Van Halen Jump Intro song 1984 (played on Oberheim OB-Xa)

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  • Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
  • In the wake of Eddie's passing, I wanted to post this recording of me playing the title song to the 1984 album, which is the intro to Jump. I always felt this song had an ethereal sound that stood the test of time.
    Play the video with headphones to capture the nuance of the filter sweep and texture of the strings.
    I'm playing it on the same synth Eddie used on the album, the Oberheim OB-Xa. There is some debate as to whether he used this synth or it's predecessor, the OB-X, on the album, but both sounds used in this recording were original factory presets on the Xa.
    For OB-Xa owners, the presets are C4 (Resonance Sweep) and C3 (Slow Strings) in Split mode and dropped an octave.

Комментарии • 49

  • @tcc650
    @tcc650 3 года назад +14

    The best 1984 perfect my friend, in memory Eddie Van Halen

    • @steves.4720
      @steves.4720  3 года назад +3

      Thank you. I felt it was a fitting tribute to the king.

  • @BitsOfEternity
    @BitsOfEternity 3 года назад +15

    Eddie was inspiring in both his guitar writing and his synth playing - among all of the rest of the songwriting, of course, and I always loved this ... I have an EPS 16+ with the OB-8 sampled... Now to figure out how to my baby to sing like the real thing.

    • @steves.4720
      @steves.4720  3 года назад +6

      It's not easy. I tried with other synths for a while and finally bought the synth he used to get the exact sound...

    • @robsnodgrass915
      @robsnodgrass915 7 месяцев назад +1

      Not to bad mouth the master, but Ed didn't write the intro. A Doobie brother did.

  • @inasimplerhyme
    @inasimplerhyme 3 месяца назад +3

    The lower half is just so perfect! Well, everything is, but that really stands out. So good!

  • @TimE_5150
    @TimE_5150 3 года назад +13

    EVH was a musical genius. Thankfully, I was around to appreciate his brilliance. RIP Edward.

    • @LavenderAndOak
      @LavenderAndOak 2 года назад +1

      So glad I get to see them play in 2015 rest in peace Eddie we love you

    • @TimE_5150
      @TimE_5150 6 месяцев назад

      @@christopherdunn317 didn't realize my HS English teacher was following my EVH posts!! Get a life

    • @christopherdunn317
      @christopherdunn317 6 месяцев назад

      @@TimE_5150 Thankful I was and still able to appreciate his brilliance ????????????? No you get a life ! i don't write stupid things like this ! What the f does English teacher have to do with it moron !

    • @christopherdunn317
      @christopherdunn317 6 месяцев назад

      @@TimE_5150 Well we can see you have no brilliance at all !

    • @TimE_5150
      @TimE_5150 6 месяцев назад

      @@christopherdunn317 Another elitist who thinks he speaks for all!

  • @tcc650
    @tcc650 4 месяца назад +1

    Since 1991 I have listened to this song every day, it is more than a simple sound, it leads us to infinity, Van Halen had a divine inspiration to compose it.❤❤

  • @BigPerm2004
    @BigPerm2004 Год назад +4

    Gotta come back and say, this the BEST cover on RUclips!!! I come back to this video monthly.

    • @steves.4720
      @steves.4720  Год назад +2

      Thanks man - I truly appreciate it. I tried to get as close to the original as possible, paying respect to Eddie.

    • @BigPerm2004
      @BigPerm2004 Год назад +2

      @@steves.4720 Mission accomplished, sir!!

  • @BigPerm2004
    @BigPerm2004 3 года назад +8

    Absolutely fantastic!!!! Absolutely nailed it!!!

  • @rudolfkrebs2311
    @rudolfkrebs2311 22 дня назад

    Super! Dass man das heute noch hört! Ich hatte vor 35 Jahren einen Korg Polysix! Mit dem habe ich diesen Basssound fast identisch hingebracht! War aber reiner Zufall! Einfach geschraubt und auf einmal! Zack, boing! War der Sound da! Leider ist der Polysix nicht mehr unter uns und ich habs auch nicht mehr probiert!
    Dieses Video ist aber ein gewaltiger Anreiz, es mit einem anderen Synth zu probieren! Ich versuchs!
    👍😎🇦🇹

  • @lonophonic117
    @lonophonic117 8 месяцев назад +1

    Well BLODDY HELL YOUR SPOT ON! What a legendary job.

  • @l0riz624
    @l0riz624 2 года назад +2

    i love this video man! good job and thanks for the presets, they sound really good!

  • @jfoss1974
    @jfoss1974 3 года назад +5

    Proper. RIP EVH

  • @Chrishagen
    @Chrishagen 3 года назад +4

    Perfect

  • @paolobarrella
    @paolobarrella 2 года назад +2

    Wow, perfect programming.

    • @steves.4720
      @steves.4720  2 года назад +3

      I'd like to take credit for the programming, but they're actually factory presets that are adjacent to one another (which I guess is how Eddie came to create the track in the first place).

    • @paolobarrella
      @paolobarrella 2 года назад

      @@steves.4720 thanks for the reply. Nice to know that!

  • @akfreed6949
    @akfreed6949 Год назад +2

    Before the OBXa & 8 Eddie kept buying a different brand of synthesizer and it kept dying on him . He complained to a seller and the seller recommended the OB-Xa . By the way the title track 1984 is about a hour long .

    • @steves.4720
      @steves.4720  Год назад +1

      That’s right! The synth I read that he was using to dial in the Jump patch was the Prophet T8, which kept overheating. I’d love to hear the original uncut track.

  • @patrickvigil9353
    @patrickvigil9353 Год назад +1

    Very nice. Great job

  • @nevesemfloripaful
    @nevesemfloripaful Год назад +1

    Gênio... Ed VanHalen atropelou Gean M.Jare e Vangelis com esse instrumental futurista dos anos 2.050 que ainda não chegou... como pode um cara sair da guitarra, dar um passeio nos teclados, fazer uma obra prima dessa, e depois voltar para a guitarra?

    • @steves.4720
      @steves.4720  9 месяцев назад

      Concordo de todo o coração!

  • @phillipcapshaw8761
    @phillipcapshaw8761 Год назад +1

    EDDIE VAN HALEN IS THE G.O.A.T!!

  • @tsitracommunications2884
    @tsitracommunications2884 2 месяца назад

    Lucky guy to own one of the grails

  • @connor_flanigan
    @connor_flanigan 7 месяцев назад +1

    1984 from the 1984 album from 1984

  • @dianek4551
    @dianek4551 2 года назад

    ❤️❤️❤️

  • @Dwinkiebexon00882
    @Dwinkiebexon00882 7 месяцев назад

    Type of song to play while your ascending

  • @martinvigo8589
    @martinvigo8589 Год назад +1

    Full original

  • @malcolm77
    @malcolm77 6 месяцев назад

    By dropped an octave, do you mean transpose down?

  • @malcolm77
    @malcolm77 2 года назад

    Can you tell me the keyboard splits please? I have the same synth. Do I use 2 factory splits for that intro?

    • @malcolm77
      @malcolm77 2 года назад

      Thank you

    • @steves.4720
      @steves.4720  2 года назад +1

      Hey Carlos, yes you'll use factory presets. Expand the description beneath the video for specifics. Note that I also used delay and reverb as well as some compression to round things out.

  • @solomonjenkins9505
    @solomonjenkins9505 Год назад

    is the xa worth it vs the 8? Bitch to maintain?

    • @steves.4720
      @steves.4720  9 месяцев назад

      I had both and they both needed recapping to be stable, but the OB8 has less boards so you could say it's easier to maintain because there are less parts to potentially need servicing. That said, go with the OBX8 because it nails the sounds of both - they did a fantastic job with it. I sold my OB8 and now only have the Xa which will eventually be sold as well.

  • @josejesus9435
    @josejesus9435 6 месяцев назад

    me hace acordar a: ruclips.net/video/8P4TNCXsKb4/видео.html

  • @cardevsan123
    @cardevsan123 Год назад +1

    The beauty is not with the playing
    Which you did fantastic
    But the haunting arraignment in it from Ed

    • @steves.4720
      @steves.4720  Год назад +1

      Agree! Loved Eddie’s arrangement. As stated elsewhere in the comments (and verified by what I read as well), what became the song 1984 was originally over an hour of Eddie playing / improvising while the tape machine ran on in the early hours of the morning.

  • @cardevsan123
    @cardevsan123 Год назад +1

    Perfect