So i finally organized the Oberheim DSX photos i’ve been intending to post for a while. It’s a pretty slick design for a Z80 world. And it’s a nice size as well as it matches up perfectly with all the other Oberheim kits of the era.
I’ve already discussed it’s functional attributes here:
So, it’s totally RAD! on a historical note, MIDI came out just after this unit ( 1981 ) and Tom Oberheim was one of the synth designers on the american side ( along with Dave Smith of SCI ) to convince other manufacturers to adopt MIDI…
Here are some pics:
- She is so purdy! Safari blanket not included!
- This Board houses the sequencer interface. The red DIP switches in the upper left are gate polarity settings for the CV outs.
- This is the CPU / Memory / IO board. This DSX has the Electron Gate CPU board which replaces the old memory chips ( see empty slots to the left ) and eliminates the battery!
- You can see the CV and Gate IO on the bottom. To the far left there is a computer cable that connects to the OB-8. Also there’s an unused expansion port that was probably going to have MIDI or connection to an alternate controller.
- With no keyboard connected the DSX shows ( ! ).
- Once the OB is connected you see ( * )
I have the DSX clocked to a Garfield Electronics Dr. Click II ( Thats the red cable connected to the clock in within the gallery! ) which is a topic for another post!
As ALWAYS, Thanks Paul!
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