Behringer Model D now with 26% Discount!
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[02 November 2024] The Behringer Model D has been reduced by 26 % from its retail price. This means that you can now buy the synthesizer for less than 200 Euros. That’s definitely a bargain if you’re looking for the Moog Model D sound in a Behringer package.
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Now you can Save on a Model D!
Unfortunately, we don’t know if this is just a temporary 26% discount, or if Behringer will keep the Model D at this new price forever. Nevertheless, this is a nice price drop: a legendary analog bass and lead sound generator for only 199.00 Euros! You can get it right here at Thomann.de (Affiliate).
Behringer rolls out the first Model D firmware update
[07 December 2018] I didn’t know it was broken but apparently, the Model D just got some updates in the shape of firmware 1.1 and there were some issues to address.
Behringer Model D 1.1
The issues included sorting out the Poly Chaining to make it easier to use, improving the retriggering reliability when playing legato notes, and the introduction of a new Synth Tool app for configuration over USB with added support for MacOS.
The Poly Chain is all about connecting a bunch of Model Ds together to create a polyphonic synthesizer. Previously it was done with SysEx messages but now it’s all about the Synth Tool app. To set it up you need one Model D connected via USB to your computer. The rest are chained MIDI THRU to MIDI IN. You can chain up to 16 of the things – that would be amazing. There are three voice modes: Single notes, Chords and Unison. They all make use of the connected synths in different ways in order to maintain polyphony and minimise note stealing.
The update is available from the website.
More information about Behringer Model D
Uli Behringer loses the plot and initiates Model D Warp Drive
[21 November 2019] Behringer hits us with a weird and actually quite funny video that suggests something might be happening to the Model D.
Warp Drive
Check this out:
So what do you make of it? I love how the people at Behringer are completely happy to take the piss out of themselves and echo some of the sentiments you hear on the internet. So 10 out of 10 for humour and humanity. But what about this warp drive? Obviously there’s nothing in the Model D case because people have already taken it apart and racked it up. But could they be suggesting that there’s a new version coming or some kind of enhancement? Could it be a polyphonic version, or perhaps a Moog inspired overdrive pedal? Maybe it’s a stand for connecting a number of Model Ds together. The use of the word “morphing” is interesting….
What do you think? Are we past caring?
Getting inside the Behringer Model D synthesizer
[21 September 2017] A video has emerged of some bloke tearing apart the forthcoming Behringer Model D analogue synthesizer. From the YouTube channel Synthpro they get to the guts of this Minimoog clone and find out what makes it tick.
Behringer Model D teardown
Everything is broken down to the smallest detail, every screw and component analysed and considered. The man also notes that it is a prototype and so things can change in the production model. You get a proper view of the guts of this synth with a knowledgeable narration. He mentions how it can be easily Eurorack – although we already know this to be a feature. There are other bits and bobs that will get tidied up and won’t make it into the final version.
The trimmers for the calibration are now located directly on the board and can be adjusted from the rear. Although for this you do have to open it. The board allows for modifications and looks easy to fix.
The man (Jareth) says that to him this is less of a classic but fabulous value for money. Check out the video for the full sense of what this synth is all about.
Behringer confirms the Model D price at $299.99
[31 August 2017] With over 20,000 back orders Behringer has decided to shave a few quid off its original projected price of “under $400”. They did previously flirt with dropping the price to $299 after the release of the Roland SE-02, but they quickly withdrew that idea. Presumably, they went off and did some sums and now they officially announced the Behringer Model D will be $299.99.
They are also moving factories and so we’re going to have to wait a little longer. But it should be here by Christmas at the very latest.
Behringer Model D
It amuses me slightly that the demo video Behringer included with the announcement has an image of the Moog MiniMoog Model D as the thumbnail. Gone are the days of doing a sneaky copy or disguised clone of something, this is simply a Behringer built version of the classic Moog monosynth. By all accounts it sounds excellent and everyone should probably have one. If for no other reason than to teach yourself about good old fashioned synthesis in the form of a classic instrument.
How the price will translate over to the UK and Europe is always a mystery and rarely joyful. Usually, with these things, you convert straight to pounds and add VAT. That comes to around £359 as my predicted UK price. I can’t find any UK retailers offering it for preorders except for Bax Music (who I haven’t come across before) who have it online for £454. I think we have plenty of time to wait for the retailers to catch up, so perhaps, be a bit cautious before putting your money down.
Hear the Behringer Model D compared to a vintage Minimoog in near hour-long video
[04 August 2017] We know the question everyone is asking since Behringer unveiled their bold plans to introduce a $299 clone of the Moog Minimoog Model D. How close to the real, 3000 USD-plus thing does the copy-shop alternative sound?
The Behringer D is scheduled to ship in September, which means those with the cash to spare are quite close to understanding this for themselves. Before this happens, though, everyone can get a thorough perspective on the matter.
YouTube’s Synthpro channel published an extensive, near hour-long video comparison between a vintage Moog Minimoog Model D and the Behringer D. Jareth leaves almost no stone un-turned while putting the two against each other, going through many details and offering his educated opinion.
What’s the quick conclusion? In a nutshell, the Behringer D is built reasonably well and sounds dead-on! You will be hard-pressed to guess between the original and the copy in a blind test. Behringer have done their homework for sure, and will successfully bring the iconic synthesizer to the masses. Granted, there’s no keyboard, nor a classy-looking wooden case. But it’s the sound that counts, and the Behringer unit delivers.
Enough talk, already. Fancy yourself an hour this evening and get to know the Behringer D before the Music Group unleashes it upon the market. Also, tell us your opinion about the synthesizer and Behringer’s decision to resurrect analog classics like the Minimoog in a price-conscious format!
Behringer Model D undercuts Roland SE-02 in Moog clone price war
[28 June 2017] Within days of Roland releasing their SE-02 Boutique analogue monosynth for $499, Behringer hit back by slashing the price of their forthcoming Behringer D. This could get interesting.
Behringer Model D
Behringer have set the syntheszier community alight over the past 12 months with their DeepMind 12 and then the promise of a whole army of classic synth clones to come. The first of these is the Behringer D, which is essentially a Moog Model D clone. They’ve discussed the development with the community, talked about which features are important and stunned everyone with the projected price of “under $400”. The prototype appeared at Superbooth in April.
It sounded awesome but I noted how small the knobs were in order to fit it all into a compact, Eurorack friendly space. I think that CEO Uli Behringer felt they were untouchable. Surely no one else had the balls or the manufacturing to pull off dirt cheap clones of vintage synths. That was until the 20th June when an unexpected collaboration between Roland and Studio Electronics gave us the Roland Boutique SE-02.
Roland SE-02
Designed and built by two huge names in analogue synthesis the SE-02 is a much less obvious Model D clone but one that also sports a sequencer and effects engine. This is not just a copy but it incorporates synthesizer technology from the combined minds of Roland and Studio Electronics. Does that make it more or less attractive than a straight clone? Good question – authenticity or innovation? It’s also interesting that because of the Boutique form factor the SE-02 also has small knobs, just like the Behringer D.
Price war
Anyway, the point is that while Behringer have been fiddling with the production of the Behringer D, Roland have come up with a similar product, with more features and a huge amount of heritage, ready to go for the stunning price of $499. Just $100 more than the Behringer D. Less than a week later the Behringer D has dropped the pre-order price on some retailers websites (since been pulled) to an unexpectedly low price of $299 – take that Roland! $299 is a ridiculous price for a monosynth of this nature – you can hardly buy a Eurorack oscillator for that money and here’s an entire synth voice for your rack.
There’s no doubt that at $299 the Behringer D will fly off the shelf, although it’s not expected until September. The SE-02 is a bit more imminent and at $499 is still a decent price for a synth modelled on a Moog that’s 7 times the price. What’s great is that us, as consumers and synthesizer enthusiasts, get to choose between two amazing mono-synths. And who knows what Behringer and the Roland/Studio Electronics collaboration have in store for us next? Competition is always a good thing, and this one is hotting up.
New Behringer synthesizer details revealed
[09 March 2017] So, Uli Behringer casually drops into a conversation on Gearslutz. “Here’s a first draft of our “D” synth”, he says, “hoping to get it under $400”. You can almost hear the jaws dropping around the synthesizer community.
Behringer Model D Synthesizer
The conversation in question was all about whether Behringer were working on a clone of the Moog Minimoog Model D. Uli had already posted that it was something they were working on (read about that here). But now we are in no doubt that they are completely serious about it and already some way down the road of design.
The images to me look like a cross between the Minimoog and the Moog Mother-32. The layout and colouring of the Mini in the form factor of the Mother. And indeed it is intended to be able to fit in a Eurorack modular system.
It has all the features you’d expect from a Minimoog clone, a triple VCO design, 5 oscillator shapes, 24dB ladder filter, envelope and LFO. And some enhancements in the shape of a handful of patch points, MIDI and USB. Uli says that they are planning to design a “Poly Chain” feature where you can chain up to 16 D’s for 16 note polyphony.
As ever Uli is looking for feedback to see if there’s enough interest to move to the prototype stage. Somehow I imagine there would be. My immediate reaction after the beaming great big smile was that there aren’t enough CV patch points – that’s the element it needs to take from the Mother-32.
Time will tell as to how far this goes – but if you were Uli, you’d have to do it, wouldn’t you? Follow the post and discussion over here on Gearslutz.
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2 responses to “Behringer Model D now with 26% Discount!”
Great tutorial, many thanks Robin!
EMS VCS, Robin. If Behringer get that synth right, and it’s looking good, we reckon they’ll finally be accepted as a part of the synthmaking furniture. That’s the little niche synth that’ll do it for ’em. Hope to see that in 2025. The only one so far that we weren’t keen on was the MonoPoly, that they could maybe redo with some sturdier knobs and perhaps an optional preset mode. But the rest of ’em have been very good. We really like the Odyssey still, built to last, it makes fantastic resonant basses, really sharp when using the sequencer, a breeze to mix with a nice kick, very dynamic. EMS VCS, at a decent price in 2025, that’d be great.