#198

I think the RD-8 looks great! I would like to have one.
I don’t really have a dog in this fight but it does strike me that some of Behringer’s cloning practices seem more acceptable than others. Namely when:

  1. The original company will not reissue a synth/drum machine/whatever.
  2. Or the company’s ‘reissues’ of analogue gear are actually VAs.
  3. When a reasonable time has passed and the original company has profited from its IP, R&D.

In those cases, I think Behringer are filling a legitimate gap in the market.

On the other hand, cloning new gear feature for feature seems highly dubious. e.g. Mother 32 -> Crave, or even more blatant copies of outboard with the same casing, interface, etc.

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#199

+1 for mentioning Flashlight. But I think the Grandmother has its charms too.

#200

time to bring back the Radio Shack Realistic™ MG-1?
(It was my first analog synth and I learned a ton from it)

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#201

So they have free range over the entire Roland back-catalog?

Hopefully this doesn’t come across as snarky towards you. It’s just a fun observation. I would probably buy a Buno…

#202

Negative stereotypes mixed in with a little projected self-loathing.

#203

Hey,

I am looking for you guys opinion after reading the posts.

I have a chance to buy a Voyager XL after a mood improving New Year PPI refund :slight_smile:

I just checked out the entire “Clone” lineups price and aside from the deep mind the cost of them “all” would be £1000 less than the XL.

I do have a collection of synths/samplers and this is mos def GAS but hey ho…

So my questions are:

Buy all 9 of the clones?
Or the XL ?

I do have polsynths/mono’s already

Answers on a de la soul 6x4 sheet of paper please

peace

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#204

My advice: tread water :wink:

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#205

I am treading pete, it’s burning a hole though :slight_smile:

maybe just buy 3 of em…

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#206

This is sacrilege to say, I know, but I had a play with all the top end synths that were on display at Synthfest (aside from the Colossus, dammit) and the most impressive one for me was the Novation Summit. I was absolutely floored by that unit. I liked the Ob-6 a lot too, as it goes, but I’d be getting a Summit if I was in the market (or a Peak, as I don’t really have the space for the Summit).

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#207

what is your existing collection?

#208

The Peak (and Summit)is a great synth.Not only it sounds really good, but it is also a pleasure to program

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#209

Um… …maybe? :slightly_smiling_face:
I did say some practices are more acceptable than others, not that I condone them, so that’s my get out of jail card. But yeah, wouldn’t surprise me if they went through the whole X0X range, and the keyboards.

#210

I’m committed to my depth year but if I feel the same way I do about a Peak this time next year I’ll already have ordered one

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#211

synth wise: 101, SK30, 106, CS15, Polysix, Prophet 6, Prodigy and samplers i’ll leave out I suppose

m

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#212

hey,

thought about the ob6 and there is one for sale too nearby

the Xl is massive and 3.2K is more than i’d like to pay for anything!

m

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#213

Not Behringer related, but talking about remakes, just saw this one and I am very stoked because the original one was one of my fav synths ever.

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#214

Most of the Behringer clones have an advantage for me that many other synths, regardless of price or type do not - CV inputs. That makes microtuning possible. With few exceptions, gear with only midi or USB data inputs is locked to 12TET.

Here’s hoping that the Wavestate has minilogue XD style microtuning…

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#215

The original Wavestation features microtonal functionality

#216

Well, kind of. It’s only 12 note octave scales with +/- 99 cents per note. The minilogue / monologue / prologue OTOH have full tuning adjustment for each key.

We really need another word for synths that just have 12 note octave retuning.

#217

the summit is a beautiful synth but I don’t really have space for one either. I’m borrowing a friend of mine’s Peak and love it. It is enough to keep me busy for sure.

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