory presets plus another 500. Babic oberheim obxa obxa info and spec obxa fan page obxa page with tips german sos obxa the ob family. Behringer head uli behringer has shared an update on the development of their upcoming oberheim obxa clone, the ubxa heres what he has to say about the planned synth. Auctions, oberheim ebay amazon reverb support matrixsynth. The maximum amount of patch memory storage found on many obxas is 120. Steinway a, yamaha cp70b electric grand, roland rd300sx, and oberheim obxa. Oberheim ob shootout part 1 tom sawyer patch youtube. In bafoussam cameroon az auld lang syne ukulele fingerstyle book mor beyaz ajans press bai quyen so 3 cua vo taekwondo 20 anos.
We compare a sound on a freshly calibrated obxa, a brand new ob6, and a minty but uncalibrated ob8. Obxa vintage analog synthesizer sound battle duration. One thing was for sure, the polyphonic synths like the oberheim obx, obxa, the sequential circuits prophet 5, and the yamaha cs80 helped to create an exciting new. Matrix actually overlaps more with prophet5 than with other oberheim synthesizers, because it only has 24dboct filtering. It offers no less than 100 patches in total, the biggest part of them all new or improved famous patches featuring van halen, rush, nena, bjh, pink floyd, styx and others, and in the last third of the bank a bunch of famous synth sounds. This oberheim obxa is now sold as at 21st july 2017. You can also use the cassette interface to save and restore your own custom patch. Oberheim obx factory patches cassette data youtube.
Theres some debate as to the exact signal flow and settings used to achieve the sound, but it all seems to have stemmed from some implementation of the obxas a1 patch. Instead of discrete circuits for oscillators and filters, the obxa and the oberheim synths to follow switched to curtis integrated circuits. It attempts to recreate its sound and behavior, but as the original was very limited in some important ways a number of things were added or altered to the original design. Here are the factory patches for the 120 preset version of the oberheim obxa as a wav file for importing via the cassette interface.
Save oberheim ob12 to get email alerts and updates on your ebay feed. Oberheim obxa custom patches 2016 part 1 order here. Oberheim ob shootout part 2 factory pad patch joe kearney. I show you how to load the factory patches into a vintage ob series synthesizer using the cassette interface. The oberheim ob8 is a subtractive analog synthesizer launched by oberheim in early 1983 and discontinued in 1985. It is the rsid o the power of the oberheim ob series gnrale in. When i announced the project some time ago, i mentioned that it would take at least a year as it is a labor of love and our midas engineer would do this as a side project since their. The ob8 has actually gotten a reputation for having slower.
What you are hearing above is not coming from the obxas synth engine. We compare a sound on a freshly calibrated ob xa, a brand new ob 6, and a minty but uncalibrated ob 8. If you have the the original oberheim midi it can only sysex dump single patches and you will have to patch the cassette interface into your daw of you want to dumpload entire banks. Obxa manual download obxa patch book obxa patch book. If you were around in the late 70s and early 80s, it was indeed an exciting time for music. The ob 8 is part of the famous obline, and was a refinement and evolution of oberheims obx and obxa. This example includes the original manual and the software update manual that was included when updated in 1984. Heres a classic analog polyphonic synthesizer from 1983, the oberheim ob8. Matrix66r cheat sheet hints and tips and a cheat sheet for editing the matrix 66r and. View and download oberheim obxa owners manual online. We used to own a oberheim obxa, and the ob6 definitely captures the. Original oberheim software for the matrix 6 and 6r dos based programs. Behringer has kicked off 2018 by revealing yet more clones of vintage gear.
The obxa shipped from the factory with two configurations. Kiwi is a windows patch sender for oberheim matrix 6 with patches included. The ob8 features eightvoice polyphony, twopart multitimbrality, a 61note processorcontrolled piano keyboard, sophisticated. The ob8 is a very warm and rich sounding eight voice polyphonic synthesizer with that classic oberheim sound. The dsx can interface directly with other oberheim synths as well, including the obxa, obsx, and obx. This bank is the result of cleaning our entire work library looking for valuable patches worth to be shared.
The obxamk gives you new control and expanded patch capability for your oberheim obxa. This aif file of the obxa factory presets loads perfectly into my 120 program obxa. Philipp provides patches and resources for many synths. Original oberheim obxa synth factory patches cassette via this auction i thought these were white. The obxa is a massive analog synthesizer with digital control, allowing for highly sophisticated and complex sounds while still maintaining an analog signal path. Oberheim ob shootout part 2 factory pad patch youtube. Individual pages from the obxa programmed patches book 300dpi jpeg files approximately 600kb each. Oberheim obx factory patches cassette data published on apr 19, 2018 synthead. Forums oberheim obx 1979 8voice synthesizer against the oberheim obxa 1981 8voice analog synthesizer. Oberheim obxa am i doing something wrong gearslutz.
Encore make midi retrofits for the oberheim obx and ob8 as well as the roland jupiter 8 obxob8 factory presets. Factory stock patches data cassette for oberheim ob8 in jewel case. By the time i was in a position moneywise, fully loaded eight voice obx were not to be found anywhere. Beginning in the late 70s, these gave way to more compact analog polysynths the oberheim obxa behind paul shaffer on page 28 among them but analog tone nuts still hunt for original sems. This was a system in which several newly released pieces of oberheim gear could be easily connected and synchronized. This is an extremely powerful, classy sounding analog polysynth, and thanks to the numerous knobs and buttons, its easy to program and configure once you got an idea of all the various parameters. Excellent condition although i was unable to test the cassette. The oberheim obxa is one of the great polyphonic synthesizers of the early 80s. Posted on september, 2016 by synthchaser in oberheim. Oberheim ob xa in excellent physical condition with great cosmetics.
You can transfer patches to another obxa with an encore kit or a computer. The patches can be saved with the new sysex capabilities. This one has 4 banks of 8 for a total of 32 patches. There is nothing wrong with it, it stays in tune, and everything has been tested. It can download any factory patches easily on the internet and rinsrer in the synth. I dont understand it but so far im quite underwhelmed by it. The first thing that struck me was how absolutely massive it is, although the guy i bought it from also had a prophet t8 which made the obxa look tiny by. All models of obxa, however, featured the new curtis chips which offered great stability for an analog synth and they are attributed to its great filters and sounds. Sequential oberheim ob 6 selection of my personal patches user 470499. Oberheim s obxa and rolands vp330 vocoder plus synth.
156 189 1678 40 773 1299 760 340 569 763 324 1245 278 1188 1343 299 1214 592 818 10 58 287 1118 295 1292 1285 1299 1460 56 1022 1294 58 653 1213 237