Behringer UB-Xa Synthesizer (OB-Xa clone)

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CoolColJ wrote: Fri Mar 01, 2024 3:37 am
<snip of awesome long and indepth review>
Extremely thorough and to the point review. Thank you so much!

Yeah, I'm still interested in the desktop version as I much prefer the Deepmind 12 desktop module over the keyboard (didn't like the keyboard on that one at all).. besides I have no space.

Slightly worried about the bad screen. It's been mentioned by pretty much everybody. Wonder how it got through the testing phase. I mean it's not like they can't make good displays!

Also a bit worried about the badly designed connectors. That's not a place a company should cut costs. On my Deepmind 12D the jacks are really stiff and have virtually zero wobble.. but they are NOT as sturdy as on my Kurzweil K2500X but that thing is known to be ridiculously over done so yeah, there's that.
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No arguments about the poor choice of screen. Beggars belief it made it through beta and production meetings, but it is what it is - A 16 voice, pat 5 octave keyboard that pretty much nails the look, feel and sound of the original synth while adding functionality and features, and all for a grand.

The more they make the better they'll get, so hope they crack on with the next lot of releases and give us even more choice at cheap arse prices.

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CoolColJ wrote: Mon Mar 04, 2024 10:02 pm DISPLAY

angled
https://i.imgur.com/THrxwNg.jpeg

above
https://imgur.com/d4vSRqB
I wonder who decided on that display? It doesn't go with the color scheme of the main panel.

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Probably a bulk buy decision, the cheapest possible display. What other reason could there possibly be for choosing the worst possible colour display? I've seen someone mod their UB-Xa with various different alternative colour displays and they all look better than the one that was chosen.
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I read it's because the display is back lit and you can't turn it off or dim but if you could it would be issue free... colour choice aside.

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Constructed Identity wrote: Wed Mar 06, 2024 1:55 am
CoolColJ wrote: Mon Mar 04, 2024 10:02 pm DISPLAY

angled
https://i.imgur.com/THrxwNg.jpeg

above
https://imgur.com/d4vSRqB
I wonder who decided on that display? It doesn't go with the color scheme of the main panel.
it's very 80s.

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The company haven't said why, not that they have to, but I suspect it was exactly that reason, being very 80s was the inspiration like a modern take on the segment style we had at the time... And it was cheap lol

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