ac posted this image on AH. I asked him if it would be ok to put up a post here as a follow up to this post (and those linked in it), touching on the differences between the OB-X, OB-SX, and the OB-Xa. He gave the thumbs up. Thanks ac. This is a really nice shot of the board. Click on it to see the detail. You will see the following chips.
2 x CEM3340 VCO 2 x CEM3310 VC Envelop 1 x CEM3320 VC Filter
Click here for shots via this auction, include hires version sent my way via the seller.
Details:
Blacet: Binary Zone, Filthy Filtre, Micro LFO, MiniWave & two frac racks w/ power supplys and power leads.
Wiard: Joystick, Joystick Axis Generator, NoiseRing.
Livewire: Frequensteiner.
The Miniwave comes with 4 eproms, they are: Miniwave Eprom A, Miniwave Socket Rocket, GR-new-256 & GR-PPG/P-VS.
Update: This one probably should have gone up on Matrixsynth-b. The image looked a bit better to me on first look. Something about the reflections and the case. Anywhoo... If you like synth shots, know there's more on Matrixsynth-b.
Title link takes you to shots via this auction. Not the biggest shots, but you don't see these often. If you are considering this or any other action I post, ALWAYS be sure to read the auction details in full. I only post the bits that interest me here and I DO NOT police auctions. Always check the comments to see what others say.
Details: "This was the flagship of the SCI line and their last (and greatest analog synthesizer). Apparently, there were only 500 units produced before the project was shelved due to competition from the much cheaper Yamaha DX-7. I am the second owner of this synth. It has been gently used in my smoke-free studio.
Brief specs: - 8 voices - 2 VCO's per voice - Classic SCI Poly-Mod section - MIDI control of various parameters through velocity and/or pressure modulation - Semi-weighted keys - Velocity and aftertouch (The Prophet T8 was renowned for its pioneering system of aftertouch) - Single, Split, an Double modes- The T8 can be played as a single synth (one patch), two separate synths (upper and lower patches), or two patches can be played at once"
"Rare 1970's Modular Oscillator running through a Plan-B Vactrol Filter and Gate. There are Vactrols (components that mate LED's with audio for natural acoustic tones) in the Osc so this makes a close to vintage complete Buchla sound. The Osc sounds like nothing else I've heard with it's waveshaping and altering of harmonic structure of the waveform. There's a Modulation OSC that also can pitch same as Main but I use it here for FM, AM and Timbre Shaping. Used here also are my Doepfer LFO, Plan-B Random, ASys Envelope, Modcan Sequencer and Asys Delay/Sampler."
Track sent my way via David Kristian aka Gentle Bakemono after seeing this post: "Intro" + "L.F.O." using (only) an Electribe MX. You'll notice there are no processed vocals or Speak & Spell parts simply due to the fact that the U.S. version of the Speak and Spell L-F-Oh's don't sound as nice." MP3 mirrored here
Details:
""Novation has basically re-packaged the SuperNova into a desktop performance module and dubbed it the Nova. It uses analog Sound Modeling (ASM) to create stunningly clean but analog-like sounds. "3 completely independent oscillators, a variable noise source and 2 ring modulators per voice. This combined with the Nova's 16 voice polyphony means that there are 36 Oscillators, 24 Ring Modulators and 12 Noise sources available at once. All these waveforms can be combined in the Mixer section allowing the creation of very fat and complex timbres." There's also over 130 modulation routings. There are two inputs for filtering external sounds, a 40 band vocoder and 42 simultaneous effects including Vocoder, Distortion, Comb Filter, Chorus, Phaser, Flanger, Delay, Reverb, Panning, Tremolo and EQ. "
(the above video is not my actual Nova but a YouTube users video of the factory demo)
* 16 Voices Polyphony.
* 3 Oscillators, 2 Ring Modulators and a Noise Generator per voice
* Up to 6 Oscillators can be generated with no loss in polyphony when the special Double Saw waveform is used.
* Comprehensive Modulation Matrix with 130 possible routings.
* 6 part Multitimbral.
* 12, 18 and 24 dB per octave Resonant filter configurable in Low Pass, High Pass and Band Pass modes,
* 9 Dual/Split filter types with modulatable frequency separation.
* All filters also feature an overdrive control, while Filter Bypass mode allows noise to be filtered independently – ideal for the creation of drum sounds.
* 2 LFOs capable of oscillating at Audio rates.
* Distortion, Comb Filter, EQ, Reverb, Chorus/Flanger/Phaser/Rotary Speaker, Delay and Panning effects for each Program.
* 42 Effects available simultaneously. 7 Effects for each of the 6 Parts of a Performance. Yes you can have a different Reverb on each part, a different Delay on each part, a different Chorus etc.
* 40 Band Vocoder that can run simultaneously with the Full Synth Engine (no reduction of polyphony etc).
* 6 assignable polyphonic outputs with 128 x Oversampling Delta Sigma DACs for each output. Stereo effects can be routed through a single channel without compromising quality, releasing more outputs.
* 2 Audio Inputs with 20 bit ADCs. Signals can be routed through the Synth Engine (Filters), Effects or both..
* 256 Programs in 2 banks.
* 128 Performances.
* Built in Arpeggiator with 384 Preset Polyphonic, Preset Monophonic and User Programmable Polyphonic and Monophonic Patterns. 6 Arpeggiators are available simultaneously in Performance mode.
* All knobs, switches and Parameters transmit MIDI Controllers and NRPNs. Knob pick-up eliminates unexpected surges or changes when switching between Programs.
* Flash upgradable operating system via MIDI, free as a MIDI file on our Web Site.
* Multi Voltage power supply."
I always wanted one of these but ended up with a K-Station instead. Anyone know how they compare?
ac posted this image on AH. I asked him if it would be ok to put up a post here as a follow up to this post (and those linked in it), touching on the differences between the OB-X, OB-SX, and the OB-Xa. He gave the thumbs up. Thanks ac. This is a really nice shot of the board. Click on it to see the detail. You will see the following chips.
