Behringer UB-Xa
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tomheck



https://www.gearslutz.com/board/electronic-music-instruments-and-electronic-music-production/1196469-ub-xa-synthesizer.html
"Dear all,
As many of you know, synths have been my passion for the past 40 years. Sometime ago I have set the goal for Behringer to bring back some of the loved analog synth jewels from the past.
Please allow me to share some thoughts with you and apologies if this is a longer thread.
Does this make any commercial sense?
Every company has to earn money in order to survive, and so do we. However, since we are privately owned, we don’t really care about the next quarter’s result or "shareholder value" since it is our philosophy to reinvest everything we earn.
This gives us the tremendous freedom to work on projects that can only be described as “labor of love” as they might not yield any financial gains. This is why we embark on these synth projects; some of them might not sell in high quantities and frankly to us it doesn’t really matter.
Many of our competitors spend all of their effort on marketing to make you believe in analog synth emulation simply because it’s much easier and cheaper to assemble a DSP chip on a PCB board rather than building products with thousands of analog components and deal with the manufacturing complexity plus expensive manual calibration processes.
However we at Behringer and Midas believe in the passion to revive these analog jewels and the fun these projects create for our team - which to us is worth everything.
Why we believe in analog?
We at Behringer do not believe in “virtual analog”, VST’s or other creative names for digital sound emulations as we are of the firm opinion that you cannot replicate true analog sound through digital technology, and there are many technical reasons for this. To be very clear, this doesn’t mean digital synths or VST’s can't sound great, but it is just something we don’t believe in.
Our passion and emotions are with true analog synths and our goal is to bring back the authentic sound of original designs from the period of the 60’s to the 80’s. In order to achieve the exact same sound, we will use the same circuitry and where possible the same components, however we will apply modern manufacturing technologies to make these instruments affordable, mass producible and reliable for the long-term use.
In many cases we will also remanufacture obsolete components if we feel they are relevant to the sound. In short we will not spare any effort in order to capture the spirit of these synths as it is all about authenticity.
Why do we make this announcement?
For the first time in our 30 year history, we have decided to completely open up our company and share every step of the development process with you so you can ask questions while we will be seeking your opinions.
In fact we want you to participate in this end-to-end process so we can learn from you, but also for you to fully understand how such a synth is developed and manufactured.
What is the UB-Xa synthesizer?
Over the past years we have done a lot of research both on forums but also through interviews with professional musicians in order to understand what the most sought after synths and drum machines are, but also what people feel the sound signatures of these synths are and why people feel so strongly about them.
When it comes to poly-synths the overwhelming request is a rebirth of the Oberheim OB-Xa.
Today I officially announce that we have decided that we will develop and produce an authentic OB-Xa clone which we call the UB-Xa. As you can imagine, this is a very complex and time-consuming project and at this stage we won’t be able to tell you when the instrument will be available in the market or what it will cost.
Since this is more a labor of love than a commercially viable project, our engineers can’t work fulltime on this synth and will use some of their free time, hence the project will likely take more than 12 months.
Most importantly, our goal is to make it an absolute authentic sounding instrument and offer it at a truly affordable price - but you know this already.
Because of its high complexity, we have assigned this project to our most experienced team which is the Midas team in Manchester, UK. These synth nuts and super-smart engineers - under the leadership of Pete and Rob - were also the ones who developed the successful DeepMind12.
So what’s next?
In around one week from now, Pete and Rob will post our first video and share some thoughts with you. Our intention is to not only post videos on a regular basis but also write articles and publish them on our social media pages so you can follow this project.
Now that we have decided on the project, next is the discussion around the basic concept, the feature set and also the building blocks including potential component choices. In the near future we will be able to show you the first “bread boards” of the sound engine and hopefully let you hear some sound samples.
Next will be PCB and mechanical designs, followed by hand- and tool made samples. And then of course we will be sharing the exciting mass production where we will be showing the production setup and testing plus quality control processes. And if you’re not yet bored by then, we can also show you the packaging and shipping process.
The team in Manchester and I are very excited about this project and we hope that many of you will chime in and participate.
And one more thing - once we’re nearing shipping, we will be raffling off some free units among you as a token of appreciation.
May the fun begin
Uli"

synthwalker


Lennon Mercury

Hello everyone,
I like to give you an update on the UB-Xa development.
When I announced the project some time ago, I mentioned that it would take at least a year as it is a "labor of love" and our Midas engineer would do this as a side project since their main priorities are with digital mixing consoles.
Because of their high workload, the development of the UB-Xa had unfortunately stalled for quite some time.
Good news is that the team is working on it again and we have just finished all schematics and the mechanical design while the team is now focusing on the board layout and firmware.
This is a major job and don't expect anything soon, however we are confident that we will deliver this project as promised and hopefully at a price which will make everyone happy.
In order to maintain the integrity of the original sound design, we've been using 3340 and 3320 VCO's and VCF's but replaced the outdated digital section with very powerful Arm Processors.
Thanks for your patience.
Uli
Quand je crée, ce n'est pas moi qui vais vers la toile, c'est la toile qui vient vers moi.

synthwalker


Maxxou32




Yes ! Marre de ces claviers 4 octaves.
Behri pour une fois à l'air de prendre le temps de faire les choses sans précipitation, c'est de bonne augure car je pense qu'ils savent qu'ils vont être très attendus sur ce synthé. Je pense que ce sera le remplaçant du Deepmind 12, on peut miser sur le même tarif. Je ne suis pas technicien mais ils ont l'air de maîtriser et de préparer un truc énorme !
Old School et Electronica

Lennon Mercury

Quand je crée, ce n'est pas moi qui vais vers la toile, c'est la toile qui vient vers moi.

Jimbass

Musikmesser 2013 - Bullshit Gourous - Tocxic Instruments - festivals Foud'Rock, Metal Sphère et la Tour met les Watts

Maxxou32

https://youtu.be/UhKVxwyD8I8
Old School et Electronica
[ Dernière édition du message le 27/11/2018 à 18:25:55 ]

erewhon


https://fr.audiofanzine.com/rack-analogique/behringer/ub-xa/news/a.play,n.39618.html
Le plus majestueux des chênes n'était autrefois rien d'autre qu'un pauvre gland...

Lennon Mercury

Des VCO, il y en a 2 ! 2 formes d'ondes par VCO saw et pulse, il est vraiment d'architecture simple mais quel son !
https://youtu.be/UhKVxwyD8I8
Quand je crée, ce n'est pas moi qui vais vers la toile, c'est la toile qui vient vers moi.

croulebarbe

C'est pas nouveau ce "bouzin (ironie hein) à clavier":
Trop gros pour moi le bouzin, j'attendrai le module ..
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Muh Nods

tiens, rien sur les composants utilisés pour les enveloppes ? Seront-ce des 3310 analogiques ?
Dans une des premières vidéos où les teckos de Midas expliquaient le projet, il me semble qu'ils disaient qu'enveloppes et LFO's seraient numériques.

kosmix

Des VCO, il y en a 2 ! 2 formes d'ondes par VCO saw et pulse, il est vraiment d'architecture simple mais quel son !
https://youtu.be/UhKVxwyD8I8
Non mais là j'ai grave un érection

Putain Walter mais qu'est-ce que le Vietnam vient foutre là-dedans ?

synthwalker

Dans cette vidéo, on a un son vraiment très proche de l'OB-8, pour ne pas dire identique. C'est très caractéristique des Oberheim vintage, il y a toujours ce côté émouvant des medium, quelle que soit la technologie utilisée. Là où j'ai un peu plus de mal, c'est dans l'accordage des voix. Clairement il y a des voix fausses sur la vidéo, comme souvent sur les OB-Xa (c'est ça qui m'a poussé à prendre un OB-8).

croulebarbe

Citation :Là où j'ai un peu plus de mal, c'est dans l'accordage des voix. Clairement il y a des voix fausses sur la vidéo, comme souvent sur les OB-Xa (c'est ça qui m'a poussé à prendre un OB-8).
Ah, c'est ça que le Prologue reproduit
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Maxxou32


Du coup le Prologue est le nouvel Oberheim. Cela dit il a un excellent son !
Pour ce clone Behri, j'espère qu'il vont ajouter un petit affichage vintage et quelques potards pour l'arpégiateur et le moins possible de sous-menus.
Old School et Electronica

Maxxou32

Old School et Electronica

Beatless


S'il n'y a pas de solution, c'est qu'il n'y a pas de problème.

synthwalker


croulebarbe

Tom Oberheim qui ne croule pas sous une activité débordante
On verra comment tu crouleras à 82 ans


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Lennon Mercury

https://m.facebook.c…p;id=105517788913
Quand je crée, ce n'est pas moi qui vais vers la toile, c'est la toile qui vient vers moi.

Maxxou32

Old School et Electronica

GB_Paris


croulebarbe

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kosmix

Putain Walter mais qu'est-ce que le Vietnam vient foutre là-dedans ?

Lennon Mercury

Quand je crée, ce n'est pas moi qui vais vers la toile, c'est la toile qui vient vers moi.
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