Comments on: Oberheim OB-1 Retro Synth Review https://www.synthtopia.com/content/2025/11/05/oberheim-ob-1-retro-synth-review/ Synthesizer and electronic music news, synth and music software reviews and more! Wed, 12 Nov 2025 06:20:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: UKifi https://www.synthtopia.com/content/2025/11/05/oberheim-ob-1-retro-synth-review/#comment-1577773 Wed, 12 Nov 2025 06:20:16 +0000 https://www.synthtopia.com/?p=151001#comment-1577773 In reply to synthhead.

The R2D2 sound was the OB-1 and it clearly inspired the name of Obi wan

]]> By: synthhead https://www.synthtopia.com/content/2025/11/05/oberheim-ob-1-retro-synth-review/#comment-1577731 Mon, 10 Nov 2025 17:01:44 +0000 https://www.synthtopia.com/?p=151001#comment-1577731 In reply to Martin.

Star Wars was released in 1977. The Oberheim OB-1 came out in 1978.

Sound designer Ben Burtt made the R2D2 sounds with an ARP 2600:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/f4SxfPg6n-s

]]> By: Phil https://www.synthtopia.com/content/2025/11/05/oberheim-ob-1-retro-synth-review/#comment-1577723 Mon, 10 Nov 2025 16:16:24 +0000 https://www.synthtopia.com/?p=151001#comment-1577723 that makeshift four-voice was well done.

]]> By: Martin https://www.synthtopia.com/content/2025/11/05/oberheim-ob-1-retro-synth-review/#comment-1577668 Sat, 08 Nov 2025 09:44:34 +0000 https://www.synthtopia.com/?p=151001#comment-1577668 I’m pretty sure they used the OB-1 to make the voice of R2-D2. Rumour has it Obi-Wan was also named after this synth…

]]>