Behringer has announced that its Solina synth module, a knockoff of the classic Solina String Ensemble, is now shipping from their factory.
The original was made by Eminent, and marketed as the Solina String Ensemble and the ARP String Ensemble. It uses divide-down technology, which allowed for full polyphony using 70’s technology. The classic string synth sound was a staple of 70’s disco, pop and synth music.
Behringer’s take copies the ARP/Eminent Solina SE-II circuitry, adding a phase shifter, based on the EHX Small Stone.
The official intro:
Features:
Analog stereo string ensemble synthesizer
Reproduction of original “ARP/Eminent Solina SE-II*” circuitry
12 tone generators with octave divide-down technology to provide full polyphony
Eurorack compatible – main module can be transferred to a standard Eurorack case
16 controls give you direct access to all important parameters
‘Comprehensive MIDI implementation’ with MIDI channel and Voice Priority selection
3-Year Warranty Program
Behringer has not announced official pricing and availability for the Solina, but they say it’s now shipping and have previously said that they are targeting a $359 price point.
Behringer has announced that the Edge – a hot pink knockoff of the Moog DFAM semi-modular drum synth – is now “in production and ready to ship.”
The Behringer Edge follows the precedent of their Crave synth, recreating a popular Moog Eurorack format synth as an inexpensive desktop module.
Edge is a semi-modular percussion synth. Like its inspiration, it features dual VCO’s with pulse and triangle waves, oscillator sync and FM, to let you create a variety of percussive sounds.
In addition, it clones the DFAM’s dual-row 8-step sequencer, so you can control two aspects of the drum synth’s voice on each step.
Details are to come, but Behringer says that the Edge is ready to ship and they’ve previously said that they are targeting a $219 price.
Bernd Bruening, aka The Synth King, shared this sneak preview of the upcoming Behringer UB-Xa, a knockoff of the classic Oberheim OB-Xa.
What Bruening say about his audio demo:
“This video showcases a complete song I’ve composed and produced with sounds exclusively from the Behringer UB-Xa (except drums).
The opening bass line was made with the built in step sequencer running in sync to the DAW. I’ve used a single reverb and two delay plugins for this track. There is no EQing or dynamic processing involved. All sounds were recorded directly into the audio interface.”
While they have not announced a released date, Behringer says that the UB-Xa, originally introduced in 2018, is moving into production:
“The UB-Xa is one of our most complex products we have ever designed in our 35 years of history. 15 engineers worked over 4 years, delivering 8 hardware revisions and countless firmware upgrades, while co-innovating with 20 beta testers who all own the original OB-Xa synth. Our objective was to spend as much time and resources it takes and only release it when it is perfect.
The UB-Xa is now completed and we’re ramping up for production.”
Details on pricing and availability are still to be announced, but Behringer has previously said that they are targeting a $1,500 price for the UB-Xa.
