From doug@cc.ysu.edu Tue Mar 13 19:10:02 2001
Subject:Re: Oberheim OB-5

Thus spake bt1955@aol.com:
> In a message dated 3/12/01 5:30:54 PM Central Standard Time, vsedm@iMars.com
> writes:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I was wondering if anybody on this list tried the Oberheim OB-5, and its
>
> Hi everyone, yes I had the privilage to have a OB-5 for a short while. The
> core sound of the instrument sounded real nice. The Perc was nice but to
> long, the Chorus was totally off, the last octave was very thin sounding
> kinda like the VK-7, and and if you played a note on both manuals, sometimes
> one of the notes would not trigger. The unit had major problems. The keyboard
....

Some may have not seen it (I know Etienne did), but Lord Valve posted
a rant (his words) describing the OB-5 to the Hamster list last August.

Here's the link:

http://www.zeni.net/pipermail/hammond/2000-August/006633.html

Doug (2 Hammonds but eyeing the CX-3)
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