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The '''Oberheim OB-1''' was a [[ Monophonic synthesizer|monophonic]], programmable, [[analog synthesizer]] introduced by [[Oberheim Electronics]] in 1978. It originally sold for $1,895 and was the first analog synthesizer capable of storing patches. The design was a replacement for the previous generation of Oberheim SEM (Synthesizer Expansion Module) based instruments and intended to be used for live performance.<ref name = "VS">{{cite web|title=Oberheim OB-1|url=http://www.vintagesynth.com/oberheim/ob1.php|website=Vintage Synth|accessdate=14 March 2015}}</ref><ref>[[Robert Moog|Moog, Bob]] (2009). [https://books.google.com/books?id=tNci9y0jlRgC&pg=PA172 "Oberheim SEM Module"]. ''Keyboard Magazine Presents Vintage Synthesizers'', p. 172. Backbeat Books</ref> |
The '''Oberheim OB-1''' was a [[ Monophonic synthesizer|monophonic]], programmable, [[analog synthesizer]] introduced by [[Oberheim Electronics]] in 1978. It originally sold for $1,895 and was the first analog synthesizer capable of storing patches. The design was a replacement for the previous generation of Oberheim SEM (Synthesizer Expansion Module) based instruments and intended to be used for live performance.<ref name = "VS">{{cite web|title=Oberheim OB-1|url=http://www.vintagesynth.com/oberheim/ob1.php|website=Vintage Synth|accessdate=14 March 2015}}</ref><ref>[[Robert Moog|Moog, Bob]] (2009). [https://books.google.com/books?id=tNci9y0jlRgC&pg=PA172 "Oberheim SEM Module"]. ''Keyboard Magazine Presents Vintage Synthesizers'', p. 172. Backbeat Books</ref> |
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A slightly updated version, the '''Oberheim OB-1a''', was introduced in 1979 that features the grey color scheme of its polyphonic sibling, the [[Oberheim OB-X|OB-X]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Retrosynthads |date=2012-03-26 |title=Retro Synth Ads: Oberheim OB-1A and OB-X "A family that plays together..." ad, Contemporary Keyboard, 1979 |url=http://retrosynthads.blogspot.com/2012/03/oberheim-ob-1a-and-ob-x-family-that.html |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=Retro Synth Ads}}</ref> |
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==Specification== |
==Specification== |
OB-1 | |
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Oberheim OB-1
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Manufacturer | Oberheim |
Dates | 1978 |
Price | US$1,895 |
Technical specifications | |
Polyphony | 1 voice |
Timbrality | Monotimbral |
Oscillator | 2 VCOs |
LFO | 1 |
Synthesis type | Analog Subtractive |
Filter | 2 or 4 pole switchable VCF |
Attenuator | 2 x ADSR; one for VCF, one for VCA |
Aftertouch expression | No |
Velocity expression | No |
Storage memory | 8 patches |
Effects | None |
Input/output | |
Keyboard | 37-key |
The Oberheim OB-1 was a monophonic, programmable, analog synthesizer introduced by Oberheim Electronics in 1978. It originally sold for $1,895 and was the first analog synthesizer capable of storing patches. The design was a replacement for the previous generation of Oberheim SEM (Synthesizer Expansion Module) based instruments and intended to be used for live performance.[1][2]
A slightly updated version, the Oberheim OB-1a, was introduced in 1979 that features the grey color scheme of its polyphonic sibling, the OB-X.[3]
The OB-1 is monophonic version of the Oberheim OB-X, with two VCOs and a Low Pass filter. It also contained an envelope control for both the filter and amplitude.[1]
Notable users of the OB-1 were the composer and musician Vince Clarke and the bands Tangerine Dream, Rush, and The Grid.[1] A 2014 feature on the French radio station France Inter claimed that the OB-1 had been used by the Star Wars sound engineer Ben Burtt to create the voice of R2-D2 and that the name of another Star Wars character, Obi-Wan Kenobi, derives from a transliteration of "OB-1".[4] However, Star Wars was first released in 1977, a year before the OB-1, and most sources credit the ARP 2600 synthesizer as being used to record R2-D2's voice.[5]