Oberheim OB-8

Oberheim OB-8
OB-8
The Oberheim OB-8

The Oberheim OB-8
Manufactured by Oberheim
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].

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