Oberheim OB-X
The Oberheim OB-X is an analog polyphonic music synthesizer. It was the first Oberheim synthesizer that was created with integrated circuits and not the bulky SEM modules. Because of this, it was more functional for live performance, not to mention more portable. It was introduced in 1979 and was discontinued in 1981. It came in four-, six-, and eight-voice models. The starting price for only 4 voices of polyphony was a steep $4,595 USD. Besides the great polyphony, each OB-X came with a memory capable of holding 32 user-programmable presets, polyphonic portamento, and polyphonic sample and hold. The OB-X was in direct competition with the also brand-new Sequential Circuits Prophet 5. The OB-X would be used by Rush, Queen, and Jean-Michel Jarre. It spawned the rest of the Oberheim analog synths, like the OB-Xa, the OB-8, and the Matrix models. More info and sound samples Sound samples and first aid tips for the OB-X
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