Trials have been reset!zvork wrote:We are working on the trial reset. Hopefully, it will happen
Zvork releases Oberon 2.0
Uh ohzvork wrote:Trials have been reset!
There goes my last remaining reason not to buy it
Nope...not for me. Guess owners cant get another chance to trial.Loque wrote:Nice....its going to be a long weekend now...Thx!zvork wrote:Trials have been reset!zvork wrote:We are working on the trial reset. Hopefully, it will happen
Reason12, Win10
Can you give me the version of Oberon that you currently have? I'll check with the Props...Loque wrote:Nope...not for me. Guess owners cant get another chance to trial.Loque wrote:Nice....its going to be a long weekend now...Thx!zvork wrote:Trials have been reset!zvork wrote:We are working on the trial reset. Hopefully, it will happen
The latest before the update, i think its 1.1.0.zvork wrote:Can you give me the version of Oberon that you currently have? I'll check with the Props...Loque wrote:Nope...not for me. Guess owners cant get another chance to trial.Loque wrote:Nice....its going to be a long weekend now...Thx!zvork wrote:Trials have been reset!zvork wrote:We are working on the trial reset. Hopefully, it will happen
Reason12, Win10
thanks for the answer. I think thats good news. So I will definitely buy it after I update Reason from version 8 to 9.It has access to this information, yes. It suggests the root key found in the file but there is also an estimated root key from an analysis algorithm too. You get to choose.
As for the loops, the fact that everything is a wave table in Oberon means that the loop isn't "automatic". But you can automatically configure an envelope from that loop information to drive the sample playback in the expected manner.
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Excellent news. Definitely going to give Oberon 2 a TRY.zvork wrote:Trials have been reset!zvork wrote:We are working on the trial reset. Hopefully, it will happen
I'd love to see some more in-depth videos on using this thing for crazy sound design
The manual is pretty bare-bones, and while I quite like this synth, I'm a bit clueless as to how to unlock its potential, particularly when it comes to working with samples. I'm very excited and inspired by eXpanse, VK2 and Proton, this one not so much
The manual is pretty bare-bones, and while I quite like this synth, I'm a bit clueless as to how to unlock its potential, particularly when it comes to working with samples. I'm very excited and inspired by eXpanse, VK2 and Proton, this one not so much
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Not working for me, and I don't own version 1, but trialed it some months ago.zvork wrote:Trials have been reset!zvork wrote:We are working on the trial reset. Hopefully, it will happen
Same here, can't trail again and I trailed it when v1 came out...
Sorry to hear that the trial is not working for you.
This really is a great synth and a MUST HAVE, in my honest opinion -- especially if you have outboard gear you want to sample.
The sample importer works wonders with any kind of material you throw at it (*drumloops not so much) and it manages to preserve the original "tone" without sounding "sterile".
The sample slices you can scan through are always looped perfectly (additive re-synthesis magic).
Here's my latest demo tune:
The "song challenge" did not permit any external synths so I created various wavetables with Oberon that I re-imported back into the synth (completely free-form audio clips joined together).
The shape modifiers (FM, phase distortion, ..) cannot be modulated in realtime but I just sampled them and made wavetables out of the parameter movements.
The track uses a few 3rd party samples, though:
p.s.: The best part is that the synth is highly optimized and takes very little CPU time. Could have been a Propellerhead product
This really is a great synth and a MUST HAVE, in my honest opinion -- especially if you have outboard gear you want to sample.
The sample importer works wonders with any kind of material you throw at it (*drumloops not so much) and it manages to preserve the original "tone" without sounding "sterile".
The sample slices you can scan through are always looped perfectly (additive re-synthesis magic).
Here's my latest demo tune:
The "song challenge" did not permit any external synths so I created various wavetables with Oberon that I re-imported back into the synth (completely free-form audio clips joined together).
The shape modifiers (FM, phase distortion, ..) cannot be modulated in realtime but I just sampled them and made wavetables out of the parameter movements.
The track uses a few 3rd party samples, though:
- The opening lead is the freezed decay phase of the University of Iowa's Steinway & Sons model B piano.
- The bass uses a freezed and resynthesized fragment of a Buchla synthesizer.
p.s.: The best part is that the synth is highly optimized and takes very little CPU time. Could have been a Propellerhead product
I agree it sounds GREAT! zero aliasing and in your face, using it more and more in my projects.alex wrote: ↑05 Apr 2017This is awesome! Thank you Zvork!zvork wrote: ...
Wave modifiers
Even without audio samples, Oberon’s sound design process has been greatly improved. The introduction of two modifiers on top of the existing user drawable wave form sequences lets you modulate these wave forms in a non destructive way. Each modifier shares the same list of possible operators such as FM, sync, clipping, bit reduction or analog sounding filtering. Since each wave form of the original two step sequence has its unique two modifiers, morphing between a FM wave form and an analog sounding synced wave is now possible.
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I don't know if this is the appropriate space to ask, but I would love it twice if the wave modulations parameter could be automated or made remote controllable, maybe next update?
Thanks Zvork!
Yes I agree it would be ENORMOUS. It is not an easy task seeing how the wave modifiers are implemented...Re8et wrote: ↑20 Jun 2017
I agree it sounds GREAT! zero aliasing and in your face, using it more and more in my projects.
I don't know if this is the appropriate space to ask, but I would love it twice if the wave modulations parameter could be automated or made remote controllable, maybe next update?
Thanks Zvork!
zvork wrote: ↑23 Jun 2017Yes I agree it would be ENORMOUS. It is not an easy task seeing how the wave modifiers are implemented...Re8et wrote: ↑20 Jun 2017
I agree it sounds GREAT! zero aliasing and in your face, using it more and more in my projects.
I don't know if this is the appropriate space to ask, but I would love it twice if the wave modulations parameter could be automated or made remote controllable, maybe next update?
Thanks Zvork!
Oberon is the current Deal of The Week at -50% (EUR49):
https://shop.propellerheads.se/rack-ext ... nthesizer/
https://shop.propellerheads.se/rack-ext ... nthesizer/
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bit of a steal at that price....antic604 wrote: ↑17 Sep 2018Oberon is the current Deal of The Week at -50% (EUR49):
https://shop.propellerheads.se/rack-ext ... nthesizer/
Underrated synth. I bit clunky and different, but with very great possibilities and unique sound! Just wish the modifiers were realtimeantic604 wrote: ↑17 Sep 2018Oberon is the current Deal of The Week at -50% (EUR49):
https://shop.propellerheads.se/rack-ext ... nthesizer/
Reason12, Win10
With recommendations like those, I have to check it out later today Thanks!
It was the 2nd synth with free wave form drawing, but the first with morphing between them. Since 2.0 you can load samples and use them as waveforms, which can also sound like a grain engine. The oscillators on its own can sound quite fat, with a little bit of a metallic character. I am just still not so used to the GUI.
Reason12, Win10
Yeah, I can see that.
It's so obvious that the knobs / sliders should've been bigger, even at the expanse of the labels. Also the specific areas (oscillators, LFOs, filters, mixer) could've been more distinguished with splash of color, but this is a common shortcoming of many REs...
I actually quite like Oberon's GUI. I've worked with it quite a lot (I did a refill for it) and I have come to appreciate the single large display especially. Editing envelopes precisely is much easier than with Expanse for example.antic604 wrote: ↑17 Sep 2018Yeah, I can see that.
It's so obvious that the knobs / sliders should've been bigger, even at the expanse of the labels. Also the specific areas (oscillators, LFOs, filters, mixer) could've been more distinguished with splash of color, but this is a common shortcoming of many REs...
I really can't recommend this RE highly enough BTW. It has a unique sound with a lot of detail and clarity, and the architecture does a lot of stuff that other RE's just can't. It's such a shame that Zvork isn't developing it further...
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Oh, the layout is pretty fine but I imagine those knobs & sliders will be very small on laptop screen. Looks like a lot of wasted space.
Reading this topic and feedback to the Deal of The Week above I'm struggling to not buying it before I get home from work, you know to actually test it
BTW, it's quite awesome that Reason has so many additive synths: Parsec, Oberon, Spektre, even eXpanse and Zero have additive synthesis elements in them. That's quite rare in VST world, to the point that I only can think of NI Razor and Loom.
Ah I see, I'm a desktop user myself (with a 32" tv as a monitor) so size is not really an issue for me, but I can understand how it would seem fiddly. It's probably an aesthetic trade-off, considering how Zvork is also a graphic designer.
Ha well Oberon is really a one-of-a-kind synth, there is really isn't anything like it, even in the VST world. The presets are a bit hit-and-miss, and it took me a while before I got some really interesting sounds out of it. There's a lot more I could say about it but here's a old article that probably covers the basics: https://www.reasontalk.com/2018/02/refi ... nd-design/antic604 wrote: ↑17 Sep 2018Reading this topic and feedback to the Deal of The Week above I'm struggling to not buying it before I get home from work, you know to actually test it
BTW, it's quite awesome that Reason has so many additive synths: Parsec, Oberon, Spektre, even eXpanse and Zero have additive synthesis elements in them. That's quite rare in VST world, to the point that I only can think of NI Razor and Loom.
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Quixotic Sound Design: http://www.quixoticsounddesign.com
Europandemonium Refill: https://gumroad.com/l/YxIGB
Quixotic Sound Design: http://www.quixoticsounddesign.com
Europandemonium Refill: https://gumroad.com/l/YxIGB
Ok, so I've tried it yesterday and it sounds good, doesn't take too much DSP, but I REALLY dislike the GUI, so not being convinced it adds something that I can't do in Parsec, Spectre and Grain I'm gonna pass.
Considering how hyped I was yesterday, I'm quite proud of myself to resist it
Considering how hyped I was yesterday, I'm quite proud of myself to resist it
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