Behringer UB-Xa Gets an Editor, Works With UB-Xa D Too
Control all 16 voices from inside your DAW.
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Behringer UB-Xa editor. · Source: Momo Muller
Behringer UB-Xa now for under €1k! · Source: Behringer
[24 October 2024] Momo Müller’s latest editor adds in-DAW control to the Behringer UB-Xa and UB-Xa D. Comes with 50 new presets and costs less than lunch at McDonald’s.
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Momo Müller UB-Xa & D Software Editor and Controller
Hardware synthesizer editor developer Momo Müller has graced us with another great editor, this time for the Behringer UB-Xa and UB-Xa D.
The editor adds in-computer control to the hardware as a standalone app or DAW plugin. As a plugin, you can automate and randomize parameters. Additionally, there’s an X/Y pad modulation source that can affect any parameter.
The app works on both PC and Mac, in standalone mode or as a DAW plugin in VST2, VST3 and AU formats. It includes 50 new presets and costs €6.90 / $7. It’s available from Momo Müller’s website (link below).
- Momo Müller Behringer UB-Xa/UB-Xa D editor home page
Now for Under €1k!
[20 September 2024] The clone of the Oberheim OB-Xa, has been reduced in price again at Thomann. Now you can get this synthesiser cheaper than ever before!
Now Over €100 Cheaper Again!
Wow! Unbelievable – Behringer’s flagship synthesiser is now available for under €1000. This makes the analogue synthesiser even more attractive for those who were hesitating because of the price. But you’d better hurry – with an offer like this, the stock is sure to sell out soon. Or is a Mk II on the way?
Now Cheaper Than Ever
[30 July 2024] The Behringer flagship synth is now available at a significant discount at Thomann – but we don’t know for how long.
The Behringer UB-Xa, the company’s 16-voice polyphonic reinterpretation of the famous Oberheim OB-Xa, is already pretty affordable – especially considering that voice count. If you’ve been on the fence about getting one despite that price, now is your chance as it’s significantly discounted at Thomann. Thomann is currently selling the synthesizer for $1184 / £939 / €1098.
One caveat though: we don’t know how long this price will last. You can find the UB-Xa
here at Thomann *.
[2 December 2023] After what seems like an eternity, the Behringer synthesiser finally sees the light of day. Initially conceived as early as 2018, Behringer’s ambitious clone of the Oberheim classic underwent a lengthy development process lined with several prototypes (including, most recently, a desktop version), teaser pictures, and initial demos from the beta testing phase. It sure took them a while, but the wait is now finally over.
If you’ve been following the UB-Xa story, you probably already know most of the details. With 16 voices, the polysynth offers twice the polyphony of the OB-Xa. It’s also bitimbral, so you can split or layer two different sounds. Eight different vintage modes bring in analogue subtleties. Together with the filter, which offers a choice of 12 and 24 dB modes, this extends the sonic potential of the synth beyond the scope of a pure OB-Xa wannabe. Other modern features include a complete MIDI implementation, MPE compatibility, and storage for 512 user presets. The UB-Xa also comes with the factory presets of the original.
UB-Xa is available now
If you’re ready to order the Behringer UB-Xa, you’ll be happy to find out that it’s even more affordable than we were expecting. And according to Behringer, the most recent price drop benefits a good cause. The manufacturer has decided to donate its profits from the UB-Xa to the charity “Playing for Change”, which aims to bring positive change to people around the world through music (you can find out more about it here). They also pledge to double any donation you make to the foundation:
“We are offering the UB–Xa for a price way below the actual value. If you can, please consider donating the balance or any amount in between to the foundation, and we will double your donation up to an additional $1,000,000.”
The Behringer UB-Xa is now available at Thomann. Deliveries should arrive in about two weeks.
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Behringer UB-Xa (original post from 28 April 2020)
It’s been 2 years since Uli asked if we fancied an Oberheim clone and a year since we saw the “finished hardware” and were treated to some initial demos. Since then it’s only existed on a “Where’s my UB-Xa” placard that protestors picketing the Behringer headquarters hold above their heads while chanting “bring on the clones!”
But now, in order to ease the suffering of synth enthusiasts, Uli has posted some photos of the latest hardware build of the forthcoming synthesizer.
The eagle-eyed will notice that there have been some changes since last we saw it, Uli says these are largely down to community input. So all your commentary on Facebook and other platforms are definitely worth the effort if you want to get a switch moved a couple of inches to the left or feel that another knob would bring it closer to synth-perfection.
The main changes appear to be over in the modulation and control department and the larger LCD is a distinct improvement over the 2-digital LED display.
Honestly, this is looking pretty great. Good size and shape, nice detail and could be the affordable polysynth we’ve been waiting for. Uli says there’s still a lot of work to do on the firmware and getting it to function because is not like banging out an analogue monosynth.
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8 responses to “Behringer UB-Xa Gets an Editor, Works With UB-Xa D Too”
Probably bad sales. That’s the problem with Behringer also that the value drops fast. You’re losing to much money when you sell second hand.
Cheaper than ever, still expensive… Price has to drop to 799 Euro to get labeled as cheaper than ever..
Cheaper than ever, still expensive… Price has to drop to 699 Euro to get labeled as cheaper than ever before..
And knock a few hundred off the desktop module. It’s now as expensive as the keyboard?!?
Since Behringer is doing cheap ripp-offs of original synths, it is targeting home users, not professionals, who make money with music and can afford “real” gear. I find anything from them that is more than 500Euros unnaceptable. Despite that, the UB-Xa offers too little to justify such a price. I would rather put another 1000 and get anything from Korg, Arturia, Novation or Moog. You would get so much more, and the money goes to the original brand that actually invented that synth.
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Not a big fan of Behringer. But complaining about a significant price decrease is just silly! The UBX is now fantastic value for money!
Wait wait… You buy a hardware synth and then use a software editor??? Why don’t you just buy a VST of that same synth? Endless presets and you can use many instances at once. Hardware synths just don’t make any sense these days.
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