Poll - Vote 4 yr Oberheim

[vitocorleone123]

What is the best Oberheim emu for you no matter what model (Obx, Obxa, SEM...)?, there are so many (boring) emus, I tested them all.
As a Prince fan I am pretty disappointed about so many uninspiring emus.

Bx_Oberhauser , I fell asleep after 1 minute testing it, didn't like it - the opposite of funky

Arturia, well Arturia 's emus are not for me, they sound boring imo, their synths have a lack of vitality and warmth and a strange dynamic feel and unmusical playability even their flagshipsynth.

GForce - nice, but that's it, only nice

Dsp OB-Xd no!

Op-x II Pro, maybe the best sounding and funkiest emu with the classic sound, but there is something that made me very angry. I think there are thousands of presets, some of them five times, just in different banks and the good presets are very often too loud - +5dB or more, that's annoying. It is like you are selling stovetops that get too hot and you always burn your food.
The preset manager is a joke and bad for a fast and organized workflow. I know there is version 3 out now, but not interested, same synth in different clothes

and some more

Whenever a new Oberheim emu is released, the reactions of people don't show a lot of happiness and I think it is because there are so many less than mediocre emus, a real Oberheim Ob x..(different models) is one of the best sounding synths, though
I mean, a lot of emus of other synths are ok compared to hardware, but Oberheim...

OB-E is easily my favorite (and related: SEM, TVSPro). I've deleted the rest of the OBs from Gforce, and those are the only good ones to me.

I've tried and deleted most of the others that currently exist, as far as I can tell. Some are okay, but I don't have time to settle for okay.

[discombob]

As I just noticed was mentioned above, I tried the latest build of the open free OB-Xf and I have to give them credit... as an owner of OB-X8 hardware, I personally think it is quite nice, with thoughtful features not found on the hardware, but still retains a tight focus on what distinctively makes it "OB-" with a great new skin. Again, from a hardware owner even, this thing can get it done plenty well enough.

That last maybe 5% from the hardware, while soloed is noticeable for my personal enjoyment, is irrelevant in just getting the Oberheim sound into a production shall we say "cost effectively"

https://github.com/surge-synthesizer/OB ... ag/Nightly

Interesting. I did not find this at all. Maybe I was doing something wrong. I tried recreating patches from the X8 and there was a subtle distortion that seemed ever present in the filter that’s just not there on the Oberheim. I also couldn’t get the tapers right on envelope shapes between the envelope and envelope mod… different tapers maybe? I was doing this A/Bing them side by side and working by isolating parts of the voice section by section. I think the 5% you state is exaggerated. That’s my opinion though.

I think it’s a good little plugin that is reminiscent of the Oberheim sound if you’re not comparing them so thoroughly side by side.

I did not have those same problems with the GForce software or DIVA but, whatever… use what sounds good to you.

Well... I did say I have an OB-X8, so I don't "use" OB-Xf. I was just impressed on how certainly more than just reminiscent it was, and from a community project to bring the Oberheim flavor to all.

I'd agree that Diva probably does sound the most alive / analog in its Oberheim configuration for software (more than Gforce, for me), and as a bonus can do so much more. But like most software, it also feels almost nothing like authentic to use, so my comment was more meant to get the OP to think in a different way about what they really think they want out of "the best" Oberheim emulation, which is difficult to qualify as a group.

[DCrown]

For the first as far as I can remember I managed to include a Oberheim emu softsynth in a track, Op-x II, two instances at the end of the track.
Main synth is HZ Zebra (my fav synth at the moment). Well, it's funky, just uploaded two tracks to music cafe, other one is Flamenco.

https://m.soundcloud.com/user-216327424/funky-sky

Well, the main problem as I already mentioned are the sloppy presets of op-x II, most of them are too loud and you can't save them in the not existing preset manager. Op-x has some classic sounds, but also Jupiter, Moog and Prophet? a bit confusing, is it a Oberheim emu?

[Examigan]

For the first as far as I can remember I managed to include a Oberheim emu softsynth in a track, Op-x II, two instances at the end of the track.
Main synth is HZ Zebra.l (my fav synth at the moment). Well, it's funky, just uploaded two tracks to music cafe, other on is Flamenco.

https://m.soundcloud.com/user-216327424/funky-sky

Well, the main problem as I already mentioned are the sloppy presets of op-x II, most of them are too loud and you can't save them in the not existing preset manager. Op-x has some classic sounds, but also Jupiter, Moog and Prophet? a bit confusing, is it a Oberheim emu?

From their website:
OP-X PRO-II is a 12-voice virtual analog synth originally based on the famous Oberheim OB-X. During its evolution the engine however was extended with features borrowed from various other iconic synths of this era”

[Examigan]

Here’s an older track I made that is all OP-X Pro II and Battery 3. No other synths are on this.
https://soundcloud.com/examigan/the-legend

[DCrown]

sorry... something went wrong.

[Uncle E]

My favorite trick with OB-E is to set each voice completely differently and then run it with a slow arpeggiator. Instant ambient.

[GruvSyco]

My favorite trick with OB-E is to set each voice completely differently and then run it with a slow arpeggiator. Instant ambient.

That is cool and was in awe when I saw Dave Spiers demo that. I suspect part of the reason we ended up with the OB-X is because independent voices just wasn’t something most people wanted. In retrospect, it sure is cool though.

[Uncle E]

OB-E has some great QOL features that make it easy to switch between editing individually and all together. They’re not instantly apparent, though, and most people probably miss them. Personally, I use OB-X for bread n butter sounds and only use the OB-E when I’m specifically looking for that variability.

[teilo]

My favorite is not a plugin, but the UB-Xa.

[ramseysounds]

Define best

[mixyguy2]

His name is Oberheim, so:

https://cdn.britannica.com/13/154513-05 ... D4/Emu.jpg

He rocks

[digitalboytn]

His name is Oberheim, so:

https://cdn.britannica.com/13/154513-05 ... D4/Emu.jpg

He rocks

That's a nice looking emu for sure....

We have emus here in Australia so I'll have a scout around and find the one's called Oberheim and then I'll decide which one is my favourite and get back to you folks

[Uncle E]

This thread is about Oberheim’s, not E-mu’s.

[digitalboytn]

It says emu in the title