Oberheim - News and Rumours
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The Best Synths of 2022: Big polys, mini polys and more
28 Dec 2022 · This year's new synthesizers mixed up bold ideas, nuanced pathways, reissues and plenty of vintage vibes. Here are my top 5 synths of 2022.
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Home recording pioneers: How to sound like Eurythmics
17 Dec 2022 · Easily one of the most influential synthpop acts of all time, Eurythmics took the world by storm in the early 80s. We find out how!
How to Sound like: Nine Inch Nails – Pretty Hate Machine
01 Oct 2022 · Still active today, Nine Inch Nails remains one of the most successful alternative acts ever. We check out what went into their early sound.
How to sound like Vince Clarke of Depeche Mode, Yazoo and Erasure
13 Aug 2022 · Dive into the world of Vince Clarke, a true legend of synth-pop. We check out his most prominent projects and how he got his sound.
Review: GForce Oberheim SEM, the perfect emulation?
07 Jul 2022 · Endorsed by Tom Oberheim, the SEM from GForce Software brings the authentic and classic Oberheim monosynth sound to your DAW and desktop.
LEAK! Oberheim OB-X8 synthesizer revealed
05 May 2022 · Photos and some specs of Oberheim's return to the game have emerged on internet forums and we are losing our minds over the OB-X8.
Oberheim is dealing itself back into the synth game
26 Apr 2022 · Tom Oberheim is cooking something up on YouTube over drinks, branded coasters and synths designed on the back of napkins. UPDATE: New tease video!
Worldwide rights to Oberheim name returned to Tom Oberheim
04 Aug 2021 · Tom Oberheim has announced that after 36 years, the worldwide rights to the Oberheim trademark are now back with its founder.
US Patent Office rejects registration of “Behringer Oberheim”
05 Mar 2021 · Music Tribe's trademark application of "Behringer Oberheim" may falsely suggest a connection with Tom Oberheim says the US Patent Office.
Tom Oberheim announces TVS Pro Special Edition
03 Mar 2021 · The Oberheim TVS Pro is back by popular demand in a Special Edition complete with original Oberheim badge and personally signed by Tom.
Sequential nabs the OB-X trademark
12 Jan 2021 · Sequential has applied to trademark the characters OB-X in terms of synthesizers. Is there a new synth on the way or are they just gazumping Behringer?
Gibson show their soft side by returning the Oberheim name to Tom Oberheim
20 Jul 2019 · In a gesture of good will Gibson has returned the Oberheim brand and trademark back to the company founder Tom Oberheim who says he's thrilled!
Whatever happened to these synths from 2017?
21 Dec 2017 · What happened to those synths we got excited about earlier in the year that never appeared? I've dug around to see what's MIA and what might still be coming plus an update on those TR-808 Adidas Trainers.
OB-X Neo teaser video has us swimming in thick pads
19 Sep 2017 · A OB-X Neo 2 x 8 voice synthesizer module fades in from the gloom. Not quite clear enough to tell if it's a render, a plug-in or hardware. Is it from Tom Oberheim or is Behringer behind it?
NAMM 2017: Oberheim announce Eurorack SEM-X
21 Jan 2017 · Tom Oberheim gently enters the Eurorack market with the SEM-X a module version of the classic SEM plus a Phase Shifter and Ring Modulator