# Tom Oberheim

> Thomas Elroy Oberheim is an American audio engineer and electronics engineer best known for designing effects processors, analog synthesizers, sequencers, and drum machines. He has been the founder of four audio electronics companies, most notably Oberheim Electronics. He was also a key figure in the development and adoption of the MIDI standard. He is also a trained physicist.

*American musical instrument inventor (born 1936)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/tom-oberheim

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1936-07-07
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 43.2 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 5.5 / 100
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## Platforms
- **WEBSITE**: http://tomoberheim.com

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