Tone's Synth Projects and Products
Tone's Synth Projects and Products
Description: PEFF, Rack Extension Design and Development, Propellerhead Software Reason, music production and recording technology, synthesizers, and sound design
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Even as I compose this entry, development and final tweaks to the Oberheim OB-X8 are probably still on going. Of all of the hardware projects I’ve been involved with over the past few years, this one has gone through the most rigorous development in an effort to faithfully reproduce the sound of the vintage Oberheim synths. Keep in mind that the OB-X8 is a successor to the OB-X, the OB-Xa, and the OB-8. Essentially, there are three instrument systems that are being reproduced and packaged into one new keybo
Late last year, I dug up my old OB-8 and opened it up for some much needed maintenance. The filters were in need of calibration and the keybed required some cleaning, and after a bit of TLC it played great. The Oberheim/Sequential development team borrowed this unit for analysis. More importantly, Marcus Ryle is involved, and he has all of the institutional knowledge of how the instruments were designed, built, modified, and operated.
The original factory presets will ship with the OB-X8, and they sound exactly like they did decades ago. Listening to these presets is incredibly nostalgic since you can find sounds used by Prince, Van Halen, The Cars, Thompson Twins, etc. etc. It’s pretty amazing how many hit songs used an Oberheim.
Tone's Synth Projects and Products
Tone's Synth Projects and Products