Behringer VCS3

[kinkujin]

Looks great. No room at the inn for me though.

[KSS]

No speakers. :(

Wonder if it has the same cardboard fake colored aluminum knob brights as the B2500 modules?

Possibly printed paper wrapped MDF cabinet too, based on the scratches at the four corners where the panel nicked the paper? coating. <--This is something you see on super cheap furniture made in Malaysia from rubberwood and MDF, covered with printed 'grain' and 'stain'.

If anyone sees a photo of a current -final pre-production- patch pin, please share. If they're still as short as the early teased ones, they'd be my biggest concern about the playability of this project.

[LDT]

Possibly printed paper wrapped MDF cabinet too, based on the scratches at the four corners where the panel nicked the paper? coating. <--This is something you see on super cheap furniture made in Malaysia from rubberwood and MDF, covered with printed 'grain' and 'stain'.

I dunno. The nicely rounded corners of the case seems rather like real wood to me. Probably cheap wood that is coloured to look like dark hardwood, but still wood.

[cscairney]

I thought I wasn’t going to buy anything else synth related ever…

[Nightly Closures]

I really wish it had two top panels rather than (what looks like) one giant top panel. While I’m wishing, a foldable version would’ve been cool.

[ZECHS]

Oooooo midiiiii

[UnsolicitedDuckPics]

Completely useless opinion from someone who isn't going to buy one anyway: I think it would have been cool if they made this a large and spacious rackmount panel like they did with the 2600 clone, especially since they're excluding the speakers. Place a copy of the inputs and outputs to the front panel for easy integration to other CV synths. Making it a fun-size copy of the original form factor feels pandering. I'm sure they'll sell a frillion of them.

[aquifer]

Well, it's a pre-production prototype, so given the other synths that B have at that stage which still haven't been released, add in the current shipping delays, chip shortages and the usual B hype train timeline - 2025 maybe?

[anselmi]

Completely useless opinion from someone who isn't going to buy one anyway: I think it would have been cool if they made this a large and spacious rackmount panel like they did with the 2600 clone, especially since they're excluding the speakers. Place a copy of the inputs and outputs to the front panel for easy integration to other CV synths. Making it a fun-size copy of the original form factor feels pandering. I'm sure they'll sell a frillion of them.

Yeah! I´d love to have a rackmount Synthi for sure

Also I think that their 2500 modules would be great as a self-contained synth in this very format. Something like a 2600 but with the 2500 electronics instead

[ersatzplanet]

Completely useless opinion from someone who isn't going to buy one anyway: I think it would have been cool if they made this a large and spacious rackmount panel like they did with the 2600 clone, especially since they're excluding the speakers. Place a copy of the inputs and outputs to the front panel for easy integration to other CV synths. Making it a fun-size copy of the original form factor feels pandering. I'm sure they'll sell a frillion of them.

Yeah! I´d love to have a rackmount Synthi for sure

Also I think that their 2500 modules would be great as a self-contained synth in this very format. Something like a 2600 but with the 2500 electronics instead

I bet a Synthi A clone or a rack mount version of the VCS3 using the same circuitry, could be all on one PCB which could make manufacturing easier.

[kcearl]

Well, it's a pre-production prototype, so given the other synths that B have at that stage which still haven't been released, add in the current shipping delays, chip shortages and the usual B hype train timeline - 2025 maybe?

I think they already stated much if its gonna be 2023…heads gonna assplode with the glut of behri synths next year I bet


Like the look of this, in fact its the kinda gear I wish theyd focus on, but thats not gonna pay for a super villain lair in the Philippines

[RickKleffel]

What are the thoughts on this versus PIN?

[electricfence]

What are the thoughts on this versus PIN?

I'm going to go out on a limb here, but I suspect that many of the responses that your post gets will wind up being moved to the Behringer ethics thread.

[SynthBaron]

What are the thoughts on this versus PIN?

It will be 1/10th of the cost, completely different markets.

[doombient.music]

What are the thoughts on this versus PIN?

What are thoughts worth that are based on vapourware?

I mean, no one has had the chance to compare both side by side.

Stephen

[Squirrel70]

Behringer's other bad idea, well they are saying "Since we shared with you the pics of our upcoming VCS3, many people got so excited, that they asked for an affordable AKS synth that has the exact same sound signature.
Here’s a draft proposal only and we’d love to get your feedback. We believe we could produce it for an estimated price of US$ 99.
What do you think?"

[SynthBaron]

Haha, you could have 80 of those for the same price as a PIN. Amazing.

[ersatzplanet]

Behringer's other bad idea, well they are saying "Since we shared with you the pics of our upcoming VCS3, many people got so excited, that they asked for an affordable AKS synth that has the exact same sound signature.
Here’s a draft proposal only and we’d love to get your feedback. We believe we could produce it for an estimated price of US$ 99.
What do you think?"

That is about as far away from an AKS that I would want as you can get. Is that "joystick" a thumbs stick controller?

[exper]

[Chopper]

Behringer's other bad idea, well they are saying "Since we shared with you the pics of our upcoming VCS3, many people got so excited, that they asked for an affordable AKS synth that has the exact same sound signature.
Here’s a draft proposal only and we’d love to get your feedback. We believe we could produce it for an estimated price of US$ 99.
What do you think?"

no.

[anselmi]

Behringer's other bad idea, well they are saying "Since we shared with you the pics of our upcoming VCS3, many people got so excited, that they asked for an affordable AKS synth that has the exact same sound signature.
Here’s a draft proposal only and we’d love to get your feedback. We believe we could produce it for an estimated price of US$ 99.
What do you think?"

is as bad idea as the korg volca modular, isn´t it?

[Umcorps]

What day is it today?

[doombient.music]

[...] What do you think?" [...]

Spot the error in this sentence.

Stephen

[everydaycurry]

What are the thoughts on this versus PIN?

I'll never own a Portabella but there's like a 50% chance I'll own the Behringer.

I don't really care if it sounds identical to the Pin or a vintage VCS3 (neither of which I'll ever touch and probably couldn't identify by sound), as long as it functions and sounds good (how many bad monos are there, really?).

[naos]

What are the thoughts on this versus PIN?

The Portabella looks gorgeous, while behringer stuff always looks bad. There must be multiple explanations, but it seems to all boil down to "nowadays all you're really paying for is aesthetics".