Arturia Ob-Xa License Legendary Growl Machine (Digital Download)

OP-Xa V Legendary growl machine.

The OP-Xa V takes the immense analog power of the fat, aggressive sounding OB-Xa from the 80s charts to the modern era. Faithful to the sound of the original and supercharged with new features, OP-Xa V will take you for a wild sonic ride.

Huge brasses, strings, and pads made the OB-Xa dominate the hottest artists’ keyboard stands, from Prince to Van Halen’s iconic ‘Jump’.

With OP-Xa V, that same unmistakable presence comes to life right in your DAW. There’s just something about the sound that invites you to dig in with both hands and come up with great parts. True Analog Emulation® ensures an authentic muscle car synthesizer experience - while our added touches add heaps of production horsepower that’ll get your creativity racing.

Chart-topping Spirit

Today’s hottest hits are drawing on ’80s synth sounds more than ever. With OB-Xa in your arsenal, you’ll be ready to produce the next one.

The Real Deal

We went back to the source to model the OB-Xa, analyzing every detail, component, and behavior of the genuine article with TAE® emulation.

Jump Right In

The straightforward user interface and signal path can turn a novice into a seasoned synth enthusiast in record time.

Sound That Slaps

TAE® does not emulate sounds - it duplicates how vintage analog circuits behave, and you’ll hear the difference. Earth-shaking, hair-raising, soul-stirring.

Where Hardware Can’t Go

Trouble-free tempo sync. Gorgeous built-in effects. Even more polyphony. The awe-inspiring nature of a classic synth, the enhancements of software.

The Poly that Could

Oberheim® already had a legacy of fat-sounding synths. But for many, the OB-Xa was the one that hit the sweet spot.

The OB-Xa packed up to eight massive-sounding synthesizer voices in an integrated, programmable slab form factor. After its debut in December 1980, musicians noticed.

Founded by Tom Oberheim, Oberheim Electronics’ first product was a ring modulator pedal introduced in 1970. Then came the Maestro phaser, then the DS-2A, an early digital sequencer that could record and play back notes from popular analog synths in real time — a mind-blowing feat for 1973. Its success led Oberheim to design his own synthesizer: the Synthesizer Expander Module.

Features

• Stereo spread with left/right offsets on oscillator, filter, and LFO parameters
• Modulation matrix
• Arpeggiator
• More flexibility on the LFO for easy modulation
• Up to 16 voice polyphony
• Innovative voice detuning
• On-board effects: delay, chorus, reverb, phaser, flanger, compressor, overdrive, multimode filter, and bitcrusher
• Oscillators’ continuous X-Mod modulation (cross modulation)
• Oscillators’ (1, 2, and noise) mix in filter section for rich sound sources
• 4 Function Generators
• Sleek design for great visual experience of your sound
• Seamless preset selection with the visual browser
• Over 400 presets
• Individual voice panning
• Extension panel includes Mod Matrix, four Function Generators, and 3 busses with 9 effects each
• MTS-ESP ODDSOUND microtuning compatibility
• MPE compatibility