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OB-3 At a Glance
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Brent Haeseker writes:

The OB-3 is a Drawbar Organ Expander. Think of it as a box that sits on top of your keyboard that has 9 drawbars (16, 5 1/3, 8, 4, 2 2/3, 2, 1 3/5, 1) and buttons for percussion (4', 2 1/2', soft/loud, slow/fast, key click), vibrato (3 types), rotary sound, Midi channel and presets. It also has knobs for volume and overdrive amount. The rear panel supports a mono out, midi in and thru, 3 foot switch inputs, head phone out, and a knob for pitch. It is white with wooden side panels.

The OB-3 is one hell of a screaming good organ module. It's basically a B3 in a box. The 9 drawbars provide real time control over the sound. In my opinion, it is much better than the Voce organ modules. If you want the sound of a B3, then get this thing. No sampler or multi-purpose synth will give you the sound that this thing has. Definitely, worth buying. And it's much cheaper than buying a XB-2 (approx. $1400). Heck, I use it with a Yamaha KX-76 controller keyboard that I got for $400, plus $500 I paid for the OB3 and I come out $500 better than a XB-2, plus I get an extra octave.

Sure I would love to have a real Hammond B3, but until that time comes, I'm trilled to own this module.

Money well spent.-stream

Comments About the Sounds:
I'm going to give away one of my secrets. I don't just use the OB3 for organ sounds, I also use it for bass. I have Juno's, a Jupiter and a Minimoog which are commonly used for bass, but the OB3 sounds less synth-y. Just get a beefy organ sound, use the built in overdrive, and play it in the low octaves for a great rounded bass. It also blends well with live drums. Try stacking it with another keyboard bass that has a more plucked sound to add attack to the OB3's roundness.

And, of course, don't forget about the organ sounds!

(Thanks to Brent Haeseker for this info.)
and www.zzounds.com for the pic

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