Oberheim - 50 Years Of Synth Design | Podcast

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"In an impromptu chat, Tom Oberheim tells Sam Inglis about his early years as an engineer and his accidental route into creating electronic musical instruments. As he celebrates his 50th year since the launch of the SEM, Tom talks about the rise of digital, the resurgence of analogue and the launch of the new TEO-5.

Chapters
00:00 - Introduction
00:26 - An Accidental Engineer
02:46 - Building For Musicians
06:34 - Becoming a Distributor For The ARP 2600
11:05 - Designing The SEM
12:43 - The Filter Design
15:03 - The OB-1 And Patch Memories
16:36 - OB-X - Polyphony And Programmable Presets
19:35 - The Oberheim Sound
22:37 - The Digital Takeover
24:40 - The Resurgence Of Analogue
28:01 - Launching The OB-X8 With Focusrite
29:23 - The Oberheim TEO-5
30:37 - Utilising New Technology

First published 25th June 2024

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Oberheim Biog
Oberheim is the 21st century return of the legendary company that helped fuel the original electronic music revolution in the 1970s. Now, just as then, Oberheim is guided by the vision of engineer and inventor, Tom Oberheim. Tom’s genius for innovation introduced the world to the first commercially available poly synth and other groundbreaking electronic instruments that literally changed the sound of music.

Today, Oberheim reawakens this extraordinary legacy by bringing the famed Oberheim sound to a new generation of instruments and artists. The company’s passion remains unchanged by time or technology — to once again provide the world with the finest-sounding analog synthesizers ever made.

https://oberheim.com/

Sam Inglis Biog
Editor In Chief Sam Inglis has been with Sound On Sound for more than 20 years. He is a recording engineer, producer, songwriter and folk musician who studies the traditional songs of England and Scotland, and the author of Neil Young's Harvest (Bloomsbury, 2003) and Teach Yourself Songwriting (Hodder, 2006).

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The Seventh Wave Festival of Electronic Music: Number Sixteen

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The Seventh Wave
Festival of Electronic Music: Number Sixteen

Music festival delivers one of its best line-ups yet!

Edition 16 of an Electronic Music Festival established in 2016 takes place in Birmingham in October of this year.

In October 2025 the sixteenth ‘The Seventh Wave Festival of Electronic Music’ takes place across three days at The Castle and Falcon.

For a relatively small festival The Seventh Wave continues to get some of the biggest names in electronic and progressive music.

The stellar line-up for #16 includes Plaid, Ultramarine, Richard Norris (The Grid), Mark Van Hoen/Locust, White Noise (featuring the legendary David Vorhaus) & much more.

Tickets can be purchased for individual events at Skiddle and SEE tickets.

Full line-ups follows, flyer attached for the festival… for more information, press inquiries contact theseventhwave@btinternet.com or visit https://seventhwavefestivalofelectronicmusic.com/

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Meet the M0SS 101 Synthesizer by Andrew John March

M0SS 101 DEMO video upload by Andrew March

"A quick demonstration on how to build a patch with the M0SS-101 synthesizer."

From the creator of WVR, the the M0SS 101 virtual analog monosynth is currently seeking funding on Kickstarter.

"M0SS-101 is a virtual analog monosynth built for a pure, hands-on subtractive synthesis, packed into a compact, rugged guitar pedal enclosure.

With 26 buttons and a single encoder, M0SS-101 gives you intuitive access to a deep 42-parameter virtual analog synthesis engine. Press a button to select a parameter, turn the encoder to modify it, and monitor your signal flow via the LED system.

Using a MIDI controller, you can map any parameter via simple MIDI learn, making it easy to integrate into your setup. Up to 17 presets can be saved and recalled for quick access to your favourite sounds.

The 26 RGB LEDs use colour and brightness to represent signal flow, modulation paths, settings and selections. A separate row of 11 LEDs at the bottom gives you instant visual feedback on the currently selected parameter. I aim to offer an affordable, compact, and versatile instrument, without sacrificing features, ergonomics, or most importantly, fun. I hope you'll enjoy playing this synth as much as I have :'-)"

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SUPERBOOTH 25: Tiptop Audio New Modules

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"Tiptop Audio return to Superbooth for another year, bringing with them a multitude of new modules and updates that join their ranges of Buchla recreations and 200 Series."

SUPERBOOTH 25: Erica Synths HexDrum

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"Erica Synths show us the latest prototype of the HexDrum, a new drum machine that’s based on Hexinverter’s Mutant modules."

SUPERBOOTH 25: Supercritical Synthesizers Redshift 6

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"Supercritical Synthesizers have announced an upcoming firmware update that greatly expands the capabilities of the Redshift 6, the six-voice polysynth that launched in late 2024."

SUPERBOOTH 25: Korg Berlin phase8

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"Korg Berlin are showcasing the latest version of their phase8 acoustic synthesizer, which is now approaching completion and is set for release in early 2026."

SUPERBOOTH 25: OXI Instruments ONE MkII

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"OXI Instruments have just announced the ONE MKII which brings a whole host of new capabilities to their popular sequencer."

SUPERBOOTH 25: PWM Mantis

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"Paul of PWM talks us through their acquisition of the OSCar brand, an upcoming update for the Mantis, and a sneak preview of their new digital synth."

SUPERBOOTH 25: Frap Tools Magnolia

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"The Magnolia is the first keyboard synthesizer from Frap Tools, and sees the company bring the distinctive sound of their Eurorack modules to an eight-voice polysynth. We get a demo of the latest pre-production model."

SUPERBOOTH 25: Neuzeit Instruments Drop

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"Drop is a new snapshot-based MIDI controller from Neuzeit Instruments that acts as a central hub for performing electronic musicians."

SUPERBOOTH 25: Polyend Mess

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"We stopped by the Polyend exhibit at Superbooth 25 to check out their two new releases. The Polyend Mess is a powerful four track multi-effects sequencer, and a new firmware update that brings many more features to their Synth hardware."

SUPERBOOTH 25: Groove Synthesis 3rd Wave 8M

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"The 3rd Wave 8M synth sound module launches from Groove Synthesis, designed with eight voices and priced as a smaller and more accessible version of their flagship 3rd Wave."

SUPERBOOTH 25: Novation Launch Control XL 3

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"Novation have released the third iteration of the Launch Control XL, debuting at Superbooth 25. We met up with Chris who gave us a great overview of all the new features they have managed to pack into this capable MIDI controller."

https://novationmusic.com

SUPERBOOTH 25: Melbourne Instruments Roto-Control & Nina

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"Melbourne Instruments make the journey to Berlin to demonstrate the latest updates to two of their impressive products. The Roto-Control has brand new integration with Bitwig, and the Nina synthesizer has a new firmware update that adds comprehensive sequencer capabilities to this already powerful synth." https://www.melbourneinstruments.com/

SUPERBOOTH 25: AJH Synth Matrix VCF

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"AJH Synth exhibit their new Matrix VCF module at Superbooth 25 in Berlin. Based on the multi-mode filter from the Oberheim Matrix 12, AJH Synth have upped the count in this Eurorack module to house 16 selectable filter modes, along with a host of other tone shaping controls."

Francesca Guccione Live @Superbooth 2025

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"Francesca Guccione Live @Superbooth. Click Herr for a German Interview on Amazona: https//:www.amazona.de/interview-francesca-guccione-violine-und-synthesizer-sizilien"

SUPERBOOTH 25: Moog Messenger

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"Moog debut Messenger at Superbooth 25. This represents the next generation of monophonic analogue synthesizers from Moog, and draws elements from the company's recent designs such as Muse and Labyrinth."

SUPERBOOTH 25: 1010music Bento

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"We met up with 1010music at the Superbooth 25 show for a hands-on look at their brand new sampling production workstation, the Bento."

Synth East 2025 // a walking talking tour of a UK synthesizer event

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"Here's walking talking tour of Synth East 2025. A recent event here in the UK based in Norwich held by Robin Vincent (Molten Modular), Electronic Sound Magazine and the Norwich Arts Centre. There's a Friday evening film and talk (this time comedian Adam Buxton talking to John Foxx), a synth expo through Saturday with improvised collaborative performances then a Saturday evening of performances from Robin Vincent, Paulee Bow, Loula Yorke and See Feel then finally on Sunday a series of DIY workshops and kit building sessions.

https://syntheast.com

Thanks to Robin Vincent and Get Jervis for sharing some footage with me to fill in some gaps in the video. Cheers mates!"