The Oberheim OB-8 |
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| Manufactured by | Oberheim |
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| Dates | 1983 - 1985 |
| Price | US$4395 |
| Technical specifications | |
| Polyphony | 8 |
| Timbrality | 2 |
| Oscillator | 2 per voice |
| LFO | 3 |
| Synthesis type | Analog Subtractive |
| Filter | 2 or 4-pole ADSR |
| Attenuator | 2 |
| Memory | 120 patches 12 splits 12 dual |
| Effects | none |
| Input/output | |
| Keyboard | 61-key |
| Left-hand control | Pitch Modulation |
| External control | CV/Gate MIDI Cassette Computer interface |
The Oberheim OB-8 is a subtractive analog synthesizer launched by Oberheim in 1983 and discontinued in 1985. It belongs to the OB-X product line of polyphonic compacts synthesizers and is successor to the OB-Xa. It features eight-voice polyphony, two-part multitimbrality, a 61-note processor-controlled piano keyboard, sophisticated programmable LFO and envelope modulation, two-pole and four-pole filters, arpeggiator, external cassette storage, MIDI capability and 120 memory patches, 24 bi-timbral paches, and used the Z80 CPU. Musician's interface also consists of two pages of front panel programmable controls, left panel performance controls and a set of foot pedals and switches.
Artists who have used the OB-8 include Ou Est Le Swimming Pool, Prince, Queen, Van Halen, Styx, Kool & The Gang, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Clarence Jey, The Police, Silent Running, The KLF, Future Sound of London, Barnes & Barnes and Nik Kershaw[1].