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Behringer hardware synths… good or bad?

edited August 14 in Hardware

Hey!

Setting the more philosophical and often heated discussions aside that commonly arises when discussing Behringer and only focusing on the quality (please!), both hardware- and soundwise.

Are Behringer synths solid contenders when it comes to these two factors? Do they sound like the hardware they often try to emulate and do the materials they are made of really differ from any other brands? Quite rapidly releasing all these models, seemingly based on the same ”platform”, do they really sound that different from each other or do they all have a ”similar” sound (try to understand what I mean here, not what I write😉)?

Any Behringer owners here or any experiences?

/DMfan🇸🇪

Comments

  • I’ve got quite a few Behringer synths and hardware, mostly I’d say the build quality is good although I’ve had faulty ones but they were sorted out via support staff.

    Sound wise they vary in emulation some nearly exact some not quite, but mostly for the price you pay they are decent synths, as to sounding the same, some do of course but you probably would have to say that about the original synths.

    BTW, I’ve owned a few of the original synths of the clones, some certainly had problems and ‘bugs’ too.

  • had few, was very VERY satisfied ..

  • I just have a TD3. No complaints at all.

  • edited August 14

    I own a Behringer Neutron, a Blue Marvin BARP 2600, a TD3, and sundry eurorack modules: all excellent. There are plenty of comparison vids on YouTube (try Starsky Carr) doing side by sides with Moogs and Behringers, and for most you’d need an oscilloscope to see any difference in sound. The average human wouldn’t be able to do it by sound alone.

  • Had Neutron and Model D, but sold them. Unbeatable for the money, sound was pretty good. Unfortunately because of "philosophical" reasons using them was never as sweet and satisfying as with some others, so got rid of them.

  • edited August 14

    A Crave and a K2 are part of my setup. I like both very much. Great sound and I’m very satisfied with the build quality. Be aware of the power supplies though. Cheap and badly protected stuff. My whole MIDI setup suddenly started going crazy. In the end it turned out that the PSU that came with the K2 leaked about 70V AC from mains into the setup. I replaced it with a good one and everything worked again. Luckily no human, animal or synth was harmed.

  • edited August 14

    I have a CAT which I love. No issues so far and very happy with build and sound quality...don't know much about the original synth it's based on (a '70s model which was apparently similar to the ARP Odyssey) so can't say if it's an accurate emulation.

  • edited August 14

    Not a synth, but I have a Behringer U-Phoria UMC204HD audio interface and it's solid. I have never had any problems. I am very pleased with the sound and build quality. For the price, it's a deal!

  • edited August 14

    Long time Neutron user, and very happy with it. Was my intro to modular, and it’s probably one of the best semis for that purpose.

  • I have the Crave.
    It sounds wicked.
    No complaints.

  • edited August 14

    I have the RD-8 drum machine and the TD-3 and both are excellent, so I’d say they are a safe bet.

  • @distantstar said:
    Long time Neutron user, and very happy with it. Was my intro to modular, and it’s probably one of the best semis for that purpose.

    This is the main reason why I’ve not bought a Neutron. I know it’s a modular gateway drug and I just don’t have the room. Yet!

  • I have a few. For the money I can’t complain at all.
    The jp-4000 is a £50 synth, that’s fun to play around with, some decent sounds and my kids can mess around with it.
    Td-3 can be bought for £85 new today if you look. Can’t complain at that, should probably use it more tbh but I have…
    Wasp Deluxe, I actually love this. Just gnarly thick bass for days. Ok not same as td3 but just my preferred choice.
    Crave, recent purchase, but so far I really like what it does and having a lot of fun.

  • Happy with the Poly D, Pro-1, and I can't wait for their new OSCar clone coming out soon.

  • I have the grey 2600, love it. It doesn’t feel cheap at all and sounds great. I’m hoping to grab a TD3-MO while it’s $169 at Sweetwater, not sure when that deal will end though.

  • @Gagapokerface said:
    I have the grey 2600, love it. It doesn’t feel cheap at all and sounds great. I’m hoping to grab a TD3-MO while it’s $169 at Sweetwater, not sure when that deal will end though.

    Take this with a grain of salt, but I heard from an insider that the Behringer price drops to pre-covid levels are not temporary.

  • edited August 14

    I have the Pro-800 (only HW synth I have). Well built, sounds great...and it was a cheap way to realise that I don't really need HW synths as I have all the plugins I need and they are much more convenient to use...

  • Neutron good, Positron (possibly good), clones less inspiring, the korg-like 99$ synths -- just use a vst or au.

  • I think they're a bunch of ripoff artists, but Benn Jordan likes a number of their synths.

  • edited August 14

    Thanks guys, OP here!

    I was a bit surprised that so many of you had a little Behringer hidden out of sight🤣. It is overwhelmingly clear though from your answers that the products themselves are totally OK for the price paid, and in some cases really good stuff for the money.

    The well- known other discussion I’ll leave to other places and people to have and handle. This was solely a hardware question.

    /DMfan🇸🇪

  • I’m happy with my Model D, Wasp, and VS Pro Mini.

  • I bought a brand new Deepmind 12 about 5 years ago, which came with a 3 year warranty when registered with proof of purchase.

    I’m happy to report that the synth has exceeded its factory warranty by a couple years already, and has never disappointed me in sound, nor build quality.

    I’m also happy to report that the DM12 FWIW, has held its value from what I’ve seen, and in some cases has even gone up a little.

    It’s still the only hardware synthesizer that I own, and I always recommend it to anyone looking for an affordable analog poly synth.

  • I’ve owned the Poly D for the last 3 plus years, very satisfied with it, I know some ppl have issues with them cloning hardware but there’s no way I can afford a real Moog Model D and the Poly D has features the Model D doesn’t …and it’s really fun too use..sorry Moog…but I did buy a Moog Sub 25 so they did get some money from me lol

  • @cyberheater said:

    @distantstar said:
    Long time Neutron user, and very happy with it. Was my intro to modular, and it’s probably one of the best semis for that purpose.

    This is the main reason why I’ve not bought a Neutron. I know it’s a modular gateway drug and I just don’t have the room. Yet!

    Haha, yeah. It is one hell of a rabbit hole. Beware!

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