Behringer PHARA-O MINI – Synth Like an Egyptian?
Portable analogue poly synth with a Korg-inspired filter
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Behringer PHARA-O MINI · Source: Behringer
Behringer PHARA-O MINI · Source: Behringer
Behringer PHARA-O MINI · Source: Behringer
Behringer PHARA-O MINI · Source: Behringer
Behringer PHARA-O MINI · Source: Behringer
Like No.17 buses, you get nothing for a while; then three turn up at once. The Behringer PHARA-O MINI is the third in their Mini range, with a 700S-inspired filter.
Behringer continues its end-of-year onslaught with an all-new addition to their Mini range of portable, pocket-sized synths. The distinctly Egyptian-influenced synth is a three voice, three VCO affair that claims to have a low pass filter based on that of the KORG MINI 700S.
Introducing the PHARA-O MINI
It looks like they’ve crammed a lot into this compact unit, which boasts a pure analogue signal path based on “authentic VCO, VCF and VCA designs“. Each of the three VCO’s has saw and square waveform options with the latter having a multi-mode ring modulator to deliver more clangorous tones.
The PHARA-O MINI also has a delay effect, along with some neat performance modes that cover unison, poly, fifths, octaves, ring unison and ring poly. A three-waveform LFO can be used to modulate pitch and filter cutoff alongside its envelope generator.
There’s also a 16-step motion sequencer with 10 memories. Like the other Mini’s, there is a 27-note touch-sensitive keyboard that also doubles up as a feature selector. Connectivity includes MIDI DIN In, Sync In & Out and a USB-C port for power.
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It’s nice to see another affordable and useable Mini synth from Behringer, although its features do bear a strong resemblance to a certain KORG Volca Keys. ETA on this unit will be in the new year, and it will retail for €99.
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2 responses to “Behringer PHARA-O MINI – Synth Like an Egyptian?”
It’s not a completely new design, it’s actually a volca Keys if you look at it.
noisy and ugly