Behringer UB-Xa | Out of the Box

My very first impressions of this highly anticipated and extremely impressive analogue poly synth from Behringer.

[@Bernd_Bruening]

Thank you very much for playing my Pink Floyd preset. Great video, as always!

[@allkeyspro6606]

Wow, I'm impressed to see you reviewing Behringer. Turn the other cheek I guess, you have taken the high road. I guess I should too!

[@TheSynthnut]

Im not sure its the left/right location of the screen as much as the fact its flat and slightly recessed tgat is more problematic?

[@SynthgodXXX]

Great video, exciting synth for sure. Looking forward to the Behringer JT-16 Jupiter-8 recreation. 😉

[@galaxiesmerge_original]

At this price point with polyphonic after touch no one can really complain about a great new synth. I own the OB6 and the OBX8 and for those reasons don’t need another synth but the UBXA is fabulous at its price-point. I bought a Behringer 2600 because they did a great job and the Kong model 2600M misses out the features the keyboard added in their FS 2600 which is the ONLY reason I did not buy Kong - so by omitting features Behringer added, I bought the Behringer - nothing at all to do with price (as the OBX8 and OB6 ownership should indicate). My message to Behringer is to keep challenging the synths for price point. I own a CS80 but I am actually interested in a poly-aftertouch CS80 clone. The Super Gemini is an advancement of the CS80 and it’s an incredible synth beyond the CS80 but it is not a clone but rather a new and more powerful synth but when looking at “clones” in the true sense of the term, the UBXA clone of the Oberheim on the value and sound quality for the price and features, with respect to an original OBX or vintage models, is just unbeatable.

[@Subtronik]

Desktop version please!

[@victorvargas49]

Gracias señor Tim muy bien!

[@leoschoutrop2205]

More talk than sound this review

[@TimShoebridge]

That's correct. And exactly what I explained in the first few sentences.

[@doublebass5y]

IT,S still a clone though and Uli just reverse engineers other designers stuff. Bet it wont last as long either. Save up and buy the real thing or maybe a Hydrasynth. Now theres an original company that's done something new.

[@EricAdamsonMI]

Opinions are like @$$#0735 -- everybody's got one.

[@passivehouseaustralia4406]

Possibly the dullest comment yet.... complete disregard for its extra capability, price point and the complete misery of old synth ownership can be...

[@paulmcmc4005]

The Atrophy parameters are a genius touch! Well done Behringer🫡

[@DinoSvanhvit]

Sounds great.👍

[@DrSynth]

Nice overview. Totally agree the display placement, should have been centered. And overall the knobs are good feel, but the data select encoder is a but more wobbly than I'd like when pressed. I have issues that it sometimes will shift 1 value when clicked less than purely vertical. BTW- The aftertouch configuration is under accessed via the VEL/AFT button (Shift 2 in the "Available Preset Recall" section on the far right and you can select Hard, Medium or Soft for the AT curve, as well as the slew rate with the "AfterTouch Fltr" setting. Not the full configuration as the Hydra, but you have some choices for one's AT style.

[@mikemeengs5720]

The Behringer haters might as well hang it up. Sure...they have cheap toys foe under $100.00. But they seem to take great pride in their flagship products...something I noticed with my first B synth, the Neutron. Even my $400.00 Pro 800 is a well built and wonderful sounding synth. Be well, Tim!

[@mhoppy6639]

Helpful comment, thank you. Would you recommend the pro-800 as a first analogue synth? I’ve got a nektar p6 midi controller but the pro800 looks like a nice affordable way into analogue world. Does the pro800 integrate well into daws? Sorry if I’ve used clumsy/inappropriate terms- I’m not too familiar with the technicalities although I’ve played guitar and keyboards for many years. (Currently using logic 🙂) thanks again.

[@mikemeengs5720]

@@mhoppy6639 I think it would make a great first synth!

[@ashleyrenee4824]

I can not agree more with you about something that people can be concerned about! Any way thank for this information video!😊

[@Mchannemann]

Love how you Zimmered it nicely, love the sounds and barbebone as it is the video is classy

[@ScottsSynthStuff]

4:18 - actually you were correct the first time, it's an LCD. :) Although it's backlit with LEDs, so there is that.

[@anthonybrett]

Just got mine this week. I really don't care if it sounds identical to the Oby, this synth is absolutely beautiful in its own right. I love it.

[@jessejohnson7591]

I love Tim's videos. Insightful, informative, and most of all, entertaining.

[@Waldemar_la_Tendresse]

I'm assuming you've simply forgotten "musical".

[@BritoWorx]

Had mine since 1/10…such a beautiful unit. Behringer really did a great job with this unit. At $1200 there’s 0 complaints. Best synth for the price.

[@DendriticFractals]

1200? Wow

[@dstrats]

Im so happy to read such a comment. So awesome it’s a great sounding synth with no complaints! And yes $1200 is a steal for such a synth reissue!

[@fortheloveofnoise]

even the keybed?

[@BritoWorx]

@@fortheloveofnoise honestly I’m not a keybed snob. It’s just fine not having any issues at all.

[@sawssman965]

I'd rather get a teo5

[@antoniocalimero1173]

Most are not satisfied at all and sell it again. So I let this pass. A much more interesting altarnative is a System 8, where you get a lot more, for the same money.

[@kevingort4926]

Best synth I have ever owned by miles. System 8? Chappy, not versatile, thin sounding, unnoteable sound wise.

[@cnlbydesign5373]

First, a grainy cell phone video with an equally grainy microphone will still make your content better than 99.999% out there and I hope you figure out the issue (it was rats eating my cables without me knowing they took up residence that did it to me once). You continue to explain things in both an approachable and highly useful way Tim. To me, your explanations remind me of catching those key words I know would mean I would like a particular wine back in my restaurant management days. I know, based on your explanation, I will like this synth. You bring so much knowledge to all of us, and I am very happy to see you are doing some "work" for company's like Cherry Audio. Unassuming intelligence in a strange and disjointed world, you actually calm those of us watching your videos down as we think of our next purchase (I agree about your point of there being way too much more to care about than Behringer keeping an esthetic for this synth). Keep up the great work Tim and thanks for all you do for us amateurs!

[@darwiniandude]

I think if they didn't want to centre the display, it should've been OLED. Still a two line text display, but OLED. Then viewing angles aren't an issue. I wonder if it's possible to retrofit. I've put a two line OLED in my old Casio CZ-1, big improvement. A two line LCD like that really needs to be front and centre.

[@synthsamuraiproductions]

Great video, excited for the desktop. Heard rumors it will have an OLED screen.

[@lindabarteau9006]

While I like and own many Behringer synths - I think Roland's JX-08's is the current "biggest-bang-for-the-buck" champion when it comes to polysynths. 20-voices for $400.00? Two synth engines, arpeggiator, sequencer and killer chorus/ FX. That's hard to beat for $400.00. And YES, if you don't mind it's glassy digital engine - the JD-08's 128-voices is nice too!

[@RobertFisher1969]

The info about the aftertouch is very interesting. I keep thinking about eventually getting a Hydrasynth Explorer because I prefer minikeys and that seems to be the only option of poly aftertouch with minikeys. (Well...maybe the Lumi? But I haven't heard anything good about it.) But I think I'd prefer Behringer's implementation of aftertouch. Here's hoping they'll put out a poly aftertouch keybed with minikeys before the Hydrasynth makes it to the top of my purchase list.

[@crnogor]

The sounds are great , ergonomy , sucks ! Display is too small , on a wrong place '' PROGRAMER '' is crazy minimalistic , no numeric pads for quick program source in a couple seconds ! (not for stage ) Keyboard panel should be turned to to player no other way , too much presets for hands on synth . Beside that , envelopes are sure ''soft'' . All those things turns me off from this ..

[@mrdavies7894]

Love the production credits! 😂❤ Also love the Interstellar quotes. Beautiful. I used to quip, back 30-some-odd years ago when this thing was first announced and teased to the public, that, “I can’t wait to _not_ buy this!” Although this offering doesn’t change my opinion of Behringer as a company, I definitely award them a lot of points here. They obviously really did do their homework on this one and appears not to be the slap-dash also-ran that the vast majority of their offerings are. I won’t be getting one, but I think anybody that does is probably getting a pretty good piece of kit.

[@darwiniandude]

Liked this. Thank you. I was hoping for more info on the poly aftertouch and how it compares to other implementations, and you didn't disappoint.

[@watchaddicts1213]

The constant head moving to see display: You could make a dance move out of this, Tim....try some A-musical tracks with lots of KICK drum. What do they call that noise?? Oh yeah, RAP.

[@santanakcre8ivecontrol809]

If you had to choose between the Moog One and the Waldorf MK2 what would be your pick. I plan on getting a MPC X SE to connect the keyboard to then then do all my editing in Fruity Loops. The Waldorf for me reminds me of a vst called ElectraX2. I understand the mapping and how get the sound I want. My only concern is that this is one of the best sounding keyboards on the market with rich mind blowing sound I can use to increase my style of production. I usually have 3 synths going at the same time per lead synth with delay reverb and 2 filters in automation. Same usually for the pads and plucks as well. Would the MK2 make the most sense to get or are their other keyboard you would recommend? I am looking for something with alot of warmth to it and clarity that I can cut away at to make a perfect track rather than always adding more to make a VST synth sound bigger. Thank you for your time!!

[@soundcheck6885]

If they couldn't move the display to the center for some reason, they could have at least used the OLED version of the 2x16 display module which costs only a couple of dollars more.

[@JazzOrganBites]

You make a good point about all the issues in the world and choosing to be very angry about a synth.

[@martattacks]

While I did comment on how I liked the way Tim presented his opinion, I do not 100% agree with the gist of the statement, because: Behringer's attitude towards people and companies in the business actually IS a part of what's wrong with this world.

[@gregmakesmusic8805]

@@martattacks Same here! He surely meant nothing bad with it but I also thought it was a little bold to say so.

[@martattacks]

​@@gregmakesmusic8805I think, Tim wanted to avoid the odd B-bashing in the comments and therefore tried to get that matter out of the way right from the start. I guess, therefore he also chose this rather forward approach. Fine by me.

[@theboofin]

Well, he's just addressing the often petty concerns of social media idiots that frequent comment sections user groups...

[@payt01]

Such an awesome synth :) I ordered one last Friday and hope to receive in about a month.. that's what Thomann is indicating anyway. Can't wait to give it a good spin.. it sounds delicious in this video anyway!

[@DestroyER82]

Thank you for lovely introduction! Im really happy to see PolyAT working like this. Really perfect design choice. Also I think it is a good thing to not include performace controls and performace LFO into presets, but fully understand the point and it might be a good thing to allow that through FW update and leave that on users.

[@scottmcauleysounds]

Great Overview Tim , UB-Xa sounds great! Loving the Atrophy parameter options! Game changer!

[@ageshero]

I can’t really vibe with the lack of 8x8 patch selector. I want to be flying around on that sort of thing… Because that’s the best way to get live sounds

[@gregorydolhy1407]

One Atrophy Profile choice should be “BROKEN”. This would emulate several of my vintage synths!

[@earodeafchild]

Regarding bringing musicians into developing phase… Thought Uli is a musician, have he ever touched the stuff he’s selling or is he only playing the originals in his museum?

[@JacksonBandons-r2o]

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[@swanofnutella4734]

I noticed on their upcoming "JT-16" (Jupiter8 clone using the ubxa form factor) ...the display screen is at the center octave, just a pinch to the right of the center of the entire instrument. I own a Hydra49key, and space is scarse, so I had planned on getting the Desktop UBXa... but I might be tempted to get the keyboard version of the JT-16 one day.

[@charlesbronson2806]

Not only do i love your reviews Tim but you're playing is also great.

[@chriswareham]

Received mine today. I owned a four voice OB-X for about ten years, and missed the immediacy of programming it as well as the great sound. Based on a few hours getting to know it, the Behringer has everything I liked about the OB-X but with the extra features of the later OB-Xa and OB-8. The "atrophy" feature gets it into the "wobbly" territory of the OB-X which was constantly drifting because it used almost entirely discrete components unlike its mostly IC based successors. But with the Behringer, I'm hoping it doesn't just break down all the time like my Oberheim did.

[@TheMikeypilk]

Hi Tim great video. For tweaking the AfterTouch response, Vel/Aft menu and then "AT Curve" - just soft medium and hard. The performance LFO settings are manual and you are right to assume the same as in the original. The performance panel settings can be saved within split/double programs - if that's any help to you at all.

[@soundman6564]

I have several pieces of Behringer equipment and the only dislike I have with them is the display, they really do need to get away from the 2 color mini viewing area, at times it's rather annoying, I've passed on a few pieces of their equipment because of this very thing, Behringer you can do better.

[@mick3950]

Well produced and this seems to be better than what most were expecting ,

[@Ojref1]

I'm looking at the Ub-Xa as a possible midi keyboard controller as well as its musical instrument function. Thanks for going over the keyboard functionality, its very helpful. At its price point it seems to be the best bang for buck solution.

[@sanjeevmraman]

Dear Mr. Shoebridge- thanks for this (and your many other) detailed video(s). I enjoy watching your channel for the calm, measured quality you bring to your in-depth analyses and reviews, which are mercifully devoid of the “hyper” or overly flamboyant style of some other reviewers. I am a semi-pro/ semi-amateur (😂) guitar player (I.e. I perform guitar parts in a Pink Floyd tribute band) who has an old Alesis 88 key Quadrasynth; it’s a monster from the 90s, and is great, but I am looking to get either the Hydrasynth Deluxe or the UB-Xa for 21st century conveniences, even though I realize that’s a bit of a contradiction in terms for the “U-Behr-heim”. I am aware of the differences between the two, and more importantly, the important similarities (polyphonic aftertouch). I noticed that you have done reviews on both these synths. Do you have a preference for one over the other e.g. feel, quality of factory presets/ patches, or ease of ability to create “realistic sounding” instruments like pianos and organs from these synths? Any notable/ glaring shortcomings that might make you choose one over the other? I realize this question might be akin to choosing a favorite child, but the reason I ask is because, like you, I do not perform keyboards live, and am primarily looking for a SINGLE “master synth” with great patches, that I could also use as a controller for other modular devices in my studio. I live in the USA, and so am uncertain of ASM vs. Behringer’s after-sale service (if ever needed) and whether that influences your decision in any way. Sorry for the long question/ comment, and thanks in advance. Cheers

[@TimShoebridge]

Hey. Great to hear you enjoy the channel. The hydrasynth is definitely going to give you the widest range of sounds, you can coax some very nice organ sounds, electric pianos and even choir sounds out of it. The synth engine is very flexible allowing you to build your own wavetables from the factory waveforms provided. Working with digital synths is not for everyone, and I guess the question for you is how important is that warm, analogue, imprecise quality? Because it is that quality that you get from an analogue polysynth like the UBXA. If I was pushed, I think I would go with the hydrasynth for its flexibility, but I do think that pairing it with an all analogue polysynth is an amazing combination.

[@coconutlust470]

Have been patiently waiting on our man in London's word on this one and am happy to see it passed muster.

[@TV-on2er]

素晴らしい 次はEnsoniq VFX のコピーお願いします。

[@H-4-D3423]

Always interesting seeing and hearing your new toys Tim. I know your review will be as stellar, in-depth, entertaining as the standards you've set and maintained over the years. Congrats, it sounds mega!!

[@thelanavishnuorchestra]

I've heard lots of good things about the UB-Xa and so glad to hear they've done good work with the poly aftertouch. Aftertouch is such a key thing in expressive playing. When I'm building a software synth in VCV Rack or PureData, I always put a slew limiter on aftertouch, as so many keyboards fail to make the aftertouch something you can bring in gradually. At least with a slew limiter, you can force slower onset and release.

[@flowgoi1741]

How's the feel and quality of the keybed?

[@DanielDapin]

Hi Tim ! Thank you very much for your Film . I just bought UBXa and I'm testing the sounds. I have one Question, how can I Change the Banks Pages A B C D ? 😊

[@TimShoebridge]

@@DanielDapin hold shift then press the preset +/- buttons 👍

[@DanielDapin]

@@TimShoebridge Thank you very much 🙏

[@KiR_3d]

Behringer do a lot of cool things now! I wish they could add more flexibility to Pro-800 too. Modulation amount (from PolyMod) is very modest in the latest firmware. This makes some of my "very wanted effects" impossible to create. I could workaround this with LFO but it's only one for all 8 voices unfortunatelly. I've seen a website where several hardware mods for Pro-800 are described. And there is even a mod for doing this :)

[@simoningate2056]

Nice video - honest opinion - thought I was already subscribed - wasn't so now am. Agree with comment on using musicians - and with the "don't get angry" point - Oberheim/Sequential could have redone this - but decided to go for the bigger and much more expensive OB-X8. If you like the sound then this is a great buy. And for just under a grand you get poly aftertouch - so bit of a bargain.

[@InFamousProductions]

Hey Tim , see my post below, and the hacker/scammer response that someone posted

[@TimShoebridge]

Hey thanks. 🙏 I just blocked that account, hopefully all messages from it are now gone.

[@UberSynth]

Why didn’t they use 6:00 an OLED display? 🤔

[@2.Plus.2.Equals.5]

These are like Chrysler 300s trying to be a Rolls. You think they look ok until the real thing pulls up next to it.

[@ageshero]

😢

[@EricAdamsonMI]

Buy the Rolls, then.

[@TheJrwalker77]

I just want the module version.

[@MrBeen992]

You dont have more than 1 hour to review it ? Do you have to return it ?

[@Waldemar_la_Tendresse]

Many thanks for this interesting initial video about the UB-Xa in the usual quality and wealth of detail in the presentation. I'm already looking forward to the following videos, especially when I think about the Atrophy settings. You are certainly the right person to shed some more light on this. Thank you also for highlighting the difference with the Poly-AT.

[@fallingmanuk]

Thank you for this - very helpful & informative. Also I loved the snippets you played - very atmospheric and melancholy.

[@rudi6127]

I’m so happy I have the real thing….

[@Patheticbutharmless]

I have a question about Analogue synths. It might be a stupid question so please, bare with me. Whenever I go through demonstrations of analogue synths from the price ranges of 500 to 5000, I tend to hear the same kind of sounds over and over and over again. So, if I want to get creative with sound, really shape some deep and wide and(especially) unique scapes, is there really one synth that can satisfy me? Do I have to go eurorack? Or should I just go digital, splurge there and get a great analogue filtersection seperatly? To warm it up again...I just don't know. I really want to explore but can not be bothered with detuning saw waves to get that little something extra out of the usual suspects of sounds. Do I have to wait for a spectral synth? Was there ever such a thing? Maybe I am just being wholy unrealistic anyways. Maybe I should go to bed.

[@TimShoebridge]

So picking up on your "deep, wide and unique soundscapes" comment, yes actually digital technology can give you that wide range of sound generation capabilities, it allows you to explore and combine virtual analogue, additive, granular, FM, sample manipulation, physical modelling and more, all combined with comprehensive digital effects. You mention eurorack and of course that is an option to get as creative and unique as you want: the most powerful and creative modules available today are incidentally all built on digital technology. Or.... you can apply a layering / multitrack technique to build up complex soundscapes using whatever digital or analogue gear you already own combined with anything from a DAW or multitrack digital recorder or looper to a good old fashioned reel to reel. Some of the greatest soundtracks ever conceived used a fairly basic analogue synth, sequencers, some outboard effects and a multitrack recorder of some kind. Searching for that one single instrument to answer your prayers takes a lot of trial and error and may never be successful, an alternative might be to experiment with less capable instruments and play with the recording process itself......

[@Patheticbutharmless]

@@TimShoebridge, thank you for the response. the "egg laying, wool/milk pig" thing is, likely, something a lot of beginners(lik me) are interested in. Hmmm....so a lot of it is in the fx. Right? That seems pretty logical. Wouldn't it be cool if there was something that plays like a keyboard synth but is just a fy monster? Like the prophet x only.....BIGGLIER! Pure Sound manipulation with weighted keys.

[@jd808]

I love my UB-Xa so much

[@hawk194]

Thanks Tim. Very informative video. Your insight is always very much appreciated . Definitely interested in this.

[@WoodyPianoShack]

maybe i missed the info, plastic or metal chassis?, thnaks tim.

[@TimShoebridge]

Metal. And some nice polished wooden end cheeks 👍

[@patriciaoudart1508]

​@@TimShoebridgeI'm hard to know if it's Iron or Aluminium. On my deepmind it's Iron, and for me sad because I have a old Dx 7, and just a lack of paint and with time all the button panel gone rusted. On the Deepmind, rack holes have no paint, so sometimes I would prefer plastic front panel, or why not, Wood. My Jupiter 50 is aluminium, so hope the next Behringer keyboard will jump the step over, that can be wood and just plate front for buttons. Also vertical racks are coming to a new birth, that yould be good for seeing the display, this lets me thinking about separate Keybeds, double keybeds, and a vertical wood rack that could support three expanders, one meter long, that would not need to change the internal architecture, can imagine in my dreams, UB Xa, and Behringer Jupiter 16 expanders , over a double poly aftertouch full 88 keybed. And place for integrated analog effects modules! So the question about plastic, Aluminium, metal should be part of future Behringer, and others like Korg, dilemnas 😊.

[@InFamousProductions]

I had an original. bought it for $500 and sold it for $500.. and after a while , I found it to one dimensional for my needs. Of course I wish I kept it, but at that time, it just seemed not that spectacular as people make it seem. I think this will be a lot better than the original.

[@ugielka]

listening with headphones you moving the stereo mic is kind of disoreanting

[@TimShoebridge]

Yes very true. I should have converted to mono

[@MuzixMaker]

Bob Moog famously involved musicians very early in his designs.

[@hemibass]

I was hoping you would do a video on this. Great stuff Tim. Just saw them tease the Jupiter 8 clone, will that be of interest to you as well?

[@watchaddicts1213]

Tim, I'm so happy to be able to live vicariously through you, Oh man of means. I get the impression that you work very hard to earn your money. Anyway, YOU HAVE to buy the BEHRINGER MS-5 and do a review. LESS expensive than the UB, by far. Back when I had every HARDWARD synth except the CS-80 and the JUP 8, I used to SALIVATE over the SH-5 and SH-7; I never found one....and then I sold them all. I still miss my Andromeda. Mark

[@FreeThink1984]

Heckin based!!!!!

[@invitia901]

Great first impressions. Many thanks. I have my UB-Xa since a month, great synth, great value for money, good construction quality, except for the knobs, thin and too plasticky. Hopefully there will be a third party replacement available for them.

[@thelantern9075]

The original knobs on the OBXA probably aren’t much better. Lol. I’ve got one, it’s needs servicing, but they don’t feel premium either. But true, fitting gear with nice feeling hardware adds to the user experience.

[@Sonikbytes]

I wish they would give you the option to open up the upper frequencies on the open filter more like ob-8x have more presence and sound less muddy in general.

[@michaelpierce3264]

Tim always a pleasure!

[@dreamstaticsounds]

I'm so glad they went with a hard stop for the poly at keyboard. I love the Hydrasynth but it is WAY too easy to accidentally trigger that poly at on their keyboards.

[@freddiesamples]

Like I need another synth! I'm into sound and control and this one has unique control and sounds great. Your in depth description on aftertouch was excellent, thanks for that.

[@bennethos]

There are barely reviews online, it’s even courageous to do one with all the hate going on. I think it’s a work of love with lots of input from the community. Thank you for your initial thoughts. If it sounds anything like an ob-xa I’ll take this one, can’t afford a 5k synth and life is too short to save up for one. I mean we even have MPE.

[@mikemorrisonmusic]

This is going to be such a great 23 minutes. 😊

[@ianwilson7637]

Every time I watch another video of the UB-Xa, I get the uncontrollable urge to shell out cash. I have yearned for this sound ever since Thompson Twins in the early 80s, but space, people, space! Nice video though, and just another reason to want it. Trying my best to hold back the GAS.

[@alexguest6289]

To avoid any controversy and to free themselves from incorporating the limitations of older technology (single LFO, for example), why dont Behringer just build a great sounding original synth. Wouldnt this be just as appealing, if not more so with many more modulation options and an FX engine. Ditch the name and the livery, come in at a competitive price point and they would sell by the truckload. I really dont get the current obsession with old synth tech, its like chasing an illusion.

[@doubtingtom37]

Wonderful timing; as recent days have narrowed choice down to UB-Xa. Will companion Deepmind 12 _ bringing OB-X8 tones aboard. THX Tim Shoebridge, looking forward to your follow-on impressions. 🙏🏻

[@thesrabbit]

Definitely some nice feature additions. I wish the OB-X8 would let you switch the vibrato LFO to per voice and allow it as a destination when sending poly AT via midi. As it is right now, the only thing you can effect with poly AT is the filter. Can sort of fake it by taking the same patch and splitting it on both the upper and lower layers, then enabling AT for only the upper layer. Not the same though and still limited.

[@sibbyeskie]

I’m old enough to remember when churchgoers came to Marilyn Manson concerts to protest. There’s a word for those who want to come in and morally dictate other peoples joy from up on high. Old synth farts like Tim and I have seen this road show before. So kids, remember, the moral panic will eventually fade. Becoming a faded story you can tell nonplussed kids when you’re older. Joy is fleeting so get it where you can. Now to scrounge for some funds to get mine 😅

[@Dr.TeaseMedia]

Thank you Tim, Placed a back order for this two months ago. Still not yet arrived, but maybe you can make suggestions in advance when it arrives how to connect this to my System 55 setup.

[@patriciaoudart1508]

Thanks. As always You are very precise and by the Musician point of view. The few sounds you played shows the better I listened for this time why this instrument is on my list, because It's certainly close to what I myself stand for, which is expression and harmonics creation, enrichment of synthetic sounds to reach a living music landscape. Behringer have lot more dilemmas to solve, as they announce more instuments, particularly the Jupiter 8, I imagine with a memory polyphonic aftertouch keybed?. Suddenly, I realize I've not veryfied if the matrix of the Deepmind 12d I have, is able to save external keyboard parameters, perhaps in the application. My SL88 studio have It's proper aftertouch preset's app, so this need to be studied for me but it is technical, and not my pleasure, I play, my settings and push two times the button Write, then the :) like conbination, in the middles of hundred presents with no interest for me. Can't stand to do the same with the OB Xa. The legacy mode presets are amazingly precise, add lot to the instrument, you are the own to have hold this to our Knowledge, thanks to You.

[@deantiquisetnovis]

I love my UB-Xa! Watch my video on creating the Vox Humana sound on this synth.

[@Rhythmattica]

Poly Aftertouch, It seems they've taken notes from ensoniq's key-bed approach. Had many a Ensoniq, (EPS,16+) and the ASR10 does exactly the same...Probably why I have Two.... Best keybed for synth playing.... for me.... Cant wait to try this out...

[@kettenlaiho3983]

Really nice to have time to watch your videos! Just a quick question: what type of lamp/light do you have on the lower side of the synth that´s above the UB-Xa?

[@tsmith7146]

Seriously impressive keyboard for the price. Sounds and looks stunning. My only problem is that i'd rather have the UBX than the UBXa - and then the JT16 is the one i'm really interested in, and unfortunately i can't have them all..... I wonder how long we'll have to wait for the JT16?

[@marcelmaes5275]

3:48 👍

[@alainthiry3965]

the essential question is about the sounding of this machine (not on youtube, so the feeling, your feeling, in a studio or headphone) compared to Oberheim.

[@timbeaton5045]

Just wondering if the SYNTH TRIBE software for the UB-Xa would have controls for the aftertouch settings?

[@brianlespoir6287]

I hope the Module will be finished soon, like many, I have way to many key's, but would love to have a affordable Oberheim synth.

[@christianthompson1473]

Thanks for a great pre review review. I got mine yesterday and I'm also enjoying the fantastic sound and the wonderfully simple and direct UI. What reverb did you use in this demo? Sounds great.

[@inkling1788]

UB-xa is a billion times the REAL Oberheim creamy-fizz vs. the OB-6

[@progwaver]

Hehe, congrats... I have mine since end second week Dezember, I was under the first get the delivery from Thomann... Was my Christmas Gift to myself, right time for the Fiesta... Very happy with it, cant get my fingers off it.

[@jameslast3192]

Great work Tim and yes there’s plenty of shit going on without arguing over synths! Sounds wonderful btw!

[@MonadTransformer]

Behringer is awesome. I've really no idea why some people hate them so much. I guess nobody would listen to them when they say they got that awesome vintage Oberheim?

[@RAISING_WOLVES]

3:40, sooooooo true, spot on.