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RKfan · Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2019 2:59 pm Post subject: Poly D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lx-9mLB1V0

Jan1 · Platinum Member Joined: 16 Mar 2005 Posts: 765

That's a really nice one, also incl. the FX and sequencer.
I haven't heard anything about the price yet.

Mind you, the 4-voice polyphony means you only get one osc per voice.
If it allows for polychaining it would be nice to see Behringer release a module version of the Poly D.
Or maybe they have an 8-voice version planned for the future?
And although it may be ambiguous, I would welcome patch memory.

RKfan · Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2019 6:28 pm Post subject: More Poly D

https://sonicstate.com/news/2019/11/25/sonic-lab-behringer-poly-d-4-voice-analog-/

RKfan · Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2019 6:29 pm Post subject:

https://ask.audio/articles/watch-behringer-poly-d-synth-review-by-loopop

RKfan · Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2019 6:47 pm Post subject:

https://ask.audio/articles/watch-behringer-poly-d-synth-review-by-loopop

Broadwave · Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2019 10:19 am Post subject:

jimknopf · Platinum Member Joined: 17 Jan 2011 Posts: 3374

Upside: haptic/size, keyboard, 4th Osc, sequencer, chorus

Downside:
- paraphonic isn't really polyphonic, in a way being useful for everyday use. Besides only being 1 Osc per voice and sharing one filter for all voices, what's mainly unnerving, is having to fine tune all 4 OScs for each patch, each time, manually not to sound dreadful (and then probably readjust during play on top).
- sound compromise: to adopt to the new mode, they seem to have put in headroom or whaever, preventing real Model D punch/overdrive behavior. To my ears the basic sound is nice, but not as in the face as normal Model Ds when set up properly and pushed a little harder. It's still a moog sound, but my Behringer model D sounds more like the real deal in my ears. I hope to be corrected by further testing.
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megamarkd · Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2019 1:54 am Post subject:

It seems more like their take on the Matriarch sans semimodular elements. The name Poly D is misleading, Para D being what it actually is. Perhaps it should have been called the Sargent Major, or maybe the Field Marshall? Or maybe even the Boogy Man? I like the the idea of the (Star Trek) Borg manifesto and take it on in my own musical ideology (grab stuff for one element that it has which is not in my arsenal yet), but Behringer have fallen down along the line in their attempts at it. They managed to accumulate a great team but then put them to work making contrived synths. I can only imagine what the staff must be feeling in terms of creative expression within their job. As much as it is nice to be getting all these physical versions of what's been released as software emulations for the last 20yrs, I have to say (it again and again), where are the instruments of tomorrow that the synths being cloned were when they were first released?
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Jan1 · Platinum Member Joined: 16 Mar 2005 Posts: 765

It may sound odd, but I expected the price to be lower than 700 Euros considering what is out there in terms of true polyphonic synths, even the ones from Behringer.
Maybe Behringer wants to avoid a situation where buyers have to wait several months due to production unable to keep up with demand? If so, the price will probably come down after some time.

Having watched the SonicState video I don't agree with Nick that a reverb instead of the chorus would have been preferable, I think the chorus sounds excellent and adds a lot, especially when there's one osc p/voice.
But I would have liked to see a reverb in addition to the chorus and distortion.
The sound is marvelous.

And as far as boredom among Behringer employees is concerned because they have to build synths based on old designs, I see a team comes across to me as a dynamic exuberant lot enjoying their work.
And what better way for Behringer to build a team of experienced engineers than letting them work on old designs and bring them forward into the 21st century?
The hands-on experience thus acquired is not to be underestimated, and this will certainly translate into interesting designs for Behringer originals.

Narioso · Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2019 6:19 pm Post subject:

megamarkd · Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2019 2:58 am Post subject: