In the early 80's all serious synthesizer manufacturers had to try hard to stay on the market after the release of the Prophet-5 synthesizer. The first attempt to grab his bite of the niche was made by Oberheim when he launched OB-X synthesizer, the...
The Oberheim TEO-5 synthesizer is a feature-rich instrument that combines classic analog sound with modern functionality. Oscillators and Modulation:Two LFOs (one mono, one poly) with five wave shapes each: triangle, sawtooth, reverse sawtooth, square,...
The successor of Matrix series, however, has a feature that strongly distinguishes Matrix-6 from its predecessors: the synthesizer's voices use digitally controlled oscillators (DCO). To build the voices Oberhiem used a specialized chip CEM3396 which...
The Oberheim OB-X8 is a powerful analog polyphonic synthesizer that combines the best features of its predecessors - the OB-X, OB-Xa, and OB-8 - into a single instrument. This 8-voice synthesizer boasts a pure analog signal path, delivering the warm,...
This small analog monophonic synthesizer strongly influenced the sound of pop music of the 1980s. The main feature that explains the popularity of OB-1 - the ability to save settings in one of eight presets. All functional blocks are built on discrete...
