The OB-E - New Synth by G-Force Out Tuesday 2/23
Posted: 21 Feb 2021
G-Force customers have already received a $30 discount code in anticipation of the release. Supposed to release Tuesday afternoon.
Do you have any other similar emulations to compare to?
Yes, I have Arturia's and Oberhausen. When it comes to monophonic leads though, there really isn't that huge a difference between any of them. But when it comes to the thick polyphonic and unison sounds, OB-E is a whole new ballgame.selig wrote: β23 Feb 2021Do you have any other similar emulations to compare to?
I built an extremely similar patch to the "bird land" patch of one SEM at the beginning of the video using a version that many folks crap on regularly. I can't imagine there is sonically any other major difference but would love to hear from someone more familiar with this instrument than I am.
With most things like this I think we probably all have enough tools by now which can accomplish pretty much any EQ, compression, distortion or synth related goal if we have a solid understanding of how to use them and good listening skills. For me the workflow and ease of use is almost as important as the sound itself because if I don't enjoy using it I will be far less inclined to load the plugin at all and will probably end up reaching for something instead. As someone who's never used an Oberheim and have no nostalgia for it, I may just pass on this if I can achieve a similar sound almost as easily in Oberhausen.selig wrote: β23 Feb 2021Do you have any other similar emulations to compare to?
I built an extremely similar patch to the "bird land" patch of one SEM at the beginning of the video using a version that many folks crap on regularly. I can't imagine there is sonically any other major difference but would love to hear from someone more familiar with this instrument than I am.
I recently spent over $130 for Softube's Summit Grand Channel eq/compressor channel strip. Considering the sheer glut of EQs and compressors on the market these days, that pricing is probably equally crazy, but I'll be honest; I don't regret it at all. Unlike numerous plugins I've impulse purchased over the years and just never end up using, I use Summit constantly across all of my projects. I like the sound, it's very fast and enjoyable to use, and it has helped me be a better critical listener. I'm someone who tends to easily get bogged down by technical details and mired in decision paralysis. That doesn't mean I couldn't get very similar sonic results using even built-in DAW effects, but at least for me, how I interact with an instrument or plugin is a huge factor. So, $146 for an instrument I might greatly enjoy using doesn't sound that crazy to me. I'm not that hard up for cash that I can't spend a few hundred bucks a year on niche, boutique synth emulations.hurricane wrote: β23 Feb 2021I'm really curious about the pricing. It'll be approximately $211 at its eventual normal price! That just seems absolutely crazy. That's DIVA territory.
Right now it's on sale at $183, if you apply the coupon you can get it for about $146. They don't do sales often, and I believe their last BF sale was in 2019, so could $146 be the lowest we're going to see it at for a very long time? I don't think so. I'll wait this one out.
Great, so considering you already have a pricey channel strip, would you purchase another boutique channel strip at a similar price? Or are you pretty much set with channel strips for now? For you to spend another $135 on ANOTHER channel strip, it would have to be a pretty amazing channel strip, right? So here - Metric Halo's Channel Strip 3 is $179 right now, and it's supposed to be the preferred channel strip of the legendary Serban Ghenea. It also got better reviews than your Softube channel strip. I'm sure if you bought it at that price that you wouldn't regret it either. But WOULD you buy it now that you already have a $135 channel strip?tronam wrote: β23 Feb 2021I recently spent over $130 for Softube's Summit Grand Channel eq/compressor channel strip. Considering the sheer glut of EQs and compressors on the market these days, that pricing is probably equally crazy, but I'll be honest; I don't regret it at all. Unlike numerous plugins I've impulse purchased over the years and just never end up using, I use Summit constantly across all of my projects. I like the sound, it's very fast and enjoyable to use, and it has helped me be a better critical listener. I'm someone who tends to easily get bogged down by technical details and mired in decision paralysis. That doesn't mean I couldn't get very similar sonic results using even built-in DAW effects, but at least for me, how I interact with an instrument or plugin is a huge factor. So, $146 for an instrument I might greatly enjoy using doesn't sound that crazy to me. I'm not that hard up for cash that I can't spend a few hundred bucks a year on niche, boutique synth emulations.hurricane wrote: β23 Feb 2021I'm really curious about the pricing. It'll be approximately $211 at its eventual normal price! That just seems absolutely crazy. That's DIVA territory.
Right now it's on sale at $183, if you apply the coupon you can get it for about $146. They don't do sales often, and I believe their last BF sale was in 2019, so could $146 be the lowest we're going to see it at for a very long time? I don't think so. I'll wait this one out.
My reference to decision paralysis had nothing to do with choosing between plugins, buyers remorse or plugin developer economics. I was referring to the details of music production and getting easily distracted by things like frequency analyzers or heavily granular device settings. I don't consider the channel strip overly "pricey" because I use it all of the time, I like the sound of it and it sped up my workflow by simplifying it. The point is that value is subjective. OB-E's price may seem "absolutely crazy" to a more budget conscious buyer, but to someone looking for the ultimate emulation of a synth they may have always wanted, perhaps it isn't that expensive after all. I own both Diva and Omnisphere, but actually use them far less than other synths like Polysix, Repro1/5, Oberhausen, Thor, Antidote etc... In retrospect they didn't end up being very good investments, but the channel strip was.hurricane wrote: β23 Feb 2021Great, so considering you already have a pricey channel strip, would you purchase another boutique channel strip at a similar price? Or are you pretty much set with channel strips for now? For you to spend another $135 on ANOTHER channel strip, it would have to be a pretty amazing channel strip, right? So here - Metric Halo's Channel Strip 3 is $179 right now, and it's supposed to be the preferred channel strip of the legendary Serban Ghenea. It also got better reviews than your Softube channel strip. I'm sure if you bought it at that price that you wouldn't regret it either. But WOULD you buy it now that you already have a $135 channel strip?
It's not decision paralysis, it's decision analysis.
Not to derail the thread, but MH3 is the preferred channel strip of John Hanes and Serban Ghenea - who have mixed the most popular hits of the last few years.
True, yet both of those guys still use it as their number 1 channel strip. So.....miscend wrote: β24 Feb 2021The Metric Halo plugins are really old now and are known to have aliasing. The EQ is also not decramped. By modern standards they are not up to snuff.
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