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Synthchaser #097 – Battery Eliminator for Oberheim OB-Xa, OB-8, DMX and DX

Introducing the Synthchaser battery eliminator for your Oberheim vintage synths and drum machines! Never have to change the battery again, or worry about it leaking and damaging your machine. In this video, I show how to install the battery eliminator in an OB-Xa to save presets without a battery installed in the synth!

Synthchaser Battery Eliminator for Oberheim OB-Xa Synthesizer

Synthchaser Battery Eliminator for Oberheim OB-8 Synthesizer

Synthchaser Battery Eliminator for Oberheim DMX & DX Drum Machines

 

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Synthchaser #094 – Roland MC-8 MicroComposer Vintage Sequencer Repair

I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to repair this rare and interesting early sequencer made by Roland. Very few of them were made and even fewer still exist today. But there’s no service manual or schematics!

So we have a look around inside and see what makes it tick, and I show you an approach I use for tracking down problems I don’t know I’m looking for. And after it’s fixed we take a peek at it in action. It’s hugely different from other sequencers of its time.

 

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Synthchaser #091 – ARP Odyssey 4023 Filter Repair

A customer was told by another tech that his vintage ARP Odyssey’s filter was dead and would need to be replaced with an aftermarket filter. The customer liked the sound of his filter so he brought it to me and I de-encapsulated it and fixed it so he could get back the exact sound he valued his vintage Odyssey for.