Behringer analog synth ripoff thread

auraborealismusic said:
How?! (via USB).. I could really use some help. you use Ableton?
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You have to use the Behringer Synthtribe software utility to connect your computer to the TD-3 over USB, and then you can can set MIDI Channels for Rx/Tx, pitch bend amount, key priority, transpose, multi-trigger and slide modes, clock source, and accent threshold velocity. All those parameters can only be set using the software utility. It also has a pattern editor, which can be quite handy...
https://www.behringer.com/downloads.html
 
That's useful info, thanks! I tried the software out (I think it was called Synthtool when I downloaded it?) and managed to get it showing up in Ableton, and tracking-- I had heaps of problems with notes dropping out etc, perhaps I missed a firmware update or something... Then again, I'm a bit leary of Behringer firmware updates after I well and truly bricked my BCR2000 using the firmware updated and firmware from their website :Sarcastic:
It sounds like I should have hung onto the thing for a bit longer, ahh well!
 
I'm waiting for this, but I'm not holding my breath....

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I've a good few bits of Behringer kit. A few comps, a mixer and so on. I've played with the TD-3 and had no problems with it. I know there's a lot of hate against their business practices but I don't think you can point at any company of that size that can't be viewed as immoral in some way and I think it's more a trend to hate them to be honest.
Roland never gave us the re-issues we wanted and just kept putting out digital software boxes carrying the names of their old gear. Behringer actually gave people what they wanted and then yes probably have gotten a bit carried away but I'd rather that stuff was out there than not.
 
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My 909 is awaiting repairs (I'm never selling it) and my 303 I sold as I needed the cash. Happy to say that the TD-3 is closest sound you can get to the OG. I've made a few tracks with the TD-3 and not the 303 yet nobody can tell which tracks are which.
On a side, the RD-9 is an okish replacement for the 909 but the interface is a bit cluttered and they did get carried away with how much you can manipulate the kick drum in general, and the hi-hats can be tuned to silly levels. They are both easy to setup though and I never had any problems.

psyfi said:
I've a good few bits of Behringer kit. A few comps, a mixer and so on. I've played with the TD-3 and had no problems with it. I know there's a lot of hate against their business practices but I don't think you can point at any company of that size that can't be viewed as immoral in some way and I think it's more a trend to hate them to be honest.
Roland never gave us the re-issues we wanted and just kept putting out digital software boxes carrying the names of their old gear. Behringer actually gave people what they wanted and then yes probably have gotten a bit carried away but I'd rather that stuff was out there than not.
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100% agree. Roland just failed everytime, did you know the MC-303 was supposed to be a reissue of the 303? I guess it has a few sound banks you can sequence but on the premise it was not a good bit of kit (though I still have it as a sound module) The TB-03 was terrible and I returned it after 2 weeks.

I just want to finish with their products aren't as crappily built as they were 15ish years ago. Me and two mates each had a Behringer-DJX-700, they were a cheap alternative for the Pioneer DJM600, but two out of our three started to develop faults (buttons wouldn't trigger effects, the input channels worked whenever they wanted to, those kind of quirks)
The newer hardware they put out over the last 5 years is much more reliable I find
 
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