DiscoDSP OBXD Demos & 2.0 Update

Use the controls at the bottom of the player above to skip around.

https://www.discodsp.com/obxd/

What's new

7x faster GUI controls.
Linux build.
Standalone app.
Signed and notarized installers.
Updated JUCE framework to 5.4.7 for better stability and compatibility.
Updated Banks with 2.0 compatibility.
Ilkka Rosma Dark Theme.
macOS Catalina support.
MIDI CC Learn.
MIDI CC support.
Parameter refactor.
XML based skinning.
HiDPI (Retina) ready GUI themes.
OB-Xd 2.0 is a free update for 1.x customers and can be downloaded at Members Area. More information is available at OB-Xd page.

"While not copying originals, some of the features were taken to a better point. Continuous blendable multimode filter (HP-Notch(BP)-HP in 12 dB mode and 4-1 pole in 24 dB mode). 32 and 64 bit versions included.

OB-Xd is based on the Oberheim OB-X. It attempts to recreate its sound and behavior, but as the original was very limited in some important ways a number of things were added or altered to the original design.

The OB-Xd was designed to sound as good and as rich as the original. It implements micro random detuning which is a big part of that sound. However, it was not designed as a self-contained completely independent soft-synth. It needs to be contained within a VST framework where things like transposition, automation, layering, arpeggiation, etc., are available.

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

Playlist for the above at the time of this post:

Free Plugin Friday | DiscoDSP OB-Xd - JimijaymesGuitarist
DiscoDSP OBXD その1〜基礎操作編〜｜初心者でもわかる 操作方法 解説 - くりっぱーチャンネル
Obxd VST by 2DaT - VST4FREE
Obxd - Free VST synth - vstplanet.com
Cover of Steve Winwood’s ‘Valerie’ - Hedge 777
OBXD Oberheim Synthesizer Emulation - Sormena Project
OBXD VSTi by discoDSP - Chris St
osc061 - ballacr75 - remember (obdx vsti) - Emanuele Ballasina
Photonic - Oldschool - Manfred Wasshuber
Photonic - Memories of Tomorrow - Manfred Wasshuber
aluode osc 93 obxd by Anttis Instrumentals
OBXDを試してみた。 - 稲村良光「Garage Band」チャンネル
Vocoder & Synth Improv (w/ OBXD & Tal Vocoder VST plugins) - Shawn Barnes
Vocoder & Synth Improv II (w/ OBXD & TAL Vocoder VST plugins) - Shawn Barnes
DiscoDSP Datsounds OB-Xd [FS4E1] - Soundsaar Music Studio
FREE PLUG-IN Review: OB-Xd - In The Box Productions Tutorials

Discovery Pro 8.14 - New Features Demo

video upload by discoDSP

"Explore the latest updates in Discovery Pro 8.14, our most significant release featuring major sound design enhancements and workflow improvements.

🎛️ What's New in 8.14:
Factory I Preset Bank Overhaul
128 professionally crafted presets by Kulshan Studios
Complete refresh of the Factory bank with modern, production-ready sounds

New Filter Models
Moog Ladder Filter - State-of-the-art analog modeling
Oberheim SEM Filter - Authentic multimode filter with two variants:

Classic mode for vintage warmth
Raw mode for increased resonance and saturation

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Arguru, Fruity Loops Creator Dies in Accident

Sad day. Condolences to everyone close to him.

Translated via hispasonic.com:
"Arguru, virtual programmer of Image Line (FL Studio) and creator of sintes of DiscoDSP, passed away yesterday near Benalmádena (Malaga), in a car accident.

Yesterday Sunday 3 of June, to 18:45 hours, the car of Juan Antonio [left the road] in the AP-7, near Benalmádena (Malaga), despeñando themselves and ending its life. Its burial was celebrated Monday to 17:30 today, in the park cemetery of Malaga, company of its relatives and friends more close friends.

Arguru was [hispasónico nº 2,751], one of most veteran. He was [sworn of IV the Musical Battles], celebrated in the spring of 2004, and many moments, active participant of our forums.

But mainly,] the 19 of July of 2002, George was known to found the company [DiscoDSP along with Real. DiscoDSP is the person in charge of sintes as famous as [Discovery] and Vertigo. In [December of year 2002] we already gave account of one of his first products, NightShine.

Arguru was a great professional, who called the attention by the quality of his creations. Sintes of DiscoDSP is surely the perfected and powerful virtual instruments more of the market, without concessions in quality of sound.

The community to tracker will have without a doubt a great memory of Arguru thanks to [Aodix], secuenciador-tracker very powerful, that incorporated professional MIDI, support VST and other characteristics. ] Was also an important component of [Smartelectronix and the scene [Buzz].

In 2004,], the creative company of the famous FL Studio left DiscoDSP to give to the jump to [Image Line. Arguru had a great implication in the development of FL Studio 7; it created in addition sampler Directwave, and very recent [Deckadance], a software for DJs.

He was referring an absolute one of the small group of Spaniards who dedicate themselves professionally to the musical technology. Some we already remembered to him from the excited ones to char them of IRC-Hispanic. Arguru always emphasized by its seriousness and the deep knowledge of the synthesis and the programming.

A great loss, to an age in which nobody would have to leave this world. From we give to many spirits to family and friends him, and left to a sense memory for the brilliant Arguru here, to which we will never forget in Hispasonic."

via sequencer.de.

DiscoDSP Releases Retromulator Based on The Usual Suspects dsp56300 Engine

via DiscoDSP

[Note: although DiscoDSP gives credit to The Usual Suspects, it's my understanding TUS is not happy about it. From a forum:

"He basically took our source, put his own wrapper on it and is trying to sell it and use it to promote his own business. Can't prevent it, but frankly this is reprehensible IMHO.

Yes. He knows he cannot legally "sell" it due to the licensing model our code is published under. Therefore he sells "support" of "his development efforts" to include difficult things like "git clone" and other Arcane and extremely difficult stuff. sigh... I'd strongly advise anyone using it not to actually pay him for it, but that is just my opinion.]

What isn't clear is whether the UI is just the player above or includes the full editors by The Usual Suspects. I'm hearing it's just the player, which in effect might be an upsell for the full editors by The Usual Suspects.

That said:

"Retromulator brings legendary hardware cores back to life through authentic low-level emulation. The virtual analog synths are powered by a faithful recreation of the Motorola DSP 56300 processor, the Yamaha DX7 runs a full emulation of its original chip set, and the Akai S1000 sampler plays your SF2, SFZ, and Bliss sample banks with studio-quality interpolation. Each core runs its actual firmware or sample data — delivering the unmistakable character of hardware that defined electronic music from the early 80s through the 2000s.

Unlike traditional software emulations that recreate synthesizer behavior by approximation, Retromulator emulates the original integrated circuits at the hardware level. The virtual analog synths run on a cycle-accurate Motorola DSP 56300, the Yamaha DX7 runs a full emulation of its Hitachi HD6303R sub-CPU and Yamaha YM21280/YM21290 EGS/OPS chip set, and the Akai S1000 sampler runs on the SFZero v3.0.0 engine with 8-point sinc interpolation supporting SF2, SFZ, ZBP, and ZBB sample banks. Each core executes its authentic firmware or sample data exactly as intended.

Load the ROM firmware from your own hardware or sample banks from your library, place them in the designated folder, and Retromulator takes care of the rest. The result is not an approximation — it is the real hardware running inside your DAW.

Retromulator is built on Gearmulator, an open-source synthesizer emulation project by the dsp56300 team. We are grateful for their extraordinary work in bringing these classic instruments back to life."

You can find demos of the dsp56300 engines in previous posts here.

Featured synths:

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discoDSP Takes Over Ownership of OB-Xd

You might remember the OB-Xd from this previous video. It looks like discoDSP has taken over development.

via Synth Anatomy:

"It was kind of surprise to see that discoDSP announced this week that it has taken over the OB-Xd Synthesizer project. Before some years, Soshi Studio developed this Synthesizer Plugin (PC, MAC, Linux) and released for free in all the communities. Now this great plugin has a new home. The developer behind the Corona Synthesizer, Discovery Pro Synthesizer and many more got the rights of this plugin and continue this product.

For all users who doesn't use this plugin yet or not heart before, OB-Xd is a free Oberheim OB-X, OB-Xa and OB-8 Synthesizer emulation. For a free project, the sound quality is really good.

While not copying originals, some of the features were taken to a better point. Continuous blendable multimode filter (HP-Notch(BP)-HP in 12 dB mode and 4-1 pole in 24 dB mode). 32 and 64 bit versions included.Thanks to 2Dat for the original Ob-Xd and Soshi Studio for giving the rights to continue this wonderful product.

You can download it for free here: OBXd"

Discovery Pro 8.5.5 & OB Xd 3.7.3 Released

video upload by discoDSP

https://www.discodsp.com/discoverypro/

OB Xd 3.7.3 released
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Bliss Sampler 2.8 released

video upload by discoDSP

https://www.discodsp.com/bliss/



Experience discoDSP Bliss, the ultimate sampler. Record VST and AU instruments as SFZ files without quality loss. Customize your sound with a scalable GUI, wave editor, 7 effects, and versatile modulation. Enjoy up to 64 voices, 4X oversampling, and full MIDI control. Bliss offers exceptional playback and creative possibilities for any production. Elevate your music with the powerful and intuitive Bliss sampler.

Native Apple Silicon compatibility (M1 or higher).
64-bit AAX / VST / VST3 / Audio Units / Standalone compatibility.
32-bit Windows Standalone for legacy plugin sampling.
The integrated VST / VST3 / AU host features a sampling functionality to record from your preferred virtual instrument.1
Built-in wave editor.
Scalable and themeable GUI.
Morphable scheme / automatable zone parameters.
128 Programs with unlimited zones.
32-bit floating point based wavetables.
Full MIDI Input triggering control.
1 Virtual instrument sampling does not encompass all third-party plugins, as some may include offline sampling protection, custom preset management, or other features that could affect compatibility with the Bliss host. It is recommended to test the trial version first to ensure compatibility. The trial version allows exporting SFZ files in 16-bit WAV format, while the registered version supports saving and sampling instruments in 24-bit.

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Retromulator for iOS

"Retromulator is a multi-core retro hardware emulation app and AUv3 plug-in that brings legendary synthesizer, sampler, and keyboard cores back to life through authentic low-level emulation. Each core runs its actual firmware, physical model, or sample data — delivering the unmistakable character of the hardware that defined electronic music from the early 80s through the 2000s.

— EMULATED CORES —

VIRTUAL ANALOG SYNTHS

Motorola DSP 56300 recreation (interpreter mode), built on the open-source Gearmulator by the dsp56300 team:

• Access Virus A, B and C
• Access Virus TI / TI2 / Snow
• Clavia Nord Lead 2X
• Waldorf microQ
• Waldorf Microwave XT

FM SYNTHESIS

• Yamaha DX7 — original chip set emulation, based on VDX7 by Charles Chiaccona

• Yamaha OPL3 — Nuked OPL3 cycle-accurate FM by Nuke.YKT

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OB-Xd 3.10 released

video upload by discoDSP

https://www.discodsp.com/obxd/

OB-Xd is a classic synthesizer that captivates musicians with its rich, full-bodied tones and expansive sound design. Perfect for adding a vintage touch to electronic tracks, live recordings, or film scores, OB-Xd brings unique and expressive qualities to your music. Designed to recreate the Oberheim OB-X, it features enhancements like micro random detuning and unison for a fuller sound. Elevate your studio setup and music production with OB-Xd today.

What's New in OB-Xd 3

Advanced Preset Search System: 3.10 has a new search functionality that scans all disk preset folders recursively with intelligent duplicate detection. Search across your entire preset library instantly, with smart indexing that handles duplicate preset names by showing "(1)", "(2)" etc. Navigate through search results with seamless index-based browsing.

Enhanced Performance & Optimization: 3.10 offers major performance improvements including AVX2 support now enabled on Intel macOS and Linux platforms with universal binary compatibility. Advanced CPU feature detection ensures optimal performance across different processor architectures while maintaining compatibility.

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Discovery Pro 9.1 What's New

video upload by discoDSP

Previously:

Discovery Pro 9.0 What's New

video upload by discoDSP

Free Synth - Disco Dsp OBX-D - No Talking

video upload by Elektronick Musick

"Oberheim OBX Emulation Vsti

Get it: https://www.discodsp.com/obxd/

Other software used in this vide0:

Audio Damage Dubstation 2 Delay : https://www.audiodamage.com/products/...
Soundtoys Little Plate Reverb : https://www.soundtoys.com/product/lit...
Daw: Cockos Reaper. - https://www.reaper.fm/
Reaper Theme: Default Commala - https://stash.reaper.fm/theme/1702/De..."

via discoDSP

OB-Xd 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-Xd is the perfect choice for those looking to add a vintage touch to their music. Whether you're producing electronic tracks, recording live instruments, or composing for film and television, the OB-X is an invaluable tool that will bring a unique and expressive quality to your sound. So why wait? Add an OB-Xd to your studio today and take your music to the next level!

The OB-Xd is a synthesizer that has been designed to recreate the sound and behavior of the Oberheim OB-X. However, the original design of the OB-X was limited in some ways, so the OB-Xd includes a number of additional or altered features. One key feature of the OB-Xd is its implementation of micro random detuning, which helps to create a fuller, richer sound. Overall, the OB-Xd has been designed to produce a sound that is as good and as rich as the original OB-X.

Retromulator 1.4 Commodore 64 reSID Core Demo

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https://www.discodsp.com/retromulator/

"New Commodore 64 SID 6581/8580 core — cycle-accurate emulation via reSID with 3-voice polyphony, oldest-voice stealing, high-quality resampling, and a full 50 Hz macro playback engine driving wavetable, pulsetable, filtertable and speedtable per voice and MIDI control of cutoff (CC 74), resonance (CC 71), pulse width (CC 75), vibrato (CC 1) and pitch bend.
Fixed DX7 master tuning offset — A4 now stays at 440 Hz on cleared battery RAM boot.
Fixed resampler stale rate on synth swap — switching to a synth with a different native rate.
Fixed OpenWurli tremolo depth/swing curve being non-monotonic at high settings.
Fixed OpenWurli noteOff not clamping to the valid MIDI range, which could leave out-of-range notes unreleasable."

See the announcement post here.

Bliss 3.20 What's New

video upload by discoDSP

"Bliss 3.20 is out for macOS, Windows, Linux and iPadOS. The crusher gains five vintage sampler DAC models (SP-1200, MPC60, Emulator II, LinnDrum and Mirage) that alias with the pitch like the real hardware. Sampling gets round robins, silence trimming with a recording threshold, and program range capture that renders a whole bank of plugin programs in one pass. Zones can now be grouped and linked so one edit updates the whole set, with per-zone CC ranges and CC choke for realistic hi-hat control."

https://www.discodsp.com/bliss/

Retromulator 1.6 What's New

video upload by discoDSP

iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/retromu...
Desktop: https://www.discodsp.com/retromulator
"Version 1.6 adds a new 88emu core with Roland Sound Canvas emulation by Giulio Zausa"

Time to rick roll.

Why OB-Xd is a fantastic free synth... and how to use it!

video upload by MusicRadar Tech

"In our new series we delve into the best free synths on the internet. In this instalment we delve into the world of analogue modelling with the aid of another fantastic (and free) software synthesiser: DiscoDSP’s OB-Xd."

Download OB-Xd: https://www.discodsp.com/obxd/

Discovery Pro 8.16: New Oscillator Engine Sound Demo

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"Explore the latest updates in Discovery Pro 8.16, featuring a superior oscillator engine, Polyphonic Aftertouch with MPE-ready routing, and the innovative Adaptive Filter Slope for dynamic, expressive sound design.

🎛️ What's New in 8.16:
Superior Oscillator Engine
Brand new analog modeled engine with warm character and richer harmonic content, especially in the bass range
Improved hard sync and FM synthesis with real-time discontinuity correction
Classic per-bank global switch to retain the traditional engine

Adaptive Filter Slope
Innovative dynamic filter character that responds to your playing style
Note and velocity matrix switching for expressive filter behavior
Accessible via filter presets popup for streamlined workflow

Polyphonic Aftertouch
Per-voice pressure routing for individual note expression control
MPE-ready for modern expressive controllers

Additional Updates
Consolidated oscillator menu with clarified phase labels
LCD status display for CPU protection state
Improved menu organization
Arpeggiator fixes

🔗 Links:
Download/Update: https://www.discodsp.com/discoverypro/"

DIscovery Pro 8.9 released

video upload by discoDSP

"https://www.discodsp.com/discoverypro/

What's New for Producers

🥁 Percussion Mode

Turn Discovery Pro into a full drum workstation. 10 new drum kits ready to use, smart keyboard mapping (white keys = sounds, black keys = editing), and seamless integration with your existing workflow.

⚡ Faster PADsynth

No more waiting for wavetables to render. PADsynth now processes in the background with real-time progress updates. SIMD optimizations make rendering significantly faster on modern processors.

📁 Better SFZ Import

Import large sample libraries faster with parallel loading. Enhanced compatibility with professional SFZ libraries and multi-bit depth WAV files.

🎛️ Workflow Improvements

Reorganized Edit menu for better navigation
Direct access to preset folders when randomizing
New MIDI CC display for hardware integration
Improved voice allocation for better polyphony

🔧 Under the Hood

Standalone limiter prevents output clipping
Fixed filter resonance issues with oversampling
Enhanced aftertouch and velocity curves
Consolidated AAX support with improved MIDI out

Download the free update now and experience the enhanced Discovery Pro workflow.
Available for all 8.x existing users at no additional cost."

Discovery Pro 8.13 released

video upload by discoDSP

"Discovery Pro 8.13 - Shadow Wave 3D Redesign + DSP enhancements
https://www.discodsp.com/discoverypro/

Discovery Pro receives its most dramatic visual transformation yet with the all-new Shadow Wave skin, plus enhanced analog filter behavior.

🎨 Shadow Wave 3D Redesign
Complete interface overhaul featuring premium 3D aesthetics with realistic depth, shadows, and dimensional shading. The flat vector design has been replaced with a modern, refined look while maintaining Discovery Pro's iconic workflow.

🔊 Moog Ladder Filter Enhancement
Smooth cubic blending for authentic resonant sounds and classic analog filter behavior at high resonance values higher than 95%.

✨ Key Improvements
Enhanced visual clarity and contrast
Refined knob rendering with dimensional depth
Updated typography and displays
Polished professional aesthetics
Display positioning fixes at fractional scales"

Discovery Pro 8.8 Released

video upload by discoDSP

https://www.discodsp.com/discoverypro/

"Experience Discovery Pro, the ultimate virtual analog synthesizer and sampler. With 4 layers, 12 oscillators, WAV and SoundFont support, PADSynth re-synthesis, and Nord Lead 2 SysEx import/export, Discovery Pro offers endless sound creation options. Its arpeggiator, 12 filter types (including Nord Lead 2 and Moog filters), panning modulation, stereo delay, gate and step modulation effects provide unmatched control. Discovery Pro is perfect for any music production."

Discovery Pro 8.7 released

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https://www.discodsp.com/discoverypro/

"Experience Discovery Pro, the ultimate virtual analog synthesizer and sampler. With 4 layers, 12 oscillators, WAV and SoundFont support, PADSynth re-synthesis, and Nord Lead 2 SysEx import/export, Discovery Pro offers endless sound creation options. Its arpeggiator, 12 filter types (including Nord Lead 2 and Moog filters), panning modulation, stereo delay, gate and step modulation effects provide unmatched control. Discovery Pro is perfect for any music production." c