Synapse Audio Obsession Oberheim Synth $50

[jngnz]

$59 official:

https://www.synapse-audio.com/shop.html

$50 (55 EUR for EU with VAT) at Thomann:

https://thmn.to/thoprod/497110

[Craig N]

So tempting. Anyone got this as well as Aly James OB-xtreme 2 or Sonic Projects OP-X Pro-II and have any recommendations between them? 

My name is Craig and I'm a plugaholic.

[Nick Blanc]

Dune 3 and The Legend are great synths from Synapse. This one flew under my radar, interesting.

[jngnz]

BTW, they’re not mentioning it on their site, but they’re offering a 50% off EDU discount.

[Jim Roseberry]

Had an OB-X8 for a few months.

The hardware filter has an almost angry character on low notes.  Hard to describe in words, but you immediately know it's an Oberheim.

To my ears, the filter on the plugin sounds nothing like this.

[SmokeyJ628]

2 hours ago, Jim Roseberry said:

Had an OB-X8 for a few months.

The hardware filter has an almost angry character on low notes.  Hard to describe in words, but you immediately know it's an Oberheim.

To my ears, the filter on the plugin sounds nothing like this.

Did you have an OB8 or an OB-Xa?

Obsession is based around an OB-Xa which has significant filter differences to the OB8.

[Jim Roseberry]

55 minutes ago, SmokeyJ628 said:

Did you have an OB8 or an OB-Xa?

Obsession is based around an OB-Xa which has significant filter differences to the OB8.

I had the new OB-X8    ?

It has both the Xa and 8 Filters and Envelopes.

 

I'll probably grab the OB-X8 module when it's available.

To me, nothing sounds quite like that filter (especially on lower notes).

Edited June 27, 2023 by Jim Roseberry
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[SmokeyJ628]

34 minutes ago, Jim Roseberry said:

I had the new OB-X8    ?

It has both the Xa and 8 Filters and Envelopes.

 

I'll probably grab the OB-X8 module when it's available.

To me, nothing sounds quite like that filter (especially on lower notes).

Ah...I didn't remember that was the name of the new one. My brain went straight to the originals. Why couldn't they all have more distinctive names? ?

[JT music]

For those who are looking for a synthesizer with PRO sound, Obsession is obsolete. 

[Doug Rintoul]

17 minutes ago, JT music said:

For those who are looking for a synthesizer with PRO sound, Obsession is obsolete. 

Are PRO sounds anything like PRO chords?