Another case of Behringer cloning a piece of synth history, the ARP 2600. The original was on my wish list, the one you know will never happen. So Behringer really did a lot people happy by bringing this one to market. It’s a r-e-a-l-l-y nice semimodular synth, endlessly tweakable. Loads of patch points and, best […]
Got this as my on-the-road keyboard. Just a bit wider than my laptop, so it fits nicely in my bag. It will undoubtedly see more use during summers. Took it out for a spin a couple of times last summer, works like a charm.
Another Behringer clone-of-a-classic, this time the Sequential Circuits Pro One. I also have the original, and they do sound quite the same. So, again, for this price, no reason not to get it if you need live analog voices. Oh, patch points!
More Behringer clones. A noise machine definitely, in ARP Odyssey territory. Really fun and quirky sound, lots of modulation possibilities (plus the patch points), so definitely a fun thing to sit down with.
Behringer clones again. They’ve really chosen quite a nice set of synths to copy. This is quite a straightforward and basic synth, but the repeating envelopes make it special. The sound itself is great, as really is the case with practically all analogs I’ve ever tried. I guess I would call it “juicy”. However, it […]
Lovely! A modern (= better working) version of the wonderful classic ARP Odyssey. My original one is becoming a bit tired, so this one is a really welcome addition to the Heap. Compared to the original that I have, this one has clearly snappier envelopes, and overall it sounds a teeny-weeny bit different. It has […]
Saw it in the store, bought it. Took it home, tried it. Gave it to my brother. Not really anything wrong with it, but there’s something about this form factor that just does not work for me. Somebody said it is a blatant copy of Mother-32. Could be interesting to compare the two…
This could be one of the best synths ever made. Proof that less is more. It’s really simple and wonderfully inspiring, has patch points and sounds HUGE. You can’t go wrong with this one. And the arpeggiator / sequencer by no means lessen the experience. Full points. Desert island stuff.
Actually got these in 2008 or so, but I had them in the kitchen. Moved them to the bedroom part of the studio in 2019, so they didn’t really qualify as studio gear before that.
I traded my almost unused Wavedrum for this. I will most likely trade this one unused for something else. Can’t really see myself using it. I thought it would be a standalone beat thingy, but, alas, no. Things need to get simpler, not harder. So it’s got to go.