166 Famous 80s Sounds! | How to play | OP-X PRO-3

www.sonicprojects.ch/opxpro3/
SonicProjects OP-X PRO-3 virtual Oberheim OB-X Jupiter-8 Prophet-5 clone demonstrating some of the totally 475 built-in famous 80s sounds.
The keyboard top-view lets you learn how to play the sounds.
Setup:
E-MU Xboard 61 MIDI keyboard
MacBook Pro M1 2020 with macOS Ventura 13.4
Apple Logic Pro
OP-X PRO-3 version 1.0.3 with blue skin installed
The stereo output of OP-X PRO-3 is directly recorded to disk.
No external treatment of any kind involved.
The video features a selection of 166 of the totally 475 built-in famous 80s sounds. There's a "best of" famous bank on top featuring 128 selected patches. In the bottom area of the banks pane on the left there's a section called "F ---- famous A-Z ----" which offers a total of 475 alphabetically sorted famous 80s patches including alternative versions.
All featured sounds can be checked out with the free demo version.
www.sonicprojects.ch/opxpro3/
The featured songs by appearance time:
www.sonicprojects.ch/opxpro3/...
KEYWORDS:
Famous 80s synth sounds
Famous 80s VST AU sysnth
Famous synth sounds
Oberheim VST AU
Oberheim OB-X VST AU
Roland Jupiter-8 VST AU
SonicProjects OP-X PRO-3 built-in famous 80s sounds
Van Halen Jump VST synth sound
Rush Tom Sawyer VST synth sound
Rush The Camera Eye VST synth sound
Rush Subdivisions VST synth sound
Journey Separate Ways VST synth sound
ELP Lucky Man VST synth sound
Gary Numan Cars VST synth sound
Vox Humana VST synth sound
Harold Faltermeyer Axel F VST synth sound
Nena 99 Luftballons VST synth sound
Madonna Holiday VST synth sound
Duran Duran Save A Prayer VST synth sound
Howard Jones New Song VST synth sound
Toto Africa VST synth sound
ABBA Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie VST synth sound
ABBA Eagle VST synth sound
Queen I Want To Break Free Solo VST synth sound
Pink Floyd One Of My Turns Prophet VST synth sound
Pink Floyd Shine On You Crazy Diamond VST synth sound
Pink Floyd On The Run VST synth sound
Pink Floyd Signs Of Life VST synth sound
Phil Collins In The Air Tonight VST synth sound
Jean-Michel Jarre Oxygene Equinoxe VST synth sound
A-ha Take On Me VST synth sound
Alphaville Forever Young VST synth sound
Styx Sail Away (Solo) VST synth sound
Styx Fooling Yourself (Solo) VST synth sound
Europe The Final Countdown VST synth sound
Van Halen 1984 VST synth sound
Van Halen Why Can't This Be Love VST synth sound
Prince Let's Go Crazy (Organ) VST synth sound
Prince When Doves Cry VST synth sound
Billy Idol Rebel Yell VST synth sound
Phil Collins Another Day In Paradise VST synth sound
The Cars Let's Go VST synth sound
Simple Minds Don't You Forget VST synth sound
Steve Winwood Valerie (Synth Solo) VST synth sound
Pink Floyd Run Like Hell (Solo Lead Synth) VST synth sound
Madonna Borderline VST synth sound
Marillion - Incommunicado (Lead Synth) VST synth sound
Bon Jovi Runaway VST synth sound
Van Halen I'll Wait VST synth sound
Van Halen Love Walks In VST synth sound
Manfred Mann Pluto The Dog (Minimoog) VST synth sound
Manfred Mann - Earth, The Circle Part 2 (Minimoog) VST synth sound
Van Halen Dreams (Strings) VST synth sound
The Who Won't Get Fooled Again (Organ) VST synth sound
Prince I Wanna Be Your Lover (Synth) VST synth sound
A-ha Cry Wolf (Bass) VST synth sound
Beatles Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds (Intro) VST synth sound
Berlin Take My Breath Away (Bass) VST synth sound
Falco Der Kommissar VST synth sound
Foreigner Juke Box Hero (Bass) VST synth sound
Foreigner Waiting For A Girl Like You (Pad) VST synth sound
George Duke - Love Reborn (Minimoog) VST synth sound
Gerry Rafferty Baker Street (Intro Synth) VST synth sound
Kim Carnes Bette Davis Eyes (Intro) VST synth sound
Men Without Hats The Safety Dance VST synth sound
Nena Leuchtturm (Blup Blop) VST synth sound
Pink Floyd VST synth sounds
Pink Floyd The Thin Ice (Synth Sweep) VST synth sound
Prince 1999 VST synth sound
Prince Baby I'm A Star (Lead Synth) VST synth sound
Prince I Wanna Be Your Lover (Synth Stab) VST synth sound
Rush VST synth sound
Rush Countdown (Intro Synth) VST synth sound
Rush New World Man (Bass) VST synth sound
Simple Minds Theme for Great Cities (Intro Synth) VST synth sound
Steve Winwood While You See A Chance (Synth Lead) VST synth sound
The Human League Don't You Want Me (synth Brass) VST synth sound
The Who Baba O’Riley VST synth sound
Toto Rosanna (Synth Lead) VST synth sound
Van Halen Feels so Good (Intro Synth Organ) VST synth sound
Yes Arriving UFO (Intro Sound) VST synth sound
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[@FatNorthernBigot]

These sounds were so accurate that when the player's timing was slightly different it's almost jarring, cos you feel like you're listening to the record. 👍

[@dugjay]

As soon as you started with The Camera Eye, it took me back to 1981 instantly. A lot of good times listening to this fantastic album!

[@robtoc]

100%

[@xDamageProducer]

A lot of super baked time listening to this album lol😊

[@tedmuss]

the fact that you can actually play really good makes these videos so more enjoyable for us :)

[@buffplums]

4:34 Oh I love Save a prayer… in fact there are so many wonderful snips from the 80s … what a great era that was

[@yamamushi]

The only demo video that has had me immediately go and buy the software, instantly happy with my decision to buy this :D

[@artisan002]

I'm in exactly the right mood to sit through this whole thing (preset scroll videos aren't usually my thing), and your corrected presets have quickly become the best part of it all.

[@MattJohnsonJamiroquai]

I have to say great job for emulating all those sounds so well!

[@ricomajestic]

This is great! I think showing how to play the various songs as well as showing the sound capabilities of the OP-X Pro 3 is a great idea. This will definitely encourage more people to buy your product. Keep up the good work!

[@DemMusel]

really enjoyed this demo. Great playing and patch programming.

[@vimfuego8827]

All synths in one softsynth, incredible, The first O-PX was ground breaking and I still use it, but this overhaul is mindblowing.

[@rivstg13]

Thank it for showing all these sounds !! I have this program and so glad to see so many Rush sounds that I may not have known about plus so many others

[@usaroman]

I've been using sonic projects obx pro for a while. it's good to see an upgrade. Thanks 🎉🎉🎉

[@jezpower]

Fantastic love this VST, one of the Best!!! and I have nearly everything out there!!

[@magicmastera]

This is so cool. Amazing Synth, amazing playing skills. Wow. 🎉

[@127Foxtrot]

Just awesome, and let's not forget, you're one incredibly talented player ! That Vangelis Blade Runner ending, wow ! 👍

[@jimbonsf]

Amazing demonstration! Thank you.

[@markramsay6399]

Fabulous video! Have this synth, amazing it is. Your video is incredible, huge effort has gone into creating this! mark / Edited to add I cannot think of another patch video where I have sat and watched 50 odd mins of patch playing. The actual playing is fantastic, but so is the synth. What a combination!

[@rickaggen]

I had OP-x Pro II and loved it, but when I saw this video I went and upgraded to OP-X Pro 3. It's amazing, all the Pink Floyd and Van Halen were the kicker for me, but all of them sound amazing! Great work Sonic Projects!

[@cmonster67]

Damn, memories. Loved that you did Rush early and I was just grooving along. But when you did On the Run, that just blew my mind! 🤘🤘

[@simdrew1993]

I love this product! Just bought it yesterday! Sounds great! Love the 80's sounds. 😀

[@FRANKMSXDEMOSFORYOUANDME]

Wow, awesome work thanks for sharing ❤🎉

[@tragus44]

instant buy , sounds awesome!!

[@ItsCarlnotCarla]

Very Very cool thanks for having Rush on there, You nailed most some were very close, Great job

[@SgtSteel1]

This must have taken god knows how long to put together. So many familiar sounds. Thanks for doing this.

[@hawkz25]

jeeze some of these sounds are otherworldly... mesmerizing!

[@cosmicaddress7851]

Well done. Great synth, patch programming and playing!

[@westempire47]

This is what I forgot to buy hahah thanks for uploading this video I knew I was missing another vst

[@anthonyskellern5970]

Awesome - fantastic work!

[@amnonhoppe]

I enjoyed this so much more than I expected hahaha😁

[@cyberprompt]

wow. this is a fun "name that tune" kinda vid. some are definitely harder as they don't exactly match the recording, but I love it.

[@HLubenow]

Damn, this sounds good! So we're finally there. This one sings. It's got that certain something, that still was missing in the older plugins.

[@synthuser3656]

38:24 the Pink Floyd patches are fantastic!!! Especially the Any Color one! I jammed along the original track with this patch and it's an absolute revelation!

[@winstonschwarz1636]

Excellent vid mate. You have inspired me to fire up my Arturia! Many thanks.

[@mcdonamw]

This is so awesome. Such memories.

[@tutunuitekanawa3940]

Great Sound and design!! Well done

[@vindumusic]

Super interesting VST, gonna definitely get my hands onto this for a review :)

[@josephnaja]

Wow 😲 I want one, fricken awesome! You gotta love the synthesizer! Thank you Bob Moog 🌴🌴

[@WilliamMitchell-sc3fe]

SonicProjects, Love thr 80s synth sounds! Make more😊😁

[@joelonsdale]

This was a real treat - a walkthrough of so many iconic sounds! The only ones I didn't think were spot-on sound-wise were The Final Countdown (the attack was too slow perhaps) and the Berlin bassline (not sure about that one). Although there were a few I wasn't familiar with most are stored indefinitely in my chemical-memory....

[@mortjoer]

You sent me right back to a song I have not heard since on the radio in the 80s Life Is For Living - Barclay James Harvest Thank you ❤

[@angryscottishidiot]

Your playing is sublime.

[@SilasHemmingway]

Wow, spot on replication! This is the video I didn't know I needed to watch today...at 4:30AM

[@kvngphresh448]

Same at 3:30am 😂

[@djwickit]

One of the most slept on soft-synths of all time. I tell people about it all the time.

[@mmiller6873]

RUSH being one of my all time favorite bands - you had me at the intro mate

[@sassymonkey]

It’s almost like soothing ASMR for 80s pop music lovers. Ahhh…

[@BernardLermite82]

thanks for the nostalgia trip 😊

[@LittlealxYT]

No mistake. the best instrument here is your mind. incredible to be able to play all of these, so much experience. i wish i had the ability to do this.

[@mathumphreys]

Wow! Great work.

[@hansrichter5607]

Nice - 166 Flashback's Thanks!

[@greghalter934]

That Duran Prayer though! I just zoomed back to the best decade in history! Thanks for this!

[@FdUpNews]

Amazing video!

[@armstronglance]

Excellent super patch demo! The lucky man patch was pretty foolproof!

[@mikecook8054]

OUTSTANDING! 👏

[@Janomix]

The best emulations from classics hits I've heard, even over real synths! Congrats! Q.: Can play these full bank on my old version 2? Thanks again.

[@Ivan.8067]

Ótimo trabalho !!! Tantos sons que fizeram e ainda fazem parte do meu gosto musical wow 👍🏻 🤝👏👏👏

[@TomBrislin]

Really great sounds!

[@steveme8284]

That is great. Im new to the keyboard so any help is appreciated. Those are all the songs Id love to have on my keyboard. This project must have taken a long time to get it right. Bravo.

[@Yahmedle]

impressive , love it !! for real

[@RichardDenRooyen1973]

cool, someone plays the sound with the right songs... saved this for later research

[@hhal9000]

Great trip down memory lane.

[@The990088]

Pretty awesome, i dont play keyboard but always wandered how to play some of this tunes! Thank you!

[@csilt]

This is great, as a guy that has a lot of old and new analog synths I still like hearing the real thing but am impressed what VSTs can do these days. I do have Spitfire for orchestral stuff

[@enricmarshal]

Many thanks for showing this synth. I want it!!

[@TheBrianDightman]

BRAVO… I wish more synth demos would just go through presets. The great playing on top is a bonus.

[@artisan002]

I never ever would have processed it this way, but the second you hit that chord with 'Pink Flo Th Thin Sweep', my brain shorted out and matched it with Be Near Me by ABC. It's not identical, but they have enough sonic commonalities that I jumped to the wrong song. LOL

[@jro4513]

Amazing video. Thank you.

[@carlmagnussen7773]

At last, a keyboard free synth! Omg, all those yeas terrorized by looking at unnecessary keys! The programmers not even being polite enough to make the keyboard invisible, at least when its needed or should I say not needed! I cant express my frustration towards this enough! You are on the path SonicProjects! others can learn from this! And btw, a very nice sounding and looking synth you guys made, makes!

[@pauld.9856]

It's even better if you've known the songs since they came out. Nice flashbacks ❤ PS you could and should do some more compilations of 80s sounds. There are so many more legends SO MANY MORE 🙏

[@georgesmith7758]

That's coolest thing since the shirt pocket. Sounds were spot on.

[@Zedd5]

yeah, Great work!

[@NicolasMelis]

well done !

[@ghirm]

AMAZING!!!!

[@chrismcmanus75]

Your getting a thumbs up from me great job it sounds brilliant.

[@ElectroIllusion]

This is the BEST synth remake of Pink Floyd "On The Run" I've heard!

[@Martin_Demsky]

Yes, but honorable mention is very old program by Daniel Fisher from Sweetwater created on Kurzweil K2000.

[@Esperluet]

Totally agree

[@TommyHolly]

Most were really spot on! So much so I could tell you were playing off rhythm so your video didn’t get copywrite checked. Great job!

[@lueezec358]

I 🩷 80’s music and keyboards. Thanks for sharing!!

[@MrTamiya89]

AWESOME Dude. 😃👍.

[@anzatzi]

great listen!

[@abmusicoffic]

Congratulations SONIC PROJECT for bringing the solo and timbre of the song GIMMIE GIMMIE, I didn't know it was from OP X PRO 3. I like the video

[@johnhallen5870]

THANKS BRO ! SUPER !!!

[@coolyoutubename]

The accuracy. 🎯

[@lqr824]

excellent work, especially Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds--it was a shock not hearing the vocals with that

[@Luigi1984]

amazing job ! you're very good conceptor 👍👍👍

[@The_Master_Brain]

Thats why i now decided to buy Hardware-Analog-Synths. I bought the OP-X-II and now i have to pay again for an small update. Hardware-Synths are not that expensive today anymore and they sounding more powerful without using much CPU-Power, bcse they generating their sounds by themselve. Thanky for SysEx which allows to save, share and reload presets to these Synths.

[@albertank]

Amazing!! Buyed! More Vangelis sound please!! 😁

[@calderas]

Love every riff

[@RayR]

Still a very worthy purchase above so many over-hyped VA plugins on the market today. 46:50 even though the original was a memory Moog OP-X nails the sound I've listened to for many years.

[@freshmint5130]

So much work done! This is phenomenal! Btw, my favorite 80s sound is this one 47:28 =)

[@vlefteris]

Sounds like T. a. t. u. - All the things she said

[@Nummey]

Well done.

[@PrettyCoolFriend]

So you can just play everything? That must be fun. Inspiring.

[@E9Project]

I have OP-X pro 2 and I love it!

[@Anthony-eo4hn]

Hello There - i have prior versions of this software so assume that there is an upgrade path? Also, these sounds are fantastic, but more than one would probably be needed at a time. So, is this software able to play more than one sound at a time, or must multiple instances be run at once? I'm asking because I had not had a chance to use the earlier software versions. Thanks

[@MessiasRostirolla]

Fantastic!!! :-)

[@VPROXE-HELLRAISER]

All those presets brings back memories. 🤗☺️

[@DrWaltman]

OMG! I totally forgot about this beauty! I just found a registration email from 2006!! It sounds awesome!

[@ajmmusic3961]

This was very cool.

[@ForexMasteryTrading]

We got the same keyboard ... X board 61, legend...

[@Dave-el6rh]

Thank you.Really.Thank you.

[@walterjovi2413]

Back in time !

[@holgerbahr8961]

Hello @SonicProjects It would be a nice feature if we could use the cursor/arrow-keys in the preset browser.