Why TouchOSC? - It’s OS agnostic (it works on MacOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android) - Hexler has been around since 2007 and in my experience with TouchOSC, it has always been supporting the latest OS
If you have any questions or if Behringer or anyone is interested in licensing it, please contact me via my website: https://synthnyc.com
How does the PRO-800 sound? I’m grateful to have owned a SCI Prophet-5 Rev2, a Wine Country Sequential Prophet-5 Rev 3.3 and currently own a SCI Prophet-10 module; the PRO-800 sounds very vintage and close enough to its ancestors IMHO."
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100 new and magical #presets for the @behringer #pro800. Suitable for ambient, cinematic, synthwave and various sorts of electronic dance music genres. This comprehensive synthesizer is a true analog synthesizer at a very affordable price with a lot more tricks up its sleeve than you can imagine.
All sounds are recorded dry, towards the end of each demo you'll notice the addition of some applied effects. What you're hearing is the raw output from this Pro-800; no EQ or dynamic tools have been applied."
00:00 Intro
00:29 1. The GliGli / Behringer additions to the Operating System
02:25 2. The extra LFO shapes, targets and fast and slow modes
08:56 3a. Random Patch
10:54 3b. Editors appearing randomly... :-)
12:43 4. Chord mode, Unison and ....
13:42 5. The Sequencer
"Introducing Behringer PRO-800, the worlds first analog 8-Voice poly synth that is affordable for everyone.
Delivering 8 fully analog voices with 2 VCO’s per voice, the PRO-800 faithfully delivers the amazing sound and experience of this historic synthesizer from 1982, all while introducing brand new features in a form factor that works within modern-day setups.
You need presets? We Hear You. PRO-800 delivers user memories for up to 400 sounds.
PRO-800 is also fitted with the iconic GliGli modification as standard, in addition to many of the new features that we have implemented including, the noise generator which was only ever found on the rare Japanese editions, full MIDI cc control, USB MIDI connectivity, dual polyphonic sequencer, dedicated LFO with 6 waveshapes, and VCA overdrive.
PRO800. True 8-Voice Analog Polyphony, now affordable for everyone.
"I have a bad habit of cranking the resonance on any machine I touch. It's so ingrained I did it at a friend's studio a little while back on an unfamiliar synth - and after a brief shriek decaying to an air-moving whomp I thanked the gods that the volume was set so low. I've used so many Polivoks-style filters in recent times I'm used to cranking the resonance with impunity.
Which brings me to the delicate love story between the Erica Synths Zen delay and the Behringer Pro-800. My trusty Rev2 is for sale and in its place I bought the Pro-800. Why trade down you may ask? Truth is I'm not a big poly player. The more polyphony you use the more simple the sound needs to be, in which case I wanted a simple yet knobby poly, and that's the Pro-800. Added bonus: no onboard effects. So when the Pro-800 arrived this week I teamed it with the Zen delay immediately.
So the romance is revealed: A brand new Pro-800 teamed with the Zen delay. The 800 is switched on for the first time, the resonance is cranked, the Zen's input drive and overdrive is engaged and almost immediately this gloriously jagged, gritty, and unpredictable darkness pours out.
Five minutes of first-time noodlings is a bit much I admit. And I was going to say all this over the top of the video but that felt wrong, like ads in a funeral service. So instead here it is. It is literally the first time I ever powered it on, to the point where I didn't even know how to save the sound or know whether I'm in tune, on the upside I pretty sure moved every knob and switch so if you want to replicate the sound, there it is.
Even so the 800's resonance is not fully cranked, I had to back off a little just to retain the ability to hold an actual melody.
Whether the 800 is good for anything else, who knows - I haven't got past this sound yet and I must look up how to save it. What's clear though is that the 800's filter teams beautifully with some heavy drive. I can feel more teamings in the air - perhaps another stereo 'Roger That' outing?
One final thing worth mentioning: the Zen delay cost significantly more than the Pro-800. Makes you wonder where your synth dollar is best spent.
"With such an incredible response to our recent announcement of PRO-800, it was clear you wanted to hear more of its incredible sound before it begins shipping (Estimated in April 2023).
With it's 8 fully analog voices with 2 VCO’s per voice, the PRO-800 truly opens up the world of affordable polyphonic synths to everyone.
Haven't seen the PRO-800 launch video yet? Be sure to check it out here: [posted here]
All sounds recorded are from the PRO-800 recorded directly into a DAW. The MONOPOLY is purely acting as a controller only.
Basic delays and a small amount of reverb has been added.
Behringer Pro-800 is a powerful synthesizer with huge potential and an incredible variety of sounds, this time we will dive into the world of pulsations, modulations and vintage feel.
Behringer Pro-800 is a powerful synthesizer with huge potential and an incredible variety of sounds, this time we will dive into the world of pulsations, modulations and vintage feel.
"While I'm putting the finishing touches to my full comparison video here's some sounds to demo the similarities and differences between the Behringer Pro-800 and an original vintage Prophet 600 with the GLiGLi upgrade.
Simpler tones can be copied easily as the raw tone is all there in the oscillators. The filter envelope amount, sustain and cutoff work together slightly differently than the original so adding filter envelopes makes things a little more difficult, add to that the linear envelope shapes aren't the same - GliGLi updated the linear model in 2022 to reflect a more natural Prophet 5 Rev1/2 curve but this isn't in the Behringer. Plus Behringer have made the Pro-800 snappier, so the envelopes are not going to match on every occasion... not an issue in any way, every Prophet 600 with different GliGli firmware will be slightly different I imagine too... unless everyones updated to the 2022 version.
Other differences include the Poly-Mod, filter and LFO modulation ranges aren't as wide in the Behringer"
"Global Settings parameters (starting at 03:30 in the video above) are now bidirectional (read / write from / to synth).
Script: - Press Request to load the synth current Global Settings in the editor - Start editing (in the editor) - Press Write to save the Global Settings to the synth - Re-edit the Global Settings (in the editor) - Press Request to re-load the synth Global Settings in the editor, to demonstrate that it's the exact same Global Settings as edited a minute ago
Also as requested by some of you folks, I'm providing a free trial version of the editor: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/1y9ss...bm8o9ykp9&dl=0 - Choose MIDI Channel - Send Bank and Program Change - Request any patch from the synth, but only Oscillator A Volume is read - Write a default patch to the synth (any location), with user chosen Oscillator A Volume NB: - Requires a TouchOSC license (https://hexler.net/touchosc) - Make sure to select "PRO 800" in the TouchOSC application menu / Connections... / MIDI / Connection 1 / Send Port and Receive Port sub menu to enable bidirectional communication
Have fun! PS: In v3.0, SYSEX strings parsing / encoding procedure has been 'industrialized' which should enable future synth support with minimal effort"
"What an exciting day!!! The PRO-800 is alive!!! Some time ago we started a wonderful journey with the famous synth designer GliGli who rose to fame for his highly respected improvements around the Sequential PRO-600.
Together with GliGli we have taken this beautiful synth to the next level. The PRO-800 is now an fully polyphonic, 8-Voice Dual VCO synth with many new features.
We’re working hard to get it to you below US$ 600 while shipment is targeted for coming January."
"'Arps Collection' is a soundset of 50 presets for Behringer Pro-800. The patches cover a variety of Arp tones: mild and aggressive, deep and bright, soft and punchy, clean and noisy, modern and vintage.
Modwheel adds vibrato. You may use the arps with internal or external MIDI/USB clock. Play with division and swing parameters to change the arps' behavior.
The soundset is universal, the Arpeggios are suitable for all genres of electronic music, including Techno, House, Trance, Lounge, Downtempo, Funk, Disco, Pop, Acid, Hardcore, IDM, Drum'n'Bass, Breaks, Breakbeat, Trap, Electro, Ambient, Dubstep, EDM, Synth-Pop and others.
To load presets onto the device, please use the Synthtribe app, which is available on the official Behringer website.
The bank consists of 50 presets (00-49 slots are active, 50-99 are empty/init). You have the option to upload them all at once as a bank or load each preset individually, one by one. Before loading new presets, I recommend backing up any slots on your synth that you are currently using.
Individual uploading is recommended if you already have presets stored in different banks (A, B, C, D). Uploading the entire bank will overwrite all existing presets in the selected bank. On the other hand, uploading presets individually offers more flexibility. You can save new presets without erasing the previous ones, and you can arrange them to suit your preferences.
"'Vintage Atmospheres' is a collection of 50 patches for the analog synthesizer Behringer Pro-800. It includes 22 Pads, 17 Strings, 11 Textures that cover a wide range of tones: warm and soft, cold and distant, bright and dark, static and evolving... The bank is devoted to vintage/retro/lo-fi sound: detuned, noisy, tape-style with flutter, wow, jitter...
The presets are expressive: they are velocity-sensitive, aftertouch opens the filter, modwheel adds vibrato. They will enrich your tracks and live performances/jams.
The soundset is suitable for many genres: ambient, electronica, IDM, trip-hop, lounge, downtempo, funk, jazz, pop, chill out, new age, cinematic, trance, deep, progressive, techno, breaks, jungle, drum and bass, dub and others.
To load presets onto the device, please use the Synthtribe app, which is available on the official Behringer website."
00:00 PD Grace 01:29 PD Dreams 02:10 ST Grand 02:40 PD Autumn
"Retro Leads is a collection of 50 patches for Behringer Pro-800. The bank is dedicated to vintage/retro/lo-fi sound: detuned, noisy, tape-style with flutter, wow, jitter, and it covers a wide range of tones: warm and soft, cold and distant, bright and dark, static and evolving. The presets are expressive: they are velocity-sensitive, aftertouch opens the filter, modwheel adds vibrato.
The soundset is suitable for many genres: ambient, electronica, IDM, trip-hop, lounge, downtempo, funk, jazz, pop, chill out, new age, cinematic, trance, deep, progressive, techno, breaks, jungle, drum and bass, dub and others.
Performed by Dmitry Chemyrev. Drum and chord samples from the demo are not included to the soundset."
"'Dark Sci-Fi FXs' is a collection of 20 free patches for Behringer Pro-800. It includes: 8 FXs, 6 Drones, 6 Chords (the timbres include an interval). There are massive, dirty, noisy, bright, deep, and epic tones.
The soundset is suitable for many genres: ambient, electronica, industrial, IDM, trip-hop, downtempo, synthwave, retrowave, chill out, new age, cinematic, and others.
""Spacelab" was published by Kraftwerk in 1978 on their 7th studio album 'Die Mensch-Maschine' (The Man Machine). The album is one of Kraftwerk's best-known and most successful releases and is considered a milestone in pop history. Alongside the top hits 'Die Roboter' and 'Das Model', 'Spacelab' is also one of Kraftwerk's most iconic songs. The song received special attention when Kraftwerk performed it during their 2018 tour in Stuttgart together with German astronaut Alexander Gerst, who was live from the International Space Station (ISS).
With the cover, I stick to the original version as far as possible. I only added the radio announcements at the beginning and in the middle of the song. The musical structure is not very complicated: I play the lead voice with the Kawai S-100F synthesizer, which is about as old as the song. The prominent pad is played by the Behringer Pro-800. The strings I played with the Waldorf Streichfett. The bass arpeggio is a layered sound I created with the Behringer Model-D, the deep filter bass with the Behringer Neutron. The vocoder voices are self-recorded with the help of the Yamaha MODX. At the beginning you can hear the Behringer PRO-1.
In addition to my own recordings, I use audio, video and picture material from the NASA archive (https://images.nasa.gov/)."
"A classic analog 8-voice polyphonic synthesizer with 2 VCOs, 1 VCF, an arpeggiator and sequencer.
Based on the classic Prophet 600, this synth captures the vintage sounds of the original coupled with some modern features like MIDI and onboard memory for storing up to 400 patches to truly make the PRO-800 a great choice for the modern musician.
List price: $399 (in stock and immediately shipping from our factory)"
"The Pro-800 earns his own in the analog synth realm. Yes - I think it's a Prophet, but with its own nuance. I tried to bring out it's personality in these patches.
Really fell in love with this synth. But you know me: many loves, not so many marriages…
Also in the vid, some tips & tricks - stuff you might not have thought about yet. If you like the sounds: get the patches @Patreon, no need to enlist:
Transferring the sounds
The easiest way to transfer the sounds is with 'Swumpf' or Behringer own 'Synth tribe app'
Swumpf is a free online synth-editor based on Chrome, works great. You can also download an offline version, I recommend it because you never know. https://swumpf.com/pro800"
"JD-800 with three fat saws on XR-20 beat, Track 2 has JD-800 padleads.
Recorded 11/26/2010 through a Tascam DP-02 and Behringer RX1602 Line Mixer. Remixed (barely) for this presentation with Cool Edit Pro. JD-800 pictures by me, Akai pics from the internet."
