Behringer UB-Xa - - Milestone - - by "The Synth King"

[@tulpamedia]

Ive been keeping up to date with the ub-xa ever since it was first publically conceptualized by Behringer a few years ago. Ive honestly never been more excited for a product to release in my life hahaha. I absolutely cant wait to get one when behringer releases it, it sounds incredible even through a KZbin video

[@Algoritmarte]

Great synth times for those who will live in the next century!

[@Aetila]

I like your description (no EQ or dynamics)...this is how it should be done (not that I could do that), keeping the synth sounds rich in subharmonics...when you darn payed for that, lol. Great demo!

[@ConwayBob]

Thank you for this lovely demo! I had just about given up on the UB-Xa, but this has renewed my interest.

[@Donetur]

It sounds amazing. Immediate wish list addition.

[@brucebryant4103]

Well sorry that anyone would feel negative that Behringer is recreating these iconic synthesizers and making them affordable well 1 percenters there's 99 percent of us who wants to be able to afford to have those great sounds in our production. It's all about the Music art and freedom of choice. Thanks Behringer

[@harri9885]

As a keyboard player and a kid of the 80's I just hope Behringer is true to the promised attention on the keybed and playing feel. The promises about the keyboard action and poly aftertouch combined with the Oberheim sound really is what makes me want this thing, if it is well priced. As interesting and good sounding synth as the DeepMind is, the keyboard version is really sub par and awfully plastic.

[@brucebryant4103]

I agree. I have Deepmind 12 and key bed could be better. I wouldn't mind paying extra 50 bucks for better springs and pads.

[@decimal1815]

I hope Behr get the synths out of the factory before PRC invades Taiwan.

[@tommymandel]

Sounds pretty great to me! Nice work.

[@arcadestudio]

Behringer demystify the mystic that's behind the classic synth manufacturers of yesterday. Moog.Korg,Roland be afraid, be very afraid.

[@JoergWessels]

Behringer seems to be slowly building up a physical version of Arturia's V Collection. I like it.

[@mc2engineeringprof]

"slowly" is the operative word

[@GlennMainMusic]

WOW !!!! Really cool man !!

[@marial8235]

Nice job Synth King: It is so 1980s I was looking for my old “Beat it” pleather jacket.👍😊

[@basskraft]

Amazing! Awesome demo it motivates me to buy it. OBX A was the dream of my youth. Thank you so much!!!

[@ingonasse]

Great track! - love it!

[@checkitout611]

Finally officially announced and look forward to picking one up when they hit the stores to actually be able to purchase. Really appreciate your efforts on helping this come to be.

[@Bernd_Bruening]

Thank you very much. You’re welcome.

[@checkitout611]

@@Bernd_Bruening Welp ... they came out with their final price .. $1199. Still great and better than $1499 .... just got notified and now on the Sweetwater site to check out.

[@Bernd_Bruening]

@@checkitout611 you won’t regret it. Check out my producer presets for the UB-Xa , coming soon.

[@checkitout611]

@@Bernd_Bruening I will! Thanks for letting me know about it.

[@thefool2007]

Don’t companies typically release videos of this sort when the product has shipped to retailers? I’m absolutely impressed…but it feels like we are being teased with a prototype. I will wait until loopop and Nick Batt have a review model before I become additionally excited. Way to go (wait to go).

[@HOLLASOUNDS]

It's being made but I think only a few hundred have been made so far.

[@Ni5ei]

They posted a video of the Solina being finished and ready for production. 6 months later: still nothing...

[@EnervatedSociety]

"The UB-Xa is one of our most complex products we have ever designed in our 35 years of history. 15 engineers worked over 4 years, delivering 8 hardware revisions and countless firmware upgrades, while co-innovating with 20 beta testers who all own the original OB-Xa synth. Our objective was to spend as much time and resources it takes and only release it when it is perfect. The UB-Xa is now completed and we’re ramping up for production. As Uli stated from the beginning, this synth was never meant as a commercially driven product, but rather a labor of love. In fact, it might never make us any money and that’s OK. For that reason, we plan to offer if at the lowest possible price and at a fraction of competitive products. We’re sorry this has taken so long but we now have a synth jewel we’re very proud of and a fantastic platform that will allow us to deliver new poly synths at a much shorter time. We’d like to thank all the beta testers who spent years and countless hours to help us bring the UB-Xa to life. And finally, we’d like to thank all of you for your support and patience. You’re the reason why we love what we do." - Behringer, via Facebook

[@thefool2007]

@@Ni5ei I saw that. I am just trying to figure out if Behringer wants to take pride in paying engineers and designers to recreate legendary products for the sake of doing so or if there is a commercial retail strategy to bring their recreations to the general public. I mean I am way impressed at their drive, abilities, and talents, but what about consumerism? They could recreate a Jupiter 8 but then not sell it? Maybe the prototypes are too expensive and simply not cost effective to mass produce. I am still fascinated by their efforts nonetheless.

[@Ni5ei]

@@thefool2007 I hear ye I think it's today's climate with chip shortages and stuff. The 909 took a while too.

[@onpatrolforthejuice]

Wow it sounds so good.

[@gillescaparros9090]

incredible!!!!!magnifique!!!

[@usvideowatcher]

this sounds phantastic. For me the 1st composition is a mix between Stevie Wonder and Billy Preston. Great performance also for the rest. Wished I could play luike that...

[@Bernd_Bruening]

Thanks a lot!!

[@ironinquisitor3656]

Heck yeah another UB-XA demo! Hope we see this released soon.

[@Subtronik]

Behringer commented this may be release this December 2023, but also said “no promises”.

[@kierenmoore3236]

Keep hoping, lol

[@Subtronik]

@@kierenmoore3236 this isn’t a synth I’m interested in so no “hoping” needed.

[@VimyScout]

Oh My 🤩 Sounds so good

[@filterednoise432]

I love what Behringer is doing and have A LOT of their gear, but I'm not convinced that this thing is ready until I hear that characteristic Oberheim resonance in a filter sweep. ;-)

[@samjones714]

How many additional years until release?

[@FastRCToys]

451 at least

[@TheMachinesWon]

500 million billion 😂

[@avace917]

I like how you simultaneously are and aren't playing 1999. Sounds great. Would like to hear the brass with the hi pass filter open a bit more

[@oriomenoni7651]

Sounds awesome!

[@AlainHubert]

6 years in the making and still, no trace of it anywhere...

[@EnervatedSociety]

On the 8th of January 2018 Uli Behringer asked on GS if it made sense to build an OB-Xa clone. Behringer was gauging the demand. After some time they said, in the same thread, that they would make the UB-Xa but that it would be a side project on the engineer's free time. Late Jan 2019 they unveiled the first photos of the UB-Xa prototype. About mid 2022 they got their first tool made sample of the UB-Xa done. 12+ prototypes and 20 beta testers later In June 2023 they announced that the UB-Xa was fully developed and scheduled for production. On Thursday the 17th of August 2023 they simply posted "They will never produce it” with a picture of several units being tested. In other words, it's currently in the production stage.

[@AlainHubert]

@@EnervatedSociety At this point in time, I'll believe it when I can actually buy it.

[@brucebryant4103]

Behringer has some really good synthesizers out and coming our way . Thanks for the video.

[@samborn7120]

It’s a shame we’ll never see this machine. I gave up and bought an OB-6.

[@fortheloveofnoise]

Wish I was privileged enough to afford an OB-6 😭

[@silvertongues2]

Great synth the OB6, I wish I hadn't sold mine.

[@samborn7120]

@@fortheloveofnoise I am still paying on it now my friend. I had to sell a bunch of things and finance the rest, but it’s well worth the investment!

[@samborn7120]

@@silvertongues2 I got enough together to get the desktop and it’s my favorite synth of all time. You should consider reinvesting and grab another one!

[@DanglyLingham]

I just sold my OB6 but not because I didn't love it.

[@xntricity6446]

Expect a couple of more 1000 views over the next couple of days...... From me❤

[@Amanet13]

Beautiful

[@luiseduardo_ear]

Still waiting the PPG......

[@aliensporebomb]

Me too!

[@lance134679]

It's the '80s all over again. Great demo. 👍😀

[@michaelpierce3264]

fit for a king!

[@XenoxParticularSound]

That's a very cool one-synth only demo, @The Synth King!

[@Bernd_Bruening]

Thanks a lot, Frank !

[@Kraakmusic1]

Great demo, sounds impressive!

[@alistairfletcher6187]

King of Synths that never go into production

[@jinxypoes1]

sounds very warm analogue love it

[@joe.akielaszek]

Are the voice panning trimmers inside the synth, similar to the original OBXa?

[@Bernd_Bruening]

There is a dedicated menu for voice panning.

[@joe.akielaszek]

Thanks! I hope it’s customizable per voice. The OBX8 only has modes.

[@Bernd_Bruening]

@@joe.akielaszek it is.

[@ajotech]

Can’t wait to one

[@Bernd_Bruening]

Hopefully coming soon

[@liveanadventure429]

This is awesome

[@Goettel]

A 16-voice OB-like for under 1500? Yeah, that's a milestone, once I can buy one : - )

[@jamest.135]

WOW is the only word I can use to describe this demo and hate calling it a demo because this is a performance. I also did not miss the riffing inspired by a certain icon.

[@juxty3102]

Brilliant. Thank you Synth King for another great video showcasing the ubxa.

[@newshoesbigblister]

Only three more sleeps until Monday 20th November!!!🤞 🎹 🎉

[@M80-]

Behringer guys! Give us this beauty NOW! 🤞This is what we want sooooo long time ago. Keep doing! 👍

[@jacobbrown1690]

Poly aftertouch will make different from a obxa anyways. Will be cool

[@joshuacavinder8352]

I’m so curious to when this will be released? I want one of these so bad

[@guppymilk5726]

Still no clear answer. The whole world is suffering from chips shortage due to US-China trade feuds and ban. Big company like Apple or Samsung don't have to worry But small brand like Behringer definitely feel the impact. My only hope is that Behringer will use this time to improve more this synth

[@loreleiofthemist]

​@@guppymilk5726 behringer is NOT a small brand. there are probably other good reasons why behringer has had a much slower output in response to the chip shortage compared to other comparably sized companies who have continued producing gear, but it isnt because behringer is small and it drives me nuts when people imply that. behringer has a global presence with 3500 employees, and their peak revenue last year was 30 million dollars. korg by comparison has only 290 employees, and grossed 7.6 million dollars last year. between 2020 and now they have released at least 17 hardware products by my count, far more than behringer.

[@ozzybattla93]

@@loreleiofthemist respectfully you're doing the wrong google search. Behringer is Music Tribe, which has over $800M in revenue. Not $30M like you're getting mixed data on (wrong company called Behringer). The production slow-down is partly chip and supply chain issues, but partly cautious production planning as the world came out of the pandemic bubble and faces tighter financials. The company has its own chip fabs, but it still reliant on the overall supply chain for parts.

[@kevinjackson7539]

They tease so many products it's starting to become a meme and the attention is starting to become counterproductive. I absolutely love that fact that they have made really great copies of some pretty expensive synths which greatly benefit the everyday musicians who can't afford the originals myself included. The issue l have is the synth market is not that big and even if there wasn't a chip shortage the chances of all of these prototypes going to market would be very slim. I wish they would just pick two or three and really concentrate on bringing them to market in the near future.

[@ericMT]

Ok but they have to do something. Time marches on so they keep doing R&D and have the ability to create working prototypes so why not show us? They could just quietly be working on these things and just release them when they can but in my opinion this is more interesting. They have a proven track record of releasing a lot of high quality synthesizers both clones and original (Deepmind, Neutron) and they are doing what they can to keep us in the loop with new product concepts. Some may never get released but I’d expect most of them to be on sale in the next year or so. Gives you something to look forward to.

[@kevinjackson7539]

@@ericMT l would imagine 2% of the synths they have teased ever get released unless they’re sitting on a stockpile of chips. I’m with you l like to see what companies are up to and at first it was cool now it’s annoying and it’s clear in every comment section of one of these teasers.

[@robdownes5159]

@@kevinjackson7539 1 in 50? Have they even teased 50 different synths yet? and based on their track record with previous models I wouldn't count on them not delivering 90% of them. I guess they use some of this as a way to gauge the reception and likely sales demand.

[@kevinjackson7539]

@@robdownes5159 l get all of that but a person from the company got into one of the comment sections from their channel and when people complained they immediately talked about the chip shortage and that’s not changing anytime soon. When Korg, Moog or Sequential talk about new products l take notice and get excited with these guys I’m out.

[@robdownes5159]

@@kevinjackson7539 I'm not sure what the issue is? There's a widely recognised shortage of chips, and at the volumes they'd require them to fulfil the volume of orders then it causes a genuine problem. They clearly have enough for prototyping work etc which is what you'd expect a development team to be doing rather than sitting and waiting. While I'm not a huge fan of some of the way they go about things, I don't really see the problem with sharing details of the products they're working to develop.

[@JLawsonmusic]

"I am absolutely furious that Behringer has the audacity to make affordable recreations of classic synths, and I will never use one in the music that I'm not writing that no one will ever listen to. I can't wait to complain about their next synth video instead of writing music, all my thoughts and opinions must be shared publicly!!!" - Sad Little Synth Man

[@unclemick-synths]

Best comment 👍

[@joshuacavinder8352]

I can’t wait to not listen to your music too 😂

[@joshuacavinder8352]

😂

[@kierenmoore3236]

Lol. But also, this doesn’t sound very Oberheim-y, at all …

[@jesusnavarrete6317]

💀

[@DankePlace]

Nice timing with Behringer's news that they're ready to manufacture. Nice grovey tune too.

[@AxisChemicals]

Well, the only question now is WHEN ?!?!

[@Bernd_Bruening]

That’s not really difficult to answer. The unit is in production, container ships will take a while to transport them to Europe/USA. So stay tuned. As a side note: when I ordered my Roland D-50 in 1987, I had to wait about 8 month. Only a few demo units were available at NAMM and Musikmesse Frankfurt. In the meanwhile Michael Jackson album “Bad” was played in every radio station. This album is full of Roland D-50 sounds. I can feel with you.

[@AxisChemicals]

@@Bernd_Bruening Yes I know, I've been waiting 6 months for my RD8mk2 after order it ! But you are right, I think there wil not have a long wait once we can order. a lot of ubxa are almost ready to send I think, hope to catch the first batch ! I was with vc340 and rd9 and received them in a few days ! About the d50 yes I know the story, I never owned it but it's a magic piece of history, well I have my dear Korg M1 and I'm super happy with it, at first I just played as everyone with the stock presets but then once you program it it's in fact a beast of a synth for ambiant textures, incredible strings/pads and lot more... just add a nice filter and delay/reverb after and GO ! Bad album was my first CD when out, my father bought it for me with my first hi-fi system in 87, I was 6 ! I loved that album so much and today own 4 different vinyl versions of it ! I wonder what they do with sh-101 mk2 cause they sended a (ready for shipping) picture some months ago same as the ubxa, but still waiting... So many incredible synths are comming in the next months/years once they obtain all chips and everything they need, that is gonna be a Tsunami ! Neptune 80, Pro16, Poly8, Polyvoks, BS80, Polymoog etc etc ...

[@TheWarriorSongProject]

should be about a month from now container ships take about 3 weeks

[@jean-louispech4921]

20 november

[@ericbgordon1575]

But for what I have been saying all the time about having too many synthesizers and having decided 2023 was my zero purchase year, I would otherwise want one of these.

[@RedBlaze02]

Cool song, beautiful and lush tone. I’ve been wanting this synth.

[@xntricity6446]

Good man, thanks for this demo. 👏

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

People are constantly kvetching about Behringer not delivering. Is that going to change? I want to know if they are recouping any of the money they are blowing on advertising products that haven’t arrived yet.

[@Wagoo]

Good things come to those that wait. Cheers for the new demo

[@midphase]

Would be nice if they actually release the damn thing!

[@Aetila]

It won't happen, nowadays they only make demo synths, 1 piece per new synth. 🙂 It's like art paintings...lol

[@ConwayBob]

@@Aetila -- They said the same thing about the PolyD and the 2600.

[@Aetila]

@@ConwayBob Ok...I was sceptical about the B-ARP 2600, I admit...and then they delivered it, to my surprise! lol I want to see the "toy synths" they announced a year ago, I would buy them all.

[@GNeuman]

Nice, the 80s are back, baby!

[@malkytrance]

If this comes in at a good price and is reliable, it will be this thats remembered and not the obx8 i think

[@uv77mc85]

This isn't gonna be a cheap synth. I think its $1500+

[@loreleiofthemist]

​@@uv77mc85versus the obx8 being $4999, so kind of a moot point. this will VASTLY undercut it

[@uv77mc85]

@@loreleiofthemist 1500 is a lot for a synth though especially when it's made in China. You can pick up mint Rev 2's for 1000 and I even got a mint Prophet 5 for 2000 last week so there is no way I'm spending 1500 on a Behringer. It will be a good buy used though when they start popping up for 500

[@ConwayBob]

@@uv77mc85 -- Would you feel better about it if they build some of them in Germany and sell one of those to you for $2500 instead of $1500?

[@AlainHubert]

I dig everything about this synth, except the red backlit LCD display. Oh, and also the fact that it's still unavailable 5 years after its announcement.

[@TheWarriorSongProject]

FUH KING WHEN

[@Bernd_Bruening]

FUH KING I don't know. Did you shout at me ? Oh oh.

[@TheWarriorSongProject]

@@Bernd_Bruening no I'm just shouting in general exasperation, not at you in particular...

[@ryanlane844]

Dumb question, but are there "save-able" presets?

[@Bernd_Bruening]

I don't understand your question. You'll get four banks with 128 presets. All presets can be overwritten with user sounds.

[@Goldfishclown]

Absolutely Ryan, the days of the Juno-6 are long gone thankfully. There is no ROM/RAM distinction, as the Synth King said all presets can be overwritten. There's no such thing as a dumb question!

[@ryanlane844]

@@Bernd_Bruening You understood and answered perfectly. :)

[@ryanlane844]

@@Goldfishclown ❤

[@RayR]

Those brass sounds! Sizzling, vibrant and bright.

[@flowgoi1741]

What's the keybed like?

[@Bernd_Bruening]

It’s fine. The brass preset in the demo gets its vibrato via aftertouch. As a player you’ve got a good control over the aftertouch intensity.

[@jtomlinsonster]

@@Bernd_Bruening Is it like the Deepmind keybed? Not a fan of that keybed at all. The action on it is terrible. Please say it's not like the Deepmind keybed.

[@Bernd_Bruening]

@@jtomlinsonster I haven’t got a Deepmind, so can’t compare.

[@kierenmoore3236]

@@Bernd_Bruening Not hard to access a DM to compare … unless you’d just rather not say …

[@Bernd_Bruening]

@@kierenmoore3236 I can't compare it with something I don't have.

[@gobblegobble831]

This synth sounds beautiful 😍❤️

[@cubdukat]

Has this thing streeted yet?

[@80ssynthfan48]

Not to my knowledge.

[@kierenmoore3236]

Not even close …

[@maysonstorm4956]

I've built an amazing synth collection over the years thanks to Behringer. I used to loathe Behringer because I bought a lot of their outboard rack gear back in the day that sounded absolutely horrendous. But I can't lie, their synth "clones" are amazing.

[@mattjbyron2010]

Man!!! Soooo good. Can't wait till this one is released. 100% will be getting one.

[@johnbaker1988]

I'm not sure if this will ever finally hit retail, did you know that behringer owned the rights to Oberheim, but sold them back To Tom Oberheim, I've owned for about 3-weeks now the OB-X8, and with this bad boy I have the advantage of sounding like any of the OBs, and the Ubxa doesn't sound like my OB-X8, I'm listening through high-end studio monitors focal trio 11 be, I really hear what people are saying it doesn't sound like an Oberheim but similar with some sounds, I never bother with knock-offs if I really love a synth and want the real deal I rather have the real thing, but for people that can't afford an OB, and want to feel like they've got the OB, then good for them, just don't have the real one in front of you and comparing on high-end monitors lol

[@Bernd_Bruening]

Well, all beta testers had the real thing, the OB-Xa, not the OB-X8, and high end monitors as well. The UB-Xa does sound like the real thing and additionally can make sounds that the OB-Xa can’t produce. Stay tuned. You’ll be surprised.

[@Nenko_Music]

bourgeois! ;p

[@mirkomarkovic3438]

It doesn't sound like the ob xa

[@Bernd_Bruening]

@mirkomarkovic3438 it does

[@mirkomarkovic3438]

@@Bernd_Bruening it's an approximation, yes

[@sK3LeTvM1]

Finally. 4 years...

[@agerven]

i don't mind 4 years when they put out a decent product after that. And i expect, in Behringer terms, to be this a decent product: When put to normal use, in a true flightcase on the road, it will survive and be ready for its next performance. But we'll see, when it becomes available and reviews by Nick Batt, Loopop, and Sweetwater are published.

[@stefan2796]

It seems not yet available in the stores...(?)

[@Martinez-mr3uy]

I was told mid January by Sweetwater

[@Bernd_Bruening]

@MichaelMartinez-mr3uy Thomann germany says 2-3 weeks

[@100DollarHeadache]

Off with that 4 pole light!

[@Donetur]

Is it possible to know what drums did you use here?. I am looking for a hardware for that kind of punchy sound. If not possible it is ok. :) Thanks in advance.

[@Bernd_Bruening]

I've used Steinberg groove agent vsti for the drums. Sounds like they've used heavily processed Linn Drum and TR909 for this kit.

[@Donetur]

@@Bernd_Bruening thanks a lot :)

[@DaveBessell]

Sounds good in an eighties sort of way. The synthwave people will love this when it arrives.

[@apislapis]

Nice. I like the nod to Prince's 1999 with those lovely chords. Will curb my enthusiasm until they're in the shops, then I'm sure I will get excited.

[@Franz_Kreimer_Keys]

Kann man den schon kaufen?!?

[@Bernd_Bruening]

Nein, noch nicht. Sieht aber so aus, als wenn er bald in Produktion geht. Genaueres weiß ich allerdings nicht.

Sounds absolutely great!

[@thaneco]

I would prefer a demo of the actual sound of the filter and individual presets without drums

[@amplifier2]

If he’d done so you‘d ask for the „sounds in the context of an actual music production“. So who cares.

[@agerven]

Me to would like some detailed filter comparisons, on the other hand: There's sufficient oberheim hit recordings around and one with experienced ears will have heard enough after this video: The filters and most other things are pretty, pretty close! Also, for your information: Every sound, including the drums, is made by the UBX on this video.

[@JDSoundsets]

Sounds great :)

[@xplank]

Thank you an excellent demo, you can tell that a lot of work has gone into the sound engine since the last videos dropped, it’s very close, but still seems to lack the punch and bottom end of the original.

[@agerven]

My feeling exactly. It does seem that they do not have the phase of each oscillator independent from the others (like what you get with DCOs, as in the Oberheim Matrix series).

[@sauermusicDE]

The "bottom end" was demonstrated in an earlier video. No need to worry...it DOES have it. But I agree on that "punch" topic. While listening to the "Prince" part, I was wondering if - maybe - Prince sent his OB synthesizers through a compressor or something. Or maybe he recorded his music on analog tape machines and what we heard was the tape compression? 🤔

[@derekfernandez7701]

This sounds great! 😍

[@mikej.8234]

Hey great videos can this synth replicate van Halen's intro to jump?

[@Bernd_Bruening]

I haven’t tried it yet, but I hope so 😂

[@mikej.8234]

Oh ok looking forward to it if you do

[@rihamy2nd]

kzbin.info_XZMzy84Lt4?si=RyS9LYoy3pEioCgZ

[@georgegeez8708]

This video feels like a parent taking their child to the candy store and walking out with nothing. I WANT MY UBX-A!!! Great video Mr. King. 👍👍👍👍👍

[@Bernd_Bruening]

Next time you go to the candy store you won’t leave it with empty hands 🎉

[@georgegeez8708]

@@Bernd_Bruening LOL. I would like to leave my money at the candy store. I'm waiting for the candy store to fill the shelf with one specific candy.

[@lairdtomfrenchelectromusic2545]

Hello Bernd. I'm going through you seeing that you master the beast. I ordered a Ub-xa, I've I noticed that in the instructions, to make a factory set, you have to factory default and select WIPE PATCHES. The problem is that there is no such function, only the reset of the A, B, C, D banks, atrophy and a full hard reset. I also noticed that in bank A, from 118 to 127, it says preset, and in 128 a sound called Demigorgon.And all B,C and D banks are already full of sounds created. Is this normal? If I do a Full Hard Reset, do I lose all the sounds including those from Bank A? Thank you in advance for your reply and I apologize for the inconvenience.

[@Bernd_Bruening]

You can do a full reset to factory settings. All factory presets can be restored. However, you’ll will loose your custom sounds, so I highly recommend to do a backup first. Some presets in bank A are empty, simply because the original OB-Xa was provided with only 104 factory presets.

[@lairdtomfrenchelectromusic2545]

@@Bernd_Bruening Thank you for taking the time to answer me, and thank you also for the valuable information you have given me.

[@InFamousProductions]

Hey how did you get one?

[@jansonrawlings8169]

Because synth king

[@Bernd_Bruening]

I did beta testing for the UB-Xa

[@JackstandJohnny]

​@@jansonrawlings8169 Yeah, cause thats the kind of pull and special privilagesyou fet when you have a whopping ALMOST 3,000 subscribers...

[@Bernd_Bruening]

Which is next to nothing in comparison to the other synthfluencers.

[@Aetila]

Because he knows Uli...

[@thefumigator]

@1:54 is that polyphonic aftertouch?

[@MFitz12]

Yes. This features their new poly AT keybed

[@Bernd_Bruening]

That’s a split sound. Lower part is a bass sound, upper part is a brass sound with vibrato on aftertouch.

[@thefumigator]

@@Bernd_Bruening exactly, the vibrato, seems the AT works as intended

[@Bernd_Bruening]

@@thefumigator yes, it does. It gets interesting with poly aftertouch affecting a single note in a chord.

[@akhellwig]

Great video, thank you!

Excellent sound!

[@bradleylinemihler]

stunning overdub!

[@blueeyedsoulman]

When is this synth going to be available?

[@Phoenix1711]

Never lol

[@Bernd_Bruening]

Hopefully very soon

[@apersonontheinternet8034]

June 2055

[@FrankyGun]

You could better ask for the lottery numbers and have a better chance for a correct answer 😁 Behringer is all bark but no bite. The DM12 was their peak and from there on it’s all downhill with promises, promises, promises…

[@jimlutz1290]

? ? ? I want this box of fun-ness, what is the story on this one 🎼 ? ? ? OH Jolly Dude in the red puffy suit, can you leave one under the tree this Christmas 🎄🎁 🎹🎵🎶

[@wolfgangdevries127]

Bellringer is ringing bells.

[@mh22xv]

So its ready now? Awesome.

[@RayyMusik]

It has been ‘ready‘ for three years or so. You just can‘t buy it.

[@alex_darsen]

Announcement this morning that it’s going into production.

[@InFamousProductions]

and does it have a mod matrix?

[@Bernd_Bruening]

Yes

[@Subtronik]

@@Bernd_Bruening you just sold one.

[@arcadeapocalypsemusic]

Don't tell me this means it's actually ready for order soon?! That Anderton's demo fiasco gave me the impression it was close then, but what was that like almost a year already??I was starting to think maybe I imagined this synth😁😁

[@MusicZeroOne]

I wouldn’t say soon, they aren’t in production yet according to them.

[@Subtronik]

@@MusicZeroOne also, Behringer has publicly stated that this will drop December 2023 at the earliest, but also said “no promises”.

[@GearZenChannel]

Will the UB-Xa have individually pannable voices like the Oberheim?

[@Bernd_Bruening]

Well, that's one of the key elements of the OB-Xa. Would'nt be wise not to include this.

[@tommymandel]

@@Bernd_Bruening no, the OB-Xa didn't have individually pannable voices - at least not from the front panel. That was introduced (on the side panel) in the OB-8, the model Oberheim released after the OB-Xa.

[@Bernd_Bruening]

@@tommymandel for this you need to open the lid of the OB-Xa and set the panorama with the trimpots. The OB-8 has a cutout for the trimpots on the right wooden panel.

[@tommymandel]

@@Bernd_Bruening thanks!

[@stone_voices]

Охуенный синт! 👍 Искал на своём Korg Kross 2 похожие пэтчи и не нашёл (

[@ARTTRAVELS-MUSICTRAVELS-4LIFE]

Nice 👍🏼 man I need this ☝️

[@MrOuija-rr8kq]

Aww shit. Here comes that copyright safe banger 1:32

[@jammystraub488]

😅 it's kinda got Prince vibes at first.

[@rachelar]

It IS partying like its 2023

[@artofnick]

Would you say you're doubling or splitting more often?

[@Bernd_Bruening]

Splitting

[@JamesCorbettMusic5000]

Sounds epic that fair play