OB From Mars - About

Overview

OB From Mars is a multi-sampled library of the Oberheim OB-SX synthesizer with a midi mod that allows for further tone shaping. 23 factory presets and 19 user presets from this synth have been sampled cleanly, through an API 1608 console into an Apogee Symphony MK2. For each patch, every note has been sampled - and for some patches, synthesis settings have been multi-sampled. 

WAV

24 bit 44.1kHz WAV
Metadata with mapping and looping information has been embedded into each WAV file. This means that, depending on your sampler, you can drag and drop the WAV and it will automap and auto loop. 
However, if you are having trouble with these WAVs on an unsupported sampler (particularly drum samplers), you may need to strip the metadata from these WAVs using a program such as Myriad. Contact info@samplesfrommars.com for support. 

Naming Conventions:

25 Mellow Mallet OB C#0

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25 = Zone number for the wav - ensuring that if you drag and drop the wavs into a sampler, they will be ordered correctly

Mellow Mallet - Patch name

OB = Product Name

C#0 - midi root note, midi lo and midi high note for this wav

Naming Conventions for velocity multi-sampled patches:

25 Mellow Mallet OB C#0_0001 - Applies to velocity sensitive multisampled patches. The velocity ranges for each wav are printed to the wav metadata.  These samples are triggered via velocity, for example:

25 Mellow Mallet OB C#0 is played when note velocity is 0 - 79
25 Mellow Mallet OB C#0_0001 is played when note velocity is 80 - 109
25 Mellow Mallet OB C#0_0002 is played when note velocity is 110-127

Naming Conventions for stereo multi-sampled patches:

47 Sassy Stereo L OB B1
47 Sassy Stereo R OB B1 

Two patches in this product are multisample to work as a stereo patch (Sassy Stereo and Warm Trumpet)

In this case, both wav files will be played at the same time, with each Left (L) wav and Right (R) wav hard panned in each DAW platform (note - the panning info for these samples is not included in the wav meta data)

Addition info on wav files:

There are 23 Factory presets, and 19 User presets.

Each patch has its own folder, with wav samples ranging from the lowest note C-1, to the highest note C8. Patches have been grouped into the following categories:

Bass
Brass & Woodwinds
FX
Keys
Leads
Organs
Strings

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Preset Breakdown:

Of the 42 total patches, 23 of them are Factory Presets on the OB-SX.  Here are the original names and patch locations, which correspond to the 56 patch model version of the OB-SX. 

SFM Patch Name	OB-SX Patch Name	OB-SX Patch Location	
101 Bases	Bass	ABC 1 	
Metallic Dreams	Bells	BC 2	
Classic 5ths	Brass In Fifths	B 3	
Clav Funk	Clavinet	A 2	
Retro Flute	Calliope	B 8	
Warm Trumpet	Classic Horns	B 1	
Clarinet	Combo Organ	C 5	
Wooden Click	Conga	ABC 7	
Wasp Factory	Cross Mod Bells	ABC 2	
Mellow Mallet	Electric Paino	A 4	
Rave Go Down	Filter Drone	AC 5	
Movement Keys	Harp	B 7	
Harp INC	Harpsichord	A 7	
String Theory	High Strings	B 3	
Medium Muff	Rezz Sweep	C 4	
Pagan Church Organ	Rotary Organ	ABC 5	
Tom Sawyer Bass	Rush Rezz	ABC 8	
Halen Strings	Sax!	AB 6	
Sassy Stereo	Slow Strings	C 3	
Don't Answer That	Square Wave Mod	BC 1	
Murder She Wrote	Strings	AC 3	
Classic Sub	SX-7	C 7	
Hard Trumpet	Trumpets	C 1	

Multi-sampled Presets:

These patches have been multi-sampled and function the same way in each format:

Medium Muff  (3 Velocity Layers)
Wooden Click (2 Velocity Layers)
Mellow Mallet (3 Velocity Layers)
Trill Lead (2 Velocity Layers)
Tube Man (2 Velocity Layers)
Sassy Stereo (Stereo Patch)
Warm Trumpet (Stereo Patch)

Ableton

This was built with Ableton 9, so that it works for Ableton 9 and Ableton 10 users. If you are an Ableton 10 user, you may need to click the small “upgrade” for certain devices if you wish to edit them further. 

	•	All 42 presets, organized by category into group tracks
	•	Each preset has mod wheel assignments. Often they are LFOs, or pitch mods.  We tried to assign parameters that are similar to the OB-SX itself, in terms of common parameters and general playability.

	•	Commonly used Macros in the Session:
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	⁃	Cutoff: Ableton’s low pass filter (PRD Circuit) cutoff frequency. 
	⁃	Resonance: Ableton’s low pass filter cutoff resonance. Set to 0% by default
	⁃	Filter Env: Amount send to Ableton’s Filter Envelope
	⁃	Filter Decay: Decay time of the Filter Envelope
	⁃	Filter Attack: Attack time of the Filter Envelope
	⁃	Drive: A combination of Ableton’s filter Drive, and a Utility plugin to compensate for the resulting increase in volume

	•	If you have Sampler, you can right click, convert the simpler to sampler to further edit these presets

Logic

	•	Contain all (42) Presets as EXS Instruments, in 7 categories
	•	Each patch has Envelope, Filter and Mod Wheel settings that have been carefully crafted to provide instant playability
	•	Each preset has mod wheel assignments. Often they are LFOs, or pitch mods.  We tried to assign parameters that are similar to the OB-SX itself, in terms of common parameters and general playability.
	•	All multi-sampled patches have been assigned groups, if you wish to separate the outputs of each velocity range

Kontakt

	•	Contain all (42) Presets as Kontakt Instruments, in 7 categories
	•	Each patch has Envelope, Filter and Mod Wheel settings that have been carefully crafted to provide instant playability
	•	Each preset has mod wheel assignments. Often they are LFOs, or pitch mods.  (Though with Kontakt we assigned some more experimental and wacky effects than in other formats)
	•	All multi-sampled patches have been assigned groups, if you wish to separate the outputs of each velocity range

Reason, SFZ

	•	Contain all (42) Presets as Instruments, in 7 categories
	•	These formats do not have mod wheel assignments

Support
Contact info@samplesfrommars.com for support