Burbank, CA, United States
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The OB-6 Desktop has the exact same architecture and all the same great features of the OB-6, trimmed down into a sleek, portable desktop unit.The OB-6 features two discrete voltage-controlled oscillators (plus sub-oscillator) per voice, with continuously variable waveshapes (sawtooth and variable-width pulse, with triangle on oscillator 2). There is a classic SEM-inspired state-variable filter (low-pass, high-pass, band-pass, and notch) per voice. Voltage-controlled amplifiers complete the all-analog signal path. “The classic, bold SEM sound is all there,” said Oberheim.Present also is X-Mod, with filter envelope and oscillator 2 as modulation sources (with bi-polar control). Destinations include oscillator 1 frequency, oscillator 1 shape, oscillator 1 pulse width, filter cutoff, and filter mode.The knob-per-function front panel puts virtually all parameters at a user’s fingertips. Toggling on the Manual switch enables live panel mode, in which the OB-6 switches to the current settings of its knobs and switches. A dual effects section provides studio-quality reverbs, delays (including standard and BBD), chorus, and faithful recreations of Tom Oberheim’s acclaimed phase shifter and ring modulator. The effects are digital, with 24-bit, 48 kHz resolution, but a true bypass maintains a full analog signal path. Additionally, the OB-6 features a multimode arpeggiator and a polyphonic step sequencer with up to 64 steps (and up to 6 notes per step) plus rests. It allows polyphonic keyboard input and can sync to external MIDI clock. The full-size, four-octave, semi-weighted keyboard is velocity and aftertouch sensitive. Said Dave Smith, “As with the Prophet-6, we made size a primary concern on the OB-6. It’s the right mix of power and portability and it fits right in on-stage or in the studio.” Added Oberheim, “And of course, it’s got that unmistakable SEM sound that’s going to turn a lot of heads. ”OB-6 Synthesizer FeaturesOSCILLATORSTwo discrete VCOs per voiceContinuously variable wave shape (sawtooth and variable-width pulse, plus triangle on oscillator 2) per oscillatorPulse width per oscillatorHard sync: oscillator 1 syncs to oscillator 2Square wave sub-octave generator (oscillator 1) per voiceLow frequency mode (oscillator 2)Keyboard tracking on/off (oscillator 2)Oscillator detune amount for increased tuning instability, from subtle to extremeMIXEROscillator 1 amountOscillator 1 sub-octave amountOscillator 2 amountWhite noise amountSTATE-VARIABLE FILTERTwo-pole, resonant, filter per voice with low-pass, high-pass, band-pass, and notch functionality inspired by the original Oberheim SEM filterBi-polar filter envelope amountVelocity modulation of envelope amountKeyboard tracking: off, half, fullFILTER ENVELOPEFour-stage (ADSR) envelope generatorVelocity modulation of envelope amountAMPLIFIER ENVELOPEFour-stage (ADSR) envelope generatorVelocity modulation of envelope amountLOW FREQUENCY OSCILLATORFive wave shapes: triangle, sawtooth, reverse sawtooth, square, and random (sample and hold)Clock sync (internal or external MIDI clock)Initial amountMod destinations: oscillator 1 frequency, oscillator 2 frequency, oscillator 1 and 2 pulse width, filter cutoff, filter modeX-MODSources: filter envelope (bi-polar) and oscillator 2 (bi-polar)Destinations: oscillator 1 frequency, oscillator 1 shape, oscillator 1 pulse width, filter cutoff, filter modeAFTERTOUCHSource: channel (mono) aftertouch with bi-polar amountDestinations: oscillator 1 frequency, oscillator 2 frequency, LFO amount, amplifier envelope amount, filter envelope amountCLOCKMaster clock with tap tempoBPM control and displayMIDI clock syncARPEGGIATORSelectable note value: 16th note, 8th note triplet, 8th note, dotted 8th note, quarter noteOne, two, or three octave rangeUp, down, up/down, random, and assign modesSEQUENCERPolyphonic step sequencer with up to 64 steps and restsEFFECTSStereo analog distortionDual, 24-bit, 48 kHz digital effects, including: reverb (room, hall, plate, spring), delay (full bandwidth digital delay and emulated bucket brigade and tape delays), chorus, flanger, phase shifters, and ring modulatorDelay syncTrue bypass maintains fully analog signal path when digital effects are offPERFORMANCE CONTROLSFull-sized, semi-weighted, 4-octave keyboard with velocity and aftertouchBacklit pitch and mod wheelsSpring-loaded pitch wheel with selectable range per program (1 to 12 semitones up and down)Transpose controls for an 8-octave rangeHold switch latches held notes onPolyphonic portamentoUnison (monophonic) mode with configurable voice count, from one to all six voices, chord memory, and key modesManual switch: when off, the front panel is live; what you see is what you hearPATCH MEMORY500 user and 500 factory programs in 10 banks of 100 programs eachDirect program access, including single-button access to the current set of 10 programs
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