NAMM 2018 - News, Announcements hopes and rumours

Wait what? Behringer made something that actually looks original and kinda… pretty?

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I think your report just about hit all the concerns that I’ve had about the K-Mix.

My current mixer is a Mackie VLZ as well - the single aux send is its only flaw for me. I’m starting to come around to the advice offered by the same friend who taught me how to use my VLZ - just get an ART SplitMix4 and plug that into my aux send. Sticking w/ the VLZ, plus the ART and Roland Duo Capture EX (for iPad integration) and associated USB and audio cables will be messier overall than the K-Mix but I’ll probably be happier w/ the workflow and sound.

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Definitely, iPad is hit and miss with the K-Mix on what will work and when. You’ll definitely take a hit with the sound quality vs your VLZ. I’m not trying to put it down, it’s a cool little mixer/interface. It’s just too finicky for my taste. I like things to work consistently and precisely and this is neither of those. I really think you can’t beat the audio quality of a Mackie VLZ unless you go up quite a bit in price. Maybe just swap up to one of the ones that has 2-3 Aux sends and make creative use of the Alt outputs as well. You definitely only need to send a mono signal to most FX too so keep that in mind if you’re not already doing it.

I also use a tiny little half-normalled patch bay to give me an extra send (without a volume control though, but that can be done at the FX if it has a wet dry)…

We are going off topic a little much though so maybe PM me if you want to chat about this anymore.

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Intressting :thinking: I don’t see anything to use the LFO as source for manipulation.

There’s a lot the video doesn’t show, like a patch panel, the audio jack(s), etc. I’m sure the Behringer thread will be updated as more info comes in.

Verbos Eight Tap Multi Delay Processor (Eurorack - 28 HP)
Verbos Multi-Delay Processor

When i saw what this was and the Eurorack interface it immediately got my attention. Music from your own trip to space. So far though, unfortunately, there is only a very small demonstration of its sounds. Verbos is the maker of some very fine analog modules, i particularly like their Complex Oscillator. The Multi-Delay Processor is their first digital module.

The sound demonstrations are between 0:30 and 1:18 and between 7:50 and 8:15 in this video.

More sound demonstrations are between 3:48 and 4:50 in this video.

A 2 OSC monosynth! Finally!

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Nothing revealed of huge interest to me at NAMM this year
I may buy the Digitone, but in no hurry as it’s more a ‘wouldn’t mind it’ want, than a ‘I need it now’ want.
Maybe in a year or so when OB will be out and running smooth I’ll have a look.
Some cool new Euro at NAMM I’ve yet to check out though
Overall happy as will save my money and wait for the next big thing.
Eventide H9000 is calling my name though, just wondering if it’s worth selling my car for :joy:

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Seems to have continuously variable waveform LFO. I’m not sure I have seen that before…

Well a lot of synths can. If there is an oscillator with variable waveforms and a mod matrix which you could use it as a mod source. Also any modular system or a semimodular synth like 0-coast, mother32… Always remember that LFO stands for low frequency oscillator. It´s no magic to have a lfo with a flexible waveform.

Except that normal oscillators don’t operate on low frequency so they are kind of useless for modulation purposes.

YUDO NEUMAN-2, SYNTHESIZER. Based on the NAT (noise added tone) sound engine. Looks very expensive.

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Audio rate (“normal”) oscillators are certainly very useful for modulation, for example FMing of a filter or another oscillator. But audio rate oscillators by their nature are not suitable for slow modulation, which is what I think your point was.

No idea what on earth it is or what it does but boy does it look like a spaceship.

That looks ridiculously bonkers. If James Bond villains were into synths, I’d guess this would be it.

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And very ugly! :slight_smile:

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:rofl: nice one…

It just doesn’t make sens to buy a extreme expensive hardware synths without any knobs and faders. The Ipad with a decent app and a midi controller keyboard is perfect and much more flexible. Of course I haven’t heard any sounds, but I don’t expect anything that’s not already doable with modern software synthesizer. The homepage looks almost like a fake product, that will never be shipped after paying for it :wink: No specs at all, no sound demos… I’m sure Deadmouse already got a few of them, just for collection purposes…

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Yes, that was my point. Audio rate modulation is a bit different thing in my opinion from modulation done with an LFO (which was the original subject).

So the new Behringer synth does seem a bit unique considering it has continuously variable waveform Low frequency oscillator. As it also has patchbay, the LFO waveform can probably be modulated from some other source which in turn could create some pretty interesting modulations. I’m certainly looking forward to hearing more about it, as there seem to be some other interesting knobs too (like VCA bias): https://i.imgur.com/EPqTGYu.jpg

I think this will have good feedback in 20 years