Fantastic , this bad boy give us a nice 80s classic sound.
Fantastic softsynth
★★★★★
by Aud10Keb
This is a very tasty softsynth. It has power and width and can go from basic but solid raw monophonic subtractive synth tone to more complex polyphonic sounds with effects and arps. This is a go to softsynth for me. I enjoy the tone of it.
In my top 5 soft-synths...
★★★★★
by mholloway
This is one of my favorite 'analog' soft-synths, easily in my top five. Why? The Pros: • The sound quality is fantastic. Like, a serious cut above most analog emulations. It has the weight and liveliness of a real instrument. • The TMT creates a lot of variation across voices, similar to how recent Arturia synths provide a panel for adding per-voice variation to cutoff, pwm, pich, etc; though notably, TMT doesn't allow you any control over the parameters or depth the way the Arturia synths do. • The UI is clean, clear, and easy to work with. This is a testament to the quality of both the original SEM and also how nicely brainworx have taken that concept and turned it into a workable plugin interface. The Cons: • The presets are mostly garbage • I never, ever use any of the on-board effects. Seriously. I actually think they just get in the way of the synth. I vastly prefer doing my sound design with the core instrument, then adding some chorus / delay / reverb (and any mix-level stuff like EQ) in my DAW, with third-party stuff. • TMT only works in polyphonic mode, as far as I can tell, and is inactive in Mono mode. This is utterly bizarre, because the original SEM is a monosynth, brainworx has invented a new patent-pending technology for emulating vintage analog synths, and then implemented it to only work in polyphonic mode. Very, very strange choice. Despite these issues, I come back to this synth again and again, choosing it over dozens of others that I own and hold in high regard. The sound quality and ease of use are why, simply. Ignore the fluff of the effects and presets and extra junk, and just use the core synth itself: basically it's an OB-X, because it's a polyphonic SEM.
tim
★★★★★
by Timson
best
Love this plugin
★★★★★
by DaveE
Excellent sounds. Be aware that this plugin demands very high CPU. Using a monster Intel i9 10900K build here. With only bx_oberhausen in a session, some patches have the CPU at 3%, others at 30%, and others at 70% or HIGHER. The patches have various levels of voices or FX so it can be helpful to lock the voices at a low setting while auditioning patches.
Stunning re-creation!
★★★★★
by dgadwa
As someone who once owned the actual hardware - a SEM Pro to be specific - I'm amazed. While I am unable to test the two side-by-side, the bx_oberhausen absolutely gets me there when it comes to scratching the itch and inspiring creativity in a way that only the SEM can do. For what it's worth, I've also owned an Oberheim Matrix, Xpander and OB-6 in addition to the SEM so I feel very closely acquainted with "the Oberheim sound". As far as "that" sound goes, bx_oberhausen is family. Needless to say, there are all of the modern conveniences - polyphony not the least among them - and it all works out marvelously well. The effects are a key piece and I say this as someone who more often can't be bothered by the "on-board" effects that other plugin manufacturers add. The effects included here really add character and stand on their own as being useful additions. I could go on and on but suffice it to say that the oberhausen really is one of my personal "top shelf, can't live without" plugins of all time.
Great sound
★★★★☆
by Mark M Thompson
Superb sound, but absolutely murders your CPU.
There is a quality about this thing that is intoxicating
★★★★★
by Mirthfulmadness
There is something about this particular synth that just sounds right to me. Many software synths kind of bother my ear in a digitally kind of way, but this has this warm vibe that is hard to describe unless you try it. The presets are all very useable, and there is a lot. Extremely impressed by this one, and really the oberhausen thing isn't even my favorite kind of sounds out there, but this has given me a much more favorable view on original. (And well I was an 80s kid so it's not that hard).
Synth in the box
★★★★★
by BluelagoonStudios
A great emulation of the OB-6 synth, which I have the hardware here for many years. First I was a bit cynical about the plugin, but after working with it, it's just great and easy to use. The hardware synth doesn't have much work anymore since it's all right in the box.
Very analog-sounding
★★★★☆
by Rex
This is a very good-sounding softsynth. It's become my go-to for pure analog synth emulation. The tonality of it is super authentic and sounds very 'real'. You can tell when you switch on the TMT that it really is doing exactly when they say it does: adding those subtle imperfections which create the analog sound. Only a couple of things holding it back from a five-star rating. The LFO has some unusual properties. Whenever TMT is switched on, the LFO will operate at different speeds for all the different notes played. This can sometimes be cool, but it should be an optional feature; it's frustrating when trying to create a consistent pulsating effect with the LFO, but having it change because of the TMT. Also, you should be able to run it standalone outside of a DAW. Also, it doesn't even recognize MPE controllers. Most virtual instruments will recognize MPE controllers and they will still function as regular controllers, even when they don't support MPE. Also, it's fairly taxing on the CPU. Overall, there's nothing sonically lacking about this instrument, but there are a number of things which could definitely be streamlined. Again, great synth! I didn't want to leave on a negative note. This thing is awesome.