Oberheim vsti recommendation: which is the best vsti emulation?

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2016/12/21 22:12:16 (permalink)

Oberheim vsti recommendation: which is the best vsti emulation?

I am going to purchase one of the Oberheim vsti "clones".  I have owned NI Pro-53 for years (yeah- it is no longer offered), but will purchase either the Arturia (Prophet V or Matrix 12V) or the Sonicprojects (OB-XPro-II).  Both Arturia and Sonicprojects have holiday sales that makes these affordable and actually only a few dollars difference.  I have downloaded demos of these and immediately found a big difference in the number of presets between the two (Sonicprojects has 1500+).  Both sound great.  [Before someone asks, yes I also already have the free Obxd with its many free presents].
 
I greatly value the input and advice of you softsynth experts here on our Cakewalk software forum; I need to hear the recommendations especially from you Oberheim connoisseurs for this topic.  I am only going to purchase one of the two.  So--
     which one is the best bang for the buck?  
     which one do you guys recommend (and why)?  
     or is there another premier oberheim clone vsti that I have overlooked and should consider?  
 
Thanks for your advice.
 
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    scook
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    Re: Oberheim vsti recommendation: which is the best vsti emulation? 2016/12/21 22:15:24 (permalink)
    Best bang for the buck http://www.discodsp.com/obxd/
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    Before someone asks, yes I also already have the free Obxd with its many free presents

     
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    Re: Oberheim vsti recommendation: which is the best vsti emulation? 2016/12/21 22:58:19 (permalink)
    It appears the Sonicprojects website has not been updated in some time? The sale appears to have been going on all year long.
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    Re: Oberheim vsti recommendation: which is the best vsti emulation? 2016/12/22 01:43:37 (permalink)
    I picked up the SonicProjects package last holiday season because I thought it sounded great and was a great value.
    That being said - I have not really used it because of other shiny toys that came my way.
     
     

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    Re: Oberheim vsti recommendation: which is the best vsti emulation? 2016/12/22 01:52:10 (permalink)
    I have owned several real Oberheims so I am pretty familiar. Sonic Projects OPX Pro II is excellent. The free one is not bad but not in the same class. Arturia Matrix 12V is also very good. I don't own it but I have checked it out a few times.

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    Re: Oberheim vsti recommendation: which is the best vsti emulation? 2016/12/22 02:06:19 (permalink)
    I have Obxd too, I love it, but somehow it always loads up with no preset banks default (I have to manually load a bank every time in order to play any patches).
     
    If you were to choose between Arturia and Sonicprojects, get the Sonicprojects. I heard all the Arturia emulations all kinda sound the same as each other. 

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    Re: Oberheim vsti recommendation: which is the best vsti emulation? 2016/12/22 04:11:22 (permalink)
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    I heard all the Arturia emulations all kinda sound the same as each other.



    They definitely do not. I have several of them. They sound exactly like the synths they are supposed to emulate.

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    Re: Oberheim vsti recommendation: which is the best vsti emulation? 2016/12/22 04:48:38 (permalink)
    Not saying which is "best" but I don't think you would regret getting the Arturia Matrix V. One of my favourites in the V collection.
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    Re: Oberheim vsti recommendation: which is the best vsti emulation? 2016/12/22 19:12:00 (permalink)
    Thanks for all the advice. 
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    Re: Oberheim vsti recommendation: which is the best vsti emulation? 2016/12/23 16:34:32 (permalink)
    The Analog Lab is a fast way to get a tour of Arturia. It has selected presets from all of their synth models.
     
     

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    Re: Oberheim vsti recommendation: which is the best vsti emulation? 2016/12/23 20:05:11 (permalink)
    Arturia's Matrix version is very good.

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