Behringer 2600 Synthesizer
Discontinued, this product can no longer be ordered.
Product no: 9000-0060-4544 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty when you register it with Behringer within 90 days of purchase. If the product is not registered it has a 2-year warranty.
General
Behringer does it again: taking one of the old, sagely legends of the synth-universe and breathing fresh, new life into its analogue lungs. This time around, we're spoilt with a devoted love-note to the ARP 2600. This 40 year-old wall of sliders and patch gates has been tweaked and manipulated by music and sound-design legends throughout the ages, and while Behringer aren't the first to wake and remake this sleeping giant, this rendition is far from literal, bearing aesthetic and functional features of its own. One of the most striking of these features is the LED sliders and the sensitive layout adjustments when compared with the original ARP, but the first thing that hits you is that this meaty chunk of synth potency comes in a considerate 19" rack format.
The Behringer 2600
The semi-modular character of this synth means you get a sweet stack of sections and a more than generous bunch of patch gates can be manipulated to transform the architecture beyond all recognition, and that's even before you touch any one of the army of sliders provided to shape the result. As a whole, the modules on offer can be compared to those of a standard synthesizer: three oscillators, a filter (two models), envelopes, noise generators and more, and by patching up the oscillators, you can pull fun tricks like FM synthesis from the wizard's sleeve that is the Behringer 2600.
Other Charming Characteristics
In terms of more modern twsits, the old-school spring reverb that came built-into the original has been replaced with digital reverb. MIDI (DIN and USB) is supported, so this version of the 2600 can be integrated with any modern studio setup with ease - maybe even added to a giant bank of Behringer-made synths. In fact, you might even add a couple of them to your collection, since these kinds of ARP 2600 remakes usually come at an antique-grade premium, but this synth has been made by Behringer, and since it's become Behringer's sole purpose on Earth to provide nothing but attainable sonic synthesis - the price is as good as it gets.
Specifications
Product features
| 19-inch rack size | 8U |
|---|---|
| Number of keys | none |
| Arpeggiator/sequencer | none |
| Audio via USB | no |
| Black Friday department | Keyboard Instruments |
| Control | switch pedal (input) |
| Deals for | keyboardists, producers |
| Sustainable product | not specified |
| Synthesizer inputs | line in |
| Sound source | analogue |
| MIDI & other | MIDI in, MIDI thru, MIDI over USB |
| Synthesizer options | extensive |
| Synthesizer outputs | line out jack, headphone |
| Polyphony | 1 |
| Synthesizer kind | experimental |
| Type of keys | not applicable |
| Vintage remake | yes |
| Synthesizer type | rack module |
| Difficulty level | difficult |
Weight and dimensions including packaging
| Weight (incl. packaging) | 7,1 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions (incl. packaging) | 61,0 x 45,5 x 19,5 cm |
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Behringer heeft met deze moderne remake prachtig werk geleverd , de klanken die je hiermee maakt zijn verbluffend knap.
Als je eenmaal de werkwijze doorhebt maak je zowat elke klank , de toevoeging van USB & Midi breidt je mogelijkheden verder uit. Voor deze prijs vind je niets beters , je moet echter wel gemotiveerd zijn om een semi modulair systeem te leren bewerken,
Indien niet blijf dan bij je preset machine .
Voordat bedrag kon ik het niet laten staan :).
Eind jaren zeventig een formant gebouwd uit het toenmalige blad elektuur en heel veel parallellen.
In nog geen avondje had ik de bediening onder de knie. In de formant tijd had ik ook het patchbook van de ARP 2600 gekocht, toen kostte dit boek nog 80 Hfl , nu is het gratis te downloaden.
Het correct aansturen met MIDI via een Roland Workstation kosten mij wel meerdere avonden. Pas na een firmware upgrade via het programma synthtribe naar V1.01 waren de problemen voorbij. Later vond ik deze informatie ook wel op diverse forums maar het had handig geweest dat het op de BAX site was vermeld. Ook de informatie in de bijgeleverde Quick start Guide is zeers summier met name het gebeuren rond duofoon gebruik. Dus nog even verder puzzelen maar voor dit geld is het een uitstekend apparaat.
De ingebouwde reverb ben ik niet zo over te spreken maar met enkele goede effectpedalen in huis is dat geen probleem. De Cloudburst, Bigsky en OceanMachine kunnen dat allemaal aan.
Pluspunten:
Goed geluid.
Stabiele tuning.
Groot en daar door makkelijk te bedienen.
Helderheid van de LEDjes is in te stellen en kunnen helemaal gedoofd worden.
Minpunten:
Geen CV over de resonantie. *
Geen octaaf switch knopjes voor de oscillatoren. *
Geen patchkabels bij geleverd.
Neemt veel plek in.
* Hebben een originele ARP2600 ook niet. Maar het zou wat mij betreft een welkome toevoeging geweest zijn.
The (B)ARP-2600 is a semi-modular synth, but it is laid out with a "modular" design whereby any "module" can be patched to any another - overriding the internal circuitry. I intend to use this as a starting point for going into Eurorack - this is cost effective as it removes the need to buy numerous elementary or normally required Eurorack modules. It is a deep synth, but it has the potential to become abyssal with the addition of Eurorack modules, and other semi-modular synths :)
NB: the Blue Marvin and Grey Meanie versions I hear are the same but with a spring reverb as opposed to a digital reverb.
Kan niet anders zeggen ... de service was TOP....wederom.
Over de 2600 zelf.... Als beginnend liefhebber is het even puzzelen en youtube's bekijken om hem goed gestemd aan de praat te krijgen. Maar perfect om mijn analog skills op te vijzelen. In combinatie met de Behringer Odyssey hele vette sounds.. maar ook standalone bizarre soundscapes...
Ik ben zeer happy ;-)
| Description | Type | Language | Extension |
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| quickstart | Manual | Unknown |
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