Members Metrosonus Posted February 17, 2010 Members Share Posted February 17, 2010 I don't think they are trying to fool anyone into believing it is a real piece of hardware. Somewhere in the broken German-to-English translation I get the idea that "before to construct" means this is just an information-collecting survey. I got that and responded the same. I just meant how serious can it be if the image is just thrown together. It was like they were basing the weight of the validity of the whole thing on the image when a behringer logo would have worked fine IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soundwave106 Posted February 17, 2010 Members Share Posted February 17, 2010 I would be VERY surprised if Behringer released an analog synth. I would think a cheap crappy VA or rompler is far more likely though. I was surprised that Behringer cloned a Dimension C and a couple other BBD-type pedals, since BBD chips were gone at one point. But apparently BBDs are back in production by a couple of companies again (Behringer uses a company called Coolaudio reportedly.) So who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soundxplorer Posted February 17, 2010 Members Share Posted February 17, 2010 I would be VERY surprised if Behringer released an analog synth. I would think a cheap crappy VA or rompler is far more likely though. I assume they are really talking about a VA, though the article does just say "analogue". People throw that word around a lot.But if they ever do an analog-TYPE synth I'm sure it will be VA, not real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members donaldcrunk Posted February 17, 2010 Members Share Posted February 17, 2010 fascinating. i wouldn't really accept a behringer piece for hard/essential use, but for an inexpensive expansion to the sound palette of the average home studio i think it's a needed product in the market. it also makes me more comfortable that they're looking at the possibilities of cloning long out of production gear rather than new production gear, as is their usual style. i think they'll find this a difficult prospect unless they can get certain ic's remanufactured, but they've done it before... note the 'cool audio' bucket brigade delay chips that brought analog delays from coveted to an everyman piece of gear. i'm not afraid of behringer. they're like a music industry catfish, waiting on the bottom for patents to expire and drift down to the river bottom. harmless unless you get their little whiskers stuck in your hand as you're pulling them into the boat... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Goofball Jones Posted February 17, 2010 Members Share Posted February 17, 2010 I assume they are really talking about a VA, though the article does just say "analogue". Well, all musical instruments are "analogue" once they actually produce the sound...I mean, the sound waves travel through the air like anything else and it's "analogue". Wait, I don't want to give their advertising/branding people any ideas....it's confusing enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soundxplorer Posted February 17, 2010 Members Share Posted February 17, 2010 Well, all musical instruments are "analogue" once they actually produce the sound...I mean, the sound waves travel through the air like anything else and it's "analogue". Well, not if your keyboard has a digital output...going to a digital input on your computer interface...and you never....never....ever...listen to what you've recorded. I'm feeling existential all of the sudden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Goofball Jones Posted February 17, 2010 Members Share Posted February 17, 2010 Well, not if your keyboard has a digital output...going to a digital input on your computer interface...and you never....never....ever...listen to what you've recorded. I'm feeling existential all of the sudden. But, you have to throw it our right away...because if anyone hears it, it's all of a sudden analogue! If a digital note is played in a forest and is never played through a speaker... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Yoozer Posted February 17, 2010 Members Share Posted February 17, 2010 It'd be nice if they did the research; if there's any company that can crank this out for a low, low price, it's going to be Behringer, and if they don't see a way to make money with it, Roland, Yamaha and Korg won't bother either. But Phat-108? The 106 wasn't that fat. How about Behrimoog? UliB-Xa? Jupinger 8? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Lozada Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 How about Behrimoog? UliB-Xa? Jupinger 8? FTW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Meatball Fulton Posted February 17, 2010 Members Share Posted February 17, 2010 I doubt Behringer is likely to pull off any analog synth, maybe a crappy VA at best. Considering all the designs they have cloned over the years I think it could be done. Buy a few Junos, reverse engineer and there you go. If DSI can do a Mopho keyboard for $800 in the USA, Behringer could probably do the Phat 108 for the same or less and sell a ton of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tim gueguen Posted February 17, 2010 Members Share Posted February 17, 2010 I think a Behringer "Ghost X" or "Riff XS" ROMpler is more likely than an analog poly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Yoozer Posted February 17, 2010 Members Share Posted February 17, 2010 Considering all the designs they have cloned over the years I think it could be done. Buy a few Junos, reverse engineer and there you go. The voice chip reverse engineering has already been done, but I hope that in this case the designs are too old to be still encumbered by patents. I'm more worried about the keyboard and the rest of the build quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Spleencage Posted February 18, 2010 Members Share Posted February 18, 2010 I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sparkytfl Posted February 18, 2010 Members Share Posted February 18, 2010 Weak knobs, scratchy pots, noisy audio outputs... Cant be much noisier than the original roland chorus circuits. I can hear the ocean when i play my jx8p. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members midi Posted February 18, 2010 Members Share Posted February 18, 2010 The JX and Juno synths are WAY over-rated unless in your into that retro Roland sound... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chando Posted February 18, 2010 Members Share Posted February 18, 2010 Seems great... as long as it doesn't sound like a Juno 106. I love the Juno and JX series. More and more over time. except the 106. Just doesn't ever "cut" for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Don Solaris Posted February 18, 2010 Members Share Posted February 18, 2010 Motor. Cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Goofball Jones Posted February 18, 2010 Members Share Posted February 18, 2010 Looks like the moderators are at it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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