https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFndmSO7OFoThe OB-6 is a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration between two of the most influential synth designers in history — Dave Smith and Tom Oberheim. It’s an all-analog, 6-voice poly synth with voltage-controlled oscillators, a state-variable filter, and voltage-controlled amplifiers, inspired by Tom’s original SEM design — the bedrock of his legendary 4-voice and 8-voice synthesizers.
Manufactured and sold by Dave Smith Instruments, the OB-6 features six discrete analog voices with two oscillators (plus sub oscillator) per voice, continuously variable waveshapes with triangle, sawtooth, and variable-width pulse waves, X-mod with 2 sources and 5 destination, a 64-step polyphonic step sequencer, dual digital effects that include faithful recreations of Tom’s acclaimed phase shifter and ring modulator, a full-featured arpeggiator, and a powerful, in-your-face, sonic signature like no other instrument.
This analog powerhouse is packed into a four-octave, semi-weighted keyboard with velocity and channel aftertouch, making it perfect for stage or studio.
Oberheim/Dave Smith OB-6
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- KVRAF
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- 10260 posts since 7 Sep, 2006 from Roseville, CA
I can't believe this hasn't been posted here yet. Looks like Musician's Friend already has the price listed at about $3299 retail and $2999 street.
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- KVRAF
- 5818 posts since 9 Jul, 2002 from Helsinki
Age of VST is coming to an end? Oberheim returns, Roland back with an analog modular, Waldorf also with a fantastic looking eurorack keyboard, and Arturia all over the place... wife will not be happy.
(also note the total absence of any VSTi announcements)
(also note the total absence of any VSTi announcements)
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- KVRAF
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- 10260 posts since 7 Sep, 2006 from Roseville, CA
Sweetwater has pricing, additional info, and some nice big pics.
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- KVRAF
- 8182 posts since 22 Sep, 2008 from Windsor. UK
There is, but it'll make you sell a kidney. Promise.pdxindy wrote:is there any audio?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bdnh0C3UpRQ
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- KVRAF
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- 10260 posts since 7 Sep, 2006 from Roseville, CA
Yeah, 25 minutes or so in the video I posted in the OP.pdxindy wrote:is there any audio?
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- KVRAF
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- 10260 posts since 7 Sep, 2006 from Roseville, CA
Or, at least, a Nord Lead 4.tehlord wrote: There is, but it'll make you sell a kidney. Promise.
Just kidding, but if this thing gets released in module format, I may have to break my "no more synths never" rule....again.
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- KVRAF
- 25852 posts since 20 Jan, 2008 from a star near where you are
It's more like the end of hardware devs making all encompassing gear like Motif or Fantom for barroom entertainers.jon wrote:Age of VST is coming to an end? Oberheim returns, Roland back with an analog modular, Waldorf also with a fantastic looking eurorack keyboard, and Arturia all over the place... wife will not be happy.
(also note the total absence of any VSTi announcements)
As far as I know Neither Oberheim, DSI or Roland has made many if any VST's directly?
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- KVRAF
- 4590 posts since 7 Jun, 2012 from Warsaw
To each his own. I don't like the sound color, also don't see why it would be any better than common VSTs 
. Also it looks ugly and controls are so dark.
. Also it looks ugly and controls are so dark.Blog ------------- YouTube channel
Tricky-Loops wrote: (...)someone like Armin van Buuren who claims to make a track in half an hour and all his songs sound somewhat boring(...)
Tricky-Loops wrote: (...)someone like Armin van Buuren who claims to make a track in half an hour and all his songs sound somewhat boring(...)
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- KVRAF
- 8182 posts since 22 Sep, 2008 from Windsor. UK
Numanoid wrote: It's more like the end of hardware devs making all encompassing gear like Motif or Fantom for barroom entertainers
As far as I know Neither Oberheim, DSI or Roland has made many if any VST's directly?
Motifs and Fantoms will still outsell this 10/1
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- KVRAF
- 25852 posts since 20 Jan, 2008 from a star near where you are
Yamaha just launched Montage so the juggernaut synth is still a force to reckon with I must admit 
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- KVRAF
- 5818 posts since 9 Jul, 2002 from Helsinki
What I mean is that there's more new analog synths released these days than new VST synths.Numanoid wrote:It's more like the end of hardware devs making all encompassing gear like Motif or Fantom for barroom entertainers.jon wrote:Age of VST is coming to an end? Oberheim returns, Roland back with an analog modular, Waldorf also with a fantastic looking eurorack keyboard, and Arturia all over the place... wife will not be happy.
(also note the total absence of any VSTi announcements)
As far as I know Neither Oberheim, DSI or Roland has made many if any VST's directly?
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- KVRAF
- 25852 posts since 20 Jan, 2008 from a star near where you are
A handful for analogs for NAMM can hardly be compared to production of VSTis, I can't even keep up with the output of free VSTi's anymore, it's like being snowed down.jon wrote:What I mean is that there's more new analog synths released these days than new VST synths.
