What Is A Second Chord?

video upload by Raka

"Noodling around on the OB-X8 and Prophet 10.
Really enjoying the Oberheim filter sweep."

Introducing AIR Fabric Vintage Synths Vol. 2

video uploads by AIR Music Tech and Akai Professional

Playlist:

1. AIR Fabric Vintage Synths Vol. 2 - Iconic Synthesizer Virtual Instruments for MPC and Desktop

"Three Titans of Analog Synthesis, Modernized. https://inmusic.to/5xrs3f24 Discover the sounds of three essential synths in one modern synthesis environment. From cinematic pads and evolving textures to massive basses and eccentric leads, Fabric Vintage Synths, Vol 2 brings three of the most interesting and expressive polysynths ever made to your MPC or DAW-based workflow.

Fabric Vintage Synths, Vol 2 features Fabric Vintage Andromeda, Fabric Vintage CS, and Fabric Vintage Matrix in one unified virtual instrument collection. Each instrument has been reimagined through the AIR Advanced Multi-Sample Synthesis Fabric Engine for how you make music today.

This innovative Fabric engine allows these virtual instruments to retain their unique identity while working seamlessly across MPC hardware and desktop DAWs.

Fabric Vintage Synths Vol. 2 is available for MPC Standalone, MPC Desktop, and all major DAWs."

2. Fabric Vintage Matrix - Walkthrough

"A defining, genre-spanning era of analog synthesis encapsulated in one 12-voice polysynth. Fabric Vintage Matrix honors the iconic 1980s subtractive synthesizer’s design, bringing its depth and flexibility into your current workflow.

With an intuitive interface and a streamlined workflow powered by the AIR Fabric engine, Fabric Vintage Matrix makes it easy to experiment with unique, developing textures and sounds without slowing down your creative process. Like its hardware form, this synth is perfect for rock and electronic music, film scoring, ambient production, and advanced sound design.

Chapters
Features introduction :14
Front Panel Macros 2:08
Edit Page 3:31
Effects Page: 7:09
Arpeggiator: 9:22
Factory Presets 10:23

Fabric Vintage Matrix is available for MPC Standalone, MPC Desktop, and all major DAWs."

3. Fabric Vintage Andromeda - Walkthrough

Powerful, immersive, and ready for revival. A 16-voice multitimbral giant known for its sheer depth, the original Alesis Andromeda A6 brought together a fully analog signal path with innovative digital functionality. Fabric Vintage Andromeda takes this timeless polysynth’s monstrous sonic range and puts it right at your fingertips.

With an intuitive interface and a streamlined workflow, Fabric Vintage Andromeda makes it easy to shape polished, powerful sounds quickly, whether you're sketching ideas or refining a final mix. Combining classic analog depth with modern electronic, ambient, and cinematic production, this tool is great for musicians and producers seeking dramatic, bold, attention-grabbing tones.

Chapters
Features introduction :29
Front Panel Macros 1:54
Edit Page 3:05
Effects Page: 7:34
Arpeggiator: 9:48
Factory Presets 10:47

Fabric Vintage Andromeda is available for MPC Standalone, MPC Desktop, and all major DAWs.

4. Fabric Vintage CS - Walkthrough

Not a replica, or a replicant, but an homage to a synth that starred in one of the most iconic sci-fi film soundtracks of all time. Fabric Vintage CS brings the warmth, nuance, and deeply expressive character of this legendary late ‘70s and early ‘80s polysynth to your setup today.

Powered by the flexible AIR Fabric engine, Fabric Vintage CS brings vintage polysynth character into a modern environment with enhanced polyphony, integrated effects, and performance-focused controls, giving you immediate access to deeply expressive sound without a complex setup. From timeless analog textures to modern ambient, electronic, and cinematic production, Fabric Vintage CS gives you a whole new sound palette to explore.

Chapters
Features introduction :29
Front Panel Macros 1:54
Edit Page 3:05
Effects Page: 7:34
Arpeggiator: 9:48
Factory Presets 10:47

Fabric Vintage Andromeda is available for MPC Standalone, MPC Desktop, and all major DAWs.

5. AIR Fabric Vintage Matrix for MPC | Vintage Synthesizer Virtual Instrument
6. AIR Fabric Vintage Andromeda for MPC | Vintage Synthesizer Virtual Instrument
7. AIR Fabric Vintage CS for MPC | Vintage Synthesizer Virtual Instrument

Oberheim OB-X8 Bi-Timbral Polyphonic Analog Keyboard Synthesizer SN 00148

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Oberheim OB1 - Serviced and Memory Upgraded SN 0242

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via this Reverb listing

"This has the essential Tauntek memory upgrade installed, giving you 64 memory slots and the ability to reedit sounds once saved amongst other features.

It's been recently fully serviced and thoroughly tested, which included:

-Replacing all of the electrolytic and tantalum capacitors throughout the unit.
-New set of precision internal trimmers installed.
-Clean/lube of switches and pots.
-Keyboard has been fully refurbished - keys removed and cleaned, key contacts and buss bars polished, new set of bushes fitted.
-Full calibration.

The synth is in clean cosmetic condition overall, with only minor marks and blemishes."

Synth trivia: note this one has a red bordered serial number badge. Some have black borders.

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Iván's Fotonovela: The Madrid Hit That Conquered Europe | Full Reimagination

video upload by Nostalgic Explorer

"Iván – Fotonovela Full Stems RAW and With FX are available on my Patreon: / nostalgicexplorer

This time I'm heading to Madrid. Fotonovela came out in 1984 and did something strange — it barely cracked the Top 20 at home in Spain, then went Top 5 across Europe. A Spanish record the rest of the continent adopted first.

Everybody files it under Italo disco. There's a good reason for that, and it's not the one most people assume — I get into it in the video.

There's also a bigger story here about what was happening in Spain in the 80s, and why a singer from Madrid ended up making one of the best synth-pop records of the era. That one you'll have to watch for.

For this reimagination I'm using the Moog Voyager for the bassline, the Roland Juno-60 for the accordion, organ and bell parts, the Oberheim DMX for drums, and a Mellotron VST for the strings — all arranged and mixed in Logic Pro.

For this reimagination I'm using the Moog Voyager for the bassline, the Roland Juno-60 for the accordion, organ and bell parts, the Oberheim DMX for drums, and a Mellotron VST for the strings — all arranged and mixed in Logic Pro."

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Echoes of Arrival | Sequential Pro 3 & OB-6 Synth Performance

video upload by Chris Richardson

"A live improvisation featuring the Sequential Pro 3 and OB-6.

I'll be sharing more performances and sound explorations here. Thanks for listening."

Ultravox - Dancing With Tears In My Eyes | 80s Vintage Synth Cover | Emulator II

video upload by RetroSound

"Ultravox – Dancing With Tears In My Eyes

Originally released in 1984 as the second single from Ultravox's seventh studio album, Lament, Dancing With Tears In My Eyes became one of the band's biggest international hits and remains a defining classic of the 1980s New Wave and Synthpop era. The song reached No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart and became a Top 10 hit across several European countries.

For this cover, I used a selection of legendary vintage synthesizers and drum machines to recreate the iconic sound and atmosphere of the original recording as authentically as possible.

Instruments:
Rodina Alisa 1377 – Analog Bass
Oberheim OB-Xa – Pads & Synth Textures
E-MU Emulator II – Piano, Choirs & Additional Samples
LinnDrum – Drum Machine
Simmons Electronic Drums – Classic 80s Electronic Percussion"

Website ► https://retrosound72.wixsite.com/home

A Day in the Shop Ep. 11 - Rare Sennheiser Vocoder, 8-Voice Jam with Benny Bock

video upload by Rosen Sound

"Rob works on one of the rarest vocoders in the world for a super special client. Zak and Benny jam on the 8-Voice and CS-80, Benny explains some of his favorite settings on the 8-Voice. Freddie works on a Korg Trident."

Summer Breeze - Relaxing (Deep) House with the Tonverk + TEO-5 + Oxi E16

"Hey there o/ This is my recent Live Jam with the Elektron Tonverk and the Oberheim TEO-5. This time it's some relaxing (Deep) House. Enjoy!"

TEO-5 is not a guitar! 22.08.2025. TEO-5, Digitone, S-1, Octatrack & other gear

video upload by Denis Zlobin

"No guitars, guitar samples or computers were used to perform this music.

Instruments: Oberheim TEO-5, Arturia Minibrute 2S, Elektron Octatrack, Elektron Digitone, Roland Aira Compact S-1, Squarp Pyramid.

Effects and Mixer: TC Electronic Hall of Fame 2, Soundcraft EPM8.

The jam was recorded from the mixer output and slightly post-processed in a DAW."

Melodic Synth Jam with Microphonic Soundbox, 25.07.2026. Octatrack, Hapax, TEO-5 and other synths.

video upload by Denis Zlobin

"Instruments: Leaf Audio Microphonic Soundbox MKII, Squarp Hapax, Oberheim TEO-5, Waldorf Pulse 2, Elektron Octatrack, Elektron Digitone, Roland Aira Compact S-1, a fidget spinner.

Effects and Mixer: TC Electronic Hall of Fame 2, Boss EQ-200, Soundcraft EPM8.

The drums and background synth parts were sequenced with Hapax. The performance was recorded from the mixer output and slightly post-processed in a DAW. No samples were used apart from the drum oneshots."

EDM / Melodic Techno Live Jam with Elektron Tonverk, Oberheim TEO-5 and Oxi Instruments E16

video upload by umonox

"Hey there o/ This is an EDM / Melodic Techno Live Jam with the Elektron Tonverk, Oberheim TEO-5 and Oxi Instruments E16. All sounds are coming from the Tonverk; except for a powerful Lead-Sound which comes from the TEO-5 and is sequenced on the Tonverk. The Oxi E16 is used to control two Sounds on the Tonverk on two different Tracks at once.

You can get the Project File for this Track as it - again - uses the Stock Samples of the Tonverk only. Included in this Package is the Scene File for the Oxi E16 as well. You can get the Stuff here:

Gumroad: https://umonox.gumroad.com/l/uflfow
Fourthwall: https://umonox-shop.fourthwall.com/pr...

And if you like the Track but dont need the Project you can get it in High Quality on Bandcamp here:"

Oberheim OB-X8 Quick Demo

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video upload by Seventy Three Records Music Store

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1979 Oberheim OB-X - 8-Voice with MIDI SN

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via this Reverb listing

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"You will not find a finer example of an original OB-X Eight Voice. This one has been in a non smoking home studio and has been serviced and MIDI added. These are incredible sounding synthesizers and it is fully functional. Big Fat sounds are its specialty. It sounds incredible!!!!! Amazing Synthesizer all around."

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Oberheim Matrix 1000

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Oberheim SEM 1977 via 360 System Spectre

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Pics of the inside below.

"These used to be a somewhat well kept secret, obviously no more. But if you're not familiar with the 360 Systems Spectre, it was a pretty terrible GUITAR synth (slow & choppy tracking) that 360 Systems produced with Oberheim SEMs as the heart of these units.

Sometimes you'll see these listed as being "Converted to full-functioning SEM" but often there's a thing or two that were missed. You have to reconfigure a few jumpers, add a missing coupling capacitor to each envelope generator, add the missing Decay and Sustain controls to the EG on the Amp VCA, replace the input gain resistor for the external input, add shielded wire for the output, change the output impedance resistor and so on. Everything was done to this unit to make it true full-functioning SEM. An original SEM/CPS-1 power supply (recapped) was also installed inside.

I'm also including a 1977 CPS-1 chassis (complete with recapped PSU) with it so if you do find a faceplate, you'll have a complete SEM. My plan was to find or have someone make me an SEM faceplate in the rare black finish. I thought the gray knobs would look killer on the black panel. But tbh, I really liked the portability of the 360 case. Oh well, someone else can enjoy it now. I've used this in my studio for the last 5-6 years. I will miss it but I'm not doing much synth-based music.

-Synth was fully restored 5 years ago with some basic maintenance in the last 2 years

-All electrolytic and tantalum capacitors have been changed

-VCOs & VCF tuned/calibrated

-AC cord was removed from the front and an IEC was added to the rear of the case

-pots and switches were recently cleaned

-Sub OSC ckt. was added (non-invasive, made by Pete's Gear Garage in Sweden, uses 'Guitar' knob in mixer section)

-Each Jack on the bottom row has a function such as Hi & Low outputs, CV & Gate in, Ext. Input, LFO retrig, VCF in and out (for use with modular) and VCF CV.

-I still have the 360 Systems Control board. It was robbed of a few parts but the PSU and the Transpose rotary switch are still on it. If you want it, send me a msg and I'll include it with the sale."

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Oberheim TEO-5 does Tangerine Dream style sequences

video upload by Vykaar Tones

"Oberheim TEO-5 being sequenced from a Behringer 960 sequential controller with ratchets added using a Doepfer A-160-5 and the CV/Gate converted to Midi using Tubbutec uTune module. Eventide Timefactor Delay added in mixer output."

Oberheim OBX8 and eventide H3000 on synth

video upload by P wizard

Oberheim OB-6 Band-Pass Pad + Strymon BigSky Cloud

video upload by Chris Richardson

"The OB-6 keeps surprising me. This patch uses the band-pass filter to create an airy, orchestral-style pad with a very unique character

To finish it off, I'm running the OB-6 through a Strymon BigSky using the Cloud algorithm, adding depth."

XpandrLink, a native Mac/Windows editor and DAW plugin for Xpander/Matrix-12 (beta)

This one came in on the xpantastic Oberheim Matrix-12 and Xpander list. Details from the creator follow:

"I'm Jake, a Matrix-12 & Xpander owner and synth repair tech. For the past few months I've been building something that has gotten a lot of use in my studio: XpandrLink, a from-scratch C++/JUCE editor for these synths built using XplorerEditor's protocol and design as reference, with standalone, AU, and VST3 builds for both macOS and Windows. I've been really enjoying having this tool for my own purposes and wanted to share it with the community if anyone else might also find it useful.

First, the part that matters most to me. Like many of you, I've used XplorerEditor for years. It's a big reason these synths are still practical to own and play, and this project only exists because of the groundwork it laid. I started down this road after reading a note more than a year ago in the XplorerEditor README: the developer had no time to add new features but welcomed forks and PRs, and recommended a long-term JUCE port for a more modern cross-platform foundation.

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video upload by MIDERA

"Jungle? IDM? DnB? Whatever it is, it is.

Check out my website: https://www.midera-artist.com/
Support me by checking out or buying my music: https://midera.bandcamp.com/album/sta...

Instruments used:
Radikal Technologies Spectralis 2 (Sequencing, drums)
Access Virus TI (Drum FX)
Oberheim Xpander (Intro sounds)
Moog Minimoog (dirty bass)
Roland SH-101 (Lead)
Sequential Prophet 10 (pads)
Roland JD-990 (Strings)

NI RAUM for reverb

#idm #sequential #Spectralis"