The Sound of the Oberheim OB-X8 - Julian "J3PO" Pollack

Oberheim has released a new synthesizer--the first in many decades--the OB-X8. It is a faithful recreation of all three of the classic OB-series synthesizers in one: the OB-X, the OB-Xa, and OB-8. It is an incredible synth.

In this video, you will hear a bunch of presets I created for the OB-X8. Some of my sounds will be included factory with the OB-X8 while most of these presets will appear in a presets pack I will release soon (check www.j3po.net for the release of my official sound bank). This particular unit is an early prototype with non-production knobs. The final production units will look slightly different.

It is important to note that the OB-X8, like the original OB's from back in the day, does NOT contain any onboard effects. In this video, I used some external reverbs and delays to give certain presets the ambience and resonance they deserve. Light compression and limiting was applied for the purpose of uploading to YouTube and balancing the sounds.

Visit www.oberheim.com for more information on the OB-X8.

Visit www.j3po.net to check out my latest music and tour dates.

I also have presets available for the Prophet 6, Prophet Rev 2, OB-6, Prophet 5/10, Arturia OB-Xa, XLN's Addictive Keys Mark One, Softube's Model 72 and Model 84, and a free bank of 50 sounds for the free VST synth “OB-Xd” — all available on my website. If you're a Nord Stage 3 or Wave 2 user, download my bank from the Nord Keyboards website.

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