OBERHEIM OB1, OBI
Analog Synthesizer Oberheim
OB1/OBI
SPECS
there are 3 OB1 colours - see site.
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Analog Synthesizer
OBERHEIM OB1, OBI built in 1978
1 Voices / Stimmen
1x Multitimbral
Memory / Speicher small
Value / Gebrauchtwert in 2005 was about 800 € (rare)
OSC Synthesis can do pwm Xmod sync
subtractive - and of course its nature is analog
uses hybrid technology: no
Wave Shapes pulse saw noise
2 OSCs + 2 SubOSCs
1 Filter lpf self reso 2-4 Pole
1 LFOs sine square s+h
2 Envelope Generators 2x ADSR
MIDI, Control & Triggering and playing via CV GATE
32 Keys
responds to Pressure/Velocity? no
Arpeggiator no
Sequencer no
Synth ID is 183
- WHAT THESE THINGS MEAN / GENERELLE INFO ZU DEN DATEN
OBERHEIM OB1, OBI built in 1978
1 Voices / Stimmen
1x Multitimbral
Memory / Speicher small
Value / Gebrauchtwert in 2005 was about 800 € (rare)
OSC Synthesis can do pwm Xmod sync
subtractive - and of course its nature is analog
uses hybrid technology: no
Wave Shapes pulse saw noise
2 OSCs + 2 SubOSCs
1 Filter lpf self reso 2-4 Pole
1 LFOs sine square s+h
2 Envelope Generators 2x ADSR
MIDI, Control & Triggering and playing via CV GATE
32 Keys
responds to Pressure/Velocity? no
Arpeggiator no
Sequencer no
Synth ID is 183
- WHAT THESE THINGS MEAN / GENERELLE INFO ZU DEN DATEN
ABOUT the OB-I (or OBI) was the successor of the SEM-Synths it lost the morphing filter but got more features like Crossmod. it still sounds nice, but a bit "harder" than the SEM but still better than others, still.. btw: Obi Wan ?? yes, the name is just OB-1 but it simply looks like Obi Wan from Star Wars, huh? and it had 8 memory spaces.
ABOUT Der OB-I war ein Nachfahre der SEM-basierten Synthesizer, er hatte leider nicht mehr den morph-Filter, dafür aber mehr Möglichkeiten. Etwas weniger warme Filter im Vergleich, dennoch immernoch besser als vieles andere.. und der Name erinnert natürlich an OBI WAN .. und er hat 8 Speicher (!)
ABOUT
DETAILS allows V/Oct control. Xmod but for OSC mixing it has only a 3-way switch. Envs Hardware: 2 CEM3310 EG
DETAILS V/Oct steuerung. Xmod, aber leider beim Mischen nur einen Schalter mit 3 Stellungen. Hüllkurven: 2 CEM3310 EG
DETAILS
SOUND wide and big pads and sweeps with soft character, one of the best you can get. leads and basses also very fat. interesting Noise-Performances ehen using the lever..
SOUND flächiges und tolle sweeps, fette Leads und Bässe.. Noise Performance mit dem Mod-Hebel klingen interessant.
SOUND
VERSION white, grey and black colour versions.
VERSION weisse, graue und schwarze Versionen..
VERSION
OBERHEIM or Gibson, Oberheim-Viscount Joint Venture, Viscount
today owned by Gibson and lendet to Viscount. Tom Oberheim started it (of course he left when Gibson took over). He built Synth Modules (SEM) to be played via other synthesizers and ppl wanted him to built synths: he did. he took SEMs and made polyphonic synths out of them. the latest synth was the Xpander and Matrix12, the OB-Mx wasn't a real Tom Oberheim anymore, so they got Don Buchla finishing it (it did not sell well), so the OB12 as only the name in common with the founder. Mr Oberheim tried again under the Marion System name.
The "real" Tom Oberheim is now producing under his full name guess his site - www.tomoberheim.comDER HERSTELLER
THE MANUFACTURER
Offizielle Site (D) : http://www.gibson.com/OBERHEIM..