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Personally I think B missed the mark, I was listening to some OBX8 demos along side what is available on YT for the UBXa, and it just doesn't do what the OBX8 can do. I had planar cans on when doing so, and the difference between the 2 synths is why you pay the extra. I had this on the cards, got the Jomox AB instead and to me that is such a better buy for the same $ (got an excellent deal on it and had been wanting one for 2 years). The next synth I get is ground breaking, it does what I want, and how I want it to. What I have sitting on my desk right now is taking up 28 analog inputs, so anything that I have to sacrifice to get on the desk, needs to be something special, and that is certainly the way it is looking. Thx for the upload, much appreciated.
The OB-X8 is basically a remake of the OB-X, SEM based VCO/CVF, with an added Curtis filter and modeled ENVs to get some Xa/8 character. The UB is based on Curtis VCO/VCF. These synth's core sound is based on totally different synths. Neither of them actually nail a complex patch on an OG OB-Xa, or in the case of the X8, an OG Xa/X or OB8. The X8 has that beautiful SEM filter that is almost as nice as the original, and it can also do Xa/8 pretty well. I prefer the tone of the X8 personally (fizzy high end with a little more evened out bottom), but this is subjective. Again, that filter is everything imo. On the other hand UB has an 8 bus mod matrix with what appears to be (in the manual) 42 sources and 38 destinations (not 100% sure, but a lot), 16 voices, polyphonic aftertouch keys (that work well imo) more arpeggio modes (and more immediate to use too) with clock, a step sequencer with clock, and 32 Atrophy settings soon to be savable (confirmed) with a preset. That's a lot of sound shaping possibility that is simply not possible on the X8, and when you layer (think of sound designing in two parts to make one patch/sound) you basically double that sound shaping possibility and can still play 8 notes. I've seen you post under Tom Noise's video a while back, so you know at least some this (if not all) if you watched the video in full. My point is they shouldn't be compared. They have little in common.
Thank you James. I watched it live this morning at 6:00 PDT. I love my UB-Xa that I got from Sweetwater. It is my first polyphonic analog synth. You make great sounds with all you have and provide great insight. I can't wait to hear your thoughts on how you will use it.
I think you can get better with the same money, personally I think a Take 5 has more character than both. The keybed is important too and the T5 has a nice FATAR which is a nice addition. 5 voices might not be much, but when you have a split keyboard that does bass and chords, it's a great feature imo.
I like the retro space/effects type stuff but man Behringer really need some decent sound designers. At any rate, some cool sounds are just a search away. Some people you all should check out regarding the UB-Xa: Scott McAuley, Alphacode Synth Demos & Patches, Gin Sonic, xu.sounddesign, tom noise, The Synth King (post release videos), Studio MDDP, Dr. Synth, Joel Selsfors (for some truly 80s vibes). Enjoy you all.
Making and modifying patches is a no brainer. And I get they wanted to show off what this thing can do. I think they could have done that in just ONE bank of presets. Starter points for wild crazy stuff. And then added some real good presets that someone can actually use. There are some usable one's in it for sure and all synths suffer from bad presets. But the lack of effects make these presets stand out even more.
@EnervatedSociety Personally I don't buy presets, but I have been given some from my good friend, Geosynth and have demoed them here on my channel for him. I will do another demo of the UBXa of the same presets with added effects.
@@PureAmbientDrone I don't buy presets either. I'm totally obsessed with making all my sounds from scratch, no matter the gear. It's a lot of work but I feel it's worth it for my personal projects. I just think synthesizer/gear manufacturers should aim for impressive presets/demos, basically to sell the synths/gear. Not everyone can hear potential, and I think many want to be wowed before buying a synth, or some other gear. Geosynth is cool, I watch his vids too.
@@janpieternieman5295 like I said, go ask John, whilst I have one, I wont discuss or entertain the likes of you. People can read what you've posted in his live stream fwiw.