Customising your Behringer interface.

[Arpangel]

Great video I stumbled across, I have a Behringer UMC1820, and like the guy in the video find it difficult to make out the knobs sometimes, he’s put different coloured knobs instead, I’ve done this with my Doepfer modules too, and also my Novation A-Station, it makes a hell of a difference, you can use red for filters, and different colours for EG's etc.
I’ve got tons of these knobs in my toolbox, but you can get them from Thonk.

https://www.thonk.co.uk/?gclid=EAIaIQo ... gL9GfD_BwE

The video that inspired me is on YouTube, just look up "Behringer UMC1820 how I fixed" I didn’t post a direct link, as there is a tiny bit of swearing in it, so it’s up to you.
Boring, but a really useful thing to do.

[The Elf]

I added Thonk's transparent knob tops to my 2600 - makes it easier to tweak and looks great.

[OneWorld]

................ as there is a tiny bit of swearing in it.........

Yep and in addition to that, I sort of have an inbuilt filter that automatically dismisses any YouTube vid that begins with "Yo wassup guys" almost always tends to be an overture to a rambling extemporization of piffle, you can bet the house on it. Where I say through gritted teeth - "Just get on with it man"

I don't have the link to hand, but by way of contrast I was watching a similarish video on YouTube by a young woman and her delivery was exemplary, she trundled along in a cheery but highly informative manner and at each juncture dropped straight onto the point in question in a concise manner and dealt with the 3 WWW What Why and When to use something, and of course How, without wallowing in a loop of insignificant detail and potty mouthed waffle

[MarkOne]

inbuilt filter that automatically dismisses any YouTube vid that begins with "Yo wassup guys" almost always tends

Mostly agree

Of course Andrew Kramer from Video Copilot always started his amazing After Effects tutorials with "Hey Whatsup, Andrew Kramer here..." so I guess every rule has an exception. (Of course he's now far too busy doing real VFX on huge blockbusters for guys like JJ Abrams, to be posting VFX tutorials)

[Arpangel]

I added Thonk's transparent knob tops to my 2600 - makes it easier to tweak and looks great.

"Transparent Knob Tops" not only a very, very good name for a band, but obviously something I have to avail myself of.
What we need now are luminous and Day-Glo knob tops.
I’m trying to imagine my whole modular with Day-Glow knob tops.
2600? Please, I’ve staved off buying one since they came out, it’s getting, really, really hard now, I’m imagining all of my feedback patches, and what they’d sound like on the Berry.
Trouble is, I can’t make up my mind, a Grey Meanie, or a Blue Marvin?



I think if anything is going to persuade me, it’s this chaps video, about the negatives, as well as the positives, there are some lovely sequences here, really dirty.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StK9ckjjpCY

Bax and DV are selling these now for well under five hundred quid.

[The Elf]

Why would you want boring single-colour faders when you could have this :

I'm buying a second set of these Thonk knobs ready for my second 2600!

[Folderol]

I bet they make the sound much more 'detailed' too

[The Elf]

I bet they make the sound much more 'detailed' too

...and warmer - definitely warmer!

[Arpangel]

Why would you want boring single-colour faders when you could have this :

I'm buying a second set of these Thonk knobs ready for my second 2600!

Elf, I’m ordering a Grey Meanie, are these only 8U? They seem bigger to me?
Need to make rack space.

[Martin Walker]

I think if anything is going to persuade me, it’s this chaps video, about the negatives, as well as the positives, there are some lovely sequences here, really dirty.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StK9ckjjpCY

Bax and DV are selling these now for well under five hundred quid.

That is indeed an impressive video, both from a sensible informative and inspirational sonic point of view

[Arpangel]

I think if anything is going to persuade me, it’s this chaps video, about the negatives, as well as the positives, there are some lovely sequences here, really dirty.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StK9ckjjpCY

Bax and DV are selling these now for well under five hundred quid.

That is indeed an impressive video, both from a sensible informative and inspirational sonic point of view

He’s playing something very familiar, nothing new there, but he makes it sound incredible.
You can tell, the moment he touches the instrument, that he’s got what it takes.

[The Elf]

are these only 8U? They seem bigger to me?

Yes, 8U.

[Arpangel]

are these only 8U? They seem bigger to me?

Yes, 8U.

Cheers.



Been listening to some more of this chaps music,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jv2IBh1RngE

I do like what he’s doing, the Moog’s sound great.

[The Elf]

Pleasant enough. I do keep hoping for a rhythm to start, but that's just me!

[Arpangel]

OK Elf, Gray Meanie just ordered, from Bax.
Cleared rack space, due on Wednesday.
There’s two things I’m after, I hope it doesn’t disappoint.
The same feedback patching behaviour as the original, and the rich square wave sounds, my all time favourite square wave sounds, that’s mainly what I’m buying it for.

[The Elf]

OK Elf, Gray Meanie just ordered, from Bax.
Cleared rack space, due on Wednesday.
There’s two things I’m after, I hope it doesn’t disappoint.

I'm opening a book, if anyone is interested...

[Arpangel]

OK Elf, Gray Meanie just ordered, from Bax.
Cleared rack space, due on Wednesday.
There’s two things I’m after, I hope it doesn’t disappoint.

I'm opening a book, if anyone is interested...

You have little faith, please.
It’ll go like this, it’s wonderful, it’s beyond, it’s a gift from heaven, that’s the first day, the day after, I’m sending it back, how could Uli Behringer have unleashed such a pile of crap on an unsuspecting public, and, at that price too, I wouldn’t give you 500 pence for it.
The day after that, I’ve done an entire album with it, after drinking a bottle of tequila last night I suddenly saw its potential, it has to be the best thing I’ve ever bought, ever, and probably, the best thing I’ll ever buy.

[zenguitar]

OK Elf, Gray Meanie just ordered, from Bax.
Cleared rack space, due on Wednesday.
There’s two things I’m after, I hope it doesn’t disappoint.

I'm opening a book, if anyone is interested...

You have little faith, please.
It’ll go like this, it’s wonderful, it’s beyond, it’s a gift from heaven, that’s the first day, the day after, I’m sending it back, how could Uli Behringer have unleashed such a pile of crap on an unsuspecting public, and, at that price too, I wouldn’t give you 500 pence for it.
The day after that, I’ve done an entire album with it, after drinking a bottle of tequila last night I suddenly saw its potential, it has to be the best thing I’ve ever bought, ever, and probably, the best thing I’ll ever buy.

Exactly Elf's prediction.

Andy

[Arpangel]

OK Elf, Gray Meanie just ordered, from Bax.
Cleared rack space, due on Wednesday.
There’s two things I’m after, I hope it doesn’t disappoint.

I'm opening a book, if anyone is interested...

You have little faith, please.
It’ll go like this, it’s wonderful, it’s beyond, it’s a gift from heaven, that’s the first day, the day after, I’m sending it back, how could Uli Behringer have unleashed such a pile of crap on an unsuspecting public, and, at that price too, I wouldn’t give you 500 pence for it.
The day after that, I’ve done an entire album with it, after drinking a bottle of tequila last night I suddenly saw its potential, it has to be the best thing I’ve ever bought, ever, and probably, the best thing I’ll ever buy.

Exactly Elf's prediction.

Andy

In reality, I never know why I buy anything, it seems like a good idea at the time, sometimes they work out, sometimes they don’t, what more can I possibly say, anything can be good or bad, depends on how you look at it, and what mood I’m in, even the things I love, I hate some days, if I’m not in the right frame of mind.

[Hugh Robjohns]

Exactly Elf's prediction.

Damn! I was in for a tenner if the odds had been better...

[Arpangel]

It’s always difficult, buying things you don’t really need, our reasons hold no water for anyone, apart from ourselves.
Anyway, is there a knob on the back of this 2600 so you can turn those LED's off?

[The Elf]

It’s always difficult, buying things you don’t really need, our reasons hold no water for anyone, apart from ourselves.
Anyway, is there a knob on the back of this 2600 so you can turn those LED's off?

Yes (at least on the black/orange one there is - I guess it will be the same). Given that they are all the same colour on the grey it it probably a sensible thing to do.

[Arpangel]

It’s always difficult, buying things you don’t really need, our reasons hold no water for anyone, apart from ourselves.
Anyway, is there a knob on the back of this 2600 so you can turn those LED's off?

Yes (at least on the black/orange one there is - I guess it will be the same). Given that they are all the same colour on the grey it it probably a sensible thing to do.

I’ll come clean, there is an ulterior motive here, I’m sneaking this in, the last thing I need are loads of glaring lights to draw attention.
I just hope the 32U rack doesn’t draw attention.

[The Elf]

Begin to turn them up, ever so slightly, day after day - see when it's noticed!

When it is, prepare to invoke the "I've had it for years" defence...

[Arpangel]

Begin to turn them up, ever so slightly, day after day - see when it's noticed!

When it is, prepare to invoke the "I've had it for years" defence...

The current one is "a friend is lending it to me"

[Arpangel]

OK, a possible stumbling block, but not a deal breaker.
I notice the symbols, those little boxes below the sliders, are incredibly small, not a problem for most, but my eyesight isn’t good, I think I’m going to find it a problem initially, but it’s not a big deal.

PS.

I’m starting to feel a certain frisson, I must admit, of anticipation, and unusually for me, a little excitement too, at the thought of getting this.
It’s a bit surreal, an instrument that I used to dream about, as a teenager, will actually be in my studio, the synthesiser that was used on Black Market, On Land, when it’s in the rack, I may have an emotional moment.
I've created its own little alcove, in a big rack, with my BSS402, an Alesis MidiVerb 11, I’m going to throw a few more old bits in there, my Realistic mixer, it’s going to be a beautiful source of disintegration, and dirt.

[The Elf]

You've found one of the reasons why having the multi-coloured fader tops is a useful feature.

I'd suggest you try linking the 2600 to your 2500 modules (if you still have them?) - that way lies lots of multi-oscillator/filter fun.

[Arpangel]

You've found one of the reasons why having the multi-coloured fader tops is a useful feature.

I'd suggest you try linking the 2600 to your 2500 modules (if you still have them?) - that way lies lots of multi-oscillator/filter fun.

You’re right about the faders, I may need those lights.
I’ve got all my 2500 modules, not selling them, but they are in my large case, over the other side of the room, besides, I think the 2600 will be enough for me, on its own, I want it to be a stand alone thing, on a little island of its own. I did buy some obscenely long stackable patch leads though, just in case.

[Arpangel]

I just unboxed the 2600.
Verdict? I wish I’d bought it sooner.
It looks stunning too, much much better than I thought it would.
Having amazing S&H fun, and those three oscillators, sound cool together, no keyboard connected, it’s going to be a a mean drone machine, and abstract monster.
Those LED faders look so cool just above minimum, really "nasty" like little red hot pokers.