Oberheim OB-8: Famous Presets

[@WycliffStudios]

It is funny how the 80s Synth Sounds sound way more futuristic than today's intruments

[@bluehole6019]

A bunch of coked-up dudes designing monolithic instruments where price is no object? Something interesting is bound to come out. The 80s were certainly a different time lol

[@lonophonic117]

Exactly and always more RETRO!

[@christopherpederson1021]

it just has way more character

[@davidkellymitchell4747]

I got one when they came out. In the early 80's. Could do some cool stuff with that many voices. I even used it on a Willie Nelson album to simulate a harmonica. I messed with it till it sounded just like one. Also got the Memory Moog but the DX7 with the card cage full of DX7 modules quickly became the go to sound of that era. You could make it sound like anything too. You were only limited by your own imagination. It really had a good solid digital sound of it's own. For greasy analog those old Moogs, Arps and Oberheims still rule.

[@oholm09]

Oh you got a memory moog those things cost of 8 grand and moog one

[@pauloletroquer9231]

Don't you think the ob8 sounds more massive compared to a dx7?

[@oholm09]

@@pauloletroquer9231 just sound different better than other synthesizer

[@davidkellymitchell4747]

@@pauloletroquer9231 Two different animals. Analog sounds fatter and softer. Digital is thin and hard. Both do some cool sounds.

[@carlbowles1808]

That synth made van Halen jump work. Lyle mays created his signature hollow Reed whistling soundsscapes with OB-8. Rush used it to stand out from the rock crowd. The OB-8 was the synth equivalent of the baseball utility man , all around usefulness. Thanks Claudio for bringing the history.

[@ihavenosub]

That synth wasn't use in van halen jump the synth that was used was the older version of it the oberheim ob-Xa but theory said that an even older version the ob-x was used in studio

[@oldvoltage388]

Lyle Mays used an 8 voice or a 4 voice Oberheim, not an OB-8. Rush used an OB-X. Jump was recorded on an OB-X but the video features an OB-Xa. The OB-8 was not there for literally any of that stuff.

[@javiceres]

Put a good reverb on it and you can spend there the rest of your life

[@MusicFed]

Javig * I agree completely. A nice lexicon pcm81

[@soaribb32]

Ttue

[@johnadams5489]

Tom Oberheim said the OB8 was the best synth he ever made. Sounds great.

[@shadowhenge7118]

I love seeing your enthusiasm for classic synths. Thats real love there.

[@andyfin990]

Love that synth, i had a dx7, prophet 600, and ensoniq 16+ as my set up, many moons ago, great times.

[@davidpetersonharvey]

I still have my ESQ-1. It needs capacitors replaced.

[@catboyzee]

Luscious, simply luscious. This synth is the sonic canvas Prince used in creating what we now know as the Minneapolis Sound. Respect and RIP to the Purple One. Excellent video, your playing skills are incredible BTW.

[@timbuk1126]

Don't forget that he used an OBX and a 4 voice as well.

[@oholm09]

Jimmy jam harris plays that ob8 him and terry produced janet jackson control album the s.o.s band human league Alexander o neal cherrelle

[@gabyto62]

Tuve la oportunidad de tocar uno cuando estudiaba, mas o menos por el año 1985, y casi me caigo de espaldas!! El poder y la belleza de los sonidos de este instrumento son increíbles!! Gracias por el video!!

[@RogerioValgode]

I come here to ear your "demo presets" because I love the riffs you play . You're really a great keyboard player. Every keyboard sounds amazing in your hands, they "come alive". Please don't stop these demos!! Thanks, man.

[@dalieggs]

Some beautifully ethereal sounds coming from that beast of a synth. Awesome.

[@lousehr]

You got chops brah,got to respect a man who has skills.

[@mostwanted2kay]

1:55, i think i have a crush on a chord progression now

[@alanpartridge3972]

Foxyyy I keep replaying this video just for that beautiful fucking progression lol

[@nocturnal7345]

Time to steal that chord progression.

[@iowapsychopath]

@@alanpartridge3972 Glad I wasnt the only one

[@Firsedude67]

I’m pretty sure it’s the intro for funeral for a friend or what not. The first track off of goodbye yellow brick road

[@SylvainPasutto]

@ 3:12 Van Halen Feels So Good ❤️

[@single-mindedsoldierstudio832]

love your enthusiasm! Makes learning fun and interesting.

[@HAJIMEDJ]

What a wonderful sounding machine! Also loved your reactions at the weirder presets, you were like "wtf am I supposed to do with this?" The jamming was nice too, you seem like a great musician.

[@MrKrokio]

1:09 The A2 preset gives me chills , so warm and clean it's marvelous

[@jeffrey322]

Very proficient and passionate presenter and a great, classic keyboard! Thank you.

[@jarikoskenniska299]

Did not know that Jump tone was so simple, Thx! ...Always inspired by your informative vids!

[@jst4curiosity704]

One of the great synths of all time! OB-8!!

[@MrMRomeu]

Awesome! The sounds are so delightful!

[@GavinskisTutorials]

You’re having a lot of fun there, it’s infectious, thnx!

[@christiaantinga]

Man, I'm such a fan of yours. Beside the fact that I love all that vintage gear (my birthyear is 1971, so yeah..) and that you give clear explenations... You're just fun to watch. Somehow you make me smile every time again. Keep up the good job.. I'll be following you!

[@vidjenko8349]

Your channel inspires me to just go out and buy a synth to make my own jams. Your videos just have a unique charm to them!

[@LightBlazeMC]

huge respect for playing all of them pretty much perfectly

[@fantasyproduct1042]

Love it. Massive sounds. It's the low end that's sets these beasts apart. I'm so jealous

[@setphaser]

stunning, this is how good the synths were the first time around. nothing on the market right now compares to the breadth and depth of the original vintage synths.

[@litemakr]

True, but you also need to keep in mind that this was a top of the line, flagship synth that cost around $11,000.00 adjusted for inflation.

[@richardrichard5409]

@@litemakr 110k?

[@aqueous5099]

@@litemakr And now it’ll be rereleased between 4-6k. Still premium-but with more faithful features.

[@Jolontokhalilswork]

thanks doctor mix for daily mixing tips,i improved a lot !!

[@definty]

That pad at 2 minutes is pornographic

[@AlessioBussaglia]

you are simply fantastic !

[@lucasguerin7005]

definty 2:00

[@MJ-tg6wb]

I’m having my Oberheim OB-8 delivered this Monday! It’s a late 1985 B5 Model. Tech approved, MIDI and everything..... 🥃

[@gabriels1869]

Probably why I like Prince's pad sounds so much...

[@definty]

@@gabriels1869 me too!

[@musikmakerman]

Oooh a nice OB-08 7Synth treat bless yo Dr Mix 😊

[@KyleYonan]

Thanks man! You’re doing a great job

[@stuffnuns]

This dude is so much fun...cause he still has the enthusiasm we had when synths were new. It was, and still is, to some of us, like being a wizard at Hogwarts. YeeHaw! I love these classic synths!

[@markorendas1790]

LAST CHRISTMAS.... (!) VERY WELL DONE. YOU MAKE KEITH EMERSON PROUD.

[@o.b.v.i.u.s]

I still have my OB-8 (and DMX and DSX) from 1982. One of my favorite "OB-8 albums" is _Into The Gap,_ by Thompson Twins, produced by Alex Sadkin. (Also, the stuff by The System, although I think David Frank may have used an OB-Xa, predecessor to the OB-8.) Oh... and *_no way_* Kool & the Gang's _Summer Madness_ (4:38) was recorded on an OB; it was recorded in 1973.

[@adrianoadr7275]

Love Oberheim sounds.

[@MaverickM1]

That rocky fanfare part was simply perfect.

[@NinoJoel]

Nice to see another Coupe lover out there. Greetings from Germany.

[@synthesizerhome2041]

actually that sound is from a DX7, it's a known DX factory preset

[@SPAZZOID100]

Synthesizer Home The original song was recorded in 1976. 7 years before the DX7 existed.

[@synthesizerhome2041]

@@SPAZZOID100 You are confusing things here... we all refer to ROUND ONE - THEME FROM ROCKY which was recorded in 1985

[@gamingwithcallum6087]

@@synthesizerhome2041 no. You are wrong

[@C1c4da]

you have a wonderful personality and youre so good at playing!

[@epicon6]

I see you got 2/5 infinity stones already.

[@jetpacksnake9741]

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[@EphemeralProductions]

What you played at 4:45 is virtually identical (even down to the note played) to the synth part in Safety Dance!! Which is great because i love it! 😁😁

[@jcamp2112]

Yay my suggestion came true!!!! Thank you so much

[@Doctormix]

told ya :)

[@YoshixVR]

Thanks for the demo Doc! Last Christmas... haah lovely song! :D

[@synthdude7664]

Dr Mix is the man !!!!

[@vision4videoAustria]

I liked the Rocky part! Your channel is great and you are an entertaining and funny guy! I also listened to the thriller theme a 100 times or more. Greetings from Austria.

[@joshuahelmeke]

Man, that vibraphone was INTENSE! 🤩

[@noahwise9716]

what a beautiful synth

[@InflatablePlane]

Gotta noodle around with an Oberheim Four Voice too. The ultimate funky disco synth of the late 70’s.

[@kelp5801]

I dont own a synth but that's my dream and im learning a lot with your videos. I just love your enthusiasm. I look up to you man 🐈🙌

[@divedibosso2893]

Classic sounds!!

[@danceattaxx]

You have fun - we have fun! Thanks!

[@kominbatorego1716]

the best I,ve ever seen and heard

[@francacereu]

this was so cool!

[@zicplace1329]

Nice demo, thanks !

[@waltertomaszewski1083]

Magnificent! I don't think digital synths can compare to it at all.

[@kb420ps]

Those old analog synths are pure MAGIC!!!!

[@impurfekt]

Dude your aura... It's awesome.

[@gasolineandwine]

He is one of the most loveable people on youtube. period.

[@cybernitemusic]

How can people have so much energy and passion hehe. It’s cool.

[@TheUnfinishedSynth]

You had TOO MUCH fun doing Last Christmas. :D

[@harmonicsmadeahit]

Nice video your channel is dope !

[@thehistoryofchingfordwater8933]

Fantastic video.

[@timbuk1126]

This is my favorite synth!

[@NVM_S]

i love when you do video about synth !

[@nicovanliempt1179]

I'm new with synthesizer. But this is great. Keep on doing the good work Claudio👍👍👍👍

[@witorudo1086]

Nice Video ;) your channel is amazing :D

[@AdamBorseti]

Wow! That brass patch at 6:32 is fantastic! There needs to be a superhero named OberMan. He'll look like the Oberheim logo, but with a cape. His catchphrase can be "It's Ober time!"

[@Doctormix]

Hahahaha here it comes: OoooooooooooooberMan!!!

[@michaelklopfenstein6277]

Play time is OBER

[@nickPOPmusic]

I guess ill be working ober time!

[@davidpetersonharvey]

Aw, man, get Ober it. :-D

[@aenoire]

reminds me of Wolfenstein 3D

[@mdt2688]

Incredible sounds of other times, golden years .. ;-)

[@IzthatafaC]

What can you like more than someone who is truly enthused by music?

[@synthartist69]

Jump was played on an OBX at first but it kept breaking down. The rest of the 1984 album was finished on an OBXA. Yes in the jump video he is playing an OBXa. The 5150 album was the OB8.

[@synthartist69]

@Freline It was the OBX... The iconic sound of Jump was played on an Oberheim keyboard. According to Wikipedia: The Oberheim OB-Xa synthesizer was used in the video of “Jump”, and can be seen in video footage from their follow-up tour. However, it is a common misconception that it was used on the recording itself. The recording features its predecessor Oberheim OB-X, played through a Marshall amplifier stack. Even though it features a somewhat thicker sound than the OB-Xa, due to its discrete circuitry used instead of Curtis chips, it had a bad reputation of being unstable on the road. www.synthtopia.com/content/2009/06/30/van-halen-jump-demo-oberheim-obx-a/

[@aevin_io]

Cant wait to get my OB-6 !

[@antoniochen9167]

It's awesome. I love it !

[@ZuBaker]

What a monster, tamed by a master

[@SlyHikari03]

Favorite synth sounds are the ones used in Styx’s “Mr Roboto” and the middle section of “Come sail away”.

[@jearl961]

1:55 is on the money, hairs standing on end.

[@jaggass]

It's why i want one and i bet Dr Mix really didn't want to stop playing

[@yungslimez]

great demostrations

[@northyorkshirechris5735]

Almost a Jean Michel Jarre vibe from 7:00. Marvellous instrument. Thanks for the demo!

[@TheGuitarus]

That thing is amazing.

[@DavidDeLuge]

You make playing look so easy.

[@RetroPlus]

2:24 was fantastic.

[@cheeneedejesus3537]

When I hear Oberheims I remember those Styx albums from the 70s

[@savanaviolenta]

That synth is huge.

[@odgeUK]

3:20 sounds a lot like Van Halen - Feels So Good.

[@DaveMalkoff]

It's also kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKatoZSiqM9sqbM

[@ADNI.GREY.]

sounds like a part of riders in the storm to me

[@aquathemage1680]

@@ADNI.GREY. same/similar chords

[@krm3345]

@@ADNI.GREY. for me sounds like "Light My Fire"

[@Indylimburg]

Yep

[@BorisCCRCam]

Your comment about new kit triggering creativity is so right. Just bought a MODX 7 based on various reviews on KZbin (yourself included). What a piece of kit! I'm hooked on it. :-D

[@FelixPando]

I loved.

[@MrMusicluv69]

Good range, popular references to techno and industrial as well:)

[@calebwigglesworth2740]

Good playing Doctor Mix, i remember this Synth in the 80s seeing it on Top of the Pops late Summer 84 when Blancmange played Abba cover The Day before you came from their Mange Tout album and Stephen Luscombe was dressed in Indian clothes sounded cool and then hearing it as a demo in Electronic soundmaker and computer music in early 1985 on a cassette with the expander. 😁

[@need2knowblue]

Thanks 🙏

[@KOISANX]

The kool and the gang reference 👌 you definitely know your tunes 🔥

[@PimSecle]

wow thank you

[@rowdag9096]

Very inspiring

[@notoriousmaxgole0916]

I love how much fun he is having I'm jealous

[@anu_start]

my ears just came!

[@feinmotoriker]

amazing machine

[@SuperMax_____0.0_____]

Awesome playing

[@Doctormix]

thanks!

[@dartanianprophet2140]

Wow. You got mad skills bro

[@VimyScout]

You could get lost in that thing for days. Probably one of the best vintage poly synths ever made. Tnx for sharing Doc !

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

Does no harm whatsoever that he’s also a killer player.

[@nezbit90]

I would rather have an OB over a Jupiter 8

[@rickygarcia7400]

nezbit90 both are beutifull but I would take the arp Quadra over both.

[@thomaspick4123]

What is better: Oberheim, Sequential, or Roland?

[@ozguroyus]

Would love to see a video about pushing things to the extreme on cheaper stuff like Yamaha PSS-470 aka Soundblaster keyboard. (And yes I know the 8-bit Guy video)

[@ubiquitousreverser]

Great demonstration really knocked this one out of the park can’t wait till Behringer puts the clone out of the XA. I wonder if I’ll feel like I’m three years old all over again listening to jump.

[@domenico_66]

It is a keyboard that has made history and will make music history for a long time to come

[@fogvarious2478]

5:08 it's me play a driving game on the atari ;-)

[@ddemaine]

Recalls the great days of The Stranglers and Skin Deep.

[@darylcampbell8758]

That synth is heard all over the Prince 1999 album.

[@scottptolomey3498]

It was the OB- X and OB-Xa on that album

[@OscillatorCollective]

That arpeggios sound like OUTRUN💜

[@matthewferguson7084]

Magical Sound Shower🏝🚘🏝