Just received an email from Tom Oberheim, he says a new two voice system including keyboard with his new SEM’s should be available in fall. Awesome! Next thing you know there will be a new ARP odyssey. It’s the 70’s again!
I really hope a full-on analog revival is near.
Do want!
There’s something about duophonic synths that are really appealing… and I love the classic Oberheim sound. Time to start saving pennies then…
Just as long as it doesn’t become the 1980’s again, it will be alright.
Eric
Oh man, thats so awesome. I be saving right now.
As for the existing one-voice SEM, I want the patchable version. But I also want to connect a MIDI keyboard to the SEM when I am away from my Voyager RME. So, how about using the Doepfer Dark Energy as a MIDI/CV interface? Then one would have a very compact, very portable three oscillator synth with MIDI and patches (and could add foogers like the RingMod and Delay according to ones needs - even “Dark Time”, the coming step sequencer from Doepfer)…
You guys who have more (semi-) modular experience than me - do you think using Dark Energy as a MIDI interface for the SEM would work well?
And as an additional question - I suppose you can use the MP-201 as a MIDI/CV interface for the SEM - connecting a keyboard to MIDI in on the MP, and CV from the MP to the SEM - right?
If this really becomes the 1970s (synth-wise) that would be AMAZING! The only thing that would be better would shortly after becoming the 1980s (synth-wise) because the all those 1970s-esque synths would be dirt cheap (…hopefully)
Let’s see…
$900 for a MIDI SEM
$600 for a bare panel SEM
$300 (?) for a keyboard
So a 2 Voice will have to cost around $1,800 - $2,000, somewhere in there.
I’d still buy one of these instead of a Prophet '08. I can’t wait to see it.
EDIT: Oh, and the original 2 Voice had a sequencer built in. I wonder if he is going to do that.
dear synthgod that’s awesome!
still waiting for my CV-MIDI SEM after preordering in Nov, but it sounds like they are finally shipping now.
Must resist…need…house for…awesome gear…DO WANT!
GET IT GET IT GET IT 
I wonder if you can daisy chain these together? Like daisy chain a 2 voice with 2 SEM’s to make a 4 voice?
Yep sure can, I’m using the MP201 as a MIDI/CV converter to control my little 'fooger modular with a MIDI keyboard, when not using the bass guitar. Works great.
In the words of Gandalf…DO NOT TEMPT ME! 
The new two voice will have an updated 16 step sequencer that can split and be used as two 8 steps or a 10 step and two steps, or… I asked him if the sequencer would have cv outs to control a third or possibly fourth patch panel SEM While you play the two voices of the synth with the keyboard and he said “hey that’s a good idea.” Tom O rules. I kept this secret for like six months but since the beans are spilled… I can’t imagine he’d mind it has been his plan since the beginning and has been fairly open with us SEM owners. The mp201 works as a nice midi to cv converter for a patch panel sem plus then you have two cv outs left for what ever you fancy. Tom is so stoked about the two voice it’s awesome. He’s really funny. Like a nice grandpa that is super tech smart.
Thanks, DontBelievetheHype!
I am less interested in the coming dual voice SEM than in using the single voice SEM with lots of CV ins and out. It would be great together with my Voyager RME - a 5 oscillator synth with different filters…
But since my RME always remains in a rack at home, it would also be nice to use a Dark Energy or MP-201 as MIDI interface, (sometimes together with the CP-251 and other foogers), when I want to play somewhere else. Add a polyphonic DSI Tetra, perhaps even the coming Mopho keyboard (making it a 5-voice synth), and you have a great, compact mobile rig with exciting modular possibilities and analogue polyphony.
These are welcome developments in the current revival of analogue: extremely compact monophonic synths like the Mopho (DSI), the Dark Energy (Dopefer), and the New-Old Oberheim SEM, as well as the extremely compact, and relatively cheap polyphonic Tetra (DSI).
I guess it’s the synth makers’ response to the laptop generation using soft synths.
But this is no either-or: We can have the best of both worlds if we want to.
Reading gazer’s last post, I guess I am more interested in the two voice machine than I previously thought. It’s also great to see this kind of dialogue between customers and synth makers.
I think manufacturers have in many cases started seeing the light when it comes to how the the internet has changed the market. If you build it, they will buy it.
Obviously there is a fine line here, and often left to consumers’ own devices you’d get this:
But there is increasingly more and more middle ground. Truly valuable feedback from your users and enthusiasts in REAL-TIME as ideas and concepts start becoming fleshed out is really boon, and IMO one of the biggest reasons the analog-resurgence has persisted through the late 90s and early '00s.
The real question is whether or not the big 3 (Roland/Yamaha/Korg) will nut up and start hiring back the engineers needed for them to get on board; Korg has promised a very cursory but promising offering with the monotron this year. Who’s next, and when will we see a serious offering from them?
Anywho, it’s a great time to be neck-deep in the world of analog. awesome. 
This is cool bananas.