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Oberheim OB/X

Oberheim OB/X

2009-04-07 by william

Hey all! Well, a friend hooked me up with an Oberheim OB/X 4-voice, not the X/A but the original. I need to locate a service manual for this beast, since it has some age-related issues. It needs a full calibration and cleaning, but all the boards sound in it and it seems to all sorta work. ANY help would be greatly appreciated. I wanted one of these things back when they were new. Now I have one! Thanks in advance!

Bill N.

Re: [vintagesynthrepair] Oberheim OB/X

2009-04-07 by Malte Rogacki

Have a look here:

http://www.retrosynth.com/docs/obx/index.html

-- 
Malte Rogacki gacki@...
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"Don't forget to TURN ON THE SYNTHESIZER. Often this is the reason why you
 get no sound out of it." (ARP 2600 Owner's Manual)
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Re: Oberheim OB/X

2009-04-11 by william

--- In vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com, Malte Rogacki <gacki@...> wrote:
>
> Have a look here:
> 
> http://www.retrosynth.com/docs/obx/index.html
> 
> -- 
> Malte Rogacki gacki@...
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> "Don't forget to TURN ON THE SYNTHESIZER. Often this is the reason why you
>  get no sound out of it." (ARP 2600 Owner's Manual)
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!!!!!! To quote the old movie line (what went through my head after initial power-up), "IT'S ALIVE!!! IT'S ALIVE!!!" Now I can get this beast into shape! PLUS I LOVE the 2600 manual quote!!

Bill Nance
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