Oberheim OB-X8 DESKTOP Overview
- 1Description
- 2Benefits
- 3Enhancements
- 4Ins and Outs
Musicians, producers, sound designers, and synthesizer enthusiasts will rejoice over the Oberheim OB-X8 Desktop, a 100% polyphonic analog synthesizer module that's based on the classic designs from over 40 years ago. The OB-X8 Module combines the three different voice architectures of the OB-X, OB-Xa, and OB-8 into a single instrument. The Oberheim's design team exhaustively analyzed and recreated the complex interactions between the various components of each OB-series synth to capture their nuances and character. The result is the most faithful, authoritative renewal of an analog classic possible�with all the warmth, subtlety, and presence of the originals.
The instrument includes all the classic Page 2 parameters plus new ones, giving you direct access to 40+ nuanced controls such as additional SEM filter modes, per-voice panning, LFO keyboard tracking, Mod delay time and envelope inversion, independent pulse width control, and much more.
Benefits
- 8-voice, pure-analog polyphony with saw, square/pulse, triangle, and noise
- Two discrete SEM/OB-X-lineage VCOs per voice deliver classic punchy Oberheim tone
- Discrete SEM-lineage VCFs deliver authentic OB-X-style tone and presence
- Genuine Curtis filters add bold OB-Xa / OB-8 character
- Meticulously modeled envelope responses match each OB model: OB-X, OB-Xa, and OB-8
- Bi-timbral capability allows two presets simultaneously for splits and doubles
- 400-plus factory programs, including the full set of factory sounds for the OB-X, OB-SX, OB-Xa, and OB-8
- Integral, fanless, heatsink-free power supply
- Real walnut end cheeks
- High-resolution OLED display enables patch management and easy access to advanced features
- Classic Oberheim Pitch and Mod levers allow expressive note bending, vibrato, and access to arpeggiator functions
Enhancements
- Additional SEM filter modes add high-pass, band-pass, and notch functions to the classic OB-X filter
- Vintage knob allows variable amounts of voice-to-voice variability to emulate the behavior of vintage instruments
- Velocity sensitivity adds expressiveness to volume and filter
- Channel Aftertouch adds real-time performance-based modulation
- Enhanced unison allows variable voice stacking from 1-8 voices
- Variable triangle wave cross-modulation
- Over 600 user-programmable preset locations
- Programmable per-program pan allows wider stereo presence
- Variable oscillator and noise levels
Ins and Outs
- Stereo and mono outputs
- Volume, sustain, and filter inputs
- Arpeggiator clock input
- MIDI in, out, thru
- USB
UPC: 855346000562
In the Box
- Oberheim OB-X8 8-Voice Analog Synthesizer Desktop Module
- Power Cord
- Limited 1-Year Manufacturer Warranty
Table of Contents
- Description
- Benefits
- Enhancements
- Ins and Outs
Oberheim OB-X8 DESKTOP Specs
Key Specs
| Sound Generation |
Analog
|
| Number of Sounds, Kits, or Samples |
400x Factory Sound Preset
600x User Sound Preset |
| Maximum Polyphony |
8 Voice
|
| Audio I/O |
2x 1/4" TS Stereo Main Output (1 Stereo Pair)
1x 1/4" TS Mono Main Output 4x 1/4" Mono Instrument Input |
| MIDI I/O |
1x DIN 5-Pin Input
1x DIN 5-Pin Output 1x DIN 5-Pin Thru |
| CV/Gate I/O |
No
|
| Patch Points |
No
|
General
| Item Type |
Desktop Synth Module
|
| Sound Generation |
Analog
|
| Keyboard |
No
|
| Touch Sensitivity |
Yes
|
| Aftertouch |
Yes
|
| Expression Controls |
No
|
| Number of Pads |
No
|
| Display |
OLED
|
Sounds
| Number of Sounds, Kits, or Samples |
400x Factory Sound Preset
600x User Sound Preset |
| Number of Song Presets |
No
|
| Maximum Polyphony |
8 Voice
|
| Multitimbrality |
2-Part
|
| Built-In Effects |
No
|
| Performance Functions |
Arpeggiator, Dual Zone, Layer, Octave Shift, Split/Layer, Transpose, Tuning Adjustment
|
| Built-In Speaker |
No
|
Synthesis
| Oscillators |
2x Variable (Sawtooth, Square, Triangle)
|
| Mixer |
No
|
| Amplifiers |
1x VCA
|
| Envelopes |
2x VCA/VCF Envelope Generator: Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release
|
| Filters |
Number of Filters: 3
Characteristic: Analog SEM-Style/CEM 3320 Chip Type: Low-Pass, Band-Pass, Notch, High-Pass Slope: 2-Pole/12 dB, 4-Pole/24 dB Key Tracking: Yes Controls: Cutoff, Resonance, LFO Amount, Mode |
| LFOs |
Number of LFOs: 1x Global
Waveforms: Sine, Sawtooth Up, Sawtooth Down, Square, Triangle, Sample & Hold Controls/Modes: Clock Sync, Amount to VCO, Amount to VCF Destinations: Oscillator 1 Frequency, Oscillator 2 Frequency, Oscillator 1 and 2 Pulse Width, VCA, VCF, Filter Cutoff, Amp |
| Glide/Portamento |
Yes
|
Sequencing & Recording
| Sequencer |
No
|
| Arpeggiator |
Yes
|
Connectivity
| Audio I/O |
2x 1/4" TS Stereo Main Output (1 Stereo Pair)
1x 1/4" TS Mono Main Output 4x 1/4" Mono Instrument Input |
| Pedal Support |
2x 1/4" Sustain/Volume
|
| MIDI I/O |
1x DIN 5-Pin Input
1x DIN 5-Pin Output 1x DIN 5-Pin Thru |
| CV/Gate I/O |
No
|
| Patch Points |
No
|
| Sync I/O |
No
|
| Network I/O |
No
|
| USB I/O |
1x USB-B (MIDI)
|
| Media/Memory Card Slot |
No
|
| Bluetooth |
No
|
Compatibility
| Included Software |
No
|
| Mobile App Compatible |
No
|
Power
| Power Requirements |
AC Input
|
| AC Input Power |
100 to 240 VAC, 50 / 60 Hz
|
| Power Consumption |
22 W
|
Physical
| Color |
Gray / Black
|
| Included Accessories |
No
|
| Dimensions |
22 x 8.5 x 4" / 55.9 x 21.6 x 10.2 cm
|
| Weight |
9.5 lb / 4.3 kg
|
Packaging Info
| Package Weight |
12.725 lb
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| Box Dimensions (LxWxH) |
26.9 x 12.1 x 10"
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