FREE SYNTH: OB-Xf (Oberheim OB-X Emulation) - No talking demo

video upload by ADL-MusicLab

"Hi, everyone!

OB-Xf is a continuation and modernization of the last open source version of OB-Xd by 2DaT and later discoDSP, bringing together several efforts going on in the audio space and combining them inside the Surge Synth Team infrastructure.

It is an amazing freely downloadable virtual synthesizer inspired by the venerable Oberheim OB-X.

The original Oberheim OB-X is one of the best analog poly-synths ever, used by Rush, Van Halen, Queen, Japan, Eurythmics, Ultravox, Tangerine Dream and many others.

It is a classic synthesizer with a timeless sound that continues to captivate musicians and producers alike. With its rich, full-bodied tones and expansive sound design capabilities, the OB-Xf is the perfect choice for those looking to add a vintage touch to their music.

The OB-Xf is a synthesizer that has been designed to recreate the sound and behavior of the Oberheim OB-X, OB-Xa and OB-8. However, the architecture of the original instruments was limited in some ways, so the OB-Xf includes a number of additional or altered features. Overall, the OB-Xf has been designed to produce a sound that is as good and as rich as the original OB-X.

Also, like many synths of the OB-X's generation, the OB-Xf has no internal effects so its sounds and textures can be greatly enhanced by the use of additional processing like chorus, reverb, delay, etc.

In this demo I will just let you hear what some amazing sound designers have made for this stunning synth simply by scrolling and playing some beautiful presets.

No additional effects or outboard processing here. What you listen is what you get!

More info here:
https://surge-synth-team.org/ob-xf/
https://github.com/surge-synthesizer/..."

Surge Shortcircuit XT is in Beta!

video upload by Surge Synthesizer Team

"Exciting right?

Download the Shortcircuit XT beta here:
https://github.com/surge-synthesizer/...

Questions, feature requests, bug reports, and other contributions are welcome either here:
https://github.com/surge-synthesizer/...
or here: / discord

Accessibility note: We have kept the accessibility perspective in mind while designing the UI, and aim to give Shortcircuit XT the same good screen reader support Surge XT has, but have not yet done that. This is one of the things we’ll improve on during the beta phase. Thanks for being patient with us.

Here’s a transcript of the text elements in the video:

Shortcircuit XT is a free sampler
plugin from the Surge Synth Team,
with a focus on creative sample manipulation
and some standard sampler features,
featuring advanced synthesis capabilities
to complement the sample playback.

Samples are loaded into zones and played back
in round-robin, random or layered modes.

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OB-Xf - a great sounding Oberheim from the Surge team

video upload by abominable music

"OB-Xf is an open source (GPL3 license) project from the Surge team aiming to recreate the sound of the classic Oberheim OB-X. Available as a standalone application on macOS, Windows, and Linux (VST3, AU, LV2, CLAP formats). Building on existing work from 2DaT and discoDSP (OB-Xd) and still in Beta, this can be downloaded from the developer Github repo: https://github.com/surge-synthesizer/...
The synth doesn't have effects, I'm using Valhalla Supermassive for reverb in these demos

My custom patches are available for free on my KoFi page: https://ko-fi.com/s/6419dc9bea"

Tiny Sequencers Compared -MicroDexed, Picotracker, Woovebox, RK-008, MEDO, Elecrow MINI PC & more

video upload by Floyd Steinberg

"In this video, I compare 6 compact hardware sequencers and a Raspberry Pi 5-based Mini DAW by Elecrow https://www.elecrow.com/small-mini-pc... . Whether you're into grooveboxes, trackers, or portable MIDI tools, this roundup covers everything from connectivity to workflow.

🔍 What’s inside:
Track counts & sequencer types
MIDI options: TRS, DIN, USB
Battery-powered gear
Workflow & usability
Raspberry Pi 5 Mini DAW with OLED screen & PCIe SSD support

🕒 Timestamps
00:00 this looks nice :-)
00:10 the idea
00:33 overview
01:05 the Monkey
05:07 the Tracker
08:21 the wannabe PC
10:47 the mini groovebox
14:16 the underrated
17:57 the rectangle
21:14 the serious one
24:29 grouping these by category: which ones have batteries, which ones have TRS MIDI, ...
25:15 subscribe kkthxbye

🔗 Gear featured in this video:
RasPi Mini PC DAW: https://www.elecrow.com/small-mini-pc...
MicroDexed: https://codeberg.org/positionhigh/Mic...
Woovebox: https://www.woovebox.com/ Monkey: https://wavyindustries.com/monkey/
Picotracker: https://xiphonics.com/
MEDO https://www.donnermusic.com/products/...
RK-008: https://www.retrokits.com/rk008/
Geonkick https://geonkick.org/
Surge XT https://surge-synthesizer.github.io/
ZynAddSubFX https://github.com/zynaddsubfx/zynadd...
TAL Noisemak3r https://github.com/Nexbit/tal-noisemaker

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https://www.patreon.com/floyd_steinberg
https://floydsteinberg.gumroad.com/
https://floydsteinberg.bandcamp.com/"