Oberheim OB Xa 80's mega synth!

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[thaJeztah]

This must be the only OB-Xa video in existence that manages to show the beauty of these synths without doing Jump or Tom Sawyer. Respect! ✊

[HelioLagoJr]

"In the end of the day, the sound is the most important thing, not the features."

Man, this is simple and killing at the same time.

[giles]

My goodness, just watching the demos or “messing around” it is like being transported into a retro parallel universe, totally sublime 😊

[AlexBallMusic]

OB-have! Awesome Matt.

I'm only jealous to the point of tears, but this was fantastic in your hands. What a synth!

[modeswitching]

For me it is that effervescent FIZZ that is so magical about the OB-Xa.

[fingers]

Matt, your channel truly shows what all those vintage synths were made for. Your videos are a great contribution for any musician, but for future generations as well, I am sure!

[robertgevere]

Matt is such a versatile, virtuosic and creative player. He's exactly the right person to showcase these synthesizers. Its all very inspiring to me and educational..

[beanspls]

you are such a talented and tasteful player matt

[scottmcauleysounds]

Matt you are an absolute Genius on the keys! I've spent endless hours listening to you. I Just got the OB-X8 and your doubling the same patch with detune is game changer for me with this synth! and panning 4L4R in it is HUGE! Thank you!

[blitzbrain]

16 years old, when i first saw this machine on the Frankfurt Music fair in live performance. I always wanted one… never hat the time and money to play it. Thank you for showing the possibilities of this beautiful Keyboard.

[MrAlcazar]

Prince LOVED this thing, and used it on several songs starting with 1999

[iwillnevergetone]

Matt, when the world allows, we def need some sort of collaboration from you and J3PO. yall are easily two of the most flavorful key-men

[OwensDrumming]

This thing is a damn monster. Absolutely stunning. Easily one of the best synths ever made. If Dave Smith/Tom Oberheim ever do a reissue, I’ll be racing to get my hands on one. So so good

[_alexxon]

I really love the sound of Oberheim...It's amazing.

[johnghadimi]

At 15:03, my ears perked and my heart started beating faster.. what a beautiful tone!! Floored.

[suitandtieguy]

mine is signed by Tom himself. it was originally owned by Juan Gabriel, then the Ghostly artist Aeroc, then me. I used it on a track i did for the Pete Namlook memorial compilation.

i could _never_ sell it.

glad to see you love it so much.

[jamesstevens]

Great video, thank you! I’m amazed at the simplicity of the OB-Xa and how featureless it is, but the sound that comes out of it is absolutely enormous! Tom Oberheim knew how to milk every last drop of sound out of his circuits. You can tell if an Oberheim is being used on a track almost immediately by the fullness of the sound, especially when lower notes start to shake the fillings in your teeth loose.

[AudioJanitor]

I don't usually swear by myself but at 0:42 I LITERALLY said "Ohh Shit!" 🏌Unreal sound and playing.

[fjufbjdhhfhgrjhh]

That improvisation starting @ 14:00 is just totally awesome!!!! I could listen to this all day long...
I'm not that much familiar with those fast pentatonic runs, still learning. Progression is Ebm9, Fm9, Bbm9.

[jairkerker]

I like this presentation almost as much as the synth itself.
Matt really knows what to bring forward in this amazing instrument.