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GForce Software OB-E

$205 gforcesoftware.com

Strengths

+ Faithful emulation

+ All eight SEMs on one screen

+ Sounds amazing particularly in Unison

+ Enhanced yet retro-style sequencer

+ Resizable window/SEM zoom options

+ Excellent set of 600 factory presets

Limitations

- No PC version as yet

Back in the day and before polysynths became a thing, Oberheim upscaled its SEM (Synthesizer Expander Module) monosynth into a number of multi module designs. The most ambitious (EVS-1) used eight SEMs and was better known as the 8-Voice. This delivered 8-note polyphony where each voice was basically a different synth and could therefore create rich polytonal sounds. But things moved on and Oberheim

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