OBERHEIM SYNTH

From: Chris Wareham <chriswareham@...>
Subject: [oberheim] New member, with an OB-X request
To: oberheim@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, 6 June, 2010, 23:58







 



  


    
      
      
      Hi folks,



I recently acquired a four voice Oberheim OB-X and thought I'd join the

group. I've wanted an OB-X ever since I heard one used on Killing

Joke's "Night Time" album, and it's only taken me eighteen years to

fulfil that dream! I did have the opportunity to buy an OB-Xa

several years ago (allegedly, it was once owned by Lol Tolhurst of The

Cure), but passed it up in the hope of one day finding an OB-X.



Anyway, my main reason for posting is to ask if anyone can provide a

WAV file or similar of the factory patches. My Obie was completely

overhauled before I received it, erasing the patches. I'm having a

great time programming my own sounds, but I'd like to hear what the

original patches sounded like, and have the opportunity to use them as

the basis for further programming.



Regards,



Chris

> --- On *Sun, 6/6/10, Chris Wareham
> /<chriswareham@...>/* wrote:
>
>
>     From: Chris Wareham <chriswareham@...>
>     Subject: [oberheim] New member, with an OB-X request
>     To: oberheim@yahoogroups.com
>     Date: Sunday, 6 June, 2010, 23:58
>
>     Hi folks,
>
>     I recently acquired a four voice Oberheim OB-X and thought I'd join the
>     group. I've wanted an OB-X ever since I heard one used on Killing
>     Joke's "Night Time" album, and it's only taken me eighteen years to
>     fulfil that dream! I did have the opportunity to buy an OB-Xa
>     several years ago (allegedly, it was once owned by Lol Tolhurst of The
>     Cure), but passed it up in the hope of one day finding an OB-X.
>
>     Anyway, my main reason for posting is to ask if anyone can provide a
>     WAV file or similar of the factory patches. My Obie was completely
>     overhauled before I received it, erasing the patches. I'm having a
>     great time programming my own sounds, but I'd like to hear what the
>     original patches sounded like, and have the opportunity to use them as
>     the basis for further programming.
>
>     Regards,
>
>     Chris
>

-----Original Message-----
From: oberheim@yahoogroups.com [mailto:oberheim@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of Chris Wareham
Sent: 07 June 2010 22:07
To: oberheim@yahoogroups.com
Cc: Les Lambert
Subject: Re: [oberheim] New member, with an OB-X request

 

  

Les Lambert said on 07/06/2010 18:51:
>
>
> Yes I think I do.
> I actually bought Jaz's original OBX from him in 1980 several. He didn't
> use any of the factory patches, more on that story later. The OBXa is
> very close unless you particularly need the Xmod, and is limited to 32
> programs. It may take me a while to find the box of cassettes with these
> patches on, it's been a few months since I transferred them to CD, and
> have moved a few times since. Where in the UK are you?
> Les Lambert.
>

Knowing how obsessive many Killing Joke fans are, you could probably
get a small fortune for one of Jaz Coleman's synths! He seems to have
used the Xmod of the OB-X quite a bit, particularly on the first couple
of albums where he employed some quite aggressive noises (the intro and
chorus of "The Wait" being my favourites).

I'm based in London, and I'd love to hear any KJ style patches you
might have.

Cheers,

Chris

> --- On *Sun, 6/6/10, Chris Wareham
> /<chriswareham@...
<mailto:chriswareham%40chriswareham.demon.co.uk> >/* wrote:
>
>
> From: Chris Wareham <chriswareham@...
<mailto:chriswareham%40chriswareham.demon.co.uk> >
> Subject: [oberheim] New member, with an OB-X request
> To: oberheim@yahoogroups.com <mailto:oberheim%40yahoogroups.com> 
> Date: Sunday, 6 June, 2010, 23:58
>
> Hi folks,
>
> I recently acquired a four voice Oberheim OB-X and thought I'd join the
> group. I've wanted an OB-X ever since I heard one used on Killing
> Joke's "Night Time" album, and it's only taken me eighteen years to
> fulfil that dream! I did have the opportunity to buy an OB-Xa
> several years ago (allegedly, it was once owned by Lol Tolhurst of The
> Cure), but passed it up in the hope of one day finding an OB-X.
>
> Anyway, my main reason for posting is to ask if anyone can provide a
> WAV file or similar of the factory patches. My Obie was completely
> overhauled before I received it, erasing the patches. I'm having a
> great time programming my own sounds, but I'd like to hear what the
> original patches sounded like, and have the opportunity to use them as
> the basis for further programming.
>
> Regards,
>
> Chris
>



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From: Chris Wareham <chriswareham@...>
Subject: [oberheim] New member, with an OB-X request
To: oberheim@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, June 6, 2010, 3:58 PM







 



  


    
      
      
      Hi folks,



I recently acquired a four voice Oberheim OB-X and thought I'd join the

group. I've wanted an OB-X ever since I heard one used on Killing

Joke's "Night Time" album, and it's only taken me eighteen years to

fulfil that dream! I did have the opportunity to buy an OB-Xa

several years ago (allegedly, it was once owned by Lol Tolhurst of The

Cure), but passed it up in the hope of one day finding an OB-X.



Anyway, my main reason for posting is to ask if anyone can provide a

WAV file or similar of the factory patches. My Obie was completely

overhauled before I received it, erasing the patches. I'm having a

great time programming my own sounds, but I'd like to hear what the

original patches sounded like, and have the opportunity to use them as

the basis for further programming.



Regards,



Chris

-----Original Message-----
From: oberheim@yahoogroups.com on behalf of Jeffrey Nelson
Sent: Wed 09/06/2010 05:10
To: oberheim@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [oberheim] New member, with an OB-X request
 
  

Chris,
I have an ob-x and somewhere I have a .wav file that contains the original factory presets.

Also, I have a hard copy of the original factory presets for the OB-Xa.  My OB-X has many mods (inc lots of memory) so I manually programmed all of the OB-Xa sounds in to my OB-X by hand.

Of note - I found BOTH these items for free just by searching the internet.  Please just try searching and if you can't find the .wav  I will try to track it down and e-mail it.

Unfortunately, my cassette interface no longer works so I can't just dump my patches to a .wav and send them to you...sorry.  (I replaced all the ICs in the modem, but it still does not work properly, so it must be a bad cap, and I just can't track it down...)

The .wav file was on my laptop three computers ago and I couldn't find it on my current machine or backup drive....please search


you will need these:  http://www.synthzone.com/midi/oberheim/obx/

 
--- On Sun, 6/6/10, Chris Wareham <chriswareham@...> wrote:



	From: Chris Wareham <chriswareham@...>
	Subject: [oberheim] New member, with an OB-X request
	To: oberheim@yahoogroups.com
	Date: Sunday, June 6, 2010, 3:58 PM
	
	
	  

	Hi folks,
	
	I recently acquired a four voice Oberheim OB-X and thought I'd join the
	group. I've wanted an OB-X ever since I heard one used on Killing
	Joke's "Night Time" album, and it's only taken me eighteen years to
	fulfil that dream! I did have the opportunity to buy an OB-Xa
	several years ago (allegedly, it was once owned by Lol Tolhurst of The
	Cure), but passed it up in the hope of one day finding an OB-X.
	
	Anyway, my main reason for posting is to ask if anyone can provide a
	WAV file or similar of the factory patches. My Obie was completely
	overhauled before I received it, erasing the patches. I'm having a
	great time programming my own sounds, but I'd like to hear what the
	original patches sounded like, and have the opportunity to use them as
	the basis for further programming.
	
	Regards,
	
	Chris

I have a pdf of the OBXa settings chart somwhere, let me know if u need it and I'll see if i can find it

Ian

-----Original Message-----
From: oberheim@yahoogroups.com on behalf of Jeffrey Nelson
Sent: Wed 09/06/2010 05:10
To: oberheim@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [oberheim] New member, with an OB-X request



Chris,
I have an ob-x and somewhere I have a .wav file that contains the original factory presets.

Also, I have a hard copy of the original factory presets for the OB-Xa. My OB-X has many mods (inc lots of memory) so I manually programmed all of the OB-Xa sounds in to my OB-X by hand.

Of note - I found BOTH these items for free just by searching the internet. Please just try searching and if you can't find the .wav I will try to track it down and e-mail it.

Unfortunately, my cassette interface no longer works so I can't just dump my patches to a .wav and send them to you...sorry. (I replaced all the ICs in the modem, but it still does not work properly, so it must be a bad cap, and I just can't track it down...)

The .wav file was on my laptop three computers ago and I couldn't find it on my current machine or backup drive....please search

you will need these: http://www.synthzone.com/midi/oberheim/obx/

--- On Sun, 6/6/10, Chris Wareham < chriswareham@...> wrote:

From: Chris Wareham < chriswareham@...>
Subject: [oberheim] New member, with an OB-X request
To: oberheim@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, June 6, 2010, 3:58 PM




Hi folks,

I recently acquired a four voice Oberheim OB-X and thought I'd join the
group. I've wanted an OB-X ever since I heard one used on Killing
Joke's "Night Time" album, and it's only taken me eighteen years to
fulfil that dream! I did have the opportunity to buy an OB-Xa
several years ago (allegedly, it was once owned by Lol Tolhurst of The
Cure), but passed it up in the hope of one day finding an OB-X.

Anyway, my main reason for posting is to ask if anyone can provide a
WAV file or similar of the factory patches. My Obie was completely
overhauled before I received it, erasing the patches. I'm having a
great time programming my own sounds, but I'd like to hear what the
original patches sounded like, and have the opportunity to use them as
the basis for further programming.

Regards,

Chris