OBERHEIM SYNTH

Greetings. New member today.  I was hoping to find resources for my OB-
8.  I use both SoundQuest and Midi-OX for a variety of keyboards, and 
have fortunately saved my OB-8's patches (sysx) before an unsuccessful 
cassette upload attempt wiped all the patches out of the instrument.  
I'm currently re-programming patches by hand.

Problem is I can't get the saved sysx patches back into the 
instrument.  Supposedly, version B5 allows one patch at a time sysx 
transfer.  I've searched the web for any mention of factory midi 
operation for the OB-8.  All I've found to date are manuals for the 
Encore Electronics midi upgrade kit, which is not what I have.

Does anyone have any documentation regarding OB-8 factory midi?  Or if 
anyone is an OB-8 owner and would mind a couple of communications 
regarding midi patch transfer, I would be most grateful.

Oh yeah, Merry Christmas!

Mike

Here's a small caption out of the users manual that has a 5-page document on
the factory midi interface:

 

"Patch transmit - "write/reset" switch (page 2)

The program enable switch also allows you to transfer patches from the
master OB-8 to the slave OB-8.  (NOTE: Memory-Protect must be off on the
slave OB-8).  In page 1 on the master OB-8, select patch D-1.  Now, enter
page 2 and press the write button on the master OB-8.  After a short delay,
the write LED will light, indicating that the program patch D-1 has been
transferred from the memory of the master OB-8 to the memory location D-1 of
the slave OB-8.  To play this patch on the slave OB-8, you must return to
page 1 and reselect patch D-1, or select a different patch on the master
OB-8 then select D-1.  Now both OB-8's will play patch D-1."

 

Now, I know that wasn't very helpful as far as transmitting sysex data, but
that was the only caption related to anything about transferring patches.
(plus I typed all that out!)  It is basically referring to transmission of
patches between two OB-8's so I can't conclude if this is related in any way
to getting the sysex data back in.  

From: oberheim@yahoogroups.com [mailto:oberheim@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of hugglett
Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2006 3:23 PM
To: oberheim@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [oberheim] OB-8 version B5 w/Factory Midi

 

Greetings. New member today. I was hoping to find resources for my OB-
8. I use both SoundQuest and Midi-OX for a variety of keyboards, and 
have fortunately saved my OB-8's patches (sysx) before an unsuccessful 
cassette upload attempt wiped all the patches out of the instrument. 
I'm currently re-programming patches by hand.

Problem is I can't get the saved sysx patches back into the 
instrument. Supposedly, version B5 allows one patch at a time sysx 
transfer. I've searched the web for any mention of factory midi 
operation for the OB-8. All I've found to date are manuals for the 
Encore Electronics midi upgrade kit, which is not what I have.

Does anyone have any documentation regarding OB-8 factory midi? Or if 
anyone is an OB-8 owner and would mind a couple of communications 
regarding midi patch transfer, I would be most grateful.

Oh yeah, Merry Christmas!

Mike

Hi Mike,

Had an OBXa for several years.  I always found the cassette up and 
download to be a solid routine.

Do you still have the cassette and a copy of it?
Are you using the headphone output on the cassette deck?

Charlie

On Dec 24, 2006, at 3:23 PM, hugglett wrote:

> Greetings. New member today.  I was hoping to find resources for my OB-
> 8.  I use both SoundQuest and Midi-OX for a variety of keyboards, and
> have fortunately saved my OB-8's patches (sysx) before an unsuccessful
> cassette upload attempt wiped all the patches out of the instrument.
> I'm currently re-programming patches by hand.
>