Oberheim OB-X8 Basic Programming Tutorial

[@silvermyth2119]

This is definitely a dream synth! I find the sounds of the Oberheim absolutely enchanting! Thanks for the great demo and programming tips. 👍🎹

[@analogprophet]

Thank you Silver Myth

[@timosaruh9232]

Hi Toby! Please make more videos like this! I found this a very good video to learn sound design. 🤗

[@analogprophet]

Thank you! I will make more videos eventually

[@hayward85]

Beautiful sounds from a monster synth!

[@analogprophet]

Thank you! Yes, it is a great sounding beast and not that narrow sweet spots as many synths has to get sound great.

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

@@analogprophet I love mine because it is soo easy to sound like a pro playing it or go into very wacky experimental territory. Like greatest hits of Oberheim synths in one. Expensive but more affordable than a vintage Oberheim.

[@SamLibman]

Beautiful.

[@analogprophet]

Thank you!

[@vinmar_music]

Great video!

[@analogprophet]

Thank you!

[@jfracine_composition]

Absolutely beautiful !

[@analogprophet]

Thank you!

[@symbiat0]

There is just something special about Oberheim synths, to me they are the warmest sounding synths 😅

[@analogprophet]

Absolutely!

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

definitely in top 10 of greatest synths ever made. Mine just arrived and love it even though not cheap.

[@symbiat0]

@@GuitarsAndSynths I keep reminding myself … these sounds have no FX on them! 😂

[@tones28]

hey Toby. its a fun synth to program. everything is right where it should be for the most part. sometimes digging through page 2 sucks, but its easier than it was back in the day

[@analogprophet]

Yes the fun part of this synth is, except to play, to program. My guess of lay out the Page 2 by a menu is to be able to update it with new firmwares. The Prophet 5/10 rev 4 gets increasingly more combinations of knob hits for every new function that comes with every firmware update - a bit frustrating to remember. Page 2 as a menu instead of a second layer per knob as the OB-8 will solve such things more elegant.

[@P-S-T]

Thanks a lot! Bought OB-X8 yesterday and found this very useful. What would you like to see in a firmware update?

[@analogprophet]

Congratulations! What I would like to see in a future update? A dedicated user preset bank

[@P-S-T]

@@analogprophet Same here! Making sound on this is so fun, so to save patches in userbank and faster naming them would be great!

[@timosaruh9232]

Regarding firmware upgrades: Would like to have the sustain pedal holding arpeggios. And a way to read of the values of a preset other than just the «edited» text, as you have on the sequential prophets and the ob-6. even better, like it is on the access virus.

[@P-S-T]

@@timosaruh9232 How is it done on Virus?

[@analogprophet]

@@timosaruh9232 I have no opinions about that, can’t wish for more

[@dreamtekeuphoric1327]

Bravo, bravo!

[@analogprophet]

Thank you!

[@glasshousestudiosoz]

very helpful - thank you - I would love to buy a bunch of pad presets off you - do you sell preset packs?

[@analogprophet]

Thank you! I don’t have any preset packs yet but planning for it.

[@glasshousestudiosoz]

@@analogprophet glad to hear it - please do one dedicated to pads - I'm trying to follow your tutorial above but I can't get it sounding the same - I will try harder

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

How can you sequence two parts in split or double mode since it is bi-timbral?

[@analogprophet]

Sorry, I don’t give technical support, please check the manual. My way to sequence two or more parts is to use my DAW and sequence one part a time and commit it to audio.

[@sound4label]

Can you share the reference of your pedal please ? :)

[@analogprophet]

Moog EP2. I prefer M-Audio EX-P Expression Pedal but it was connected to another synth.