the $300 "for parts" OB-8 sold for over $2000, that's barely cheaper than the average P5. Yeah but I assume you’re comparing OB-8 prices from a few months ago to P5 prices right now, they both have come down. You wouldn’t get $2k for an OB-8 right now. Looking at current ebay auctions $1500-$1600 s...

Does the OB have oscillator sync, and noise mod of the filter? The OB-8 does have oscillator sync. Interestingly it does have noise mod but only to the oscillators. It has 2 LFO modulation sources on the main panel and a 3rd on the performance control box (where mod wheels usually are). The 3rd has...

I think it gets ignored because people seem to prefer and lust after the OBX, OBXa, Matrix 12 and Xpander more and the OB-8 just ends up getting left behind eventually. Actually all Oberheim polys are relatively cheap at the moment. If I recall correctly a 4 voice OBX recently sold for about $1500....

It has the page 2 screen print so I know where everything is. It's no more difficult than hitting the shift key on a calculator to get additional functions. I could see where not having the screen print or overlay would be a pain. If that were the case you could just put sticky labels under the butt...

It probably has to do, in large part with aesthetics and the fact the P5 came first. I’m thinking the P5 popularity is based on its heavy use on records because it was the first affordable, stable, portable polysynth. I just like to hope that there is a more logical, reasonable explanation than tha...

Man, I'd take any Obie I could get. Good score! Well it’s not that I got a particularly good deal or anything, I bid on it and paid what I assume is the current going rate on ebay. That’s my point though, it is a very affordable synth when compared to the P5, with more features and the same basic a...

So, knowing I was going to sell my P5 due to a need for some extra cash and having difficult justifying its value with my needs (i.e. I could get a lot of stuff for the value of this one synth), I bought an OB-8 as a compromise synth. I expected it to be a decent synth but I also expected to find so...

supermel74 wrote:

otto wrote:I just wish there were a better, intuitive programming interface for the DX synths.

Plus the software editor

Why not just go the FM8 route if you're going to be stuck in the realm of software anyway?

I just wish there were a better, intuitive programming interface for the DX synths. I think the best programming option for FM is software but when I had the DX7 it was notably grittier sounding than FM8.

You're going to hate me JS. I saw that on createdigitalmusic and the first thing I thought was "this looks like something JS would buy, promptly be underwhelmed by and sell". You're a sucker for good design. I am too, I just don't usually act on it. Once you discover modern (not to be confused with ...

If you want it all in one box, get a synth with built-in effects. Effects are a big part of atmospheric pads. I think the Virus series is a great modern digital synth for that application. If you lean towards analog I would suggest buying a fairly capable analog synth and some decent effects.

If it were me, P600

If you like the "sequential sound" P600's are go. It'll eat a JX for lunch but it doesn't do smooth so well IMO. So if your looking for powerful, big, meaty and kinda dark sounding get the SCI. If you want a more polite poly the JX's seem to be a good value.

I think what it really comes down to is that the specific components that were used to make the originals are no longer made. It would be extremely cost prohibitive to reporduce semi-exacting versions of old synths and the market of people interested in them is very niche.

hfinn wrote:Don't get me wrong, I'm not faulting you at all. You have every right to do what you want with it. You bought it fair and square.

That's wasn't aimed at you Finnie. Thanks