So very true...and I enjoyed every moment of it

Based on everyone's responses it seems that the Yamaha CS80 is, in fact, the fattest polysynth ever made. Cool! I guess I'll go play with mine for a while.

Interesting that people bring up the Jupiter-8 as being in the same league of fatness as the Memorymoog, OBX, P5, etc. The funny thing is, those who've been around long enough remember the reputation Japanese synthesizer manufactures had for sounding THINNER than their American counterparts. Remembe...

I have read that the Yamaha CS80 is the fattest polysynth ever made. Anyone care to dispute that claim?

I swear I've done the comparison a hundred times and I'm telling you the Jupiter-6 has a fatter sound than its big brother the JP8. Much fatter.

This thread is silly.

For the 80s New Wave cover band I play in, we use the following synthesizers on stage to recreate those authentic 80s sounds: Roland D50 Korg X3 Alesis Ion Kawai SX-240 Oberheim OB8 Check out our myspace for musical examples that include these instruments. We did all the programming ourselves. http:...

Well, I own both the Matrix-12 and the OB-8. I love them both. If I had to chose between the two, I'd opt for the M12 for its sheer power. But the OB8 is fantastic, and in my opinion it is the finest of the OB series. Perfect hybrid of digital control with analog sound generation. I prefer the OB8 w...

anyone care to take a stab at what synths were used to create those awesome atmopsheric synth textures in the beginning of Dire Strait's Money For Nothing? On the Live Aid DVD, I think the keyboard player is playing the string pad on a Jupiter-6, but it's hard to tell from the video and, as we all k...

There is no such thing. A single synth will never cure the GAS. Believe me. You can buy your "dream synth" over and over, you still want something else in a while when something even cooler and more vintage shows up. That's what I've been saying all along. If these vintage synths are really so grea...

The presets don't do the Matrix-12 justice. They're, in a word, awful. I'd like to hear some of your own programs sometime hfinn. I'm sure they'd be a much better way to represent the sheer awesomeness of the Matrix-12!

Hate to say this fellas, but I spent some time on my trusty Yamaha CS80 and was able to program that sound to a tee. Like seriously, spot on. I'm pretty sure it was a CS80, unless Paul had some other form of analog weapon back in '79 that I don't know about.

After attempting to program that sound into my own P-5, upon further analysis, I don't think it was a Prophet-5. The reason is to my ear the sound wasn't created using a delay unit. Rather, repetition comes from the LFO modulating the filter cutoff. It sounds to me like a reverse sawtooth wave. If y...

Depeche Mode - Damaged People. Lead synth during choruses, starts at .57 seconds. This is the instrumental version. Amazing synth work, great video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmYzOXOTyA8

Martin, you are a genius.

I disagree. I think this thread is a calling that there is high demand for his product. I think a new Tom Oberheim-designed synth would be a dream come true for many of us. Can you imagine what it would look like? I shudder to think..