LONG TERM TEST
Behringer Model D £249
Leo Maymind asks how the synth that started Behringer’s remake conquest has held up
CONTACT WHO: Behringer WEB: behringer.comKEY FEATURES Analogue synth with triple VCO design DIMENSIONS: 90 x 374 x 136 mm WEIGHT: 1.7 kg
It’s hard to find a synth design more iconic than that of Bob Moog’s Minimoog Model D, a three-oscillator instrument that can be heard on decades of recordings across many genres. Its fluid ladder filter and array of oscillator waveforms made it th go-to sound design machine in its time, so when Behringer announced it was making its own version of the Model D, albeit in tabletop form with a few tweaks, you could say that more than a few heads turned. When the price was announced at a mere $299, jaws dropped.
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