Just bought the OB6 desktop. I’ve sold my Deepmind 12 to get the OB6.
The Deepmind is a great synth but i’ve never been a fan of the Roland 106 Which I believe the DM12 is quite close.
Anyway the sounds of the OB6 is unreal, its organic, alive, full of presence with lots of character, its simply an amazing sounding instrument.
I miss my Deepmind though , here is why:
The OB6 is really limited in the modulation department, its like 1980 again.
Its not possible to set modulation amount for different parameters. Its all or nothing. I can deal with only 1 LFO but not being able to set modulation amount for ex : you want the lfo modulating pitch and at the same time you want PWM. Well it has to be the same mod amount for both destination … I mean this synth is from 2016 damnit. I knew this before and its still a wonderfull sounding instrument but come one DSI watch out for Berhinger , you are not alone anymore.
Modulate with your hands best thing about having a knobby synth. IMO the modulation is the trade-off for having a great sounding synth. Can still get some decent stuff going on with the lfo, xmod and aftertouch though. Haven’t tried the soundtower plugin yet but someone made a max for live device here which works well -
Yes ! I am using the Monomachine sequencer and midi LFO to compensate for the lack of modulation.
The sound is absolutely mind blowing, im really in love with this synth. I’ve bough the rack version and couldnt be more happier.
I’ve been lucky enough to borrow a SEM patch panel and it sounds right up my street. Listening to the OB6 demos, other than the filter, I’m not hearing many similarities. anyone have experience of both units? wondered if it’s possible to get sounds nearer to a pure Tom Oberheim box on the OB-6?
Wow, just received my OB-6 keyboard last night. What a beautiful sound. Can sound as tough as guts or soo dreamy with everything in between. That filter is the tits. Can’t get my son off it.
Hi I agree with most of the above but recently I seen a youtube video that analysed the P6 and OB6 oscillators and there is a real difference in tone and depth, so much that I see them as completely different sound engines now. My personal preference is the OB6 and I’m able to get the Curtis Prophet sound out of the Pro One so currently saving up for the OB6!
What did you think of the OB 6? I’m interested as it’s another one on the list. I’ve got the Matrix 1000 but architecture wise it’s not really in the same class as the real oberheims with the SEM inspired filter. Fairly sure I’d go for the synth rather than the module.
I think I hang on for a while and seen how progress goes on the UBXa front.
OB-6 is the most organic sounding synth I’ve ever used so far, I’m hoping the Super 6 touches on the same type of organic quality, an aliveness in its sound, I will find out as more demos come. I purchased it to try but I needed a bit more utility in my setup, I’m not super wealthy so I can’t choose to spoil myself and purchase anything I want. Also not into putting a hobby on credit cards if I don’t plan on paying it off the same billing cycle. So, the OB-6 is on the back burner for me. I want the Super 6 more than it just because of the lack of screens and extra voices, also lack of effects is actually a bonus for me since I use pedals… The OB-6’s were definitely adequate but not amazing.
The sweet spot is the entire synth though, if you’re into experimental sounds it isn’t ideal but you can get some gnarly stuff with the x-mod. Bread and butter sounds though wow, no other modern poly touches it, not even the Moog One (which actually a lot of people seem to complain about), nothing except maybe Baloran The River and hopefully the Super 6. Polychain the keyboard OB-6 with the module OB-6? Insanity! If you want experimentation and lots of modulation there’s a chance I’d recommend the Novation Summit coming out, but for me, I think I’d pick the OB-6 every time.
My dream setup would include the OB-6, Super 6, and some sort of MFB synth, probably the Dominion 1. I’m not really into Behringer stuff but that’s just me, I’d rather have nothing and save up than immediate gratification for something I don’t really want.
Cheers for the heads up! Must admit I’ve liked what I’ve heard of the OB but I’ve not played one in the flesh.
The Super 6 sounds awesome on those SB’19 vids too. That could well be a future classic. Just hope it comes to full fruition in the not too distant future.
For me I decided to go modular, the only other synth I have right now is the Digitone… Tons of utility between the OT, DN and Eurorack. If I want to add a SEM filter, I just add a SEM filter, currently I opted for the Roland 505 filter because I fell in love with it. Just resample mono into chords with the OT.
I wanted to layer several synths for an ambient track, ended just keeping the OB-6: the sound is so sweet, whatever I tweak, it’s pure happiness.
Played with OSC2 XMod on filter, and suddenly saw the interest of having a FENV pot beside. Really love the harmonics it adds.
I am on the waitlist for this LFE box. Works on the prophet 6 and the ob-6. I will let you know how it works with my prophet 6 when it arrives in Sprin 2020.
best thing about having a knobby synth. IMO the modulation is the trade-off for having a great sounding synth. Can still get some decent stuff going on with the lfo, xmod and aftertouch though. Haven’t tried the soundtower plugin yet but someone made a max for live device here which works well -
