Synthchaser

[@Lux-Voltaire]

This is a fantastic overview of your restoration. It has inspired me to get to work on my OB-SX again. Thank you so much for sharing!

[@mima85]

I had the exact same issue with my former Jupiter 8 some years ago. Op-amp failure on the VCO CV circuit.

[@AlainHubert]

Great video ! Thanks for sharing. From 5:05 to 5:06 there was certainly a few hours of painstaking work done on that keybed. I know, because I did the same on my 1975 Minimoog D when I first got it. I didn't manage to get all the keys quite straight. They're all leveled, height wise, but some are a little "crooked" or slightly twisted sideways, even though I took great care to put back the plastic keys at their initial position after cleaning them. Is there a trick, aside from fiddling with the rubber bushings, on these Pratt-Read keys ? Mind you, it still works really great (especially with the Opto-Key system installed), and I do enjoy the buttery feel of that amazing keyboard. My issue is purely esthetical.

[@DocTheopolis]

Yep! Was interesting. Really nice to see new life breathed into the old, but nice machine.

[@williammanganaro9070]

Very good video and description of the problem.

[@tommyfoley]

That sounds awesome. Great job!

[@davidswaine9366]

Great video thanks! Very informative. Is the op-amp tester you built available on your website or can you share the schematic etc?

[@ScottFromCanada]

Excellent! Great job, great video! Thanks!

[@jeffreyhyde501]

A Rare Synth, this is no doubt interesting to see.

[@magicmastera]

This Video is also verry cool, thank you. Love it.

[@TheSPoS]

Great video. Get yourself some nitrile gloves for those grungy keyboards.

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

I’ve often wondered since 2000 what the point of this synth model was. Seems to have less going on even than an Arp Pro Soloist.

[@F0nkyNinja]

For keyboardists that don't need all the features of the OBX or OBX-a (OB-SX had both color schemes) or didn't understand programming and just wanted a polyphonic synth in their band. It's flat so you could put another synth ontop, or a Fender Rhodes Piano Bass for example.

[@mschorer]

Quite some complicated technology going on for a preset synth. Basically they only saved the pot boards and three voice cards. I personally never liked preset synths because the lack of „tweakiness“.

[@Synthchaser]

They do have a (pre-MIDI) computer interface on it, so you with just a little work you actually can break out pots for nearly all the parameters found in the OBXa