Oberheim OB-X8 is now a desktop module, in new edition of one of the best synths today

The all-analog-signal path, classic OB-X8 is now a desktop module. It’s a perfect synth: OB-X, OB-Xa, and OB-8 in one instrument, with all the Page 2 extras, and the sounds that made 1999 by Prince, among others.

Sequential Trigon-6: hands-on sounds and impressions of the new polysynth

Sequential finishes out 2022 with something new: a deep polysynth with an architecture that draws on the legacy of the Prophet-6 and OB-6, but stands next to them as a third classic electronic instrument.

Francis Preve - November 17, 2022

The late Dave Smith with Tom Oberheim, Marcus Ryle, Tony Karavidas talking OB-X8 design

We’re fortunate for all the time we get to spend together talking about the stuff we love and meeting the people who make our musical instruments. And that time is always limited. So this moment from the OB-X8 team is especially worth watching for all four designers – and RIP, Dave.

Peter Kirn - October 26, 2022

Arturia V-Collection 9, feature by feature: a dreamy, futuristic update, new and old

Peter Kirn - June 8, 2022

Dave Smith brought us all closer together; Sequential and MIDI legend has died

Peter Kirn - June 2, 2022

Oberheim is back with OB-X8, combining three 1980s legends into one analog polysynth

Peter Kirn - May 10, 2022

Dave Smith himself tours the Prophet-5 in a six-part series, one year later

Peter Kirn - November 16, 2021

Sequential’s Take 5 poly, revealed: a compact $1299 synth with the Prophet 5 filter

Peter Kirn - August 23, 2021

Sequential’s Pro 3 gets new wavetables from some wild sources, and patch morphing

Peter Kirn - July 9, 2021

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