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dnblankedelman said:
So, I just picked this up for the first time (didn't have V1) and wanted to share two small things:
  1. When I played the patch "Lyle's Legendary Lead" (especially playing a higher D then A), I had a really strong emotional response. I grew up in high school with exactly that sound in my ears and I miss him quite a bit.

  2. It took me much longer to find this than I want to admit to, so perhaps it will save someone else some time: if you happen to be playing the standalone version (for example to audition the patches) and you find none of the patches that use the sequencer appear work, open the sequencer (little yellow triangle at the bottom right) and turn off "DAW SYNC". With no DAW to sync to...no sequence to play or sound will be forthcoming when this is on. Perhaps this advice is in the manual and I just missed it, but that took a bit of head scratching.
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Have you checked out the Lamenting the loss of Lyle patches?
 
zvenx said:
I own both.....after buying this and playing it for a day, I took the Cherry Audio out of my first call template......ymmv.

It isn't that the CA one is bad at all, for me this is just a gorgeous sound. (The oberheim sound...SEM even up to the OB-8, were my favourite analog sounds), this is the best of all of the software versions I have heard.

I do prefer the UI/UX of the Cherry Audio one though.
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After learning the OB-E UI yesterday, I have to agree that the CA Eight Voice is easier to get around on. I love the sound of the reverb in OB-E and it has more movement in its sound but I have much more to learn. Thankful for the zoom buttons! Cherry Audio synths are a fantastic value though. There's always room for one more if it brings me inspiration to write!
 
I didn't have much time today, but I did download the OB-E demo. I wanted to see what it has to offer that would directly relate to my current musical explorations.

Chiefly, I'm looking for big, powerful analog sounds to create dense, heavy music. OB-E excels at all of that, but is somewhat inclined to excel at pretty sounds. That's nice too, but not my focus. I am trying to develop a sound that has a lot of density without losing clarity, taking elements I like from early metal, playing them with synths and samples, but achieving something of the clarity of the better numetal (also old now..) and something like Outkast.

I compared OB-E to bx_oberheim, which does nasty more easily, but can't match OB-E for power (and certainly not versatility). I tried playing multiple instances of bx_oberheim at the same time. It troubled my CPU, but not OB-E, which easily still sounded fuller and more substantial.

I compared it to Model 72 and Zebra2, which both do dark more easily. Model 72 had the power and physicality, but not the depth or width. Zebra, as always, sounded like it would be much, much easier to mix into a larger arrangement.

Day 1, interim conclusion: buy it. I either buy it now or buy it later.

I shall continue my investigations.
 
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This is a very useful tour of the OB-E for those who, like me, find it useful to hear the range of what an instrument can do whilst lying still, brooding over my resentments and planning dire wickedness.
 
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