Oberheim
Oberheim OB-X8
CurrentReleased 2022
Tom Oberheim's eight-voice analogue polysynth combining the voice architectures of the OB-X, OB-Xa and OB-8, with discrete SEM-lineage filters and Curtis filters in one instrument. It is bi-timbral with a 61-key Fatar keyboard and loads the original factory sounds of all three. The flagship for players who want the sound of Prince, Van Halen and Rush records.
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Specifications
General
- Manufacturer
- Oberheim
- Status
- Current
- Released
- 2022
Sound engine
- Engine
- Analogue
- Voices
- 8
- Polyphony
- 8 analogue voices
- Oscillators
- 2 discrete SEM/OB-X-lineage VCOs per voice (saw, pulse, triangle) plus noise
- Filter
- Discrete SEM-lineage 2-pole (with low-pass, high-pass, band-pass, notch) and Curtis 2/4-pole low-pass
- Multi-timbral parts
- 2
- Sequencer
- None (arpeggiator only)
- Models
- Oberheim OB-X, OB-Xa and OB-8
Keyboard
- Keys
- 61
- Key size
- Full
- Aftertouch
- Channel
- Keybed
- Fatar
Format
- Format
- Keyboard
- Motorised knobs
- No
- Features
- OB-X, OB-Xa and OB-8 voice modes, Bi-timbral splits and layers, Vintage knob, Original OB factory programs, Oberheim pitch and mod levers, Arpeggiator clock input, Walnut end cheeks
Connections
- MIDI ports
- DIN in, DIN out, DIN thru, USB
Size & weight
- Colours
- Silver, Walnut
- Dimensions (W × D × H)
- 1029 × 423 × 149 mm
- Weight
- 14.74 kg
