Vintage Oberheim OB-8 Synthesizer w/ Aftertouch Mod, Break Out Box & More

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"This is a premiere example of a vintage Oberheim OB-8 synthesizer. It is cosmetically and functionally in great condition, and features a few custom mods that you will not find on any other vintage Oberheims for sale. It also comes with the original owner's manual, a super heavy-duty custom transport case, and a custom dust cover. I will list all of the details below:

Modifications (Please check out demo video I have attached to this listing):

This OB-8 has had some truly one-of-a-kind modifications done to it. They were done by the previous owner in between 2013-2016, but fortunately he gave me some of the original receipts for the work, which was done by two well established companies at the time -"Retro Linear" and "New England Analog". For all of the purists out there who cringe at the sight of any mods being done to a classic synth like this, this may not be the synth for you... but I personally found that these mods take the playing experience of this OB-8 to another level.

The first mod done was replacing the original keys with a Fatar keybed. This keybed plays extremely smoothly and effectively - it is quite easy to do runs up and down, and the keys are also not clicky and operate quietly.

On top of this, a very unique mod called "Pyxis Aftertouch" was installed which adds aftertouch to the fatar keybed! This aftertouch is routed to a very ingenious system that plugs into the back of the OB-8 via two small jacks. The system allows you to control various parameters of the aftertouch such as LFO speed & wave shape, filter cutoff, VCA settings like volume or tremolo, & more. This aftertouch system has a main module with knobs/switches for adjusting these parameters, and there is also a second touchpad module you can use to trigger these parameters. I showed examples of using this aftertouch mod in the demo video I included in this listing. You can see me using the aftertouch to trigger an increase in LFO speed/intensity at 0:21 and 0:55. At around 2:10 I demonstrate the aftertouch in combination with the portamento (which is an amazing feature of the OB-8). It can get a little wild sounding (2:12) if the portamento is a slow build ! At around 3:00, I use the touchpad module, which does the same thing as the keyboard aftertouch.

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Moog Matriarch: 50 Patches for Arps/Seqs & Generative-Style

video upload by Anton Anru

"Welcome to the soundset for a semi-modular synth Moog Matriarch.
'Round Robin' is a collection of 50 presets for Arpeggios and Sequences. The bank covers a wide range of tones: warm, deep, bright, metallic, mallet, soft, expressive, dreamy, dark, evolving, detuned, inharmonic, noisy, distorted and others.
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The presets vary greatly from the point of view of complexity: some are simpler and will work in any track and genre, some are experimental and will make your tracks sound unique.

The collection also includes generative-style patches, they have complex modulations and movement, they have long and shorts steps, dark and bright tones, they have tempo variation, unexpected and unpredictable splashes of sound...

Generative patch may be a good addition to (or a lead part of) ambient or techno tracks, jams and performances. You may also record fragments into your DAW or sampler, slice it to one-shots or make loops - you’ll get a unique material for further processing.

It is supposed that the internal Matriarch Arp/Seq should be used for these presets. Choose Arp or Seq mode (record a pattern), push/hold the keys and have fun tweaking the parameters. All my audio examples were made with the built-in Arp/Seq. Some presets use Arp/Seq Rate modulation. In this case, using the internal Arp/Seq is obligatory.

Of course, you may also try playing the keys (with Arp/Seq off) or use an external sequencer/DAW.

Matriarch has great tools for stereo sound: two filters, independent VCAs, BBD Delay. I modulated them a lot to create wide and beautiful patches, that can be hardly recreated on other hardware (especially analog) synths. Matriarch has an absolutely fantastic feature set and I tried to intensively use it to create exclusive timbres.

The soundset is presented in the form of PDF-Document. Each page contains notes that explain how the patch works, what parameters worth tweaking during the playback, how to develop the timbre during a performance. If you make all the settings consciously and try the things mentioned in the notes, you will learn many things about the synth and discover its true depth.

Each patch has an audio example, it helps to understand how a patch is supposed to sound. No external effects on the examples, Matriarch Delay only.

To recreate these presets, you need up 16 patch cords, including long ones.

You should have firmware v1.2.3 or higher for full compatibility with my presets.

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Roland Jupiter 6 with Europa Mod

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"Outfitted with the rare and discontinued Synthcom Systems, Inc. Europe Mod Version 2.0 with tons of added features for Arp/Seq/MIDI control

Complete repair service performed by Advanced Musical Electronics in Los Angeles ($1800+, receipts included) completed 1/15/20

Custom leather dust cover from Stardust Synth Covers

Manuals for Jupiter 6 (Roland factory) and for Europa Upgrade included"

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Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Rev 2 SN 1091 w/ KENTON MIDI & Dust Cover

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"THE MYTHS:

As an owner of both a rev2 and two rev3s, let me just say:

1) They are most definitely different, more noticeable at certain settings..any prophet 5 is an outstanding synthesizer - no one would dispute that..
but some are more outstanding than others - it's not mojo, I spent a long time with my two synths together in my studio.

Ok, so the above still may sound subjective.


But here's something any professional will confirm:

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Roland Jupiter 8 w/ Stardust Synth Cover

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BTW, you can find Stardust Synth covers here.

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Stardust Covers Oxford OSCar Synth Dust Cover

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"We spent years of research to find the best materials to make beautiful and longest lasting covers. Our concept has been to find the perfect blend of functionality and fashion, and integrate that into our products. They are a testament of our passion and love for all instruments.

Our covers are made with durable, stain resistant synthetic leather, giving it a super sleek and modern look. We then use a layer of high quality, high-density foam padding with a soft nylon lining to help protect your instruments from all the bumps and scrapes that may occur along the way. We incorporated a Velcro securable flap in the back so you can keep all your cables and power supplies connected to your instruments while it's covered."

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50+ Custom Stardust Synth Covers

Stardust Synth Covers has a new site with 50+ custom high quality dust covers for your synths. They also open to custom cover suggestions, so if you don't see one that suits your needs, feel free to contact them here. Many of their designs have been featured previously here on MATRIXSYNTH.

You can find them at:

https://www.stardustcovers.com

Moog THE SOURCE synth dust cover (design #1) by Stardust Synth Covers

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See the sellers other items for other synths. These are super nice. An interesting feature is they appear to have a velcro back panel so you can leave them all hooked up while covered. If you used MIDI or CV to control your synths remotely in the studio, you can leave the cover on. Be sure to check for your particular synth though, as I am not sure if this is the case for every cover.

Details on the quality put into the covers: "Dust is never gone, we’re all aware of that: dust is everywhere, and, whenever we remove dust, it always comes back. Then, it gets inside your most loved objects and instruments, cover your synth's components with crud which can lead to heat dissipation problems, and it also wrecks slider pots. Now, we also know that everybody wants to protect their synths from this everlasting and corrupting dust, from liquid spills, fading, and every kind of bangs and cracks.

Why? Because we all love our synths with unconditional love.

Our synth dust covers are the best expression of this love.

Why?

It took us two years of thorough and passionate research to find and develop the most proper materials for the product we had in mind.

Our covers will look like they were manufactured at the exact same time your synth was, as if they were twin brothers.

The vectorized synth designs are printed using UV Digital methood.

They have flaplike ducts for cables, in order to keep them connected even when your cover is on.

We’ll be working in order to continually develop new models, both for the most recent and the oldest synths.

This is a custom made product, manufactured exclusively in Portugal, a renowned country in the textile industry.

We would also like to let you know that our covers have several different designs which you can choose from, and are all made of synthetic leather, a layer of high density foam to provide protection and form the cover, as well as a delicate soft layer that will be in contact with the instrument."

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Stardust Covers for New Synthstrom Audible Deluge

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"We are happy to announce a collaboration with the new manufacturer Synthstrom Audible from New Zealand. They just introduced their first instrument, the Deluge, a stand-alone, portable synthesizer, sequencer and sampler designed for the creation, performance and improvisation of electronic music.

The Deluge and the Stardust cover are now available for pre-order, check their website for more info, videos, etc.

http://www.synthstrom.com/delugeorder.html"

DMX / DX / DSX Custom Covers

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New Stardust Synth Covers for Your Digital Synths Coming Soon

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Stardust Digital Revolution!

COMING SOON.

Roland TR-808 Dust Cover From Stardust Synth Covers

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"Happy 8.08 day! 😎 "

OB-6 Keyboard and Desktop Synth Dust Covers Coming from Stardust Synth Covers

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"OB-6 keyboard and desktop covers available soon! http://www.stardustcovers.com ‪#‎stardustsynthcovers‬ ‪#‎synth‬ ‪#‎synthesizer‬ ‪#‎analoguesynth‬ ‪#‎davesmithinstruments‬ ‪#‎ob6‬"

Oberheim OB-8 Polyphonic Analog Keyboard/Synthesizer with Stardust Synth Cover

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The listing is for both the synth and the cover.

For reference, you can find the cover at Stardust Synth Covers here.

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Super Nice Roland Jupiter-8 Cover from Stardust Synth Covers

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Thought this one was particularly nice.  Be sure to check out their others.

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Alesis Andromeda A6 Dust Cover

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DSI Prophet 12 Custom Synth Cover

Custom dust cover for the Dave Smith Instruments Prophet 12 from Stardust Covers.

Stardust Synth Covers Survey

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"Few months after the birth of our passionate business on a niche product such as the synthesizers covers and accessories, we need to make sure that we're going on the right direction and meeting your expectations. It'll only take a minute or two to fill this survey, and your help would be gladly and greatly appreciated!"

You can find the survey here.

Roland TR-909 Covers Now Available from Stardust Synth Covers

Now available at:

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LINNDRUM LM-2 Dust Cover From Stardust Synth Covers

You'll find it and others at http://www.stardustcovers.com