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Coast Highway 101 at sunset
"He didn't tap a foot or move his head or anything. He listened to it all the way through and I thought he hated it": When an Eagle, Heartbreaker, Roger Linn and an Oberheim OB-X combined forces for a pop masterpiece – the Boys Of Summer story

By Rob Laing Published

Tom Petty rejected Mike Campbell's synth and drum machine demo, Don Henley didn't make that mistake… but the 1984 hit had other obstacles to overcome

Guitars
Coast Highway 101 at sunset
"He didn't tap a foot or move his head or anything. He listened to it all the way through and I thought he hated it": When an Eagle, Heartbreaker, Roger Linn and an Oberheim OB-X combined forces for a pop masterpiece – the Boys Of Summer story

By Rob Laing Published

Best of 2024: Tom Petty rejected Mike Campbell's synth and drum machine demo, Don Henley didn't make that mistake… but the 1984 hit had other obstacles to overcome

Guitars
Oberheim TEO-5
“A very clever performance and sound design synth created for a small footprint and low price”: Oberheim TEO-5 review

By Andy Jones Published

Taking a leaf from Sequential’s book, Oberheim debuts a cost-effective version of one of its poly synths. But it doesn’t merely imitate

Synths
Tom Oberheim
“No collaboration and no discussions": Tom Oberheim responds to Behringer's UB-Xa statements

By Matt Mullen, Will Groves Published

Behringer previously stated in a now-deleted Facebook comment that it "discussed the UB-Xa with Tom Oberheim and got his consent" to develop the synthesizer

Analogue Synths
Behringer UB-Xa
Behringer asks why it’s criticised for “taking inspiration from legacy products” when others aren’t

By Ben Rogerson Published

The company also claims that it got Tom Oberheim’s “consent” to make its OB-Xa-esque instrument

Analogue Synths
oberheim
The TEO-5 gives you the classic Oberheim sound at an affordable price point

By Si Truss Published

Based on the same platform as the Sequential Take 5, the TEO-5 keeps it Oberheim with a classic state-variable SEM filter and X-Mod functionality

Analogue Synths
gforce
GForce's Oberheim DMX recreates the sound of the drum machine behind New Order's Blue Monday

By Matt Mullen Published

The company's latest software emulation brings the DMX to your DAW and beefs it up with extra controls and effects

Software & Apps
Oberheim OBX
The Great Synth Showdown: Oberheim OB-X8 hardware synth vs GForce Software OB-X

By Andy Jones Published

The polyphonic stakes are high...

Software & Apps
Behringer UB-Xa D
Behringer says that it plans to “turn the synth world upside down” with a desktop version of its Oberheim-inspired UB-Xa

By Ben Rogerson Published

Downsized UB-Xa D ditches the 61-note keyboard

Synths
New Order Blue Monday
"Rather naively, we thought we'd write a song that could be played by machines and all we'd have to do was press the button": The real reason New Order made Blue Monday, and the gear that powers it

By Computer Music, Will Groves Published

The birth of a landmark track. Plus, learn how to recreate that famous Moog bassline

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