Dave Spiers: 8 Voice Oberheim Live@dBs Music 

Hello - Dave here...Thank you for the kind words. From my perspective, the event was absolutely brilliant and it was a complete pleasure to meet so many cool people there. It reminded me I need to get out more. Anyway, listening to this video, when I play the 8-voice there's some audio oddness on the right channel, which is no doubt some voodoo in the system on the day. So for those that want to hear the beast in its full hi-fi glory, I've posted an (unlisted) vid of me testing the instrument for this event, just before I boxed her up. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3EniY6Ko-Wk.html

Glad someone so passionate owns this.

Dave let me play that 8-Voice when I was at his place in the UK earlier this year. It was definitely a religious experience. ❤️

What a great patch!

Dave that sounds mind blowing. WoW........

Am I the only one thinking “how can ANYONE give this video a thumbs down??????” Really??? How?? Why?? On what level??? A great, informative chat, by two of the most likeable guys in the business about one of the most amazing synths.... and someone (actually a couple of people!) have thought... “nah.... not for me... and i feel so strongly about it I’ll SHOW how much I dislike it as well”!!!!! Maybe it IS just me...

Stunning machine & nicely played by Dave.

It's always a pleasure to hear the wonderful Dave Spiers talk about and play analog synths. Surprised it took me this long to find this video!

I have an OB6 (thanks to the review on Sonicstate) and it's a time hole. If I had an 8 voice I'd never leave the house.

Dave is awesome, and what lovely sounds, thanks for posting!

What a glorious machine and man

WOW what an amazing synthesizer! THAT is huge! A++++++++++++++++++++++++

An amazing machine and Dave is great to listen to about synths. Just saw the OB-E v2 and it's the first time I noticed that this is the synth that made the Matheny / Lyle Mayes super cool lead sound -- like some sort of otherworldly flute. Must have it.

this dude is lots of fun , I like people with humor

I saw Lyle Mays play one of these live in a tiny room at the University of Arkansas in 1985 during a Pat Metheny tour for Full Circle. Wish I was still there.

What a beautiful synth! Love the real world use and experiences. Thanks for capturing this and sharing.

What an utterly wonderful instrument, owned by a passionate man with a great musical mind - perfect combination.

glad i have one EVS, amazing machine.

That was great. Love hearing Dave wax on about lovely synthesizers.

fantastic what a fantastic sound. Thank you for this. Happy New YeAR!

That show is a superb idea ! I think music spreads beautiful values, it teaches us to listen to the elders and to respect their knowledge, their experience ! Thanks Sonic State, if you were a real state I would ask if I can become one of your citizens !

love Dave's sense of humor

Amazing sounds from an amazing synth. Thank you Dave. :)

We just need Akai to make an 8 voice Timbrewofl now and we'll ALL be able to get these wonderful sounds at home :)))

Very nice video. What a massive sound. And great histories. Thanks.

My favorite synth.

Cam vibration...certainly not lacking in the nether region. :-)

Amazing sound!

looks like it was a great event good job peoples

Nice one Dave - you killed it.

Such a great day! Let's do it again soon :-)

Wow what synth ! And Dave is awesome and funny per usual .

Glorious.

Just as a note, in the SEM-Pro manual I have there is a short history of the SEM and Tom says: "Dennis Colin of ARP designed the multimode filter".

@5:32 i caught a sound in my ear that reminded me of one of the synths sounds used in Seal's - Crazy". That kind of opening evolving organ sound . Fantastic duo , great instrument , boy tongue is dry from the lust !!!

Geddy Lee of Rush toured his Oberheim 8-voice, too. (on multiple tours) That's what you did in the 70s. What else was there? :)

Now there's an x-mas present that would most likely give me a stroke. But it would be a happy death!

Oberheim orchestra

OK...now I want one!

Multi-timbrality - you don't see it in modern synths enough...

The Vermona PerFourMer is a wonderful headache but this...

i have the Arturia SEM V plugin Polyphonic with less hassell ha ha

Should of said "it was in tune when I bought it"

Didn’t know Lovejoy was into synths!

12dB filter for the win! I don't really like 24 dB because it kills the frequency range to rapidly and resonance overemphasizes the cut. 12dB sounds more like an instrument and not like a chainsaw. I want a cheap Behringer clone of this! ;)

Where is Behringer when you need them ?

Louise changed the door locks that night........