Behringer CAT Analogue Synthesizer
Discontinued, this product can no longer be ordered.
Product no: 9000-0059-1391 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
Anyone who's been keeping an eye on Behringer knows that the brand is great at cloning synthesizer models that were born during an era we now call 'vintage'. This time, Behringer took the Octave CAT SRM II and rebuilt it into the fully analogue CAT, with the only difference being that the original came with a keyboard, while the modern version doesn't. The CAT is equipped with two VCOs; VCO1 features sawtooth, square and triangle wave patterns while VCO2 has sawtooth and block. Next to the oscillators, you can use ADSR and AR envelopes, with the ADSR including the ability to loop like a kind of LFO. For communication with other synths, the CAT is fitted with VC/gate connectors.
The Behringer CAT: Brilliantly Louth-Mouthed
Some synths have a silky-smooth sound, others are a little rougher around the edges. The Behringer CAT has a brilliantly loud-mouthed sound that can be opened up further by poly-chaining it to other units. That said, this synthesizer is fully analogue doesn't think twice about cross modulations so, if you're looking for a tinker-synth to shape up extreme sounds, this CAT is it. Just remember it's not one that purrs kindly!
Specifications
Product features
| 19-inch rack size | not applicable |
|---|---|
| Number of keys | none |
| Arpeggiator/sequencer | none |
| Audio via USB | no |
| Control | none |
| Sustainable product | not specified |
| Synthesizer inputs | line in |
| Sound source | analogue |
| MIDI & other | MIDI in, MIDI thru, MIDI over USB, CV/gate in, CV/gate out |
| Synthesizer options | standard |
| Synthesizer outputs | line out jack, headphone |
| Synthesizer kind | standard |
| Type of keys | not applicable |
| Vintage remake | yes |
| Synthesizer type | desktop module |
| Difficulty level | intermediate |
Weight and dimensions including packaging
| Weight (incl. packaging) | 2,1 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions (incl. packaging) | 49,0 x 19,0 x 13,0 cm |
Reviews from other countries
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Pros: Looks and sounds great. A generally high quality build. The knobs and sliders feel particularly satisfying. The condensed sized and Eurorack compatibility compared to the original Octave Cat makes it much more suitable for the small home studio.
Cons: The layout of some features took me a while to grasp. The SynthTool configuration options at launch are limited (e.g. note priority is fixed). The end cheeks tarnished quite easily against some of my other gear.
* De lay-out is zeer overzichtelijk en intuïtief.
* Een grote diversiteit aan geluiden door de vele modulatiemogelijkheden.
* De LFO delay.
* Het instrument kan na firmware update worden omgezet naar “last note priority”.
* De CAT is een gevoelige en temperamentvolle synthesizer.
Ik ben in het bezit van een behringer PRO-1, deze heeft evenals de CAT 3340 VCO’s, maar een andere filter. Specifieke functies van de PRO-1 en de CAT kunnen via patch kabels met elkaar gecombineerd worden, waardoor het eigenlijk een uitgebreide 4 oscillator synthesizer wordt.
Ik ben zeer tevreden met de behringer CAT.
Hier een prachtig voorbeeld (niet door mij gemaakt):
https://keenonkeys.bandcamp.com/album/behringer-cat
Jammer dat ze fysiek niet even breed zijn.
Goede instelmogelijkheden.
MIDI aansturing bij legato-speelstijl is contra-intuïtief - het lijkt dat er soms noten wegvallen, ik denk dat het te maken heeft met de note-priority in deze synth. Misschien dat Behringer ooit een firmware update maakt...
Aansturen via CV/Gate met bvb. de Arturia Microfreak lost dit probleem op (met als bonus dat je de 'aftertouch' naar de filter cutoff of resonance kan routen voor extra expressiviteit), maar CV/Gate impliceert wel dat je de CAT monofoon bespeelt (de 2 oscillatoren samen kan uiteraard wel, maar 1. simultane trigger en 2. gelijk interval).
Uitstekende prijs-kwaliteits-ratio ('n beetje het handelsmerk van Beringer, maar da's positief).
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