KVR Audio

chk071 · Post by **chk071** » Thu Oct 12, 2023 10:24 am

Like their OB-E, I find this rather disappointing. Sounds nowhere as fat as the original in the sound demos I've heard from it. I'd even go as far as to say that it sounds like the typical soft synth sounded 10 to 15 years ago.

Sorry, don't want to bash Gforce, it's nice that they also decided to model this great synths, but... it sounds rather mediocre to me. Not impressed.

Aloysius · Post by **Aloysius** » Thu Oct 12, 2023 10:25 am

Instant purchase.

D-Fusion · Post by **D-Fusion** » Thu Oct 12, 2023 10:36 am

It says £39.99 for me when i am logged in but when i add it to the basket the price goes up to 54.99 even with zero vat.
Not sure if i really need another OB Emulation since i already have the Sem, OP X Pro-2, Obsession, Arturia OP-XA V and the OB Xtreme.

zvenx · Post by **zvenx** » Thu Oct 12, 2023 10:43 am

chk071 wrote: Thu Oct 12, 2023 10:24 am Like their OB-E, I find this rather disappointing. Sounds nowhere as fat as the original in the sound demos I've heard from it. I'd even go as far as to say that it sounds like the typical soft synth sounded 10 to 15 years ago.

Sorry, don't want to bash Gforce, it's nice that they also decided to model this great synths, but... it sounds rather mediocre to me. Not impressed.

You of course can hear it differently.
I was one of the lucky ones who got a chance to beta test it and have it testing for, I don't know maybe four or more weeks. I have been on record saying the OB series (the OB-8 specifically to be honest) was my all time favourite hardware vintage analog synth, which I spent lots of time with, so when someone sends me an Oberheim OB clone to test, I get very critical.

So in these past weeks I spent a lot of time programming some of the sounds I know and loved from back in the day.

Also just tuesday this week I went into a sam ash and spent two hours plus (with my headphones) with the OB-X8, especially in the OB-X mode, reprogramming some of the sounds I had done in the OB-X software. I think they did a fantastic job and whilst I clearly couldn't directly a/b them whilst in the store, I think they nailed it.

ymmv.
rsp

mi-os · Post by **mi-os** » Thu Oct 12, 2023 10:51 am

There is an Oberheim bundle. If you own both OB-E and SEM you qualify for that bundle discount.

mi-os · Post by **mi-os** » Thu Oct 12, 2023 10:55 am

D-Fusion wrote: Thu Oct 12, 2023 10:36 am It says £39.99 for me when i am logged in but when i add it to the basket the price goes up to 54.99 even with zero vat.

For me too. It's a little irritating. Maybe they should send people to the login page first or the page with the regular price and then tell them to login or something.

Choikdoi · Post by **Choikdoi** » Thu Oct 12, 2023 11:03 am

While I do like Gforce, I still think SonicProjects' OP-X PRO-II is the better option for this emulation. In terms of sound, anyway. This Gforce one may have some better / additional features.

D-Fusion · Post by **D-Fusion** » Thu Oct 12, 2023 11:08 am

mi-os wrote: Thu Oct 12, 2023 10:55 am
D-Fusion wrote: Thu Oct 12, 2023 10:36 am It says £39.99 for me when i am logged in but when i add it to the basket the price goes up to 54.99 even with zero vat.
For me too. It's a little irritating. Maybe they should send people to the login page first or the page with the regular price and then tell them to login or something.

Now when i add it to the cart it shows 94.99?
Something is clearly broken in the online shop.

Vortifex · Post by **Vortifex** » Thu Oct 12, 2023 11:11 am

egbert101 · Post by **egbert101** » Thu Oct 12, 2023 11:14 am

Sounds great to me, and I finally get that Jump preset (ok joking). Whether it's a faithful reproduction I don't know, but it sounds like it to my ears.

D-Fusion · Post by **D-Fusion** » Thu Oct 12, 2023 11:20 am

Edit: The pricing is solved now and is correct.
Seems like they are getting hammered with this new release so they got in touch with me and fixed it

mi-os · Post by **mi-os** » Thu Oct 12, 2023 11:48 am

Still better than 99.99.. LOL

Maybe remove and add it again. On my end it's working correctly it seems.

D-Fusion · Post by **D-Fusion** » Thu Oct 12, 2023 12:05 pm

mi-os wrote: Thu Oct 12, 2023 11:48 am Still better than 99.99.. LOL

Maybe remove and add it again. On my end it's working correctly it seems.

I agree.
I was Amazed in a weird way When i saw 94.99 on checkout for a brief moment

Accidents can happen and for a moment i felt like i was in the Audience of a Oprah Show where she says, you get a car and you get a car and you naah and the next one get a car. Lol

egbert101 · Post by **egbert101** » Thu Oct 12, 2023 12:27 pm

I think the discount is very generous although I did own the Oberheim bundle. Well done GForce.

AdvancedFollower · Post by **AdvancedFollower** » Thu Oct 12, 2023 12:57 pm

Choikdoi wrote: Thu Oct 12, 2023 11:03 am While I do like Gforce, I still think SonicProjects' OP-X PRO-II is the better option for this emulation. In terms of sound, anyway. This Gforce one may have some better / additional features.

I don't know which one sounds more authentic since I've never played an OB-X in person but it's a testament to how great OP-X Pro-II is that it's still holding its own in 2023. I can't even remember when it came out, but I'm pretty sure it was before Diva. Even their website looks like something designed 20 years ago... But the plugin itself is still among the best (as long as you can look past the clunky GUI).

Gforce Oberheim OB-X