Oberheim OB-Xa - 15 minutes pure analog sounds - part 1/3

[@aloharay]

For some reason, this synth still does it for me. Looking forward to berhingers recreation.

[@Timecop1983]

This is my favorite synth ever. I hope i can own one someday... Great video!

[@Bernd_Bruening]

Timecop1983 I had a listen to your channel as well. Great music you are doing!! Enjoyed it very much !! Where are the drums from?

[@chipbarber8883]

What an amazing instrument! Thanks for the video!

[@ewanstefani]

Really nice to hear less typical OB sounds in these videos; great work.

[@Bernd_Bruening]

ewanstefani thanks a lot!

[@eaglechildkeys]

One of the best OB-Xa demo I've listen so far. Thanks for share! ;-)

[@Bernd_Bruening]

Thanks a lot !! More to come soon.

[@vintagesynths]

Sounds really amazing! Great work! The Obxa is definitely one of the most exciting synths.

[@SynthientSound]

I really enjoyed this OB-Xa demonstration and am looking forward to the next two parts. :)

[@juxty3102]

For me the oberheim x and xa are my favourite synths. Really looking forward to the ub-xa. Just hope behringer can capture that OB goodness.

[@Bernd_Bruening]

They can. I think, my UB-Xa demo for Behringer proves it.

[@AlainHubert]

Thanks for this. I can't wait for the UB-Xa to finally become available in the coming months...

[@Bernd_Bruening]

It’s worth waiting for. You’ll like it!

[@AlainHubert]

@@Bernd_Bruening Yes, I have no doubt. It's been over 3 years in the making and several months of beta testing now.

[@Farewelltokingz]

@@AlainHubert2 years later.. it’s here 💀💀💀

[@AlainHubert]

@@Farewelltokingz Bought it, and received it back in January, but sold it a month later to a good friend of mine who was desperately waiting for his pre-ordered UB-Xa. I got the OB-X8. Don't get me wrong, the Behringer UB-Xa is a superb value for the money, it was just not for me.

[@AlainHubert]

@@Farewelltokingz Got it in January, and sold it a month later. It didn't live up to my expectations on many points. The UB-Xa is a superb value for money. Sadly, it was just not for me.

[@drsamurai009]

No such thing as a bad sound from an Oberheim :)

[@barryward7633]

Yes please, very very nice lush sounds, thank you for time.

[@Bernd_Bruening]

You’re welcome

[@michaelpierce3264]

I being spoiled with the Juno’s for the last few months I need that ubxa!

[@dags1965]

Beautiful!! Bring on the UBXA!!

[@Bernd_Bruening]

dags1965 I would like to do an A/B comparison!

[@foreverseethe]

No, don't want.

[@dags1965]

Now after the Prophet 5 Reissue ,Id say Bring on the OBXA reissue! A collaboration with Sequential and Oberheim...!!

[@analogsynthaficionado6027]

The last of the classic OB sound before the introduction of the OB-8 which was not the same. I love the OB-Xa, but I cherish my OB-X and FVS. It would be awesome if Tom Oberheim would reissue the OB-X and Xa, but the cost would most likely be too high. Most people today expect something for nothing and complain when a synthesizer costs more than a $1,000. One can't expect a high quality instrument with excellent build quality for next to nothing. The classic Oberheim's will go down in history and continually rise in price.

[@hermask815]

Just pay higher wages so a single job can feed a family. No wonder everyone wants stuff cheaper nowadays.

[@NicolasMelis]

great sounds !! legendary synth ❤️

[@Robert44444444]

Nice job and thanks for sharing this with us. This sound @ 15:47… it seems like such a 'simple', 'basic' patch that a lot of today's synths ought to be able to make… but they don't. That's one of many textures that the OB-Xa offers up with ease. I have an OB-Xa. I also have an OB-6 from DSI/Sequential… it's a different architecture and filter vs the OB-Xa, and if what you want is the sound of an OB-Xa, the OB-6 is not going to deliver… unless you don't have an ear for this stuff. Synth sounds are only worth spending time with if they move you, inspire you… and the OB-Xa does that in spades… remember how Oberheim poly-synths inspired Eddie Van Halen to write a whole new crop of songs in a totally different direction while still sounding like Van Halen.

[@Bernd_Bruening]

Thanks a lot. Check out part 2 & 3 as well.

[@tonyhill2318]

KZbinrs with an OBXA.... PLEASE do a full review of this amazing synth... Go thru the controls, what you love about it, it's strengths/ limitations etc. There's not much of anything like that & we're dying for the UB XA clone... you'd get a million views!

[@Bernd_Bruening]

Might be a good idea. Thanks for watching. BTW, there are all in all four videos about my OB-Xa.

[@emresound]

The one synth that did it all, back then. Nothing comes close to that sound. Nothing.

[@HighlandStudio91]

Back then, that was true...but currently,there are many options that provide an indistinguishable sound(both in hardware and software.) Dave Smith's OB-6,Behringer's UB-Xa,Synapse's Obsession,SonicProject's OP-X Pro 2 & Arturia's OB-Xa V.

[@analogsynthaficionado6027]

Au contraire, the OB-X, FVS, and 8 Voice sound even better than the OB-Xa. Sadly most people have never seen or played these rare synthesizers in person. The FVS and 8 voice in particular have a massive sound. Don't get me wrong, the OB-Xa is a fantastic sounding synthesizer, but with each iteration after the OB-X, Oberheim made design changes to cut costs and the sound did change. By the time the OB-8 was introduced, the raw and gritty sound of its predecessors was no longer evident. The OB-8 is a very nice sounding synthesizer, it just isn't the same sound though. With the introduction of the Matrix series, the classic OB tone was totally changed.

[@Bernd_Bruening]

I’m still looking out for an OB-X, since its unique sound character is different from the OB-Xa. Maybe I’m lucky some day and find a broken OB-X for a reasonable price.

[@analogsynthaficionado6027]

@@Bernd_Bruening It took me many years to find my OB-X, and when I did, I paid quite a bit for it. It was worth every penny though. It definitely has a unique character that the OB-Xa does not. The OB-X does sound similar to the Four Voice, but the Four Voice still has a slight edge to it that I prefer. Both are awesome synthesizers.

[@analogsynthaficionado6027]

@@HighlandStudio91 I'd like to know which modern synthesizers provide an indistinguishable sound compared to the OB-Xa. None of those you mentioned do. Do you own an OB-Xa?

[@skrapadelix]

Fantastic sounds and a great performance, reminds me of Cluster in places. The sawtooth on the OBXa sounds very similar to the Prophet 600 which I guess is not surprising as both Synths use CEM3340s. Subscribed to ensure I don’t miss parts 2 and 3

[@dags1965]

what modern synth would get you close to the OBXA? The Prophet 08?

[@skrapadelix]

dags1965 the Behringer UB-Xa will be very very close to the original OB-Xa and should be available soon. The Prophet 08 is a fine synth but is closer in sound to the Oberheim Matrix 6 and 1000 than to the earlier OB-Xa

[@bengsynthmusic]

What's that yellow button at the left most section left to volume?

[@Bernd_Bruening]

EES Midi Expansion. Momentary switch plus key from the keyboard sets the midi channel.

[@EmygdioCosta]

awesome

[@rembrandvandooren8027]

whaw great! u programmed the sounds yrselve? I used my OBXa yesterday in a track, I used own made sounds

[@Bernd_Bruening]

Rembrand Van Dooren I edited most of the sounds, but the tape dump comes from my friend Rüdiger aka synthlegends

[@Sonikbytes]

Listening to your other demos of OB-XA right after listening to this (maybe not the same FX were used) the real one is less brittle more polished on top and fuller in the bottom end and pulls on my gut brain emotional strings better ;) I don't know, but my gut intuition tells me it's not quite the same experience but close. In a busy mix, it might not matter but as a stand alone play there is difference so far basing on your videos imho.

[@Bernd_Bruening]

You’ve got a good ear. My OB-Xa was in fact quite “dark”. I had to recalibrate it to get it back to factory specs before the beta testing began. The videos you are referring to were made before beta testing the UB-Xa.

[@hendog3894]

6.35 😍

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

Mr. Bruening, you know how to pick ‘em (both the synthesizers and the sounds), you know how to program ‘em, and you know how to play ‘em. Did you get each of these models new?

[@Bernd_Bruening]

ShreadTheWeapon thanks a lot, Sir! I have the OB-Xa since January, all the other synths came in during the last three years. The only synth I have since 1987 is the Roland D-50. More to come soon (Rhodes Chroma, only borrowed )

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

You’re fortunate to get hold of any of these, Bernd Bruening, even temporarily.

[@decemberagents1401]

I have an OB-8 which I love...but I'm always trying to make it sound like the OB-Xa. Even with Juergen Haible's square wave mod, the OB-8 isn't quite the same thing.

[@Bernd_Bruening]

December Agents I thinks there is more to modify than only the square wave mod.

[@decemberagents1401]

@@Bernd_Bruening Yes, but sadly, that's all that mod does. I don't know of anything that can completely make an OB8 sound like an OBXa. The mod helps though.

[@Bernd_Bruening]

December Agents greatsynthesizers.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Haible-filterMod.pdf

[@Bernd_Bruening]

greatsynthesizers.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Haible-audioMod.pdf

[@decemberagents1401]

@@Bernd_Bruening Thanks, the audioMod one is the one I did. I'll have to check the filterMod one out. The audioMod was helpful, though mostly only to square waves. Maybe someday I'll get an OB-Xa, but even if I do, I'm keeping the one I have too. I love the OB8.

[@meme-ow2dm]

have you replace the electrolytic capacitors ?

[@Bernd_Bruening]

Yes, but only the electrolytic capacitors of the power supply. In addition I’ve replied the rectifiers with bigger ones.

[@hartmutzeller2894]

Hallo Bernd - sehe ich das richtig dass du obendrauf einen Mini "Reissue" mit anderem Mod/Pitchwheel hast? Das würde mich sehr interessieren, denn ich möchte das an meinem MM unbedingt austauschen und keiner kann mir praktische Tipps geben....

[@Bernd_Bruening]

Hartmut Zeller hallo Hartmut, das ist ein Behringer Poly D, kein MM, auch wenn er genauso klingt.

[@hartmutzeller2894]

@@Bernd_Bruening Dank für die schnelle Antwort. Ja, den Uli Behringer bzw Poly D hatte ich nicht auf dem Schirm 😀 Dann auf jeden Fall viel Spaß mit dem OB-Xa! Schöne Sachen machst du da und tolle Sounds! Habe selber einen X-a, allerdings zickt der manchmal....kennst du evtl einen kompetenten Elektroniker ?

[@Bernd_Bruening]

Hartmut Zeller ich habe meinen OB-Xa selbst restauriert. Die Logik war mausetot und das Netzteil war hinüber. Tastatur habe ich generalüberholt. Du kannst mich gerne per Facebook kontaktieren (Vor- und Nachname)

[@hartmutzeller2894]

@@Bernd_Bruening ....da gibt'S doch tatsächlich mehrere mit demselben Namen....könntest mir alternativ eine mail über meine website (www.hartmutzeller.de) schicken.

[@pigtoad3025]

does the ob-xa have pot panning?

[@Bernd_Bruening]

Yes, each voice module has got a dedicated pan potentiometer.

[@hannuhyvonen794]

minun musiikkia Voi kuunella Facebookista.

[@tcc650]

Play intro 1984 can halen please

[@Bernd_Bruening]

This story has been told millions of times.

[@patriciaoudart1508]

These are typically sounds I search..... So after buying one deepmind12, I Know the one I will buy from Berhinger🤭😉🤞...

[@hypevorbeiuncensored3633]

Es gibt eine Sache, die mich an diesem Video stört.. Dass es nicht endlos ist.. :(

[@Bernd_Bruening]

Hypevorbei vielen lieben Dank! Es gibt ja noch den zweiten und dritten Teil und einen eigenen Song nur mit dem OB-Xa.

[@attizzoso]

I watched the Behringer update on their OBX clone: not even close

[@Bernd_Bruening]

Attizzoso Dissaldato they’ve still got a lot work to do.