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Oberheim OB-X
G5 – Prophet T8 Strings
Analog strings from the Prophet T8, different character altogether.
G6 - 1999/Crazy
This is that souped up and chorused oscillators in octaves sound
that Prince used for 1999 and Let's Go Crazy. It was Oberheim, to be
sure (You couldn't miss seeing the logo in the movie Purple Rain),
but there was something else added to it - compression, chorusing,
delay, who knows what all - that made it seem tall and orchestral.
G7 – Jupiter-8 Split
"Tuned to a fifth" polyphonic synth sound typical of the Roland
Jupiter 8 synth – with a bass voice below the split point at E2. Used
by groups like Duran Duran, it was quite the space-age thingie, all
silver metallic with brightly colored graphics.
The Jupiter-8 didn't have quite the razor edge of the Prophet or the
purer tone of the Oberheim, and you couldn't get the filters to self-
oscillate very comfortably like you could on the Prophet or Moog
products. It's sound fit in nicely with the overall band sound, though,
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