The Bob Moog Foundation has announced its lead raffle for 2025, featuring a fully restored Oberheim Matrix-12 synthesizer signed by Tom Oberheim and its principal designers, Marcus Ryle, and Michel Doidic.… Read More Bob Moog Foundation Announces Fundraising Raffle for a Signed Oberheim Matrix-12 Synthesizer
If there’s a silver lining to the conflict between the mega-corporation and the 87-year old synth pioneer, it’s that synthesists have more and better choices than ever.… Read More Tom Oberheim Sets The Record Straight On Behringer’s Copies, Saying “There Is No Collaboration Between Us”
The TEO-5 is designed to make the classic Oberheim sound available in a modern, affordable instrument.… Read More Oberheim TEO-5 Synthesizer Review & Demo
At Superbooth 2024, Oberheim today introduced the TEO-5 synthesizer, an new instrument that they say blends “classic analog warmth and modern versatility”.… Read More Oberheim TEO-5 Synthesizer Offers Classic Oberheim Sound In A Compact Format
The Behringer UB-Xa is a 16-voice, bi-timbral analog polysynth, featuring a 61-note keyboard with velocity and polyphonic aftertouch.… Read More The Behringer UB-Xa Synthesizer Is ‘Ready To Be Unleashed’, At $1,499
Here’s an in-depth look at Tom Oberheim’s first synths, the Synthesizer Expander Module (SEM) from 1974 and the Oberheim Two Voice from 1975.… Read More Tom Oberheim’s First Synths – The SEM & The Two Voice
Is it as good as vintage Oberheim synths?… Read More The Oberheim OB-X8 ‘Nails The Sound 100%’
38 years after it was originally introduced, the Xpander is still one of the most flexible synth designs ever created. Why?… Read More Why Is The Oberheim Xpander, A 38 Year-Old Design, Still One Of The Most Respected Synths Ever?
“This guy is the real deal. If you can afford it, go for it!”… Read More Oberheim OB-X8 Hands-On Review – “If You Can Afford It, Go For It!”
In this official Oberheim video, Marcus Ryle, co-designer of the Oberheim OB-X8 and an Oberheim engineer from 1980 to 1985, compares the sound of the 32 factory presets of an original OB-X to the new OB-X8.… Read More Oberheim OB-X8 vs Vintage OB-X Head-To-Head Comparison
