Behringer has officially debuted the UB-Xa, a 16-Voice Multi-Timbral Polyphonic Analog Synthesizer with eight Vintage Modes, Dual VCFs and 61-Key Poly After-Touch Keyboard.
Behringer claims that the UB-Xa is more than just a clone of the Oberheim, and that their new UB-Xa has all the features that came with the original, but it’s also enhanced the new $1500 analog synth with modern features such as velocity and after-touch, 512 user program memories and comprehensive MIDI implementation.
Behringer UB-Xa
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Behringer UB-Xa Specs:
- Number of voices » 16-voice bi-timbral analog
- 32 Analog Oscillators » two LFOs; two VCFs: 1 low pass, 2-pole or 4-pole, (12dB or 24dB/ oct slope), switchable
- Envelopes » VCA, VCF
- Connectivity » MIDI In/out/thru; USB (MIDI); USB 2.0, type B; Main Out: 2 x 1/4″ TRS, balanced, max. 22 dBu; Headphones: 1/4″ TRS, stereo, max 25mW dBu
- Foot Pedals » Vibrato: 1/4″ TRS, balanced; Filter: 1/4″ TRS, balanced
- Foot Switches » Sustain: 1/4″ Mono; Program advance: 1/4″ Mono; Hold: 1/4″ Mono
- Arpeggiator Controls » Rate, Settings, Hold, On
- LFO Section Controls » LFO Rate; Waveform; Sine, Inverse Sawtooth, Square, Sawtooth, Sample & hold, Trig, SMP
- Modulation Section Controls » OSC 1 depth; OSC 2 depth; OSC 1 freq; OSC 2 freq; Filter freq; OSC 1 PWM; OSC 2 PWM; Volume mod
- Oscillator Section Controls » Frequency 1; Pulse width; Frequency 2; Saw waveform 1; Pulse waveform 1; Sync OSC 2; F-ENV (envelope follow) OSC 2; Saw waveform 2; Pulse waveform 2; Shift
- Filter Section Controls » Frequency; Resonance; Modulation; Noise; OSC 1; Half OSC 2; Full OSC 2; 4 Pole; Track
- Envelope Section Controls » Attack (envelope); Decay (envelope); Sustain (envelope); Release (envelope); Attack (filter); Decay (filter); Sustain (filter); Release (filter)
- Keyboard » 61 full-size keys with velocity and
polyphonic aftertouch
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VCOs and VCFs based on the original 3340 and 3320 chip designs
To recreate its iconic growl and sizzle, Behringer claims to have delved into the inner workings of the original OB-Xa and brought them into the 21st century including all its original factory patches that made the 80s roar. Thanks to its VCOs and VCFs heavily based on the original 3340 and 3320 chip designs, 16 voices and the ability to split its keyboard so you can layer two different sounds, the UB-Xa is capable of conjuring up massive sounding riffs.
The UB-Xa comes with 61 full-sized, semi-weighted keys with polyphonic aftertouch and velocity sensitivity which detect every nuance of your playing from soft, feather-like touches to an intense chordal bombardment. The 8-channel modulation matrix provides you with the extreme flexibility and expands what the UB-Xa can do sonically. The 26 rotary controls plus a myriad of other functions give you direct control over the UB-Xa’s VCOs, LFOs, ADSR generators and VCAs to sculpt your sound in a nigh-on unlimited number of ways.
512 user program memories
Behinger included up to 512 user program memories that allow you to save any setting you can come up with. You can even assign them to any of the preset recall switches so you can change presets in the middle of a live performance.
