Oberheim VSTi - OP-X - Minimoog, Prophet, Jupiter

http://www.sonicprojects.ch/

Playing through some factory patches of the SonicProjects OP-X virtual VSTi synth which include some classic Oberheim, Minimoog, Prophet and Jupiter sounds

In this video the OP-X is played like a real hardware synth with a Korg DW-8000 as masterkeyboard (for midi notes and program changes) and a Behringer BCR2000 to remotely control its parameters (using midi CC).

Due to the ability of OP-X for parameter feedback OP-X and the BCR are completely linked (two ways). OP-X sends a complete cc dump on program change which updates all parameters on the BCR to the values of the new preset. This allows for completely jump free operation. When you tweak a control in the software OP-X the dedicated control on the BCR does change accordingly, and of course also vice versa.

OP-X runs within Cubase SX with some TC Native Reverb and Cubase Double Delay added as send effects. The played patches are all factory presets.

To make the feedback work you must route the midi out of OP-X back to the controller device. In Cubase this can be done using a separate midi track for the back-routing (1st track: in = midi keyboard & bcr2000, the best choose "all", out = OP-X; 2nd track: in = OP-X, out = bcr2000). In more simple hosts like e.g. MiniHost just activate the needed devices in the MIDI input output mangement.

Needed versions for the parameter feedback feature:
OP-X: Version 2.1
OP-X PRO: Version 1.2

The feedback feature won't work with any previous versions.

You can also watch the video in high quality with stereo audio which also works well for full screen watching. Just click the blue link at the bottom right of the video.

Unfortunately there are a lot of really bad compression artefacts in the audio stream, especially in the high quality stereo mode (strings, brass, deep basses, minimoog). They sound like bad distortions, which in fact are not there in the real audio coming out of the synth. Try to think them away. The real sound is one hundred times smoother, cleaner and bigger.

OP-X can be bought here (free demo available):
http://www.sonicprojects.ch/

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[chiefbeefofficer]

Excellence! Loved the little Prince bit and and Journey. Oh, and of course Jump! Killed me with the Live to Tell!!

Does the VST program come with the editor interface?

[obiefreak]

Yes of course, it's the one you can see in the monitor - you can also edit it with the mouse rather than with external controllers

[Analkalle]

Sweet !

how did you link the mod wheel to the vst ?

[obiefreak]

It's linked by default to the right destination (vibrato) since it's a standard controller; it's sent by normal midi

[backtothelab86]

sorry i ment BCR2000

[backtothelab86]

Do u know if you can use the bcf2000 for other softsynths in the same fashion you are using it in here. say for instance the arturia minimoog? where I can tweak all the parameters. like you are in the video. Im considering getting a bcf2000 from the this video just want to make sure it can do it on the arturia synths before i purchase. thanks for the help.

[bassman50fender]

Incredible work at 3:54.

[migzcuad]

8:09 Madonna - "Live to Tell"

[Helicon7007]

Excellent tutorial on this. Thank you!

[maccagrabme]

@DIGITALSCREAMS Agreed. Its getting much harder to justify owning analogue hardware nowadays and as for the early digital stuff I think thats becoming redundant too. I can imagine within a yr or two the demand for vintage will die off.

[Thompsongs]

You only lingered for 7 seconds or so on the Tom Sawyer patch?? You're killin' me man!

[DIGITALSCREAMS]

Excellant demo - just goes to show how far softsynths have come in the last few years. Yes, there will be subtle differences in tone/sound between it and the hardware version.....but these differences no longer necessitate the expense/risk of purchasing the original.

Im now of the opinion that synths such as this and the ImpOSCAR 2 need to be made into hardware. The sound quality and justifies it.

Compare these newer VSTi's to synths which came out 5-7 years ago...huge difference.

[doctorrin]

Melody at 2:14 is the shit...