The Oberheim OB-X Synthesizer from 1978 is one of the legendary synths in music history. Used by Ultravox, Japan, Killing Joke, J.-M. Jarre, Rush, Barcley James Harvest and others. Here can you find the full OB-X playlist with a lot single sound demos, synth comparisions and one synth demo tracks. Enjoy. The OB-X playlist ----> ruclips.net/p/PLe08Lbpy8pPbR3dUZoZjD7AV-J36-EOB5
That thing sounds BAD ASS. I was just old enough to appreciate synth in the 80's, but too young to acquire any gear. These sounds come from a perfect moment in the Universe.
There truly was a golden age of syths... something was in the air, the componentry was all ultra-hifi quality, and the circuit boards built by hand, sometimes even by their designers (Moog, Dave Smith...)...a million little things + insane passion and competition, plus all sorts of happy accidents and we got an explosion of awesomeness. There is NO DOUBT that instruments of this era were/are peerless and probably irreproducible...literally like Stradivarius or Guarneri violins. EMS-VCS3, CS-80, P5 & P10, OBx, PPG Wave, and of course the various early Moogs and modulars...Not a single synth since ~ 1980 (with the exception of the ultra-cool & quirky Buchla modular line) has had anywhere close to the soul these things possessed. It's a classic story of hand-built-boutique excellence Vs mass-produced garbage. I sure hope someone has a few of each in a temperature & humidity controlled vault so that posterity can have a shot at reproducing the music made with these crazy beasts!!!
In the first 2 patches leading up to 1:50, I could hear almost everything Oberheim that I’ve always enjoyed from Prince & the Revolution, Neil Diamond, Styx, Weather Report, Chicago, REO Speedwagon, Toto, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Rush, Van Halen and anyone that played an Oberheim polyphonic synth before my first day of Elementary School in 1985.
Incredible peice of musical engineering. The ob x is defo near the top of my dream vintage synths. Thanks for making this synth shine and, me lusting even more. 😋😋😋😋
Title could have been : "Octo über fett" XD Nice vid. Marko, as usual ! OB-X demos are always welcome ! This is the King of synths, i repeat myself, but no one can compete against him !
So müssen sich die ersten Menschen gefühlt haben als sie das Feuer entdeckten. Schön zu sehen, daß Du auch barfuß sweepen kannst. Guten Tag der Arbeit. 🎼💭👍🎧
What a beast! Synth of all synths! Amen! ❤️ The last cracy seconds! I love it! I‘m an 80s child and love synth sound from the first second I heard ... now I know once more
9:40 This might be the best sounding synth I have ever heard. Better than any Moog or even Juno I've ever heard. I think I've heard a CS-80 sound that did it for me even more than this. But hearing this, I'm doubting myself.
Oberheim liked uA723 based linear regulators with 2N3055 pass transistors which double as space heaters. This kind of heat was standard before switching regulators took over.
The Memorymoog Plus I had also had them and they could get quite uncomfortably hot if you touched them. A lot of these synths had to be allowed to cool off for 30+ mins. if they were used on live gigs.
In 1981 I worked at a music store as a repair technician. We had one of those laying around. It didn’t work and we had no schematics. Shame so we couldn’t repair it.
This was the synthesizer Supertramp used on Famous Last Words, Paris, Even In The Quietest Moments and Breakfast In America. The string synthesizer on Take The Long Way Home is an OBX and an ELKA Rhapsody String Synthesizer.
I have Sonic projects XP-X PRO II and trust me it's the most lush and alive VST I've heard. It's my favourite along with u-he DIVA. Both sound incredible. Some of the Spectrasonics Keyscape VST pianos and Rhodes sound great too.
M’y favorite synth ...80’s used and abused of it ...I love and re love the sound is very fat and deep super pads and evolutive sound.Open filter very wide......
Oberheim & analog synths lovers... Watch & listen to this ! Thumbs up & thanks for this outstanding visual & musical moment... Pad at 2:20 is so wonderful ... definitely one of the iconic OB-X filtered smooth sounds... Keep sharing your passion & talents through these delightful projects ! ;-))
@@retrosound72 I came after watching the new behringer ob-x clone. Everyone seem to be not very pleased with it, so I decided to check the original. Yeah, that's the sound I guess =)
Love that synth! Especially its polyphonic portamento and its 2-pole low pass VCF. Their string-type sounds are among the best you can get on any polysynth; only the Solina/Unique 310 makes a better job! My humble opinion, of course...
If anyone ever asks, "What is the Oberheim sound?" I would have to direct them here. Lots of synths can be made to sound similar, but between the res and the 12 db filter, there is no mistaking the sounds of an Oberheim from the this era.
damn dude, did he know the serial number? these are so rare its not like it would be easy for the thieves to do anything with it without it being pretty conspicuous
I guess you have a lot to learn. If you’re into synths, literally every legendary synth is from the 70’s and 80’s. And there’s a good reason why this synth or something like a OB8 or Matrix 12 is 4 times the price of a brand new 2021 OB6 (which is already around $2,500 new): Modern synth manufactures can’t re-create the sound of those earlier synths because the parts and circuits are no longer available or are in such short supply that it’s not an option. So the older synths actually do sound better in many cases. You might want to look into some other classics from this time period: Minimoog model d, Yamaha CS-80, Roland Jupiter 8 are a good place to start. Or you could buy all three for around $50,000 (if you’re lucky) and try them out first hand.
@@79Glitch There was a period were old synths were seen as corny (somewhere in the 90s). A lot of them were ridiculously low priced. But the surge in price has more to do with people wanting to go vintage and nostalgia after the late 2000s.
@@bengsynthmusic I just wish I was a little older with disposable cash in the ‘90’s. Some of my favorite musicians/producers like El-P built their production styles around classics like the CS-80, which he copped in New York for some absurdly low price. Something like that will NEVER happen again, even if prices flatten out and become a little more reasonable. And I don’t feel like the new modern synths are rare enough to have that massive jump in value comparatively because people love synths so much today … I think they’re just going to keep making newer, bigger, better hardware and software synths for a long time to come. That one stretch you mentioned in the ‘90’s-when FM and digital and samplers took over-was the one time we could get a good deal on those golden era analog synths. Hopefully you had more luck and better timing than me!
@@79Glitch Oh I'm just a young 20 something enthusiast who hadn't had such opportunity and just settled for emulations. My best chance of vintage is copping DX7. The most offensive market I've seen is Jupiter 08 going for double triple what CS-80 goes for. Which's funny bc I don't see CS-80 up anywhere, yet they cost less.
@@bengsynthmusic I guess we have to look at the bright side: this is one of the most interesting time for synths because of the demand, the software innovations, the affordable hardware emulations, etc. And most of the big companies are sympathetic to enthusiast’s love of the vintage synths, so they are making new synths with that idea in mind. Hopefully there will continue to be inspiring options for years to come, and maybe some new classics. That said, Moog, Sequential/DSI, Korg … they all seem to “get it” in terms of vintage analog sound. And I support you in acquiring a DX7. Life is short, so never feel guilty about trying to live the dream! And Jup 8 is over-rated from everyone I’ve heard-in person or otherwise-especially considering the absurd price. DX7 is beast for pads, though; and I love the DX7 bass! I think I’m going to end up with one, too.
Maybe the Shear Relic-6 will have that price, when it comes out. If it comes out... (the estimated price was around 3500 $, but that was in January 2017...)
Awesome sound, better than any synth made today. Seems very drifty though? Still amazing, wish something made today had that balls and girth and sheer fatness, the resonance is bloody awesome...
Many may not agree but those who like this should look into the much cheaper Poly61. Add some pots for the filters and you can do dark wicked stuff like the OB-X. Also check out RS's Casioheim video...
@RetroSound I come back to this video every week. I was interested in buying a synthesizer one day because of this very video. The one I had my eye on was the HydraSynth. Is it possible to hear those ambient and lush sounds from that synthesizer(HydraSynth). Thank you and please reply back.
Rightfully one of the big famous synths of the early 80s (although I'm more of a Sequential fan...), but definitely not the worst synth from Oberheim ;-) Although I'm uncertain if it is OBs best synth altogether, they made some tough competition with the Matrix 12 and the good old Four-/Eightvoice, even if you can call the OB-X a Fourvoice with memory :-)
I think the X is probably the best one to have. Since I cover other bands music in my band, the OB-X series are featured on more albums I would think than other Oberheim synths, and the X is perfectly capable of reproducing most of the famous SEM based synths like the Four Voice.
Yes, the X trumps the Xa soundwise, but sadly it lacks one very unique element of an old Fourvoice, the individual voices. The Fourvoice wasn't just a synth with four voices, it was a big box with four synths. Granted, that was hell to set up and in no way a reliable option for live playing or for anyone who wants consistency, but the individually tuned voices were the thing that made the Fourvoice so amazingly unique ;-) That's why I think the Fourvoice trumps the OBX, which is not an easy task. But the four or even eight voice is just a bigger monster than the OBX. It's like saying to one-up a Minimoog, which is arguably a monster on its own. It is possible, but you need a bigger monster than that, which would be a Model 55 modular system ;-)
Great synth! An actual hardware analog synth I owned back in the late eighties was the Octave Cat. I have both the OB-Xd and Mini Moog virtual soft synths. There is a 10 minute performance of me using the OB-Xd titled "Rob's Tangerine Dream Style Performance" on RUclips.
My friend had a Matrix 6 and I played it many times with his 1000 included patches. My Casio CZ-101 had more in common in sound with the Oberheim OB-X than a Matrix 6 did. It didn't seem capable of reproducing any of the famous OB sounds I was looking for, especially the lead sounds. Matrix 6 I believe was Gibson made and Tom Oberheim had nothing to do with it. Oberheim in name. I think I made the right choice in 1986. I was much more impressed with the sounds I was getting than those in his Matrix 6. He not only spent many times what I did, but they were so poorly made his spent more time at the factory for repairs than it got in use. And my friend was an electronics repair expert. Were you able to load in some sound collections that didn't come from the factory? The sounds I'm hearing in the video were nothing like my memory of hearing those Matrix 6 sounds. Matrix 12 was a different animal though.
@n8goulet: As far as I know, it was an actual Oberheim and Gibson had nothing to do with it. Matrix 1000 might be another story though. Of course there are differences between the Matrix 6 and the OB-X, most important of them being that the Matrix series used Digital controlled, though analog core, oscillators. Another one is the extended programmable modulation matrix, which is not present in the OB-X, -8, etc. So you can't expect to pick a sound from the OB-X, transfer its parameters to the Matrix 6 and get a comparable sound. That's true. In this video the OB-X is passed, slightly but clearly, through some effects. When attempting a comparable sound on the Matrix 6 you'll have a very hard time. But using the modulation matrix on the Matrix 6 you may come very close. Concluding, you're correct obviously. The Matrix 6 and OB-X are different synths, with different oscillators and a different architecture. I like them both, and the OB-X is awesome as demonstrated in this video. Thanks for that Retrosound!
What do you guys think about the current versions of the OB-X from Dave Smith? I played one of them at Guitar Center and it didn't sound this good, but I'm not sure if I'm falling for the "analogue hype" that the hipsters are peddling these days or not.
Totigerus Name one thing in your entire life that is supposed to be the copy of something that has actually been better than the original. Analog cannot be truly copied by digital. Period. They are two different animals completely. These early analog synths have internal design that create a sound that is unmatchable in feeling. They affect more than just the ears with simple sound. They have soul that is missing from VST's and most newer analog synths. Bells and whistles aside, going on pure sound, original old school analog, particularly polysynths, cannot be matched or beaten for warmth and uniqueness of quality. I love digital synths too though.
I've heard even just the Rush TOM SAWYER 'growl' sound tried to be duplicated on numerous instruments and none of the others sound quite right (except some of the OB-X emulations that come pretty close)
The Oberheim OB-X Synthesizer from 1978 is one of the legendary synths in music history. Used by Ultravox, Japan, Killing Joke, J.-M. Jarre, Rush, Barcley James Harvest and others. Here can you find the full OB-X playlist with a lot single sound demos, synth comparisions and one synth demo tracks. Enjoy.
The OB-X playlist ----> ruclips.net/p/PLe08Lbpy8pPbR3dUZoZjD7AV-J36-EOB5
That thing sounds BAD ASS. I was just old enough to appreciate synth in the 80's, but too young to acquire any gear. These sounds come from a perfect moment in the Universe.
thank you :)
There truly was a golden age of syths... something was in the air, the componentry was all ultra-hifi quality, and the circuit boards built by hand, sometimes even by their designers (Moog, Dave Smith...)...a million little things + insane passion and competition, plus all sorts of happy accidents and we got an explosion of awesomeness. There is NO DOUBT that instruments of this era were/are peerless and probably irreproducible...literally like Stradivarius or Guarneri violins. EMS-VCS3, CS-80, P5 & P10, OBx, PPG Wave, and of course the various early Moogs and modulars...Not a single synth since ~ 1980 (with the exception of the ultra-cool & quirky Buchla modular line) has had anywhere close to the soul these things possessed. It's a classic story of hand-built-boutique excellence Vs mass-produced garbage. I sure hope someone has a few of each in a temperature & humidity controlled vault so that posterity can have a shot at reproducing the music made with these crazy beasts!!!
Agree with you
I'd argue that Vermona gear has as much soul.
In the first 2 patches leading up to 1:50, I could hear almost everything Oberheim that I’ve always enjoyed from Prince & the Revolution, Neil Diamond, Styx, Weather Report, Chicago, REO Speedwagon, Toto, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Rush, Van Halen and anyone that played an Oberheim polyphonic synth before my first day of Elementary School in 1985.
One of the phattest analogs ever made! I'm having an eargasm listening to those awesome filter sweeps!
:))
Lol i reckon
Just watched this again. Does anything else sound this good?!! So lush, warm, sparkly. Wow!
Thank you for watching.
For me the best synthesizer sound. Perfect.
Superb....the 1984/Jump Van Halen texture and tone
:))
This OB with the ribbon and keys of the CS-80 would make for the most amazing synth experience possible
Incredible peice of musical engineering. The ob x is defo near the top of my dream vintage synths. Thanks for making this synth shine and, me lusting even more. 😋😋😋😋
haha yes I can understand. :)
yes!
Oh yeah...I'm just sitting here typing something with this going in the background, and I keep stopping because it just sounds SO good.
ProckGnosis It has an unmistakable charcater that grabs your attention by the balls !!!!
ProckGnosis you have a Casio CZ, did you see his Casioheim video?
Sounds amazing. To think that this might actually be reissued soon..!
I'm a sucker for every OB-X post, love it.
:)) thank you
Title could have been : "Octo über fett" XD
Nice vid. Marko, as usual !
OB-X demos are always welcome !
This is the King of synths, i repeat myself, but no one can compete against him !
yes the king of phat sounds
thank you Eric. :)
So müssen sich die ersten Menschen gefühlt haben als sie das Feuer entdeckten.
Schön zu sehen, daß Du auch barfuß sweepen kannst.
Guten Tag der Arbeit. 🎼💭👍🎧
Ja es war mir so heiß beim Berühren des X. :D
Schönen 1. Mai wünsche ich.
You did it. Turned my Casio VL tone into an OBXa. thank you so much. If anybody could do it you could. Brilliant.
Hahaha. Casio VL is not Casio CZ 😁👏🤘❤
What a beast! Synth of all synths! Amen! ❤️
The last cracy seconds! I love it!
I‘m an 80s child and love synth sound from the first second I heard ... now I know once more
The absolut best :D
SO wish I never sold mine. What a killer sound. Man, do I miss it...
Wonderful synth.
This is THE ONE, it can't sound better.
🎹💫
The best synth I have ever heard!!
For me too.
@@retrosound72
I just tried the vst plugin version of this synth, and I'd like to say, nope!!!!
9:40
This might be the best sounding synth I have ever heard. Better than any Moog or even Juno I've ever heard. I think I've heard a CS-80 sound that did it for me even more than this. But hearing this, I'm doubting myself.
yes fat and full of life
Oberheim is one of my favorite sounds as well.
Sir, the video is less than 9 minutes. lol
Whoever engineered it had soul and sensibility, in the footsteps of Stradivarius, it has warmth and empathy.
absolutly Peter.
Oberheims are the best vintage synths...ever! A fine piece of musical engineering.
agree with you
the heat sinks at the back of the unit 😲
Oberheim liked uA723 based linear regulators with 2N3055 pass transistors which double as space heaters. This kind of heat was standard before switching regulators took over.
To me that means awesomeness.
We used this heatsink to hold the cables :)))
Jupiter 8 had rear heatsinks too.. Nice hand warmers for those cold gigs 😆
The Memorymoog Plus I had also had them and they could get quite uncomfortably hot if you touched them. A lot of these synths had to be allowed to cool off for 30+ mins. if they were used on live gigs.
The synthesizer sounds beautiful
:))
Sounds so good, it hurts!
:)
One of the best ever, and still sounds fresh today!
🙌
Great synth well played Marko.
thanks a lot
Truly the finest synth ever made! Creamy, thick, rich, Oberheim!!!!!!
:)
In 1981 I worked at a music store as a repair technician. We had one of those laying around. It didn’t work and we had no schematics. Shame so we couldn’t repair it.
Oh yeah baby, the lush, fat sounds of the OB-X! Extraordinary instrument man and thanks so much for sharing another incredible synth!
thank you for watching :)
What a beast, it sounds awesome!
:))
This was the synthesizer Supertramp used on Famous Last Words, Paris, Even In The Quietest Moments and Breakfast In America.
The string synthesizer on Take The Long Way Home is an OBX and an ELKA Rhapsody String Synthesizer.
yes. wonderful music
Gorgeous sounds Marko ;-)
Thanks for doing this video. What an incredible synth!
:))
vsts have nothing on this! not only is the sound amazing but the gear itself is a work of art! Oberheim made amazing equipment!
Couldn't agree more!
Check out Sonicprojects OP-X PRO-II
I have Sonic projects XP-X PRO II and trust me it's the most lush and alive VST I've heard. It's my favourite along with u-he DIVA. Both sound incredible. Some of the Spectrasonics Keyscape VST pianos and Rhodes sound great too.
Great demo Marco !
thank you :)
M’y favorite synth ...80’s used and abused of it ...I love and re love the sound is very fat and deep super pads and evolutive sound.Open filter very wide......
:)
Legend. That's all. Legend.
I always preferred this synth over the Prophet 5 which of course came out the year prior.
yes me to.
Oberheim & analog synths lovers... Watch & listen to this !
Thumbs up & thanks for this outstanding visual & musical moment... Pad at 2:20 is so wonderful ... definitely one of the iconic OB-X filtered smooth sounds...
Keep sharing your passion & talents through these delightful projects ! ;-))
thank you so much :)
Fully deserved, once again ! ;-))
Oberheim analogue synths sounds lush and big awesome
o yes :)
wow, what a sound
:)
@@retrosound72 I came after watching the new behringer ob-x clone. Everyone seem to be not very pleased with it, so I decided to check the original. Yeah, that's the sound I guess =)
Awesome; great demo - thanks! Nice audio quality :D
thank you Arthur :)
Extrem geile Sounds. Oberfett ist fast schon untertrieben.
haha danke Rüdiger. :)
You've got one that works which is rare.
:)
Such a great sound, thanks!!!
thank you for watching :)
And of course, let's not forget that this was the actual synth used to make the original Van Halen Jump recording! Often copied, but never perfectly!
Love that synth! Especially its polyphonic portamento and its 2-pole low pass VCF. Their string-type sounds are among the best you can get on any polysynth; only the Solina/Unique 310 makes a better job! My humble opinion, of course...
yes agree with you
E3-PO What if you run the OB through an fx unit like a tri-chorus/ensemble?
If anyone ever asks, "What is the Oberheim sound?" I would have to direct them here. Lots of synths can be made to sound similar, but between the res and the 12 db filter, there is no mistaking the sounds of an Oberheim from the this era.
:)
For the masses - the VST renditions are the closest we'll ever get our hands on.
It's the poly with widest and wildest filter that's for sure. You can make a tune just tweaking the filter knob.
agree with you
LUVVIN IT...
This songs remember me Jump - Van Halen and Johan Timman Album - Trip into the Body
:))
Joe Walsh - Life's been good synth break at 1:11
The synth player in my high school band had one. It was stolen out of his car after a gig. Total bummer.
damn dude, did he know the serial number? these are so rare its not like it would be easy for the thieves to do anything with it without it being pretty conspicuous
@@gizka6816 It was 1985, so it was much harder to track stolen gear.
@@VIDS2013 your friend is lucky the thief didn't break his back trying to pick it up and sue him
@@gizka6816 😂 No kidding. But it still wasn't as heavy as the Crumar Orchestrator I had two years later.
@@VIDS2013 saw one of those in my local thrift store a couple years ago. I was tempted but couldn't justify it.
Impressive Hardware - Fat sound!
:)
Man that thing is bad ass.
:))
Sounds beautiful. Always wanted one. I sure hope they reissue the OB-X as an original is out of reach.
Thank you!
Never knew synth sounded so advanced in late 70s. 😮🤯
I guess you have a lot to learn. If you’re into synths, literally every legendary synth is from the 70’s and 80’s. And there’s a good reason why this synth or something like a OB8 or Matrix 12 is 4 times the price of a brand new 2021 OB6 (which is already around $2,500 new):
Modern synth manufactures can’t re-create the sound of those earlier synths because the parts and circuits are no longer available or are in such short supply that it’s not an option. So the older synths actually do sound better in many cases.
You might want to look into some other classics from this time period: Minimoog model d, Yamaha CS-80, Roland Jupiter 8 are a good place to start. Or you could buy all three for around $50,000 (if you’re lucky) and try them out first hand.
@@79Glitch
There was a period were old synths were seen as corny (somewhere in the 90s). A lot of them were ridiculously low priced. But the surge in price has more to do with people wanting to go vintage and nostalgia after the late 2000s.
@@bengsynthmusic I just wish I was a little older with disposable cash in the ‘90’s. Some of my favorite musicians/producers like El-P built their production styles around classics like the CS-80, which he copped in New York for some absurdly low price. Something like that will NEVER happen again, even if prices flatten out and become a little more reasonable. And I don’t feel like the new modern synths are rare enough to have that massive jump in value comparatively because people love synths so much today … I think they’re just going to keep making newer, bigger, better hardware and software synths for a long time to come. That one stretch you mentioned in the ‘90’s-when FM and digital and samplers took over-was the one time we could get a good deal on those golden era analog synths. Hopefully you had more luck and better timing than me!
@@79Glitch
Oh I'm just a young 20 something enthusiast who hadn't had such opportunity and just settled for emulations. My best chance of vintage is copping DX7. The most offensive market I've seen is Jupiter 08 going for double triple what CS-80 goes for. Which's funny bc I don't see CS-80 up anywhere, yet they cost less.
@@bengsynthmusic I guess we have to look at the bright side: this is one of the most interesting time for synths because of the demand, the software innovations, the affordable hardware emulations, etc. And most of the big companies are sympathetic to enthusiast’s love of the vintage synths, so they are making new synths with that idea in mind. Hopefully there will continue to be inspiring options for years to come, and maybe some new classics. That said, Moog, Sequential/DSI, Korg … they all seem to “get it” in terms of vintage analog sound.
And I support you in acquiring a DX7. Life is short, so never feel guilty about trying to live the dream!
And Jup 8 is over-rated from everyone I’ve heard-in person or otherwise-especially considering the absurd price.
DX7 is beast for pads, though; and I love the DX7 bass! I think I’m going to end up with one, too.
Звучит нереально круто. Этот синт очень хорош.
:))
This sounds unreal
:)
Very nice synth! I don't understand why they can not manufacture more of this type...
too expensive. It would cost 6000-8000 $
Maybe the Shear Relic-6 will have that price, when it comes out. If it comes out... (the estimated price was around 3500 $, but that was in January 2017...)
Even a Chinese copy? I don't think the tech behind that is so sophisticated that you couldn't replicate it Shenzhen ^_°
Olofoniq DSI OB-6!?
Many Thanks NabooKa! The DSI OB-6 is very nice synth, but old synths they have a very strong character.
I have OBX on vst , very great famous sounds
superbe machine ! beautiful machine !
:)
I wonder if Jarre used one of these?Perfect ..I had to listen 3 times
Concert in China Album.
Thank you
Danke Marco..
Oberfett ist nicht untertrieben...
Weiter so großer
Faust hoch
Vorwärts immer. Rückwärts nimmer. :D
Awesome sound, better than any synth made today. Seems very drifty though? Still amazing, wish something made today had that balls and girth and sheer fatness, the resonance is bloody awesome...
yes full of life :)
Great video! About how much would it cost to get a MIDI mod put on an OB-x?
absolute Ober Liga !
:))) absolut
one of the best analogue synths ever,Van Halen used one so it had to be good.
:)
Вот это мощный агрегат!!!
Павел Корольчук жирное агрегат. Спасибо, Павел
Fantastic. Oh but lugging it around!>?
nearly 40kg
:D
thank you
yesssssss!!!!!
o yeah
What an incredible synth! Playing on the floor isn't probably the most ergonomic way.
I love playing on the floor. pure inspiration. like synth yoga. ;)
Heard there is a good possibility dave smith is working with tom to do a re-release of the Ob-X possibly!
I think not that Dave Smith make a discrete analog synth.
Big Sound come back ! Yes ! j'ai fais peur à des enfants lors d'une fête de la musique.... ??? Horror Music Movie... Ooops ! Sorry !
:)))
Many may not agree but those who like this should look into the much cheaper Poly61. Add some pots for the filters and you can do dark wicked stuff like the OB-X. Also check out RS's Casioheim video...
yes the CASIO fits the sound perfect :)
4:45 ieas!!
I insist
This is it
@RetroSound
I come back to this video every week. I was interested in buying a synthesizer one day because of this very video. The one I had my eye on was the HydraSynth. Is it possible to hear those ambient and lush sounds from that synthesizer(HydraSynth).
Thank you and please reply back.
For warm pads is the filter sound very important.
You need two saw VCOs with detuning, and slow envelope settings
The VCF cut the hight ferquencies
RetroSound thanks 🙏 much appreciated.
Do you do request? Could you play this ruclips.net/video/00FqpzWW6GY/видео.html
Really shows how much DSI et al have compromised to get modern polysynths into an affordable realm. No comparison (if you can pay for it).
agree with you.
Rightfully one of the big famous synths of the early 80s (although I'm more of a Sequential fan...), but definitely not the worst synth from Oberheim ;-) Although I'm uncertain if it is OBs best synth altogether, they made some tough competition with the Matrix 12 and the good old Four-/Eightvoice, even if you can call the OB-X a Fourvoice with memory :-)
yes synths are a matter of taste. prophet , chroma...all are kings. for me is the X the synth with the best sound.
I think the X is probably the best one to have. Since I cover other bands music in my band, the OB-X series are featured on more albums I would think than other Oberheim synths, and the X is perfectly capable of reproducing most of the famous SEM based synths like the Four Voice.
Yes, the X trumps the Xa soundwise, but sadly it lacks one very unique element of an old Fourvoice, the individual voices. The Fourvoice wasn't just a synth with four voices, it was a big box with four synths. Granted, that was hell to set up and in no way a reliable option for live playing or for anyone who wants consistency, but the individually tuned voices were the thing that made the Fourvoice so amazingly unique ;-)
That's why I think the Fourvoice trumps the OBX, which is not an easy task. But the four or even eight voice is just a bigger monster than the OBX.
It's like saying to one-up a Minimoog, which is arguably a monster on its own. It is possible, but you need a bigger monster than that, which would be a Model 55 modular system ;-)
This Machine was made by Aliens!
How close does the OB6 come to replicating this? It seems a fairer test than comparing it to the OB-Xa...
The OB-6 and the OB-X is absolut not comparable and very different in sound and power.
Shame, it is far more affordable and compact. Back to the drawing board...
Great synth! An actual hardware analog synth I owned back in the late eighties was the Octave Cat. I have both the OB-Xd and Mini Moog virtual soft synths. There is a 10 minute performance of me using the OB-Xd titled "Rob's Tangerine Dream Style Performance" on RUclips.
Thanks for sharing!
bitte dieses geniale gerät sofort an meine adresse versenden.. aber vorsicht... versand nach CH ist leider etwas kostspieliger als in die EU /// ;-))
haha, den niemals...;D
Sounds just like my Matrix 6(R). The good old days!
;)
My friend had a Matrix 6 and I played it many times with his 1000 included patches.
My Casio CZ-101 had more in common in sound with the Oberheim OB-X than a Matrix 6 did. It didn't seem capable of reproducing any of the famous OB sounds I was looking for, especially the lead sounds. Matrix 6 I believe was Gibson made and Tom Oberheim had nothing to do with it. Oberheim in name.
I think I made the right choice in 1986. I was much more impressed with the sounds I was getting than those in his Matrix 6. He not only spent many times what I did, but they were so poorly made his spent more time at the factory for repairs than it got in use. And my friend was an electronics repair expert.
Were you able to load in some sound collections that didn't come from the factory?
The sounds I'm hearing in the video were nothing like my memory of hearing those Matrix 6 sounds. Matrix 12 was a different animal though.
@n8goulet: As far as I know, it was an actual Oberheim and Gibson had nothing to do with it. Matrix 1000 might be another story though.
Of course there are differences between the Matrix 6 and the OB-X, most important of them being that the Matrix series used Digital controlled, though analog core, oscillators. Another one is the extended programmable modulation matrix, which is not present in the OB-X, -8, etc.
So you can't expect to pick a sound from the OB-X, transfer its parameters to the Matrix 6 and get a comparable sound. That's true. In this video the OB-X is passed, slightly but clearly, through some effects. When attempting a comparable sound on the Matrix 6 you'll have a very hard time. But using the modulation matrix on the Matrix 6 you may come very close.
Concluding, you're correct obviously. The Matrix 6 and OB-X are different synths, with different oscillators and a different architecture. I like them both, and the OB-X is awesome as demonstrated in this video. Thanks for that Retrosound!
The thing about the OB-X is that it has SSM filters witch sounds different (mellow) compared to the Curtiss filters used in later models
@NabooKa; Ah, didn't know that. That will certainly make some difference.
Have you tried the free vst designed around this synth? Its awesome!
no ;)
Does it come equipped with its own reverb?
no
20 people don't have ears
Envy.
It's a starship
:)
Is the OB-X the most Rock and Roll synthesizer of all time?
For me yes ;)
yes!
Without a doubt. Good call.
What do you guys think about the current versions of the OB-X from Dave Smith?
I played one of them at Guitar Center and it didn't sound this good, but I'm not sure if I'm falling for the "analogue hype" that the hipsters are peddling these days or not.
Totigerus Name one thing in your entire life that is supposed to be the copy of something that has actually been better than the original. Analog cannot be truly copied by digital. Period. They are two different animals completely. These early analog synths have internal design that create a sound that is unmatchable in feeling. They affect more than just the ears with simple sound. They have soul that is missing from VST's and most newer analog synths. Bells and whistles aside, going on pure sound, original old school analog, particularly polysynths, cannot be matched or beaten for warmth and uniqueness of quality. I love digital synths too though.
Why playing it on the floor?
Synth Yoga
@@retrosound72 Didn´t see his legs crossed .)
it's 1979 only...
:)
JOHANNES SCHMOELLING DEVICE
0:46...Need I say more?
:)
The sound what nobody can replicate!
agreed
I've heard even just the Rush TOM SAWYER 'growl' sound tried to be duplicated on numerous instruments and none of the others sound quite right (except some of the OB-X emulations that come pretty close)
Try the VST OP-X PRO II
Cream
:)
How many voices does this OB-X have?
8
@@retrosound72 How many voices did the OB-X come with as standard? i wouldn't mind buying one someday.
4,6,8
The DiscoDSP OB-XD freeware emulation is highly recommended ;)
;)
I have not yet tried it out.
How you compared it to OP-X II? I'm wondering if it would have anything to offer for someone using that?
n8goulet -no I haven't compared them, but they seem very much alike except for presets and price!
Mmmmmm
;)