Vectorman Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 The new synth has aspects of the Oberheim OB-X, OB-Xa and OB-8 all rolled up in one. The oldest of those three, the OB-X, was of course the source of the "Tom Sawyer" filter sweep, as well as the poly sounds on "The Camera Eye" and "Subdivisions", etc. Not cheap at $5K, but I guess it's a bargain compared to original OB-X's which are now going for close to $20K. www.oberheim.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dream & vapour Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 This is likely welcome news for those who may have been waiting since, oh . . . 2018 for Behringer to actually manufacture their long-touted UB-X and UB-Xa keyboard synths. Sure, the Behringers will eventually come to market (?) at a much lower price, but musicians cannot play an instrument which may only be experienced through promotional videos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vectorman Posted May 11 Author Share Posted May 11 It definitely is a cool and inspirational thing to see a new entry in the Oberheim OB series for the first time in SO long. A few years ago, I probably wouldn't have bet $10 on it ever happening. Hard to say how long the wait could be for those looking to buy the UB-Xa. According to what was stated by Behringer, the only holdup now is getting sufficient quantities of components for a big enough batch to justify starting production, but that might be a while yet. I'm in no big hurry for any of these, though. Leaving aside sentimental factors, my occasional desires for an Oberheim-like texture in a new song are probably, in all honesty, satisfied by software solutions like Synapse Obsession. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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