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Oberheim OB-Xa

Polyphonic analog synthesizer

The Oberheim OB-Xa, released in 1980, is a polyphonic analog synthesizer with two oscillators per voice and the ability to split and layer sounds. Powerful and aggressive, its sound is famous from records such as Van Halen's 'Jump' and many other 1980s productions.

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  • Technical line drawing of Synthesizers

    Synthesizers

    Hardware synthesizers, synth model families, and related electronic instruments.

Made by

  • Oberheim

    Oberheim is an American synthesizer maker founded by Tom Oberheim in 1969, known for the SEM, the OB-X family of polyphonic synthesizers, and the DMX drum machine.

Part of series

  • Oberheim OB-X Series

    Synthesizer · United States

    The Oberheim OB-X series is the line of integrated, programmable analog polyphonic synthesizers that defined the Oberheim sound from 1979 onward. Beginning with the OB-X and continuing through the OB-Xa and OB-8, the series replaced the earlier stacked-SEM voice cards with internal voice boards and patch memory. The modern OB-X8 revives the line, combining the OB-X, OB-Xa, and OB-8 voice architectures in one instrument.

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  • Oberheim

    Oberheim is an American synthesizer maker founded by Tom Oberheim in 1969, known for the SEM, the OB-X family of polyphonic synthesizers, and the DMX drum machine.

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