OB-X8 Sound Set 1

64 presets for the Oberheim OB-X8. Inspiring and usable pads, leads, basses, unique Oberheim textures, and much more.

These sounds are organic and full of movement right out of the box and don’t rely on external effects to make them sound great.

Get a bonus set of 64 Doubles by purchasing the Doubles set! It includes both Sound Set 1 and Sound Set 2 plus a free bank of Doubles that layers those sounds in complex and powerful ways.

$35.00

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What’s Included In This Sound Set

64 presets for the Oberheim OB-X8. Inspiring and usable pads, leads, basses, unique textures, and much more. All sounds make extensive use of Page 2 features and aftertouch so that they are organic and full of movement right out of the box. They don’t rely on external effects to sound great. 

This sound set loads into the “OB-X8” bank (Bank 1) of the OB-X8. Instructions for installing this set into the OB-X8 are included with the download as a PDF.

Download after purchase using the 1-time download link.

Be sure to save a backup, as no refunds can be offered on digital products. Be sure to export and back up your existing OB-X8 banks before installing these, since the Blue River Sounds OB-X8 sound set will overwrite your presets in locations 1-64 of the “OB-X8” Bank on your synth.

NOTE: If you want to experience the full bi-timbral power of the OB-X8, purchase the Doubles sound set, which includes both Sound Set 1 and Sound Set 2. There is no need to purchase Sound Set 1 and Sound Set 2 separately because the Doubles set includes (and uses) both.

 

Installing OB-X8 presets is easy. You just need the following:

Requirements
  • Computer
  • USB cable
  • MIDI utility software such as SysEx Librarian (Mac) or MIDI-OX (Windows)
  • OB-X8 keyboard or desktop module

Complete installation instructions are included with your presets download. These instructions are also given below for Mac and Windows.

Back Up Your Existing Sound Banks!

Before you install your Blue River Sounds OB-X8 presets, we recommend that you back up your existing sound banks for future use. Consult your OB-X8 users guide if you don’t know how to do this.

This is important because loading Blue River Sounds presets will overwrite user presets currently in the same destination preset locations. If you have programs you want to keep, save them as a SysEx file using a MIDI utility application such as SysEx Librarian (Mac) or MIDI-OX (Windows).

To prepare the OB-X8:
  • Press the global button on your OB-X8.
  • Use the bank/scroll knob to select the midi sysex cable command.
  • Use the group/value knob to set it to usb.
  • Press the global button again to exit the Global parameters.
  • Connect your computer to the OB-X8 using a USB cable. It will appear in MIDI-OX and other MIDI applications as a MIDI port named “OB-X8.” (Under Windows XP, it will appear as “USB Audio Device.”)

ON MAC

LOADING PROGRAMS FROM A MAC USING SYSEX LIBRARIAN

Before starting, close all other audio or MIDI or DAW software, and disconnect all other MIDI devices. If necessary, download and install SysEx Librarian.

You can find it here: www.snoize.com/sysexlibrarian

To load the Blue River Sounds presets:
  • Open SysEx Librarian.
  • Click the pop-up menu at the top of the SysEx Librarian window and choose “OB-X8.”
  • From the file menu, choose add to library or click the “+” button at the bottom left of the window. You can also drag and drop the presets file onto the open SysEx Librarian window. The Blue River Sounds presets file should appear in the file list.
  • In the SysEx Librian file list, select the preset file you want to send to the OB-X8.
  • Click the Play button at the top left of the SysEx Librarian window. The selected preset file will be sent to the OB-X8, replacing any existing programs in those preset locations on the synth.
  • Have fun making music with your new OB-X8 sounds!

ON WINDOWS

To load the Blue River Sounds presets:

  • Open MIDI-OX.
  • From the Options menu, choose midi devices.
  • In the lower left quadrant of the window, select the MIDI port to which the instrument is connected. Since it is connected via USB, choose “OB-X8” (or “USB Audio Device” under Windows XP). The selected MIDI port appears in the port mappings window.
  • Click ok to close the dialog and save the settings.
  • From the view menu, choose sysex.
  • From the sysex menu, choose configure.
  • Set the low level output buffers “Num” and “Size” to 4096.
  • Under output timing, make sure that “Auto-adjust Buffer Delays if necessary” is not enabled.
  • Click ok to close the dialog and save the settings.
  • From the command window menu, choose load file. Browse to and open the Blue River Sounds OB-X8 presets file.
  • From the command window menu, choose send sysex. The Blue River Sounds presets will replace any existing presets in those preset locations on the synth.
  • Have fun making music with your new OB-X8 sounds!