Odyssey vs Bodyssey
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- čas přidán 12. 09. 2024
- Comparing The Original ARP Odyssey against the Behringer Odyssey.
The Bodyssey is a great copy of the old ARP with nice new features such as a sequencer/arpeggiator, Midi/CV, FX, 3 legacy filters VCA Drive and some more. It sounds fenomenal, even a bit beefier than the original. Keys feel ok, a bit sluggish. but better then the ARPs.
If that's the extent of the differences there's nothing here that makes me unhappy with my Bodyssey.
Cool that's what i'am waiting for....cheers. The differences are bigger than expected. Thanks for spending your time to do this comparsion...greetz from HH
A patron on the dance floor with 4 drinks under his belt is not going to discern the subtle differences (if any) between these two beautiful instruments. Way to go, Behringer!
One is a beautiful instrument, the other is a copy from a company lacking in original ideas.
@@mcmike100
You sooooooo miss the point of what Behringer is trying to do, which is to put these sounds in the hands of starving musicians.
@@mcmike100 They're not a company lacking in original ideas, they have 2 unique synths already.
@@mcmike100 They also have unique euro rack modules on the way.
A patron on the dance floor would be fine with all softsynths and probably prefer it because that is what they are used to hearing. These analog synths are for US the makers.
The most significant differences can be heard in the oscillators: original arp pulses sound with more even harmonics (can be also seen at the oscilloscope) and behringer sawtooths seem to reach higher frequency than in the original (or it may be the original that has the fundamental higher than the harmonics). In both cases behringer shows way more ringing at the edges of the waveform. That being said, who is better is just a personal choice.
maybe it's possible that oscillators sound different because it seems to me that at the beginning of the video the Beringer has the resonance set to about 25% and in the arp is set to 0? when the two resonances are set to 0 they sound pratically the same. in any case I think that behringer one sounds beautifull
@@andrealentullo6661you are right, in fact there is a new video comparison by Starsky Carr without this issue
Great comparison! And a tricky topic too. Obviously certain faders need to be in different positions to yield similar results, for example the resonance.
Thanks for this. Very useful.
Yes. And there's a difference between older odysseys even. Main reason for this video was to show that the Bodyssey sound like crap. It sound odyssey. And I think it has a better audio quality.
Thanks for the comment and sub!
@@No_Nag I must say I'm very happy with the Korg Odyssey though. The sound just goes BOOOOM every time I use it. I prefer it over my original 1978 Korg MS-20 for many things.
@@dat_chip if the Bodyssey never was, I would have gone for a desktop Korg odyssey. Mabe a FS but I think that one went at a much to high price. They all sound great. But I must say that a MS20, clone or original is teasing me to bits 😀
@@No_Nag Does it sound like crap or does it sound good? I am confused.
@@LuddyVonBeat Ok? I think it sounds great. It has better audioquallity than the older one. Or a higher fidellity. It.'s a bit beefier in the lie end.
Really happy to hear this video. It seems the Behringer oscillators sound much brighter than the ARP, and not necessarily in a good way. For authenticity on the oscillators I give Korg the nod. But the Behringer doesn’t sound bad at all, just different.
Same thing with the mk III filter - Behringer’s doesn’t seem to self-oscillate in the same way, while Korg pretty much nailed all 3 filters.
But Behringer really scores points on the ring mod. To me the Boddy sounds nearly dead-on, while Korg’s just doesn’t have that same beautiful clang.
I don’t give a crap about Behringer’s lousy bolt-on effects and sequencer.
Overall, I think any synth player should be really happy to play any Odyssey they can get their hands on. I have a Korg Odyssey FS and I love it, but it’s a pretty terrible value nowadays at like 4 to 5 times the price of Behringer. The Korg is probably a bit closer to the originals in terms of core sound, but I’d have to recommend the Behringer as it’s “close enough” and a much better value, plus it gets the ring mod right. Time will tell how well it stands up however.
Pretty much what I think about it to. But I must that in real life, the Bodyssey sound a bit closer. With higher fidellity. Bigger lowend and more fizz on top..
Thank you for your comment!
The great thing about "much brighter" is that you can always tone it down a bit with filtering. It's not so easy to correct "much duller!" Anyway, I love the BARP and every other Behringer product I have tried. Good stuff for not too many bucks.
@@ConwayBob Yup, I have lots of Behringer instruments too. It's nice to have the luxury of splitting hairs over this kind of stuff.
I love my Behringer Odyssey. I don't really care if the comparison is spot on or a little off. There are differences between individual ARP's. It's about usability as a (stage) instrument and in that it perfoms really good. This is the phattest sounding mono synth I heard from Behringer yet. The bass sounds and the filter sound amazing. I especially love the 2 pole filter.
This is my thought to. It's close enough and I can toss it around instead of my original.
@@No_Nag Exactly. If I had an original I'd keep it in my studio too and use the Behringer to perform with.
can't believe this is the first video comparing the twonot even one comparing the korgs and it's been out for a bit.
Yeah, I whish there was one before this. I just put it toghether in all haste, didn't really have the time but since I know many just needed something to compare with. The Behringer sound really good and I know many are nervous about that.
@@No_Nag I used to have a room full of vintage analogs and slowly but surely they have all gone and now I have modern cheaper ones. Behringer and Korg are destroying the need and market for 30-40 year old analogs and I for one am happy about that! I just hope they keep it up and come up with the fully featured vco polys. Thanks for the video. The Behringer sounds better than the old one to me btw.
I'd rather have the Behringer, much better features...
Wow what is up with the drastic difference in the tone of the oscillators? Did Behringer not even try to make them sound similar? Or a mistake in the comparison?
Do you feel there is a difference between the Korg and the Behringer in sound?
I haven't had that much time with the korg to say anything in the matter. All I can say is that the basic sound of them are the same with some differences at the xtremes (sort of). If I had yo mke a choice between Behringer or Korg it wouldn't depend on the sound they produce, but more on what features I prefered.
My 2....
@@No_Nag Alright thanks for you answer. Im asking cause I saw some people claim that the Behringer is more modern sounding. Im after those vintage (We almost lost detroit - Gil Scott Heron / For the love of you - Isley Brothers) type lead sounds that have that warmth of the original odyssey. Thats why I was leaning towards the Korg. But still undecided... Do you think there would be a difference for those type of leads in Korg vs Behringer?
@@itsdrawkcab5899 I wouldn't worrie. The difference among the 3 is so minimal so if you did a blind test I don't think may could tell them appart.
I got the behringer it’s to close for so much less plus if you have other gear like I do you can run it through then at the price point it’s a wrap.
Just a suggestion, but you’d probably get more views if you correct the spelling of ARP “Odyssey” in the title!
Yes! Didn't notice that. Thanx.
I know I got some words wrong in the video to. But hey, its not my first language :P
@@No_Nag English is my first language and I legit never know how to spell Odyssey. Just one of those words I screw up all the time.
Anyone know if the keys on the behringer are velocity sensitive and basically a modern midi controller, or if they are recreations of the original? I'm assuming the original is on off simple contacts
I don’t think I can really tell the difference man
B did a good job. And I can "retire" my fragile old Arp 🤗
I got one of these recently as I was interested in learning analog synthesis, kinda shocked at just how much thicker the ARP sounds then the Behringer, seems like a pretty big production oversight. Is the behringer really so much thinner sounding? Or is it just the video?
Hmmm sounds good apart from.that square wave - original Oddy sounds wayyy better on this, and the Korg Arp's pulse oscillator soubds a lot better to me also. The behringer pulse is pretty off the mark
Its the other way around
@@uvoikimovundutrauerblume3302 In what way?
Dave at GForce does a really good comparison of the Korg version vs. the original ARP.
czcams.com/video/qBxhOXFrvrI/video.html
I'd be curious how close the new Beheringer gets to an original using the Sync and Ring Mod like in that video. A buddy of mine is on pre order for the Behringer. Glad to see this review to know Behringer, like on the Model D, did a good job.
Sono contento che tu abbia l'originale. Ma hai fatto una registrazione da schifo, con un rumore infernale.
non c'è confronto con l'originale. L'ARP Odyssey originale trita il Beh sotto i piedi come una mosca.
Translation is hard on this one... 🤔
But do you mean that the Behringer is louder?
One's an Odyssey, the other's not. The other is not a bad synth, it's just not an Odyssey.
mcmike100 actually the other one sounds better than original :)))
It does sound freakin good!