GForce OB-1

[db3]

As expected.... OB-1 is here!
https://www.gforcesoftware.com/products/ob-1/
After a quick demo looking like an instabuy for me.

[sqigls]

f**king gnarly!

but too expensive

[Ou_Tis]

They advertise poly aftertouch and poly pitchbend---but I didn't find "MPE" anywhere on the product page. Is it fully MPE compatible? Or is it limited to poly aftertouch and "poly pitchbend" (and if so, does the poly pitchbend work with MPE)?

[seafire]

f**king gnarly!

but too expensive

It's half price intro, seems reasonable.

Have to try it later

[iowastate89]

Sounds great! So far some patches have high CPU (for "Worn Tape" while I press 3 keys and sort of rotate around them with poly AT). Wish they did a u-he multicore kind of thing but not sure that's possible with their architecture; nevertheless seems very nice so far

[Ou_Tis]

Gforce support:

"Poly Pitchbend and Aftertouch are two of the more obvious features of MPE. OB-1 will respond to both of these on a Roli, or Osmose (other controllers not tested), using MPE mode and multi-channel MIDI modes. We don't declare OB-1 as "MPE" because it lacks other features such as strike, release velocity, multichannel CC, and full range key sensitivity, but it should still give an enjoyable experience when played with popular MPE controllers."

I'd assume Y axis/Slide/MPE Timbre falls under "multichannel cc" and/or "full range key sensitivity" (not sure what they mean by that).

Saying it doesn't support strike is a bit odd since iirc strike is essentially velocity.

[BONES]

f**k ME DEAD!!! Every second SEQ patch is an awesome bassline from the Halcyon days of EBM. Some of the Textures and Effects patches are just f**king amazing. This thing is an absolute f**king animal! Best 40 quid I've ever spent.

[El°HYM]

You are a good man, Bones.

May the GForce be with you, always.

[seafire]

Best 40 quid I've ever spent.

Better than that hooker in Brisbane in '86?

[vitocorleone123]

The UI is too hard to read and the synth sounds like another gforce Oberheim synth. Yeah it’s a different flavor. Prefer the SEM.

Think it’s a pass on this one.

Recently (finally) got Spire and I love it and connect with the sound. Not so much this one.

[Greenstorm33]

They’re really cranking these things out huh?

[beely]

While OB-X covers similar ground, I wonder if they'll do specific OB-Xa and OB-8 instruments too, to round out the Complete Tom collection?

[egbert101]

While OB-X covers similar ground, I wonder if they'll do specific OB-Xa and OB-8 instruments too, to round out the Complete Tom collection?

https://www.gforcesoftware.com/products/ob-e/

[beely]

https://www.gforcesoftware.com/products/ob-e/

?

OB-E is an emulation of the Oberheim 8-Voice. Nothing at all to do with the OB-Xa or OB-8, which are completely different instruments, and not SEM-based at all...

[egbert101]

https://www.gforcesoftware.com/products/ob-e/

?

OB-E is an emulation of the Oberheim 8-Voice. Nothing at all to do with the OB-Xa or OB-8, which are completely different instruments, and not SEM-based at all...

Fair enuf.