Oberheim OB-Mx Sample

Title link takes you to an amazing sample of the Oberheim OB-Mx sent my way via Brian Kehew of The Moog Cookbook. I've heard some samples of the OB-Mx in the past that were good, but nothing like this. There is a bit of controversy over the OB-Mx. Don Buchla helped design the synth. There was an early prototype version said to sound much better than the final release. It's rumored that the final release was rushed to market by Gibson (owner of Oberheim at the time). The synth was buggy, voice boards were prone to failure and tuning problems, it was very expensive, and it was said that it was lackluster in the sound department. After listening to these samples, I'm not so sure. It sounds amazing to me - very unique, heavy and full. This thing has balls. Big stinky, rubber, balls (something rubbery about the sound). Put a plug in it Butt Probe, this is refined nastiness.

OB-Mx Prototype (shot via teknobo)


OB-Mx Final (shot via VSE)


Thanks for the sample Brian. Here are a few older posts on the OB-Mx: 1, 2, 3 (samples), 4 (pics and samples), 5 (samples).

Teknobo

Title link takes you to Teknobo, a Japanese synth site. Make sure to check out the gallery.

Digisound 80 Modular Synthesizer Website

Title link takes you to the Digisound 80 Modular Synthesizer website. Make sure to check out all of the links for tons of information, documents, images, full module lists and more. There is a lot of information there including this excellent pdf tutorial on synthesis.

Russian VSTs

Title link takes you to host of a number of classic russian synths in VST format. You can download all four here. Via deb7680 in the comments of this post.

Chroniques de la Mao

Title link takes you to a French blog by deb7680 with quite a bit of synth coverage including an interview with a Pierre Henry (I beleive that is his gear in this shot). Time to break out the translation tool again. I also see Matrixsynth on the blog roll. : )

Dot dot dash - MIDI Enabled Telegraph

In via Justin Sabe. Title link takes you there. Thanks Justin!

Personal Noise - New Flickr Shots

flickr by krakow81. Title link takes you to more.

The MPC - Music Percussion Computer

Title link takes you to shots of the Music Percussion Computer sent my way via altemark. The MPC previously made an appearance on Matrixsynth in this post. Via Synthony: "Music Percussion Computer is a fully dynamic, touch-sensitive playable and programmable electronic rhythm instrument. The MPC's sophisticated microelec tronics provide a whole new range of percussion sounds playable in real time with drumsticks and programmable through its own on-board microprocessor. And the MPC's one-of-a-kind interface system with the *Timex Sinclair 1000 personal computer produces a clear graphic display for composing, building rhythm tracks or just learning the drums."

The Record Producers: Trevor Horn

Title link takes you to the fascinating BBC radio show on Trevor Horn including the introduction of the TR-808.

Via dvdborn.

Shot from
The Most Wanted Man In Pop.

You might also recognize Trevor Horn from The Buggles' and Video Killed the Radio Star.

Synthesizer Studio of Volker Dassler on YouTube

This one via Jordan Kola. Title link takes you there. Thanks Jordan!

Update via duvalle in the comments: "take a look a the song "Happy Dance" from dassler. well, it's not my type of music - but he got some nice synths in his studio .... ;-)"