Today we have a look around inside a of couple Oberheim OB-X synthesizers. I give a techincal overview of what goes on inside the synthesizer, we look at some of the differences between the earlier and later OB-X, and I show you the weak links that you’d want to address or at least keep an eye out for when repairing or restoring one of these synthesizers.
Month: February 2022
Dead Roland Juno 106 Repair – Synthchaser #144
In this video we troubleshoot and repair a dead Juno 106, that powers on but either the LEDs flicker or the display reads “8” and the synth is non-operational. The theory I touch on and process I use can easily be applied to any other microprocessor based system that isn’t booting.
Is the Oberheim OB-SX Really a Preset Mini OB-X? – Synthchaser #143
Some people claim the Oberheim OB-SX is a smaller, preset version of the OB-X. But is that really true? In this video we take a look the voice cards of the OB-X, OB-SX, and OB-Xa and explore their similarities and differences.
