Of course for a lot of people there simply isn't somewhere local where they can buy what they want. My nearest music shop is Harmony Music in Dorchester, I'm not going to get many, if any, synths from there so in reality online is my only option. Plus I'd have to carry anything I brought home, a ...

Looking on Thomann Behringer have a few options that might fit the bill, The Control 2 USB and Studio XL both have 3 monitor outputs plus a separate studio/phones output. £95 and £135 respectively.

https://www.thomann.de/gb/behringer_control2usb.htm

https://www.thomann.de/gb/behringer_studio_xl.htm

The big retailers, Thomann, G4M, Andertons, Sweetwater Etc., don't go through distributors but buy direct form Behringer/MT. Behringer/MT have been completely redoing their Chinese factory so that might be a reason for some shipping delays, plus a lot of Behringer stuff doesn't stay in stock for ...

Well, it turns out the B2600 is good enough for a certain owner of an original ARP 2600 to take on tour, one who has owned at least one since the 70's...

https://youtu.be/5Tmen9oK2UM

Of course it's already well known that he must have been a beta tester for the Solina.

Yes the charger USB-C port should also be for data as well and there are hubs designed for that so you can connect your PSU to the hub and it passes the power through. On my Lenovo it has both a Lenovo rectangular power connector and a USB-C port that can be used to power it, great for when you ...

I believe they sell a USB-MIDI host adaptor for it so you get regular MIDI ports, plus there are similar products from other manufacturers, even Behringer make one now.
https://www.behringer.com/product.html? ... e=0716-AAH

One thing you also have to take account of with batteries is capacity vs. current draw. Batteries can have a different capacity dependant on the amount of current a device is drawing. It's why alkaline batteries were generally crap in digital cameras but Ni-Mh batteries were fine, even the lower ...

Sam Inglis wrote: ↑Mon May 19, 2025 1:36 pm I had a positive meeting with Behringer at NAMM, and was told that they would be willing to start sending us review gear again. As it happens the Wing has been top of my list. Let me see if I can get the wheels moving.

That is good news, a good review from a respected publication is always good.

Adding to talk about the Behringer Wing, they now seem to trust their customers enough that the internal Dante and WSG cards are user replaceable and there is a tutorial on how to do it on their YouTube page. Interesting that the full-sized and compact Wing hinge up like some keyboards. The ...

AFAIK the Coatbridge factory is gone and the high end Tannoy HIFI speakers are made elsewhere in Europe, the UK research and development base is in Manchester and Kidderminster was relegated to being a customer service/repair place.

Of for the less technically inclined you could get a VHS/DVD Recorder combo. My auntie had a Samsung unit that worked quite well. Be aware, though, that if these videos have Macrovision copy protection you may need a device that defeats it or a capture device that does not care about it. DVD players ...

I suppose the big issue with most musical instrument retailers is Thomann. If you have a decent amount of debt and you're going against a much bigger competitor who is probably not only more profitable but has no debt how are you going to compete? Also the recent documentary Thomann did is a good ...

Whilst there is some menu diving there is the 49 key Deepmind 12, or you could really jump in head first and get a Behringer Wave (also 49 keys). Even something older like a Roland SH-201 if you want a lot of hands on control, though the lack of a display is a hinderance to some things on it, then ...

Whilst there is some menu diving there is the 49 key Deepmind 12, or you could really jump in head first and get a Behringer Wave (also 49 keys). Even something older like a Roland SH-201 if you want a lot of hands on control, though the lack of a display is a hinderance to some things on it, then ...

They are great pieces of kit, though the slightly larger XR18 has the advantage of ultranet and an 18×18 USB audio interface.

Also look at the X32 rack now prices have gone down.

Of course the current best value is the Wing rack but that is £1,145
https://www.thomann.de/gb/behringer_wing_rack.htm

Was watching a performance of "Dancing in the street" from one of the Princes Trust concerts, only two keyboard players but two drummers and more guitarists that you'd ever need. https://youtu.be/wpJzB5xsG1I Of course having lots of members must be advantageous if one leaves or is unavailable for ...

Personally I just use the LIDL ones when they have them in, less than £5 I think for the 8 x AAA 1Ah ones I brought last week.

The MK. 1, at least, is just a few screws and the top hinges up.
Their organs are similar, my HS8 even had a prop rod like a car bonnet.

This thread indicates the folly IMHO of fitting tapped mains transformers in gear like amplifiers. Why fly great lumps of Iron and Copper 1000s of clicks? Far better to optimize the transformer for the country it will be used in. Then it was my experience that NO MATTER an amp had a "US export ...

Arpangel wrote: ↑Sat Jan 25, 2025 11:04 am It is a beauty, and I’ll have to have one, if it ever appears, in my lifetime.

Next year (2026) is the planned release.

Well as pictures start coming in from NAMM attendees, just like no one expected the Spanish Inquisition, no one expected there to be a Behringer BX1!!! Image linked from Gearspace.com https://gearspace.com/board/attachments/electronic-music-instruments-and-electronic-music-production ...

Another little titbit from watching other videos on the BX1 is that it has a panel mounted SD card slot as a way to load patches, in a nod to the memory/RAM cards the DX range used to have (and yes, it is DX sysex compatible). Also they've added extra 7 segment displays for the analogue filter which ...

And to add to the previous post, the BX1 is a mostly working prototype, only the built in effects don't work yet. It has 32 voices and therefore 32 CS80 style filters with an LFO and envelopes. Release is planned for next year and will be "affordable". Sonicstate have a video on it, https://youtu.be ...

Well as pictures start coming in from NAMM attendees, just like no one expected the Spanish Inquisition, no one expected there to be a Behringer BX1!!! Image linked from Gearspace.com https://gearspace.com/board/attachments/electronic-music-instruments-and-electronic-music-production ...

Well if you want to complain about the effort put in to lyrics then Nik Kershaw rears his head again, The Riddle was minimal effort lyric writing!