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Behringer Announces Kobol Expander, aka ‘The French Minimoog’ Now Available for $199

1 Sep, 2023 Synthesizers/Keyboard Synthesizers & Modular Synthesizers

Behringer has announced that its Kobol Expander – a knockoff of the original French synth module from 1979 – is now shipping.

The Behringer Kobol Expander is an analog semi-modular synth, in Eurorack format, that features 2 VCOs and a 4-pole VCF. The original has been described as ‘the French Minimoog’.

Features:

Analog duophonic synthesizer with 2 VCOs and 7 morphing waveforms
Based on “Kobol Expander” circuitry from the ‘70s
Semi-modular design requires no patching for immediate performance
Pure analog signal path based on authentic VCO, VCF and VCA designs
Dual oscillators with 7 waveforms, oscillator sync and pulse width modulation
Unique 4-pole VCF design for natural saturation only found in ”Kobol” synthesizers
Analog LFO with 2 selectable waveforms and multiple destinations for advanced sound creation
Additional noise generator expands waveform generation
Oscillator sync
32 patch points for modular connection and integration with external equipment
31 controls give you direct access to parameters
External audio input for processing external sound sources
Complete Eurorack solution – main module can be transferred to a standard Eurorack case
16-voice Poly Chain allows combining multiple synthesizers for up to 16 voice polyphony
MIDI support with MIDI channel and Voice Priority selection