KVR Audio

BONES · Post by **BONES** » Sat Jul 09, 2022 1:51 am

It means less than nothing to me, as such, but as a matter of principle I think it's to be applauded. I also think it's pretty cool on Tom's part to be OK with it. I'ddefintiey be more interested in purchasing if hewas getting royalties but I bet he isn't.

Anyway, I just popped back in to say that when you click on the big red activity LED, it plays a C3 note. Very handy.

Shaetano · Post by **Shaetano** » Sat Jul 09, 2022 7:42 am

felis wrote: Fri Jul 08, 2022 11:18 pm I contacted GForce. OB-E only saves/loads .sem files.
I tried to save a SEM patch in .sem format, but the only option available is to save it in .xml format.
Weekend is coming up, so it may be a bit before I get a reply, but there's really no big hurry.

NikkiA wrote: Fri Jul 08, 2022 10:58 pm No, I only have OB-E, I imagine you'd have to export them as .sem from the back panel of the SEM

Which I see isn't there, on the demo at least, perhaps it's a feature only on the full version, or perhaps they forgot it

Full details on transferring patches can be found in the SEM manual, which is online. But in short: OB-E saves individual SEM settings as a .sem file (this stays as it's compatible way back to OB-E v1). SEM can read those from it's normal patch browser. But SEM saves it's presets as a .xml file. OB-E (2.1 or newer) can read that xml file. It has to be loaded via SEM Load button on the flip side of an OB-E SEM. GForce recommend moving/copying the file in your filesystem, but you can browse to it if you prefer.

https://www.notion.so/gforcesoftware/Pa ... e4718c0cfb

sQeetz · Post by **sQeetz** » Sat Jul 09, 2022 7:51 am

morelia wrote: Sat Jul 09, 2022 12:16 am
Arashi wrote: Fri Jul 08, 2022 12:44 pm SEM will be a "gateway drug" to OB-E.
Those are the exact words playing over in my mind.

Went straight to OB-E. Kept going back&forth between it and Cherry's vision of it...
It's pricy. yup. But does it sound "meaty"? double yup

Buckster · Post by **Buckster** » Sat Jul 09, 2022 8:11 am

Unify plus SEM works pretty well for 8 voice polyphony and with Bitwig and MPE you can use micropitch and randomised cutoff frequency per voice

Arashi · Post by **Arashi** » Sat Jul 09, 2022 8:24 am

ghettosynth wrote: Fri Jul 08, 2022 1:55 pm
Arashi wrote: Fri Jul 08, 2022 6:15 am Yeah alright…I can see how my original comment reads as entitlement. Predicting how my words will come across has never been my strong suit.
I feel this. Just thought I'd share, now back to your regularly scheduled content.

Spectrum life!

sQeetz · Post by **sQeetz** » Sat Jul 09, 2022 9:22 am

That's the best sounding synth I've bought ever. (new toy syndrome) and SOOO CPU light.
But I've been eyeballing it since the day I could not get it on Windows

BONES · Post by **BONES** » Sat Jul 09, 2022 10:37 am

sQeetz wrote: Sat Jul 09, 2022 7:51 amWent straight to OB-E. Kept going back&forth between it and Cherry's vision of it...
It's pricy. yup. But does it sound "meaty"? double yup

Did you not try bx_oberhausen? It's 32 voice meaty and way, way fatter than anything else, this side of Union.

chk071 · Post by **chk071** » Sat Jul 09, 2022 10:41 am

TBH, the Gforce one is a lot more fun though... there's something more immediate than the bx_oberhausen, and it's more fun to tweak the sound for me.

As much as i like oberhausen's sound, I frequently lost interest in it after a very short time.

The biggest downside with the Gforce SEM is that it's monophonic indeed. But, I can understand why. It would be jeopardizing sales of the big brother, and, it's supposed to be a single module taken out of it.

sQeetz · Post by **sQeetz** » Sat Jul 09, 2022 11:21 am

BONES wrote: Sat Jul 09, 2022 10:37 am
sQeetz wrote: Sat Jul 09, 2022 7:51 amWent straight to OB-E. Kept going back&forth between it and Cherry's vision of it...
It's pricy. yup. But does it sound "meaty"? double yup
Did you not try bx_oberhausen? It's 32 voice meaty and way, way fatter than anything else, this side of Union.

I own bx_0berhausen. and no... it's not quite there
Wish there was some resell value to PA stuff.

felis · Post by **felis** » Sat Jul 09, 2022 11:37 am

felis · Post by **felis** » Sat Jul 09, 2022 11:50 am

Shaetano wrote: Sat Jul 09, 2022 7:42 am .....Full details on transferring patches can be found in the SEM manual, which is online. But in short: OB-E saves individual SEM settings as a .sem file (this stays as it's compatible way back to OB-E v1). SEM can read those from it's normal patch browser. But SEM saves it's presets as a .xml file. OB-E (2.1 or newer) can read that xml file. It has to be loaded via SEM Load button on the flip side of an OB-E SEM. GForce recommend moving/copying the file in your filesystem, but you can browse to it if you prefer.

https://www.notion.so/gforcesoftware/Pa ... e4718c0cfb

Well, I'm a bit embarrassed that I didn't RTFM.

But in my defense, I tried that procedure several times before I saw your post,
and either I'm doing something wrong or it's a bug.
Either way, it will probably get sorted.

aMUSEd · Post by **aMUSEd** » Sat Jul 09, 2022 12:45 pm

felis wrote: Sat Jul 09, 2022 11:37 am

Love that sine patch!

aMUSEd · Post by **aMUSEd** » Sat Jul 09, 2022 12:57 pm

OK trying it now - I think it's great and indeed sounds even more alive to me than the bx - instant 'Stranger Things' potential

The patch browser looks like a work in progress though

zvenx · Post by **zvenx** » Sat Jul 09, 2022 1:11 pm

Yeah their patch browser is a wip.. And they acknowledge it and working on it.. have no idea when.
But I am with you..I used the bx oberhausen (different oberheim I know but I preferred it to obsession), but since I bought ob-e I haven't used it and took it out of 'rotation'.
For me the ob-e is so much more ear candy to my ear anyway.. Bought this but haven't had a chance to install or play with it it yet..
rsp

aMUSEd · Post by **aMUSEd** » Sat Jul 09, 2022 1:22 pm

Love how it's only using max 17% CPU at 192khz

Gforce Software Oberheim SEM