Behringer has launched its first product shortly – no less than by Behringer’s requirements – the MS-5, an unofficial nod to Roland’s basic SH-5 monophonic analogue synth.
Touted as a “trustworthy replica of the unique SH-5 circuit”, the MS-5 represents one of many older synth designs in Behringer’s present lineup, as the unique SH-5 was launched in 1975.
It boasts the identical performance as the unique SH-5, with 37 full-size semi-weighted keys, two VCOs with 4 waveshapes and onerous and gentle sync modes, a multi-mode VCF with HPF, BPF and LPF settings, and a further bandpass filter, too.
There’s additionally a hoop modulator – which was largely answerable for giving the unique SH-5 its signature sound – two totally analogue LFOs, ADSR and AR envelopes with VCAs, a pattern and maintain circuit with lag management, portamento and bender controllers beside the keyboard, and a versatile routing path and sign mixer.
The performance doesn’t cease there although; the MS-5 additionally sports activities a number of I/O choices on the again together with MIDI, CV, exterior audio enter, a servo-balanced stereo output and expression controller inputs.
Moreover – in a characteristic for the “geeks”, as Behringer explains – there are a number of entry factors for PCB trimmer controls.
After all, typically you need to play seated, and typically standing, so the MS-5 additionally includes a foldable format – like Behringer’s Poly D and MonoPoly synths – with three angled positions in addition to a flat mode.
Behringer guarantees “large bass tones” and a “purely analogue sign path” good for “pushing out fiery riffs for that subsequent sci-fi masterpiece”.
Value-wise, it doesn’t break the financial institution both, clocking in at $599.
For extra data, head to Behringer.
In different Behringer information, the corporate has dropped a number of different merchandise this 12 months up to now, together with the Spring Reverberation 636 Eurorack module, and teased the likes of a duplicate of the basic Roland Jupiter-8.
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