In his latest video, synthesist Hainbach shares a look at old-school sequencing with the rare Oberheim DS-2A Digital Sequencer from 1973.
The DS-2A step sequencer is huge and very limited, compared to modern step sequencers. But like a lot of old-school gear, it was designed with a lot of flexibility.
“When I first got the Oberheim DS-2A Digital Sequencer in my studio, I got stumped – how can make this part of my whole setup?” notes Hainbach. “The connections seemed just too limited and the specs laughingly bad for 2021. Was I stuck with a museum piece? But in working with it, I realized something that made me appreciate this rare and vintage instrument from 1973.”
Is it a case of less is more? Check out the video and share your thoughts on old-school sequencers and sequencing in the comments!
Now that’s a desktop in every sense of the world, Beautiful styling. Didn’t watch the video.
no screen so its a thumbs down for me
It’s from 1973, a screen is a little much to ask for that time 🙂
…you missed the irony. happens more in Germany 😉
greetings from Berlin;)
(did not watch the video)
german irony is a rare bird indeed
@Hainbach, the end resolt sounds great!
Yes, huge fail.. No OLED. What the heck were they thinking? No MIDI? I am out…
Spends 1200 eur for the museum piece.
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Tries to justify it with nonsense arguments about “human feel and playability” which can be done with any modern cheap sequencer.
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Raises prices for this junk beign a “synthfluencer”
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Sells it for more
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Profit
shame on him for buying something because he liked it’s look, admitting it, finding creative use for a it, making a video about it and enjoy it all in the process 🙂
So you don’t think this kind of self marketing is pretentious?
he did promote his channel at the end but this is fine, and no, nothing pretentious but maybe i didn’t understood what you are asking.
“…I got stumped – how can make this part of my whole setup?…”
“…Was I stuck with a museum piece?…”
All’s well that ends well (plus a Synthtopia topic), is it not?
Meh!!!
writing three exclamation marks after meh taking the sting out of it
Another award winning thread.