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SEQUENTIAL/DSI => OB-6 => Topic started by: John01W on January 31, 2018, 01:01:53 AM
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I've had this synth for a good while now and I'm still so enamored with it, just sounds so beautiful, inspiring and HUGE! It's muh baby! Hats off to the makers and I hope we still see some further development for it:) Thanks again to all involved for putting out this amazing instrument, it's a nostalgia/inspiration generating machine!
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That's good news. It's always pleasant relief to hear from folks who are happy with their instruments. It also makes me wish DSI would eventually take over Oberheim and maintain the small number of instruments Tom has recently re-issued.
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I certainly have no complaints on my OB-6 either... sounds every bit as lush as I hoped it would, and I am constantly finding new surprises.
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Same here. Seems there is always something new to discover or build upon. Thanks team DSI.
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That's good news. It's always pleasant relief to hear from folks who are happy with their instruments. It also makes me wish DSI would eventually take over Oberheim and maintain the small number of instruments Tom has recently re-issued.
OB6 is easy to love lol....sounds so damn good, built like a tank and even looks cool as hell to boot!
Tom Joining forces with Dave on more than just a one time collaboration....that would be a dream! Who better to watch over Tom's legacy than Dave?
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I put my OB6 right up there with my vintage Minimoog D as far as pure sonic satisfaction from a synthesizer is concerned.
"Dans une classe à part", like we say in french.
Every time that I play it, and tweak it, I get goosebumps at some point.
Thank you Dave and Tom for this one of a kind gem.
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I have one on the way. Guess I'm waiting for my mail order bride to start the honeymoon. :)
Apologies to any ladies here. But I am really excited about the OB-6. Now I'm starting to be on the lookout for a good poly AT controller.
The Oberheim SEM reissues got me interested but the availability was slim, the Behringer Uberheim got it rekindled, the OB-6 impressed the crap out of me and any regret at not getting a SEM or two went out the window. If I had the money and the need, I'd support him more with a TVS purchase. Also, I wanted to see Tom get something for his incredible work and sound with a synth that's not a disposable one made in a workcamp.
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I have one on the way.
You're in for a treat! Congrats!
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Same here. I've had mine since Nov. of 2016 and it continues to inspire.
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OB6 = Dream Synth!
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It should be here tomorrow... 8)
Funny thing is that I really didn't know about the OB-6 until I got the Rev2 module after a MEK. I always loved the way his SEM modules sounded, deep down wanted one of his 4 voice SEM systems but could never afford or justify one. Then I saw some of the demo videos on the DSI main website, and the rest is online shopping history.
I still want to try the module out with a polyAT controller.
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Yeah, the OB6 just blows me away! So far, it's the best polysynth for the price (though the Prophet 6 is a great companion)!
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Took me 4 hours to rush through the presets on the OB-6.
The formant sounds are beautiful, the OB-6 sounds like s child, but also sounds like a demon. I know it sounds cheesy and cliche, but the OB-6 feels alive. The only synth I have that can sound more alive is my Buchla, but at a cost.
I didn't think it was possible, but I actually want a second one once I found myself running out of voices (I'm spoiled by the Rev2). I'm hoping to pick up an old Ensoniq synth to use as a controller for the poly AT. I'm surprised and excited at how much aftertouch the OB-6 uses.
I got jury duty tomorrow, but I'll fill it watching and listening to OB-6 sounds as I watch the clock tick down so I can go home and play with it.
Another overall happy OB-6 owner here, but the OS seems like it could be due for an update? ;D
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Having already placed my order for the Two Voice Pro I think I'm set in terms of Tom's gear for the time being.
The OB6 has always been sort of bittersweet to me. I love my Prophet 6 and when the OB6 was announced I was so excited but then I realized it's incredibly similar to the Prophet 6 and I felt a bit let down to be honest. I'm still considering it eventually if I had the extra cash to spare but I just think the set up may get redundant with the Prophet 6 and OB6 but I haven't ruled it out completely I just wish it would have more of it's own identity rather than simply a Prophet 6 with Oberheim guts.
I think just a few differences...maybe blue leds instead of red, the Oberheim bender from the OBXa as opposed to the DSI pitch/mod wheels, perhaps instead of X Mod somehow make the engine bi-timbral...would have made it stand out more. Even when I see those P6 vs OB6 videos...the differences are so negligible that I think I'd end up wasting one of them if I had both.
It is however the first polyphonic Oberheim synth in years and will likely be the last one. So I can see it's appeal.
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I'm pretty upset with my OB6 to be honest.
Everytime I turn it on it just makes me lazy. I don't do anything but sit there in awe of how it sounds and twiddle little knobs and buttons. It even sounds sick when you describe it. I had dream recently of going to school to be a lawyer, but then I got the OB6 and now all I can think about is the OB6. And how it sounds. Like a beautiful dream, and not at all like the kinds of things lawyers in training should be listening to (gavels and stuff I assume?).
Really upset at this point. Starting to think about buying another.
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I'm pretty upset with my OB6 to be honest.
Everytime I turn it on it just makes me lazy. I don't do anything but sit there in awe of how it sounds and twiddle little knobs and buttons. It even sounds sick when you describe it. I had dream recently of going to school to be a lawyer, but then I got the OB6 and now all I can think about is the OB6. And how it sounds. Like a beautiful dream, and not at all like the kinds of things lawyers in training should be listening to (gavels and stuff I assume?).
Really upset at this point. Starting to think about buying another.
You're one of the jerks who sold me on the OB-6 with their fancy-shmancy video saying how good it sounds. I never heard such lies. It sounds better than you described! You freaking liar. I might have to get a second one one day and show you...why you!
But seriously, great video covering the OB-6. But it does seriously sound better than it does on youtube. :)
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Another overall happy OB-6 owner here, but the OS seems like it could be due for an update? ;D
yes, Yes, YES!!! ;D
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I'm pretty upset with my OB6 to be honest.
Everytime I turn it on it just makes me lazy. I don't do anything but sit there in awe of how it sounds and twiddle little knobs and buttons. It even sounds sick when you describe it. I had dream recently of going to school to be a lawyer, but then I got the OB6 and now all I can think about is the OB6. And how it sounds. Like a beautiful dream, and not at all like the kinds of things lawyers in training should be listening to (gavels and stuff I assume?).
Really upset at this point. Starting to think about buying another.
LOL!!! Right on! ;) You nailed it, it's very easy to get distracted by the constant eargasms lol.
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You're one of the jerks who sold me on the OB-6 with their fancy-shmancy video saying how good it sounds. I never heard such lies. It sounds better than you described! You freaking liar.
In hindsight, had I known how much hassle it would bring to my life and my career ambitions, I never would have bothered making that video. I've become like... the ruiner of lives I feel like.
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Ruined me...
No synth can satisfy my ears anymore. I might as well quit listening to any sounds now that I know what heaven sounds like.
I used to have a nice healthy relationship with my Buchla. But now, when i get home, all I get are mean stares from it. I insists that the 200e has nothing to worry about. But I know I'm not telling the whole truth.
The Buchla accused me of being a pervert when I told it I had ordered an old Ensoniq keyboard to use poly aftertouch with the OB-6. Said that the Buchla's 35 touchplates weren't enough for my obsession with touching and pushing keys. I said your touchplates are programmable, the Buchla didn't care and hopped back into storage. I haven't heard from it since. A little worried, but the OB-6 comforts me. I think it's just teeing me up for a nice long poly AT session when the ensoniq arrives.
Such drama!
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I just got my OB-6, so I guess I'm just joining the choir here, but this thing sounds amazing. Like others describe, it's so alive. I own a P12 and Rev2 (which just replaced my P08), and the OB just gives me those extra 5 % of whatever it is.
For a specific type of classic sounds I kind of feel like there's no competition from the other two. Whenever I start from scratch with a patch, it feels like you basically cannot make it sound bad.
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I agree with all the glowing reports on the beautiful OB-6!
I've owned many, many analog synths old and new.
I've owned the Prophet 6 and Rev 2 (both sold because they; esp Rev2; just didn't cut it on sound overall - good in many ways but not jaw dropping awesome).
Enter OB-6.... everything I wish the other synths had been, the sound is more than good enough to cop 'vintage' (while not specifically being so which to me is a bonus in this case), better than that it's its own thing and sounds like the optimum blend of old and new with just enough features to be flexible (I've had some amazing sounds out of this actually far beyond what I had out of my Rev 2 or Prophet 6 due to the intricacies of the gorgeous filter/X-mod and the rich present sound that other DSIs lacked for me).
Mainly, as others have said, it's a very inspiring synth. It has a tone and ease of sound shaping that makes you want to create sound after sound and song after song to put those sounds in. Prophet 6 had some great things about it, made many great patches but it was always 'work' and always felt kinda dressed up from clinical/sterile/static. Just not as musical, smaller/harsher sounding, stiffer sounding... if OB-6 to me is 10/10 on sound (and it is) I'd honestly have to put P6 at around 7/10 (if that) and that was only on some sounds; even with the gain levels backed off as recommended , OB-6 it's on nearly ALL sounds!
The Rev2 wasn't great, Prophet 6 ate it for breakfast, OB-6 eats it for breakfast, lunch, dinner and supper! Rev 2 may sound, superficially 'ok' at first but it has very severe tonal limits based on the weak filter, the thin oscs and the only saving grace is the tons of modulation (again - WORK) which even after all that never results in ANYTHING like the OB-6 (or barely even the P6).
Those who've not had all 3 in their studios, used them in songs, really don't know what they are missing or can compare (ignore ALL stupid YT videos - 99% of them make all 3 synths sound a lot worse than in reality with your own sounds). Those silly 'vs' videos that get them down to basics or try to compare like for like sounds, they lack the hearing to actually hear/feel the difference in how the OB-6's sound blooms and glows and is 'in the room' like some of the best old analog synths, the P6 is a lot more constrained, tucked away, tinny almost and very 'in the box' sounding, Rev 2 can make some pretty sounds, sure but nothing to write home about and pretty weak overall.
Sorry this turned into a kind of attack on other DSI synths, they are all good in their own way but that's just how much BETTER OB-6 is at the job of being an ANALOG synthesizer. The others are closer to VA almost by comparison and lack life and mojo.
OB-6 also sounds light years better than the Moog One (and Korg Prologue). Nothing touches it in this price bracket