SonicProjects OP-X with Behringer BCR2000

YouTube via virtualoberheim. I've spent considerable time with an OB-Xa, not the OB-X. That said, its amazing how close this sounds. They nailed that Oberheim sound.
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SonicProjects OP-X software VSTi synth played like a real hardware synth with a Korg DW-8000 as masterkeyboard (for midi notes and program changes) and a Behringer BCR2000 to remotely control its parameters (using midi CC).

Due to the ability of OP-X for parameter feedback OP-X and the BCR are completely linked (two ways). OP-X sends a complete cc dump on program change which updates all parameters on the BCR to the values of the new preset. This allows for completely jump free operation. When you tweak a control in the software OP-X the dedicated control on the BCR does change accordingly, and of course also vice versa.

OP-X runs within Cubase SX with some TC Native Reverb and Cubase Double Delay added as send effects. The played patches are all factory presets.

To make the feedback work you must route the midi out of OP-X back to the controller device. In Cubase this can be done using a separate midi track for the back-routing (1st track: in = midi keyboard & bcr2000, the best choose "all", out = OP-X; 2nd track: in = OP-X, out = bcr2000). In more simple hosts like e.g. MiniHost just activate the needed devices in the MIDI input output mangement.

Needed versions for the parameter feedback feature:
OP-X: Version 2.1
OP-X PRO: Version 1.2

The feedback feature won't work with any previous versions.

You can also watch the video in high quality with stereo audio which also works well for full screen watching. Just click the blue link at the bottom right of the video.

Unfortunately there are a lot of really bad compression artefacts in the audio stream, especially in the high quality stereo mode (strings, brass, deep basses, minimoog). They sound like bad distortions, which in fact are not there in the real audio coming out of the synth. Try to think them away. The real sound is one hundred times smoother, cleaner and bigger.

OP-X can be bought here (free demo available):
http://www.sonicprojects.ch/"