These files are exact binary images of the original Oberheim drum sound chips, suitable for making duplicate EPROMS. You may download these files for your own personal use.
I would like to make this collection of sounds more complete, so if you have an Oberheim DMX, DX or Stretch DX with sounds other than those listed here, and would like to contribute to this archive, please contact me by e-mail.
Thanks to Brad Kraft for supplying many of the DX sound images!
Download the files listed in the Download column and program them onto the type of EPROMs indicated. (In most web browsers, you can hold down the shift key while you click the link to bring up a "Save As" menu). To preview the sounds, click on the link in the WAV File column to play WAV file versions of the sounds. Note: The WAV files were converted directly from the binary EPROM files, and do not have any filtering or envelope effects which you would hear when listening to the audio output of the DMX.
Description | EPROM | File size | Download file | WAV File 1 | WAV File 2 |
DMX Kick | 2732 | 4096 bytes | 21KICK.BIN | Kick | |
DMX Snare | 2732 | 4096 bytes | SNARE6.BIN | Snare | |
DMX Hi-Hat | 2732 | 4096 bytes | HAT1A.BIN | Hi-Hat | |
DMX Small Toms | 2732 | 4096 bytes | STOM5.BIN | Small Tom | |
DMX Large Toms | 2732 | 4096 bytes | SFLTOM2.BIN | Large Tom | |
DMX Percussion 1 - Tambourine/Rimshot | 2732 | 4096 bytes | STIK.BIN | Tambourine | Rimshot |
DMX Percussion 2 - Shaker/Claps | 2732 | 4096 bytes | SHAKE6.BIN | Shaker | Handclaps |
Description | EPROM | File size | Download file | WAV File |
DMX Ride2A 1 of 4 | 2732 | 4096 bytes | RIDE2A1.BIN | Ride Cymbal |
DMX Ride2A 2 of 4 | 2732 | 4096 bytes | RIDE2A2.BIN | |
DMX Ride2A 3 of 4 | 2732 | 4096 bytes | RIDE2A3.BIN | |
DMX Ride2A 4 of 4 | 2732 | 4096 bytes | RIDE2A4.BIN | |
DMX Crash 1 of 4 | 2732 | 4096 bytes | CRASH1.BIN | Crash Cymbal |
DMX Crash 2 of 4 | 2732 | 4096 bytes | CRASH2.BIN | |
DMX Crash 3 of 4 | 2732 | 4096 bytes | CRASH3.BIN | |
DMX Crash 4 of 4 | 2732 | 4096 bytes | CRASH4.BIN |
The following sounds are from a later version of the DMX cymbal card. These are the same cymbal sounds used in the Oberheim DX.
Description | EPROM | File size | Download file | WAV File |
DMX Cymbal/3 Ride 1 of 4 | 2764 | 8192 bytes | PERID50.BIN | Ride Cymbal |
DMX Cymbal/3 Ride 2 of 4 | 2764 | 8192 bytes | PERID51.BIN | |
DMX Cymbal/3 Ride 3 of 4 | 2764 | 8192 bytes | PERID52.BIN | |
DMX Cymbal/3 Ride 4 of 4 | 2764 | 8192 bytes | PERID53.BIN | |
DMX Cymbal/3 Crash 1 of 4 | 2764 | 8192 bytes | DXCR1F0.BIN | Crash Cymbal |
DMX Cymbal/3 Crash 2 of 4 | 2764 | 8192 bytes | DXCR1F1.BIN | |
DMX Cymbal/3 Crash 3 of 4 | 2764 | 8192 bytes | DXCR1F2.BIN | |
DMX Cymbal/3 Crash 4 of 4 | 2764 | 8192 bytes | DXCR1F3.BIN |
Description | EPROM | File size | Download file | WAV File 1 | WAV File 2 |
Kick 64 (Same sound as DMX Kick) | 2764 | 8192 bytes | KICK64.BIN | Kick 64 | |
DX Hi-Hat | 2764 | 8192 bytes | DXHATS.BIN | Hi-Hat | |
DX Tom | 2764 | 8192 bytes | DXTOM.BIN | DX Tom | |
DX Conga | 2764 | 8192 bytes | CONGA.BIN | Conga | |
Electric Snare | 2764 | 8192 bytes | ELECSNAR.BIN | Electric Snare | |
Fat Snare | 2764 | 8192 bytes | FATSNARE.BIN | Fat Snare | |
Timbale | 2764 | 8192 bytes | TIMBALE.BIN | Timbale | |
DX Cowbell | 2764 | 8192 bytes | COWBELL.BIN | Cowbell | |
DX Tambourine/Rimshot | 2764 | 8192 bytes | TAMBRIM.BIN | Tambourine | Rimshot |
DX Shake | 2764 | 8192 bytes | DXSHAKE.BIN | Handclap | Shaker |
Bones | 2764 | 8192 bytes | BONES.BIN | Bones |
Description | EPROM | File size | Download file | WAV File 1 | WAV File 2 |
DMX Cowbell/Claves | 2732 | 4096 bytes | COWBCLAV.BIN | Cowbell | Claves |
DMX Click/Clap | 2732 | 4096 bytes | CLIKCLAP.BIN | Click | Handclap |
DMX Old style Shaker/Claps | 2732 | 4096 bytes | SHAKE1.BIN | Old Shaker | Old Handclaps |
Conga | 2732 | 4096 bytes | OLCNGA.BIN | Conga 1 | |
Claves (4K): Longer sample than standard | 2732 | 4096 bytes | CLAVE915.BIN | Claves | |
DX Tom 1 of 2 | 2732 | 4096 bytes | DXTOMA.BIN | DX Tom | |
DX Tom 2 of 2 | 2732 | 4096 bytes | DXTOMB.BIN |
Last update 2000-05-23