> I've been looking for one too - my M1000 is getting a bit long in the > tooth and is kind of a pain to rpogram. :) > > Oberheim's sound was really defined by its filter resonance peak. You > can approximate it by using a 2-pole 12db/oct filter on something like > ES-1, Reaktor, Vanguard, etc but what really had it going was the > "fuzziness" of the filter as you swept the cutoff. IIRC it didn't get > narrower as it swept upwards so unlike the meatier, squelchier > moog, arp > and roland filters, it just got fuzzy...which could sound sort of > thin at > times but had very handy uses especially for pads. > > I've not seen a direct emulator,but you should be able to at least > come close with a good 12db/oct filter. This is a very nice response. Thanks for the detailed analysis of the sound. I agree and it's exactly that beautiful fuzzy sound applied to pads that I'm after. What filter comes closest that you know of? I've never actually had the good fortune to play a real Oberheim myself so I'm just working from what I hear on cds and I haven't quite been able to match it yet... Regards, Matthew