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Other Hardware/Software / Re: New Oberheim Synth?
« Last post by LPF83 on Today at 04:25:30 PM »I appreciate the form factor but I do hope we will see this type of engine in a larger Polyphonic synth. I’d rather not have all their future products scaled down...especially a hybrid.
The X8 and OB6 are there though, I know there are some differences but there are essentially 3 ‘sizes’ of Oberheims out there right now.. as to what happens next, who knows!
Not the same engine.
Someone can correct me if I'm wrong here, but I think OB-X8/Prophet 5/10 and OB-6/Prophet6 have discreet oscillators and full analog signal path, where as TEO-5/Take5 have OSCs on a chip and digital VCA which makes them more cost effective to manufacture (thus the lower price) and easier to implement some of the additional modulation options. I would take one of these over a "B brand" knock off so it's a great competitor at the price point. Probably not in my future because I already own the OB-X8 and OB-6, I feel this product is for someone who wants to get a bit of OB flavor in a compact form factor and not break the bank, and for the audience it's designed for it's a cool synth.
