Confirmed. I had an OBXa at my studio for several weeks. And I own an OB1. This Behringer has not much in common with those silky highs. But these are classy presets played on a classy synth in its own right. Wouldn't hesitate to bring this to a major session.
Thank you for these (part 1/2) vids. The initial Behringer marketing videos don't do the UB-Xa justice, but these certainly do and it sounds fantastic. Now I just have to figure out a way to tell the wife that we are $1200 poorer : )
The tones and harmonics of this instrument! So many possibilities. There really is something special here. Thank you for this, and all of your work on this project and these sounds. And an excellent performance! Very well done.
A masterfully executed second part, with phenomenal sounds that you want to create. I hope to see you again very soon at work with this synthesizer which is already mythical!! Thank you so much for sharing. :)
Merci ! Cette seconde artie est bien plus atmosphérique. J'aime beaucoup la diffusion d'harmoniques comme avec le voisinage des cordes d'un véritable piano. Vibration de l'espace et de l'air, tout est dans la subtilité. Bien sûr, c'est aussi toute une époque, de nos jeunes années, les sons des musiques avec lesquelles nous sommes devenus adultes, des ambiance totalement nouvelles, qui continnuent de nous parler de nostalgie! ❤
Nice usable sounds. I've listened to the comparisons with the oberheim and there is a difference. The Oberheim is a bit warmer in the low mids (which I prefer) but this is still a nice synth and very good value.
This part is what you should start presenting. Part 1 is not as exiting as part 2. Its not bad, but some may not get to the best part, so start with part 2. Its amazing.
Some other demos had me a bit concerned about how far off the UB-Xa sounds from the original OB-Xa, but you seem to really bring out its true sound. Sounds fantastic!
@raymondo6665I wouldn’t go that far… there’s a comparison on TH-cam already and it’s the OG definitely has more body and weight to the sound, and the filter on the UB doesn’t seem quite as robust as the OG. But this does sound great regardless on its own merit. Kinda why I wish they wouldn’t have billed it as a clone and used the same font and aesthetic and all that.
@raymondo6665 I agree. I’m just saying that I don’t truly believe that it ‘sounds better’ than the real thing. It sounds great, and close, but not better. I’ll probably end up picking one up myself, as the OBX-A is my all time dream synthesizer. I’m just waiting for some reviews online to really start surfacing so I can form an educated opinion on it.
@raymondo6665 I will fall into this camp, I'll be using this on gigs. Also on youtube I've seen a couple side-by-side comparisons with the OB and you can't tell the difference.
Grâce à la qualité de vos demo on peut se faire une idée précise du caractère de ce synthé...pas de blabla...que des sons et de la musique...que tout les baltringues youtubeur en prennent de la graine...en plus vous avez l'honnêteté de m'être la pub au milieu de vos vidéo ...merci et bravo
Got my UB-Xa this morning and played around a bit before trying to install the "Producer Pack". The ReadMe files says "When transferring the entire bank it will load into Bank D. Be aware that all other presets higher than 65 will be deleted". So I checked if starting at Bank D, preset 65 I had any presets I wanted to retain - copied a couple of presets to the 1-6 range to sounds I did not need. Then I opened the SYSX file with all preset in MIDI-OX (the revised version "Synth-King-Custom-Bank-64-presets-final.syx" which was sent as an update by mail) and send it to the UB-Xa. Unfortunately, the sounds were loaded in Bank D, starting at preset 1, not what I expected with the warning above that preset higher than 65 will be deleted. In the end it looks like the complete bank D is replaced, bank D 1-64 will contain the presets and D 65-128 will all be an empty default sound. Not the behavior I expected from the ReadMe, and not nice as this range contained a couple of sounds I wanted to retain. 😕 Does anyone have a SYSX of the "factory" bank D so that I can restore this and then add single sounds from the producer pack one by one?
You can easily restore bank D to factory presets and then load the sounds individually. I thought it was clear that the sounds will load into D 1-64. I just wanted to point out that all presets above 64 will be empty.
Bought the sound pack, just saw in the „Readme“ that sending all 64 sounds as one SYSX will overwrite all sounds starting from #65 in the UB-Xa. Are these locations „free“ in the UB-Xa by default? Is it possible to „patch“ the SYSX file to load them elsewhere? I would like to avoid having to send the 64 single sounds manually one-by-one …
That’s why I added the sysex data for all 64 sounds individually. By this you can store a single sound wherever you want. In case you haven’t created your own sounds you can still make a factory reset and install my presets one by one.
Nice sounds! One thing I did notice, there is quite a bit of distortion on some of the sounds like @9:30 and @12:30. Was this just recorded too loud clipping your audio interface, or is the output of the synth distorting?
I think the first batch was basicallly sold out in a few hours. Best thing is to preorder for the next batch, which will probably arrive in a few weeks or maybe month
Hi! Buying your patches tonight. My OB-Xa is finally on the way. Where do your patches load? (Which bank?) Is there a way to load to a specific bank? And are the sysex specs available anywhere? I want to write a librarian so I can mix and matches sounds from banks and then reload to the correct bank. I've done them for Jup 8, Jup 6, D 50 and others and would like to make on for the UB-Xa. Thanks, David
Hi David, glad you like my patches. You’ll get 64 sounds that will load into bank D (1-64, former presets will be overwritten). Be aware that presets 65-127 will be overwritten as well (init sound), since the UB-Xa only allows to transfer either an entire bank with 127 sounds or a single presets via sysex. My producer pack includes 64 individual sysex files for single sounds as well. A librarian would be great.
@@Bernd_Bruening Do you have the midi sysex spec? For Roland they are easy to get, for others not so much sometimes. Looking into the sysex, I didn't even see a difference at the beginning between the whole bank patch and the individuals. And even the patch names were not in clear ascii. Know anyone on the UB-Xa team at Behringer that I could email about obtaining the sysex spec? I'm currently recovering from surgery, so I have PLENTY of time to write a another librarian.
@Bernd_Bruening I like your playing a lot. Anybody in the market for buying an over 1k synth should be able to imagine how it would behave under different hands. This is called imagination. It's a prerequisite for creativity, and as such crucial for being a sucessful synthesist.
5/24: Tom Oberheim has responded to Behringer's claim that he gave the brand permission to develop the UB-Xa. He states that there has been "no collaboration between us and no discussions about their plans for synthesizers or anything else."
@@playonkorg well, this story has been discussed over and over again. Behringer informed Tom Oberheim about their plans to develop the UB-Xa, which Tom Oberheim probably had to accept in order to get back the worldwide rights to his brand name „Oberheim“. Everyone knows that being informed isn’t the same thing as collaborating, however Tom felt the need to point this out. So what?
@@Bernd_Bruening Hats off, you know the classics. Blue striped synths? Gap in the market for Behringer, a blue striped trumpet with keys, with the announcement that they have received permission from Miles
Use any sysex tool (e.g. midi-ox for windows), connect your UB-Xa via usb to your computer. In your sysex tool choose the UB-Xa as midi out device, load the file with my producer pack sounds and send it to your UB-Xa. You’ll find the new sounds in bank D. Be aware that all presets in bank D higher than no. 64 will be overwritten and initialised. In case you’ve already programmed your own sounds I highly recommend to do a backup.
Other than the obvious, 0lease could you tell me why your synth has what appears to be two post-it notes attached, one reading “UB-XA” and the other “Behringer”? Is it because this was a preproduction unit?
Aha. Okay, waiting for an UB-Xa demo featuring SEM-like BPF, HPF, and notch filters, OB8-like envelopes, and delayed, keyboard-tracking LFOs, phase-twisted for half of the oscillators. ;)
@RayyMusik except for the SEM filter, which the UB-Xa simply doesn’t have, everything else is there. There is an atrophy parameter called „OB-8 quirks“ which simulates the OB-8 envelopes. All 2nd page functions of the OB-8 are there as well. You might listen to some of my sounds where the LFO delay is clearly audible.
@@Bernd_Bruening I wouldn‘t exactly call an OB8 envelope a “qirk“. In fact I like it much better than the Xa env. Anyway, it‘s mainly the filters that make the X8 more versatile.
@@RayyMusik A month late on this but for 5k that's the least they can do, plus you get better build quality, not 5k better, but better for sure, and it's an Oberheim legit because Tom put his name on it, even though Sequential built the actual hardware you end up getting. On the flip side you don't get Polyphonic Aftertouch, MPE compatibility, an easy to use Arp (X8 has one, but it's a pain imo) with 12 modes w/ clock, a 64 step sequencer w/clock, 8 global modes with 31 tweakable perimeters each, an 8 bus mod-matrix per patch (can't remember if the X8 has this, but I'm thinking no), and 8 more voices. I'm likely missing some other stuff but the point is there's some versatility there you don't get in the X8. Those filters are really nice though.
Finally someone just playing it so we can hear how it sounds. All these review dorks sit there and talk… and it becomes painfully obvious why they only have careers reviewing shit. Cuz they can’t play to save their lives.
Kind reminder: Right now we have a 33% holiday sale@particular-sound.de just use "PSWinterHolidays23" during checkout.
Insta-Buy 👍 - got the shipping confirmation for my UB-Xa from Thomann this morning 😊
It doesn't bother me how close this is or isn't to an OB-Xa, it's simply a classy-sounding versatile synth and that puts it on my wishlist.
Completely agree! Love the fact that you pointed out it’s a classy synth. It’s so sleek and elegant👀🎹😍
Confirmed. I had an OBXa at my studio for several weeks. And I own an OB1. This Behringer has not much in common with those silky highs. But these are classy presets played on a classy synth in its own right. Wouldn't hesitate to bring this to a major session.
Bright Stars and Vangelissimo weooow, that at 1300 euro is incredible!
I love my plugins and all their practicality, but it's so good to have these toys to inspire us during the creation process! Thanks Behringer!
Thank you for these (part 1/2) vids. The initial Behringer marketing videos don't do the UB-Xa justice, but these certainly do and it sounds fantastic. Now I just have to figure out a way to tell the wife that we are $1200 poorer : )
No, you will not be poorer, you will be richer! Rich in owning a synth which can do classic sounds from the Eighties plus more.
The tones and harmonics of this instrument! So many possibilities. There really is something special here.
Thank you for this, and all of your work on this project and these sounds. And an excellent performance! Very well done.
This Is the sound of the 80's : beautiful demo
A masterfully executed second part, with phenomenal sounds that you want to create.
I hope to see you again very soon at work with this synthesizer which is already mythical!!
Thank you so much for sharing. :)
Merci ! Cette seconde artie est bien plus atmosphérique. J'aime beaucoup la diffusion d'harmoniques comme avec le voisinage des cordes d'un véritable piano. Vibration de l'espace et de l'air, tout est dans la subtilité. Bien sûr, c'est aussi toute une époque, de nos jeunes années, les sons des musiques avec lesquelles nous sommes devenus adultes, des ambiance totalement nouvelles, qui continnuent de nous parler de nostalgie! ❤
Merci beaucoup, Patricia
I absolutely love your carefully crafted sounds! They are so useful in Studio and on Stage!!! Thank you!
Thank you, you’re welcome
The sounds are brilliant. Well done!!! This instrument sounds so warm, so analog.
Thanks a lot.
Nevermind you answered already. Valhalla Vintage Verb. Thank you.
your demo makes it sound good - i was not sure but now i would like one , its got a nice sound and better than my vst obx
Oh man, thats probably the best synthsound for my ears so far.. wow!
For the love of synth every keyboard player and electronic music producer should have this one in their collection...
Looking forward to this one ❤
Well done, thanks again Bernd🙏💫
You’re welcome, Martin.
Nice usable sounds. I've listened to the comparisons with the oberheim and there is a difference. The Oberheim is a bit warmer in the low mids (which I prefer) but this is still a nice synth and very good value.
Here we go lol.
Amazing patches! Got the Desktop on the way! can't wait (I'll use my Hydrasynth Keybed for Poly Aftertouch)
Absolutely gorgeous, but i'm holding out for the Synthex.
Always a tremendous demonstration! The programming is stupendous and that's why you are the Synth King! Looking forward to buying this synth! Thanks
Thanks a lot !
This part is what you should start presenting. Part 1 is not as exiting as part 2. Its not bad, but some may not get to the best part, so start with part 2. Its amazing.
I can’t wait to get my hands on one, such a huge sound.
It sounds great.
Some other demos had me a bit concerned about how far off the UB-Xa sounds from the original OB-Xa, but you seem to really bring out its true sound. Sounds fantastic!
Thanks a lot!
@raymondo6665I wouldn’t go that far… there’s a comparison on TH-cam already and it’s the OG definitely has more body and weight to the sound, and the filter on the UB doesn’t seem quite as robust as the OG. But this does sound great regardless on its own merit. Kinda why I wish they wouldn’t have billed it as a clone and used the same font and aesthetic and all that.
@raymondo6665 I agree. I’m just saying that I don’t truly believe that it ‘sounds better’ than the real thing. It sounds great, and close, but not better. I’ll probably end up picking one up myself, as the OBX-A is my all time dream synthesizer. I’m just waiting for some reviews online to really start surfacing so I can form an educated opinion on it.
@raymondo6665 I agree with the value part. It is pretty incredible and it’s definitely affecting the entire synth industry.
@raymondo6665 I will fall into this camp, I'll be using this on gigs. Also on youtube I've seen a couple side-by-side comparisons with the OB and you can't tell the difference.
Great sound.
Grâce à la qualité de vos demo on peut se faire une idée précise du caractère de ce synthé...pas de blabla...que des sons et de la musique...que tout les baltringues youtubeur en prennent de la graine...en plus vous avez l'honnêteté de m'être la pub au milieu de vos vidéo ...merci et bravo
👍🤗 et en toute simplicité, j'adore aussi!
Sounds pretty damn nice! Only thing missing is a built-in laserharp 😃
That's reserved for the Synthex
Thank you ❤😊
Got my UB-Xa this morning and played around a bit before trying to install the "Producer Pack".
The ReadMe files says "When transferring the entire bank it will load into Bank D. Be aware that all other presets higher than 65 will be deleted". So I checked if starting at Bank D, preset 65 I had any presets I wanted to retain - copied a couple of presets to the 1-6 range to sounds I did not need.
Then I opened the SYSX file with all preset in MIDI-OX (the revised version "Synth-King-Custom-Bank-64-presets-final.syx" which was sent as an update by mail) and send it to the UB-Xa.
Unfortunately, the sounds were loaded in Bank D, starting at preset 1, not what I expected with the warning above that preset higher than 65 will be deleted. In the end it looks like the complete bank D is replaced, bank D 1-64 will contain the presets and D 65-128 will all be an empty default sound. Not the behavior I expected from the ReadMe, and not nice as this range contained a couple of sounds I wanted to retain. 😕
Does anyone have a SYSX of the "factory" bank D so that I can restore this and then add single sounds from the producer pack one by one?
You can easily restore bank D to factory presets and then load the sounds individually. I thought it was clear that the sounds will load into D 1-64. I just wanted to point out that all presets above 64 will be empty.
Shift & globals, Factory default, Push select, Bank D Reset, Push select, turn select until OK is shown, push select ones again.
Mine is on pre-order with Sweetwater. The 4:30 mark proves this has the balls of an OBXa.
It definitely has. Thanks for watching.
What FX pedal or Vst's are you using?. Thanks man.
Consider me a customer as soon as i get the UB-Xa!
nicely nice
I would LOVE to hear these patches side by side with the Arturia OB vst. ❤
Stay tuned. Something similar to be expected soon.
Great presets! Does the UB-Xa have onboard effects? If not what effects were you using?
It hasn’t got onboard effects. I have used Valhalla vintage verb where necessary. Some are completely dry
Great sounds but not able to purchase. I can login OK , but Sales website will not allow me to enter card details etc.
I forwarded your problem to particular sounds
Bought the sound pack, just saw in the „Readme“ that sending all 64 sounds as one SYSX will overwrite all sounds starting from #65 in the UB-Xa.
Are these locations „free“ in the UB-Xa by default? Is it possible to „patch“ the SYSX file to load them elsewhere?
I would like to avoid having to send the 64 single sounds manually one-by-one …
That’s why I added the sysex data for all 64 sounds individually. By this you can store a single sound wherever you want. In case you haven’t created your own sounds you can still make a factory reset and install my presets one by one.
Ah, sorry. At the moment there is no way of loading the entire bank elsewhere than bank D.
Nice sounds! One thing I did notice, there is quite a bit of distortion on some of the sounds like @9:30 and @12:30. Was this just recorded too loud clipping your audio interface, or is the output of the synth distorting?
Probably recorded too loud. This video is basically an edited compilation of a 2 hours playing session.
@@Bernd_Bruening Ah okay, thanks!
Excellent demo. How does the keybed feel?
It’s a light weighted keybed with decent built quality. The poly aftertouch is implemented very well.
@@Bernd_Bruening : thank you. And thank you for sharing. What a great demo video.
Voice panning on every patch... WHY NOT?!
I want to know where everyone is getting these. They’re nowhere to found for sale.
I think the first batch was basicallly sold out in a few hours.
Best thing is to preorder for the next batch, which will probably arrive in a few weeks or maybe month
Thank you!
For Europe, Thoman Germany announce me 8 to 10 weeks to stand without pre order. Most time it is less than that for Behringer products
@@patriciaoudart1508 I think they didn’t expect such a huge feedback. However, it’s absolute worth the wait
What effects are being used?
Valhalla Vintage reverb on some of the presets
Hi!
Buying your patches tonight.
My OB-Xa is finally on the way. Where do your patches load? (Which bank?) Is there a way to load to a specific bank? And are the sysex specs available anywhere? I want to write a librarian so I can mix and matches sounds from banks and then reload to the correct bank. I've done them for Jup 8, Jup 6, D 50 and others and would like to make on for the UB-Xa.
Thanks,
David
Hi David,
glad you like my patches. You’ll get 64 sounds that will load into bank D (1-64, former presets will be overwritten). Be aware that presets 65-127 will be overwritten as well (init sound), since the UB-Xa only allows to transfer either an entire bank with 127 sounds or a single presets via sysex. My producer pack includes 64 individual sysex files for single sounds as well. A librarian would be great.
@@Bernd_Bruening Do you have the midi sysex spec? For Roland they are easy to get, for others not so much sometimes. Looking into the sysex, I didn't even see a difference at the beginning between the whole bank patch and the individuals. And even the patch names were not in clear ascii. Know anyone on the UB-Xa team at Behringer that I could email about obtaining the sysex spec? I'm currently recovering from surgery, so I have PLENTY of time to write a another librarian.
@@greenbriarstudio5399 the only midi specs available are those in the English manual, page 22, midi continuous controllers
@@greenbriarstudio5399 Hello! Did you ever manage to write a UB-Xa librarian?
would you mind to play a little bit more fonkay, i feel like i'm in the church ;.)
I think we had this already. Maybe I should play a more funky music
@Bernd_Bruening I like your playing a lot. Anybody in the market for buying an over 1k synth should be able to imagine how it would behave under different hands. This is called imagination. It's a prerequisite for creativity, and as such crucial for being a sucessful synthesist.
5/24: Tom Oberheim has responded to Behringer's claim that he gave the brand permission to develop the UB-Xa. He states that there has been "no collaboration between us and no discussions about their plans for synthesizers or anything else."
@@playonkorg well, this story has been discussed over and over again. Behringer informed Tom Oberheim about their plans to develop the UB-Xa, which Tom Oberheim probably had to accept in order to get back the worldwide rights to his brand name „Oberheim“. Everyone knows that being informed isn’t the same thing as collaborating, however Tom felt the need to point this out. So what?
@@Bernd_Bruening So What Miles Davis 1959
@@playonkorg „kind of blue“ the coolest modal jazz album ever ! Foreshadowing reference to the blue striped synths ??!
@@Bernd_Bruening Hats off, you know the classics. Blue striped synths? Gap in the market for Behringer, a blue striped trumpet with keys, with the announcement that they have received permission from Miles
@@playonkorg I think here it is needless to say that there hasn’t been any collaboration or whatsoever ;-)
hey i want to buy this but how do i actually send these sounds to my ubxa?
Use any sysex tool (e.g. midi-ox for windows), connect your UB-Xa via usb to your computer. In your sysex tool choose the UB-Xa as midi out device, load the file with my producer pack sounds and send it to your UB-Xa. You’ll find the new sounds in bank D. Be aware that all presets in bank D higher than no. 64 will be overwritten and initialised. In case you’ve already programmed your own sounds I highly recommend to do a backup.
already here ...
Frank, switch on your UB-Xa. Ready to go in a few minutes. Saw your post on Facebook
🤓👍@@Bernd_Bruening
How do I get the Behringer Producer pack?
@@robcash555 you just click here:
www.particular-sound.de/downloads/behringer-ub-xa-producer-pack-presets/
@@Bernd_Bruening thankyou will do after pay on Wednesday.
Any FX used in this or is it dry?
I’ve used Valhalla vintage verb for some of the patches
@@Bernd_Bruening thx!!
Other than the obvious, 0lease could you tell me why your synth has what appears to be two post-it notes attached, one reading “UB-XA” and the other “Behringer”? Is it because this was a preproduction unit?
@@xray2785 yes
if you're the "Synth King" what synths do you have in your collection? you playing this UBXA already brings your self title of King into question...
Please explain what’s wrong with my playing.
@@Bernd_Bruening not a thing is wrong with your playing... i love it. its your choice in synthesizer. Sorry im a behringer hater. im seeking help
@hanzvolt the only therapy for Behringer haters is to just play one and you’ll be healed :-)
@@Bernd_Bruening I own 4 and had 7 at one point...so whats your next suggestion
Buying and playing synths from other manufacturers just to check if it is really the brand you don’t like.
Yes, it does have that OB-Xa flavor. But the OB-X8 is much more versatile.
Disagree
Aha. Okay, waiting for an UB-Xa demo featuring SEM-like BPF, HPF, and notch filters, OB8-like envelopes, and delayed, keyboard-tracking LFOs, phase-twisted for half of the oscillators. ;)
@RayyMusik except for the SEM filter, which the UB-Xa simply doesn’t have, everything else is there. There is an atrophy parameter called „OB-8 quirks“ which simulates the OB-8 envelopes. All 2nd page functions of the OB-8 are there as well. You might listen to some of my sounds where the LFO delay is clearly audible.
@@Bernd_Bruening I wouldn‘t exactly call an OB8 envelope a “qirk“. In fact I like it much better than the Xa env.
Anyway, it‘s mainly the filters that make the X8 more versatile.
@@RayyMusik A month late on this but for 5k that's the least they can do, plus you get better build quality, not 5k better, but better for sure, and it's an Oberheim legit because Tom put his name on it, even though Sequential built the actual hardware you end up getting.
On the flip side you don't get Polyphonic Aftertouch, MPE compatibility, an easy to use Arp (X8 has one, but it's a pain imo) with 12 modes w/ clock, a 64 step sequencer w/clock, 8 global modes with 31 tweakable perimeters each, an 8 bus mod-matrix per patch (can't remember if the X8 has this, but I'm thinking no), and 8 more voices. I'm likely missing some other stuff but the point is there's some versatility there you don't get in the X8. Those filters are really nice though.
Dry?
No
@@Bernd_Bruening care to share your FX chain? I tried to find it in the video, description, and comments but was surprised not to see it listed
@@adognamedshinji reverb was Valhalla vintage verb used for some of the presets. Arp sounds have a delay. That’s it.
@@Bernd_Bruening thanks for the reply! I do enjoy some Valhalla reverb
I am by no means an Oberheim expert, and I think Behringer is scummy. But they did a good job here to get that Oberheim sound going.
I agree with you in terms of the Oberheim sound. Everything else about Behringer is your personal opinion which I don’t share.
The patches are very good, but the intro always irritates me a lot. :)
I’ve made a new one 😊
Finally someone just playing it so we can hear how it sounds. All these review dorks sit there and talk… and it becomes painfully obvious why they only have careers reviewing shit. Cuz they can’t play to save their lives.