Smacking the OB-6 spring reverb?

Smacking the OB-6 spring reverb?
« on: November 24, 2020, 05:39:08 PM »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pLaHdnUYew

Is this for real, and does it work on the desktop too?  Mines with a friend right now so I can try it.  >:(

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Re: Smacking the OB-6 spring reverb?
« Reply #1 on: November 24, 2020, 06:13:24 PM »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pLaHdnUYew

Is this for real, and does it work on the desktop too?  Mines with a friend right now so I can try it.  >:(

It's an easter egg in the P6 and OB-6 -- they snuck accelerometers in there :)
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Re: Smacking the OB-6 spring reverb?
« Reply #2 on: November 25, 2020, 08:31:33 AM »
Interesting, but not sure I'll be smacking around any my electronic gear, solid state or not ;)
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Re: Smacking the OB-6 spring reverb?
« Reply #3 on: November 25, 2020, 02:59:18 PM »
Interesting, but not sure I'll be smacking around any my electronic gear, solid state or not ;)

I'm meticulous with expensive gear too... but, the P6 and OB-6 were built to gig with, so I'm sure a tap on the sides isn't going to hurt anything.  It does make one wonder if the accelerometers store "crash data" so that a hard throw could be detected for warranty determination :)  Kidding of course..
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Re: Smacking the OB-6 spring reverb?
« Reply #4 on: November 25, 2020, 09:38:29 PM »
I thought that everyone knew about this easter egg? Apparently not.
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Re: Smacking the OB-6 spring reverb?
« Reply #5 on: November 26, 2020, 01:41:49 AM »
I tried it on my desktop ob-6, but somehow it doesn't work.

Re: Smacking the OB-6 spring reverb?
« Reply #6 on: November 26, 2020, 06:07:07 AM »
I tried it on my desktop ob-6, but somehow it doesn't work.

It's the spring reverb model only. "SPr", are you using that?


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Re: Smacking the OB-6 spring reverb?
« Reply #7 on: November 26, 2020, 06:22:31 AM »
I've heard that sound enough when I was playing in a band in the 90's with a Peavey combo amp getting smacked around on stage and even more so with the reverb tank jangling around and making a racket in the back of the van every time we hit a bump.  I'm very careful with my OB-6 keys and the only time it gets smacked around it when it is in the roadcase.
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Re: Smacking the OB-6 spring reverb?
« Reply #8 on: November 26, 2020, 08:45:07 AM »
I tried it on my desktop ob-6, but somehow it doesn't work.

Strange, because it works on my OB6 Desktop.
Of course, the effect section has to be turned on, and the SPr reverb selected in the B effect section.  ;)
Oberheim OB-X8, Minimoog D (vintage), OB6 (Desktop), Oberheim Matrix-6 (MIDI Controller for OB6), VC340

Re: Smacking the OB-6 spring reverb?
« Reply #9 on: November 26, 2020, 09:00:20 AM »
I tried it on my desktop ob-6, but somehow it doesn't work.

It's the spring reverb model only. "SPr", are you using that?

Yep. Effects on, SPr, fully mixed in, nothing.

Re: Smacking the OB-6 spring reverb?
« Reply #10 on: November 26, 2020, 09:02:29 AM »
Ah, figured it out. Seems really sensitive to the amount of force. Too light...nothing. A tack too hard, nothing. Seems there's a sweet spot.

Re: Smacking the OB-6 spring reverb?
« Reply #11 on: November 26, 2020, 11:00:17 AM »
Ah, figured it out. Seems really sensitive to the amount of force. Too light...nothing. A tack too hard, nothing. Seems there's a sweet spot.

Glad you could get it to sound. After all, you paid for it!  ;D
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