Oberheim Filters w/ Resonance

dawman · Post by **dawman** » Wed May 31, 2006 1:31 pm

That be the OB1. I am so happy to see that some of us experienced these wicked fat bastards in action. When I first joined the forum I knew that Sequential Circuits, and Moog, would be cloned as they were also fat bastards, but no Oberheims? Had Europe been devoid of these awesome products? Hmm. I wanted to be the first to make Oberheim sound patches. Solaris has proven to be capable of that fat bastard sound polyphonically, but monophonically is a much more daunting task. ReD_MuZe's fitler fm sweep is the best Oberheim emu. I ever heard. I have heard plenty of patches which state OBX brass and such. They were programmed by someone in the marketing department of an overpriced, overbloated product line. Hey 600 patches, what a deal.I hope the ModGodz descend from Mt.Olympus more often, as us mortals cannot survive without worship. If you notice the logo on an Oberheim, you will see Zues's bolt of Lightning, as they sounded quite godly.

Thank You For Helping Me Re-Live My Youth,

Jimmy V. your mortal servant

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Shroomz~> · Post by **Shroomz~>** » Wed May 31, 2006 4:15 pm

What year did the OB1 hit the streets Jimmy?

dawman · Post by **dawman** » Wed May 31, 2006 6:14 pm

If I remember correctly it was in 1974 when I just got out of the Military Academy. Hmmm,...lets see, jail, or Military Academy. Military Academy. I know it was when the ARP Odyssey came out also. Oberheim,ARP,Buchla,Serge,Moog,Sequential,....Hmmm, let me see,.......I want them all!!

ReD_MuZe · Post by **ReD_MuZe** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 2:36 am

a couple of things i would like to add:
1) could it be that this sound was not made by OBx but a more complex synthesizer (something like the arp odyssey)

2) it is possible to tune an LFO an octave lower than one oscilator if it is only one note and no keyboard following is needed.

Shroomz~> · Post by **Shroomz~>** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 7:40 am

On 2006-06-01 03:36, ReD_MuZe wrote:
could it be that this sound was not made by OBx but a more complex synthesizer (something like the arp odyssey)

Or the odyssey's rival from Octave.

roy thinnes · Post by **roy thinnes** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 2:37 pm

btw Conny Plank's studio (the man who mixed Kraftwerk, Czukay, Eno...) is selling it's analog stuff - atm the highest bet for the Obx-a is 300€.
http://www.vintage-music-equipment.de/c ... gory/keys/

dawman · Post by **dawman** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 7:06 pm

There is a place in the USA that carries
the voice cards for the Oberheims, I will see if they have a website, as those are the critical spare parts, along with the Curtis chipsets. I just can't see buying anymore analog stuff at this time, unless it's a Studio Electronics Omega. The only fat polyphonic analog being made that I am aware of, other than the Analogics, and Doepffer stuff which is pretty pricy with 8 voice setup. All Oberheims deserve a proper burial in a studio somewhere.

Post by **garyb** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 7:16 pm

yes, fragile....

dawman · Post by **dawman** » Fri Jun 02, 2006 1:44 am

GaryB,
Man Or Myth.

Shroomz~> · Post by **Shroomz~>** » Fri Jun 02, 2006 2:11 am

Synths find a home in a studio, not a shallow grave

at0m · Post by **at0m** » Fri Jun 02, 2006 3:25 am

On 2006-05-31 17:15, Shroomz wrote:
What year did the OB1 hit the streets Jimmy?

Check this out: http://www.vintagesynth.com/local/timeline.shtml

Shroomz~> · Post by **Shroomz~>** » Fri Jun 02, 2006 6:44 am

thanks Atom, now I'm all starry eyed about the Synthacon again. I'd gotten over that!!

dawman · Post by **dawman** » Fri Jun 02, 2006 2:13 pm

Oh I'm in heaven. And obviously older, as my predilction for wrong years demonstrates. What a cool site. The 70's were exciting years for polyphonics. Since I got the year wrong, the synth could be wrong too. But I know if I liked 'em, they were fat. Thanks for plumbing me up at0m.

ChrisWerner · Post by **ChrisWerner** » Fri Jun 02, 2006 11:35 pm

Looks like Oberheim days lately.
http://www.kvraudio.com/news/5418.html

dawman · Post by **dawman** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 8:03 pm

Oberheim as a VSTi? That dog won't hunt.