The oberheim ob xa was a synthesizer created by the oberheim company as an overhaul of their first compact synthesizer, the ob x the ob xa was released in december 1980, a year after the ob x was released. Let the unit warm up 510 minutes then press auto button so its tuned to running temp. Instead of discrete circuits for oscillators and filters, the ob xa and the oberheim synths to follow swi. Oberheim instruments dpx1 eight voice four voice matrix6 matrix6r rackmounted matrix6 matrix12 matrix mini sequencer ob1 ob8 ob8k oberm006 obmx obsx obx obxa obxpander prommer sem sixvoice stretchdx two voice xpander. The oberheim ob 1 was a monophonic, programmable, analog synthesizer introduced by oberheim electronics in 1978. Oberheim obxa custom patches 2016 part 1 order here. Oberheim obxa netzteil elkokit power supply caps recapping recap repair synth. 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. All models of ob xa featured the new curtis chips which offered great stability for an analog synth and they are attributed to its great. Kenton midi retrofits kenton make midi retrofits for the korg trident, poly6, poly61, cx3 and bx3 organs as well as the oberheim ob x, ob 8, ob xa, sequential circuits prophet 5, roland jupiter, juno6, juno60 and rhodes chroma, plus yamaha. While none of the original ob xa s have midi, unless otherwise having been modified.
The ob6 does not have the same type of filter that the obxa had. Oberheim obx vsti making modern music the rush forum. Jan 17, 2012 page 1 of 3 oberheim ob x vsti posted in making modern music. Babic oberheim ob xa ob xa info and spec ob xa fan page ob xa page with tips german sos ob xa the ob family. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands affordable prices. At first we assumed it must be a clone, then we figured the brightness of the leds might make it software. Oberheim ob shootout part 1 tom sawyer patch youtube. Above all, the obxa retains the famous oberheim sound. The ob8 is part of the famous obline, and was a refinement and evolution of oberheims obx and obxa. Filed in december 12 2016, the obxa covers electronic musical instruments, electronic pianos, music synthesizers, electronic organs, keyboards for musical instruments, piano keyboards obxa trademark serial number 87264791 justia trademarks. Hmm, something with cem chips is what youre needing.
The extra modulation controls next to the keyboard of the oberheim ob xa. Maybe some hardline gurudick said its not worthy because it doesnt sound like obxa and the flock of sheep for ever living in the fucking past followed that route of negativity. Page 119 the ob12 offers the immense advantage that the internal software packages for the instrument supplied by oberheim can be installed by just sending the data by means of the midi in port. I was having issues with the ob midi so i pulled the battery to wipe the memory and then used midi quest to restore and it worked perfectly. Above is a picture of an oberheim ob xa 8 voice synthesizer. Custom chenille patches has a design for any activity or club, and if we do not we will design one just for you. Welshs synthesizer cookbook patches for oberheim obx ob8 ob12 obmx sem. About 800 units were produced with moderate success before the obx was discontinued in 1981, replaced by the updated and streamlined obxa. Page 1 of 3 oberheim obx vsti posted in making modern music. The oberheim obxa was a synthesizer created by the oberheim company as an overhaul of their first compact synthesizer, the obx. The ob6 is made by dave smith instruments, possibly with some feedback for tweaks to be made to the prophet6 archtecture by tom oberheim, but it is not made by tom oberheim he does have a few products out there though, that is made by his design. The far left side of controls of the oberheim ob xa.
Maybe it would have been more appropriate to ask whether the ob6 has the typical oberheim sound. This one has 4 banks of 8 for a total of 32 patches. The obx was the first of oberheims legendary ob line and was initially offered as as a direct competitor to the sequential circuits prophet 5 at a more affordable price. A voyage into the heart of the oberheim obxa from the year 1980. The obxa was designed as an enhanced obx, aiming to provide more features than its main competitor, the prophet 5. Obxd is a new free windows vst plugin synth thats based on but not a direct copy of oberheim s ob x. Heres a classic analog polyphonic synthesizer from 1983, the oberheim ob8. It should come as no surprise that the rear panels of the ob6 and prophet 6 are the same. Since this article was published we contacted behringer and have been informed this article is not accurate. The obxa is a massive analog synthesizer with a very familiar and classic oberheim sound. The obx saw the light of earth in 1979 and was the first fully programmable polyphonic synth built by tom oberheim. Basically looking for something that most closely approximates an oberheim obxxa for poly pads and a moog prodigyrogue for mono leads. Smiths sequential circuits prophet5 and oberheims obxa were both legendary instruments in their own right, but their differences split many producers and synthesists into separate camps.
Instead of discrete circuits for oscillators and filters, the obxa and the oberheim synths to follow switched to curtis integrated circuits. There was a version made for reaktor, but it doesnt have all of the features needed for these patches to be compatible. The sound had the capability to cut through a mix to upstage even guitar solos. However, i really dont know the context of the statement and considering he put his name on thinner sounding synths than the ob8 like pretty much everything that came after.
The far left side of controls of the oberheim obxa. I did neither ask if it has the ob8 or obxa sound, nor the obx, nor the matrix12, nor the 4v8v sound etc. The top panel hinge is in great shape and opens smoothly. Sem v is a highly musical instrument that evokes the original in so many surprising ways. Off the top of my head sci prophet 600, dsi prophet 8, oberheim matrix 6 and ob8, akai ax80, and thats about it off the top of my head at the moment. Sep 19, 2017 were receiving rumors that the teaser video for a clone of the oberheim ob xa is in fact the upcoming hardware synth from behringer called the ob xneo.
Oberheim ob xa 8 voice analog synthesizer free shipping overall this classic oberheim synth is in good condition with minor scratches in the finish on the top of the unit and minor scuffs in side panels. This means that, in addition to the quarterinch leftright stereo outputs and the quarterinch trs headphone output alongside them, youll find two quarterinch trs expressionpedal inputs for loudness and the filter cutoff frequency, and two quarterinch ts inputs for sustain and. Oberheim obxa service manual 3rd edition synthfool. Arturia has once again delivered a faithful recreation of another analog classic with sem v. Ob xa manual download ob xa patch book ob xa patch book. Its sound, size and power are very similar to the prophet 5 from sequential. Welshs synthesizer cookbook patches for oberheim ob x ob 8 ob 12 ob mx sem. Oberheim obxa vs ob8 vintage synth explorer forums. Play this video into your cassette in to verify or load the patches. We compare a sound on a freshly calibrated ob xa, a brand new ob 6, and a minty but uncalibrated ob 8. Much of the talk in the sonic differences between the obxa and ob8 seem to have stemmed from a comment mr. The oberheim obxa was a synthesizer created by the oberheim company as an overhaul of.
I have used it to back up all of my patches as well as load everything back to the factory midi. Individual pages from the obxa programmed patches book 300dpi jpeg files approximately 600kb each. The maximum amount of patch memory storage found on many ob xa s is 120 patch memories. Its not polished and impeccable like, say, the revered an1x, but hey the an1x is not able to make sounds like the ob 12 and its interface is a joke compared to ob. However this one has up to 8 voices which can be split, layered and stored. Feb, 2018 this one has 4 banks of 8 for a total of 32 patches.
Ive owned quite a few oberheim synthesizers over the past 12 years, from the standalone sem, to the 4voice, ob8, xpander, and matrix12. This means you will not have to open the instrument and fit the chip containing the software each time. Oberheim ob xa netzteil elkokit power supply caps recapping recap repair synth. Behringer oberheim obxa keyboard clone in the works. A minimum of 32 patches were available on early models 4 banks of 8. The ob xa did at least work with all 10 voices, had a single keyboard, and is renound for the sounds of van halen jump and stranglers strange little girl. The extra modulation controls next to the keyboard of the oberheim obxa. Above is a picture of an oberheim obxa 8 voice synthesizer. We have been making chenille patches and lettering for letter jackets for more than twenty years. Oberheim obx for ipad ipad music apps blog music app.
This oberheim obxa is now sold as at 21st july 2017. Digital glide was first introduced on the 56preset ob sx which emulated the unequal glide rates in the ob x while the ob xa produced at the same time of the 56preset ob sx still had analog glide. I have been an oberheim user ever since the first modular came out and have acquired the ob8, matrix 12, matrix, obmx 12 voice, ob12 and a marion msr2 and i have waited years for someone to do a virtual oberheim that was worthy of the name. An actual synth designer like dave smith would never rip off tom oberheim. Individual pages from the ob xa programmed patches book 300dpi jpeg files approximately 600kb each. Posted on september, 2016 by synthchaser in oberheim. View and download oberheim ob x owners manual online. Obxa manual download obxa patch book obxa patch book. The obxa was available in four, six or eight voice polyphonic models. Does the dave smith instruments ob6 have the classic.
With one keyboard they could provide the same sounds but with added voicing for splitlayerspoly options. This video, via marko ettlich of retrosound, compares the classic oberheim obx 1979 8voice synthesizer against the oberheim obxa 1981 8voice analog synthesizer. Obxa software history the evol ution of the software in the obxa is documented in this service manual covers units with the latest this secti on. View and download oberheim obx owners manual online. Jan 28, 2016 oberheim ob xa custom patches 2016 part 1 order here. I believe his purpleness has used both the ob xa and ob 8. Mar 29, 2007 much of the talk in the sonic differences between the obxa and ob8 seem to have stemmed from a comment mr. Famous users of the ob8 include depeche mode, eddie van halen, future sound of london, the klf, tangerine dream and trent reznor. This demo track was built using isolated tracks found on youtube in. They all featured patch memories, also in varying degrees.
The maximum amount of patch memory storage found on many obxas is 120 patch memories. Included with the sale is a uk iec powercable, and we will also include a pdf copy of the user manual. The ob xa also offered two switchable filter poles, 120 slots for patch memory, keyboard. The ob xa is a massive analog synthesizer with a very familiar and classic oberheim sound. In the video, ettlich compares the two keyboards, using identical patches. Write the above patch into memory locations a1 and a2. As for the sysex commands, i have used midiox software in the past, but not for the ob 8 in particular. Basically looking for something that most closely approximates an oberheim obx xa for poly pads and a moog prodigyrogue for mono leads. The oberheim obx is an analog polyphonic sound synthesizer first commercially available in june 1979, it was introduced to compete with the sequential circuits prophet5, which had been successfully introduced the year before. The oberheim ob8 is a subtractive analog synthesizer launched by oberheim in early 1983 and discontinued in 1985. The ob xa was oberheim s flagship polyphonic synthesizer for the 1980s and the bigger brother to the ob x. Obxd is a new free windows vst plugin synth thats based on but not a direct copy of oberheims obx. Oberheim obx factory patches cassette data youtube. Obxa trademark serial number 87264791 justia trademarks.
This track is using sounds from the vintage synthesizer oberheim obx 1979 only. Its the direct successor to the famous sem based units. While none of the original obxas have midi, unless otherwise having been modified. Oberheim instruments dpx1 eight voice four voice matrix6 matrix6r rackmounted matrix6 matrix12 matrix mini sequencer ob 1 ob 8 ob 8k oberm006 ob mx ob sx ob x ob xa ob xpander prommer sem sixvoice stretchdx two voice xpander. The ob 8 was the last of the classic ob series that included the ob 1, ob xa and ob x. Just remember that it has its quirks and downsides glitchy sound, no sequencer, etc. Oberheim obxa 8voice analog synthesizer from the year 1980. These include a great variety of sounds which will quickly acquaint you with the capabilities of your instrument. This includes cem chips 3340 vco, 3320 vcf, 3310 eg and 3360 vca. Off the top of my head sci prophet 600, dsi prophet 8, oberheim matrix 6 and ob 8, akai ax80, and thats about it off the top of my head at the moment.
The filter in all states sounds like the real thing, and theyve even captured some more subtle details like the clipping of the envelope generators that adds to. One of the most classic and iconic analog poly synths. Oberheim obxa 8 voice analog synthesizer free shipping overall this classic oberheim synth is in good condition with minor scratches in the finish on the top of the unit and minor scuffs in side panels. The ob8 was the last of the classic ob series that included the ob1, obxa and obx. The first of the ob series oberheim synths, this is a classic analog synthesizer available in 4, 6 or 8 voice configurations. We used to own a oberheim obxa, and the ob6 definitely captures. All models of obxa featured the new curtis chips which offered great stability for an analog synth and they are attributed to its great. Get the best deals on oberheim when you shop the largest online selection at. Oberheim finally progressed to digital glide in the ob 8 that was generated by software and guaranteed matching glide rates between voices. I myself dont really give a rats ass if this is a real oberheim or only a viscount. Filed in december 12 2016, the ob xa covers electronic musical instruments, electronic pianos, music synthesizers, electronic organs, keyboards for musical instruments, piano keyboards ob xa trademark serial number 87264791 justia trademarks.
Features 32 programs, old autotune, old cassette interface, old edit 32 programs, old autotune, old cassette interface, new edi t 2 delay for pot jitter. Using discrete designs for oscillators and filters the. Oberheim obxa analog synthesizer 1980 single sound demo. I have used my version of the tom sawyer growl patch created with my oberheim ob xa.
Click on the thumbnail for higher resolution photo of the. Ob xa programmed patches all pages in one file pdf 83mb. The obxa had lots of bells and whistles such as chord hold, poly glide, two lfos and a switchable 2 or 4 pole filter. Jan 08, 2018 tom oberheim is still alive and active and is a great guy. It featured a 2 pole vcf lowpass filter with its own adsr, a vca with adsr, a flexible lfo section, polyphonic sample and hold, polyphonic portamento and 32 patches of memory. The ob xa was available in four, six or eight voice polyphonic models. 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. During this time dave smith and tom oberheim were competitors creating some of the most indemand instruments of the era.
The teaser video showing a clone recreation of the oberheim obxa obxneo has been making the rounds across the net today. The synth shares much of its circuitry with the obxa and obsx models. Custom patches the finest letterman jacket and chenille. The ob8 is a very warm and rich sounding eight voice polyphonic synthesizer with that classic oberheim sound. Babic oberheim obxa obxa info and spec obxa fan page obxa page with tips german sos obxa the ob family. But my favorite for sound and easeofuse is the obx. A major improvements from the older sister is the external pitch trimmers now easily accessible from the back panel. Dx vs dmx the dx mainboard has been redesigned from previous model. The ob xa 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. The obxa was released in december 1980, a year after the obx was released. This unit has been meticulously cleaned inside and out and electronically refurbished, a process requiring approximately 40 hours of skilled labor, and is in full working order and looking quite lovely. This is one of the most peculiar and thus interesting synths.
This synthesizer featured 4, 6, and 8 voice polyphony, and analog 2 pole vcf and allowed 32 slots of patch memory. Instead of discrete circuits for oscillators and filters, the obxa switched to curtis integrated circuits. The ob 8 is part of the famous ob line, and was a refinement and evolution of oberheim s ob x and ob xa. The ob 8 is a very warm and rich sounding eight voice polyphonic synthesizer with that classic oberheim sound.
It takes the hardwares sound and behaviour and then adds new features that are designed to overcome its perceived limitations. Here are the factory patches for the 120 preset version of the oberheim ob xa as a wav file for importing via the cassette interface. It belongs to the obx product line of polyphonic compact synthesizers and is. Oberheim ob xa tshirt 100% cotton retro analog synthesizer sem ob 1 ob 8. The obxa did at least work with all 10 voices, had a single keyboard, and is renound for. The secret of the obx is that it still has the old discrete 12db semfilters. It takes the hardwares sound and behaviour and then adds new features that.
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