OBERHEIM SYNTH

--- In oberheim@yahoogroups.com, ixqy@... wrote:
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> why didn't I think of that? Thanks!
-Ron
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> ?It'd be great if you could find a two position, six pole rotary
switch to do this mod. That way, one switch could defeat the unwanted
voices. The other nice thing about having a single rotary switch is
that it could be mounted in a hole for an unused jack (like maybe a
portamento or cassette jack) on the back panel. This will allow the
mod to be reversed at a later date, with no damage to the synth's panel.
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> ?Andrew
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> From: rzakrin <rzakrin@...>
> To: oberheim@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 3:24 pm
> Subject: [oberheim] obxa dip swtch mod
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> Hello, to the obxa folks out there, I'm considering replacing the
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> 8voice dip switch that's under the hood with dedicated switches, one
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> for each voice, on the top panel. One reason I want to do this is
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> because when all eight voices are in unison, it's too much... 
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> When I switch off 6 of the eight voices on the dip switch, it is an
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> awesome 2 voice monosynth. I know some might say get a monosynth
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> instead, but I have quite a few, and the ob sounds awesome in 2 voice.
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> There are a bunch more reasons, but has anyone done this or heard of
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> this? It looks like an easy mod.
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> -RZ
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