A Zen-Bro romance told in resonant screams

video upload by Richard DeHove

"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.

Lots of downloads for supporters on Patreon: / richarddehove
Many thanks to my kind patrons who keep this channel ad-free My website: https://richarddehove.com/"

Depeche Mode - Photographic / Some Bizzare Version (Cover by Synthfluencer)

video upload by Synthfluencer

"'This is Photographic!' - Depeche Mode fans know these words Dave Gahan yelled when playing live in Hammersmith Odeon in 1982. Actually, Photographic is a song from the very, very early days of Depeche Mode and might be created when they still called themselves 'Composition of Sound'. The 'Some Bizzare Version' is actually the first song they officialy released ever on a compilation named 'Some Bizzare Album'.

The song is one of the darker, harder DM songs and this version is even more raw and gritty. It is very reminiscent of the transitions from punk to wave, and the DIY aesthetic of punk in particular comes to the fore here with the hand-played synthesizers. Well before Depeche Mode redefined the genre of synth pop this early version of 'Photographic' is recorded on the gear they could afford back in the days: A Kawai S-100F, a Yamaha CS5, a Moog Prodigy and a Korg KR-55 drum machine. In my cover version I use two of the original synths, the Kawai and the Yamaha to recreate an authentic sound. The role of the Prodigy is taken over by a Behringer Model D, some support sounds by Pro-1 and Pro-800."

Behringer Pro-800: Retro/Vintage Lead Presets. Demo. No talk

video upload by Anton Anru

"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.

🔮 Get the soundset: https://antonanru.sellfy.store/p/pro-...

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."

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Behringer Pro-800 - "Retro-Future" Soundset 64 Presets

video upload by LFOstore

"We are continuing a new series of banks for Behringer Pro-800.

Welcome to 'Retro-Future' Soundset with 64 hadrcrafted alive sounds onboard!

Soundset is here: https://lfo.sellfy.store/p/behringer-...

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.

Expressive Alive Leads
Beautiful Strings & Pads
Modular-Like Sequences
Cinematic Landscapes
Plucks & Poly's
FX

Suited for all modern genres of electronic music: retrowave, ambient, trance, house, classic electronica, downtempo.

Nearly all our patches utilize the Mod wheel or / and aftertouch for expressive sounds - make sure to always try them when checking out the patches.

Instructions are included.

Made By Sebastian Cordoves."

Flying Over The Moog / Tangerine Dream(s) / (NRSynth Ancestor & Retro One MK2)

video upload by KurtzMindfields

"Moog day! The real sound of old Moog with my NRSynths.
Ancestor Moog clone, inspired by the MOOG 55 (1974) & Retro One MK2, clone of the Minimoog D (1972). Set up (in 4 videos tracks) :
Up left : Ancestor M55 1 : main Sequence with both filter Moog & multi-mode Steiner Parker. Sequenced by SynthR4 / Vintage Delay VST.
Up right : Mister M Hansy : Mellotrons, Pro 800 B : polysynth analog, TORO Behringer : Big Moog bass.
Down right : Ancestor M55 2 : Drone controlled LFOs effects, Rhodes with PedalBoard.
Down left : Retro One : Minimoog D lead & M300 TC reverb/delay, S.E.1 Studio Electronics : LFO Effects, Ancestor M55 effects.
Title composed by Jean-Luc Briançon."

Behringer Pro-800: 50 Arp Presets. Sound Demo. No Talking

video upload by Anton Anru

"'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.

🎞 Get the soundset: https://antonanru.sellfy.store/p/pro-...

Here is some technical information:

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.

Contents:
00:00 Fountain
00:34 Harbor
01:09 Twist
01:44 Tumble
02:19 Axis
02:50 Heat
03:22 Narrow
03:53 Draft
04:24 Snap
04:58 Toss
05:31 Faint
06:05 Romance
06:39 Fuzz
07:16 Minotaur
07:53 Fuel
08:30 Snob
09:06 Quill
09:39 Native
10:12 Camp
10:44 Mars
11:17 Sprey
11:55 Strain
12:33 Myth
13:12 Maze"

Behringer Pro-800 - "Organica" Soundset 50 Presets

video upload by LFOstore

"We are continuing a new series of banks for Behringer Pro-800.

Welcome to 'Organica' Soundset with 50 hadrcrafted alive sounds onboard!

Soundset is here: https://lfo.sellfy.store/p/behringer-...

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.

Expressive Alive Leads
Beautiful Strings & Pads
Modular-Like Sequences
Cinematic Arps
Plucks & Poly's
FX

Suited for all modern genres of electronic music: retrowave, ambient, trance, house, classic electronica, downtempo.

Nearly all our patches utilize the Mod wheel or / and aftertouch for expressive sounds - make sure to always try them when checking out the patches.

Instructions are included.

By Nick Klimenko aka Chronos, a creator of 'Organica' for Waldorf Blofeld & 'WS Universe' for Korg Wavestation."

Behringer Pro-800 Vintage Presets: Pads, Strings, Textures

video upload by Anton Anru

"'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...

📸 Get the soundset: https://antonanru.sellfy.store/p/pro-...

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

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NEW: 300 BEHRINGER PRO-800 ULTIMATE PATCHES, PLUS FREE PATCHES

video upload by ULTIMATE PATCHES

"All-new, all next-level! Ultimate Patches has just released 300 premium quality patches covering vintage, modern and futuristic polys, leads and pads, as well as classic non-synth instruments including acoustic pianos, B3 organs, guitars, basses, orchestral instruments, percussion and much more - all at a great price!

The hefty collection spans the genres of classic pop & rock, synthwave, cinematic, orchestral, hip hop, country, latin, R&B, classic soul, reggae, jazz, trap, chiptune, modern pop, reggaeton, country, dubstep, deep house, tech house, trance, experimental, retrocade, and more. Dig in!

Pricing & Availability: Available now as an instant digital download at ultimatepatches.com, with Summer 2023 Sale prices at $19.99 per Volume (100 Ultimate Patches) or $29.99 for the Value Bundle of all 3 volumes (300 Ultimate Patches). In addition, free patches from the collection are now available to download (no registration required): https://www.ultimatepatches.com/free-synth-presets-patches.html"

Kraftwerk - Spacelab (1978) [Cover by Synthfluencer]

video upload by Synthfluencer

""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/)."

Behringer PRO-800 TouchOSC Bidirectional Editor v3.0

Behringer PRO-800 TouchOSC Bidirectional Editor v3.0 from synth_nyc on Vimeo.

via synth_nyc

"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"

Behringer PRO-800 Bidirectional Editor for TouchOSC Audio Demo

Just a heads up, an audio demo has been added to the video in this previous post. It starts at 1:30.

Behringer Pro800 v1.2.7 faults?

video upload by Ig Oluffson

"I have had the Pro 800 for less than a week and there has always been an encoder problem. I tried different leads, settings, MIDI channels/separate MIDI channels, Factory Reset etc but no matter what I try the encoders keep giving random settings over USB.. This causes MIDI overflow over USB. The Master Tune jumps whether MIDI or USB MIDI or nothing but power is plugged in. Then there is the complete lockups/crashes!"

Behringer PRO-800 Bidirectional Editor for TouchOSC

Behringer PRO-800 TouchOSC Bidirectional Editor v2.0 from synth_nyc on Vimeo. Audio comes in at 1:30.

via synth_nyc

"The editor is augmented by LUA scripts.

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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Crazy Vincent SELLS 100 synths & keeps 26! EP1 = intro, synth list, and new studio space.

video upload by Vincent Presley

"After 2 years of crazy synth buying, Vincent has the new Secret Records studio down to a mere 26 synthesizers that he claims are better than the rest.....
Before you watch, maybe you can make your own list of what you would have kept or make some guesses about what Crazy Vincent kept. Remember..... he's not like other people.

Support the label, the studio, and us at secretrecords.bandcamp.com

Chapters:
00:00 Opening Music
00:14 Introduction
01:32 Overview
03:04 Stack One
04:49 Stack Two
05:48 Stack Three
07:23 Stack Four
08:43 Stack Five
09:23 Stack Six
09:55 Stack Seven
11:12 Stack Eight
13:19 Outro
14:50 Some Music

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Behringer Teases New POLYSOURCE & BX700 Synths

Details via Behringer

"So Marc, one of our mad product designers, asked me to show his PolySource draft to you, which is inspired by the Moog Source. He stands right behind me and said he won’t leave the office until I have posted it as he wants to read your feedback over the weekend.

Marc is actually a pretty cool guy who was deeply involved in the PRO-800. Before I press the send button he said 'tell the folks we could make this bad boy also with 8 analog voices, full patch memory and for the same price as the PRO-800.'

So what do you want to tell Marc? Go or no-go?"

"What a crazy Friday. Can you believe that after Marc left the office, our other obsessed product magician Miguel quietly tapped me on my shoulder and handed me this synth prototype.

He said 'you need to know that this synth is on no roadmap, no business plan and even Uli doesn’t know about it. I have designed this in my spare time and I just wanted to share this secretly with you.

It’s a DX7 on steroids as it has an authentic CS-80 analog filter, a drum machine built in and a few other cool features.'

I promised Miguel to keep it confidential so when I share this with you, make sure you don’t share it with anyone else, otherwise I’ll be in big trouble.

We promise to never make this synth as the world surely doesn’t need another DX7, or does it?"

Behringer Pro 800 vs Prophet 600 // SOUNDS ONLY

video upload by Starsky Carr

"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"

Behringer's Pro-800 Desktop Synth Based on the Sequential Circuits Prophet-600 Now Available

via Behringer

"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)"

Demo video posted here. Additional posts here.

Behringer PRO-800 - How Does It Sound?

video upload by Behringer

"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.

Estimated Price USD $599."

Behringer Introduces the PRO-800 Destop & Eurorack Compatible 8-Voice Poly Synth

video upload by Behringer

"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.

Estimated Price USD $599, Shipping April 2023.

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Chapters:

0:00 - Introducing PRO-800
0:21 - History
0:55 - What makes PRO-800 different?
1:20 - Synth Pads
1:40 - Synth Brass
1:53 - 8 Voice Polyphony
2:09 - GliGli Modification and New Features
2:56 - Sound Examples
6:22 - Outro"