Oberheim DMX voice cards

Sorry, no more regular DMX voice cards are available at this time

Several types of DMX (drum machine) voice cards are available. Most fall into the categories listed below. Photos are representative. Actual appearance may differ slightly. All DMX voice board prices include shipping charges to addresses in the USA. Quantity discounts available.

Contact Paul White if interested. PayPal payments gladly accepted!

Standard Configurations

Cards come in several standard configurations. Custom configurations based on these cards may be set up by changing jumpers and/or component values.
Type Example Description
1 Kick One sound played at three different volume levels. With decay envelope.
2 Snare One sound played at three different volume levels. With decay envelope.
3 Hi-Hat One sound played at three different volume levels, two with short decay envelopes, one wide open.
4 Hi Tom One sound played at three different pitches. With decay envelope.
5 Lo Tom One sound played at three different pitches. With decay envelope.
6 Tamborine/Rimshot Two sounds, one played at different volume levels. No envelope.
7 Shaker/handclap Two sounds, one played at different volume levels. No envelope.
C1 Cymbal 1 Two sounds, one played at two different volume levels. No EPROMs.
C2 Cymbal 2 This card contains the EPROMs for the crash and ride cymbals.

Current stock of cards:

Sold out, except for cymbal #3 cards!

Audio samples of these sounds available here.

2732 cards

Any card may be customized to order.
Available Price each Type EPROM EPROM Name Description
* Stock voice for original DMX

2764 cards

These boards take one or two 24 or 28 pin EPROMs and have a CEM3320 filter.
Available Price each Type EPROM EPROM Name Description
** Stock voice for later DMX

cymbal 1 cards

Available Price each Type Description
* Stock voice for original DMX

cymbal 2 cards

Available Price each Type EPROM EPROM Name Description
13 $75 C2 2764 x 8 Long Crash / Ride 1703A Cymbal #3 card **
5 $60 C2 2732 x 8 Various 1560A Cymbal #2 card
** Stock voice for later DMX

Quantity discount: Take 15% off for orders of 5-9 voice cards, 25% off on orders of 10 or more voice cards.

Overseas shipping: Add $10 for shipment to European countries, contact me for other destinations outside the USA.

DMX Voice card repair and modification service available

Individual programmed EPROMs: $10 each for standard sounds or any of the sounds listed here, $15 for custom sounds from your suitable WAV file (no extra charge if you buy a voice card).


You may download EPROM images of some of the DMX sound chips from my collection at no charge. Click here for details.


I have written a (DOS) conversion program to translate Windows WAV files into companded binary compatible with DMX voice cards. This could be useful if you want to burn your own sound chips. Download it here.

Contact Paul White if interested. PayPal payments gladly accepted!