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Oberheim - 50 Years Of Synth Design

In an impromptu chat, Tom Oberheim tells Sam Inglis about his early years as an engineer and his accidental route into creating electronic musical instruments. As he celebrates his 50th year since the launch of the SEM, Tom talks about the rise of digital, the resurgence of analogue and the launch of the new TEO-5.

Chapters

00:00 - Introduction

00:26 - An Accidental Engineer

02:46 - Building For Musicians

06:34 - Becoming a Distributor For The ARP 2600

11:05 - Designing The SEM

12:43 - The Filter Design

15:03 - The OB-1 And Patch Memories

16:36 - OB-X - Polyphony And Programmable Presets…

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