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Behringer shared this overview of the Polyeight, an unofficial copy of the Korg Polysix, expanded with two additional voices and expanded modulation options.

The signal path combines analog oscillators and a 2044 low-pass filter with BBD-based chorus, phaser and ensemble effects. Additional features include multiple voice modes, an arpeggiator, chord memory and 256 user-program memories.

Features:

• Analog signal path based on VCO, VCF and VCA designs
• 8 polyphonic voices with discrete VCOs featuring saw, square and pulse width waveforms
• 2044 lowpass filter with resonance and positive/negative envelope control
• Unison, double or poly modes for 8 VCO lead, massive bass, 4-voice double or 8-voice single VCO sounds
• Multi-stage chorus, phaser and ensemble BBD effects
• 49 semi-weighted full-size keys featuring channel aftertouch and velocity sensitivity
• Sub-oscillator with up to 2 octaves down adds depth and bass to your patches
• Pulse width modulation with multi-waveform LFO for full and rich sound
• Global noise generator inspired by MS-20 expands sound creation
• Arpeggiator with manual and external tempo control plus up, down and up-down modes
• LFO with multiple waveforms to control pitch, filter cutoff and loudness
• Eight-slot modulation matrix
• LCD display with encoder
• Assignable preset recall switches for immediate program selection
• 256 user program memories with “compare and match” feature to quickly match all analog controls to values stored in program
• Chord memory allows you to save chords and trigger them with a single key
• Polyphonic portamento

The Behringer Polyeight is available to preorder for $699 USD.

Behringer shared this teaser image for the Vibe Matrix groovebox, a design concept that embraces the vibe coding trend, and promises to be anything that you want it to be.

The say that they’re hoping to bring prototypes to the 2027 NAMM Show for a ‘hackathon’.

The company is looking for feedback on the concept on their Facebook page:

“What do you think of this design for a powerful groovebox featuring polyphonic sequencing, sampling, synthesis, live looping, clip launching and a customizable control interface?

Our vision is an affordable, open hardware platform that anyone can customize, vibe-code and turn into whatever they imagine.

This is just a concept, not a product announcement. If there’s enough community interest, we’ll build it!

We’ll also try to bring a few prototypes to NAMM in Anaheim for our hackathon.

Would you want one? What features would you add, what would you improve, and what price would make it irresistible?

Your feedback will help us decide whether to make it happen!”

Interested in the Behringer Vibe Matrix? Let us know what you think in the comments!

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The instrument includes more than 320 Scores created by composers from EastWest and Sonuscore, with each Score containing four arrangements that can be switched during performance.

The library includes 164 instruments across five categories: orchestral, synthesizers, band, world instruments, and choir and percussion. The arrangements cover styles and genres ranging from cinematic action, science fiction and horror to documentary, drama, romance and hybrid electronic music.

Features:

• Each Score contains up to ten instrument parts, with musical patterns and dynamics already arranged for performance from a MIDI keyboard.
• Four musical sections—Intro, Main A, Main B and Outro—can be switched using keyboard keyswitches. An additional ending keyswitch stops the arrangement with a final chord.
• The Score Browser allows users to search and filter arrangements by genre, style, time signature and other criteria.
• The instrument library includes 57 orchestral instruments, 43 synthesizers, 20 band instruments, 34 world instruments, and 10 choir and percussion instruments.
• Individual instrument slots can be replaced, allowing users to customize arrangements with alternative sounds and articulations.
• Each instrument slot has its own mixer controls, including volume, pan, octave, reverb send, solo and mute, along with dynamic range settings controlled by the mod wheel.
• Instrument processing includes attack and release controls, three-band parametric EQ and three insert effects slots. The global effects section offers convolution and algorithmic reverb.
• Each of the ten instrument slots has an independent arpeggiator with adjustable note order, rate, velocity and custom patterns.
• Users can edit musical patterns, adjust time signatures and pattern lengths, and choose half-time, normal or double-time playback.
• Custom arrangements can be saved as User Scores and organized alongside the factory content.
• Performances can be dragged into a DAW as multitrack MIDI files, with individual tracks corresponding to the instrument slots.
• Hollywood Scoring Tools runs inside EastWest’s Opus software and supports macOS and Windows.

Hollywood Scoring Tools is available now for $299, reduced from its regular $399 price. A limited-time $199 crossgrade is offered to eligible owners of Hollywood Orchestra Opus Edition, Hollywood Fantasy Orchestra and Sonuscore’s The Score.

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