GForce Software OB-E Can GForce capture the character of the legendary Oberheim 8‑Voice in software? Back in 2003, the GForce Oddity was the first ‘modelled’ soft synth I reviewed. In addition to a sound that was closer to the original ARP than I had expected, things such as the ability to run multiple instances, velocity and aftertouch sensitivity, MIDI automation and, of course, the lack of crackly faders, meant that I was impressed. The following year, the ImpOSCar arrived, followed by the Minimonsta before GForce turned their attention toward the Oberheim SEM and its polyphonic progeny, the FVS 4‑Voice and EVS 8‑Voice. But this was when fate intervened because, during development, Tom Oberheim re‑released the SEM in hardware form. So the chaps at GForce transferred their attention to other projects, which left the field clear for Arturia to release SEM V. This included a system by which you could apply offsets to a user‑defined selection of parameters, thus imitating some of the flexibility of the originals but, while this introduced a degree of poly‑timbrality, it wasn’t the same as a colony of independent SEMs. Then, three years ago, Tom Oberheim discontinued production of his SEMs, so GForce decided to resurrect their project and develop a truer emulation of the 8‑Voice.