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Behringer guitar effects in Eurorack format?

#21
One nice change would be to finally get away from bulky 1/4 jacks for patch cables. That should be a significant cost/space savings right there for board owners. If you did need a 1/4-inch jack to use a single module with a guitar or bass, or to loop out to a standard pedal, then a simple panel with six 3.5mm jacks normaled to their 1/4-inch counterparts would probably be more than you’d ever need. And an easy DIY if you needed one.
 
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Adamixoye said:
I'm pretty amazed that Behringer actually posted that, but thank you for bringing it to my attention.

I don't want to have a full debate about the general ethics of cloning, I have mixed feelings about it myself. But, that Behringer would post this in particular is pretty ridiculous. Seriously, no one sees that those pedals designs are exactly the same as Boss pedals except they have added a "0" to the end of most of the pedal numbers and a Behringer logo hastily slapped on it? Even the existing Behringer pedals that are considered to be clones of Boss pedals have a slight aesthetic facelift - different fonts, slightly different names, maybe a mild color change. This is just a whole other level. Like I said, crazy levels of self-parody.
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I was thinking the same thing.

Kinda funny how Behringer is touting off "their" "new" "idea"and they simply show a whole bunch of Boss stuff in a different format.

It's actually a cool idea to me but this particular execution sucks. If FX manufacturers standardized to these modules that would be pretty damn cool.
 
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MultiScaleMale said:
I won't judge others, but I can't do Behringer.
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I hear you. I feel the same way about a certain other pedal manufacturer. But you just gotta follow your own inner light. No shame in that as long as you don’t beat people over the head with it. Like you, I know to a very fine degree what I will and won’t do. And what I’ll allow somebody to do around me. But I’d never try to tell someone else what to do just because of the way I feel about something. :thumbsup:
 
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Dave W said:
If FX manufacturers standardized to these modules that would be pretty damn cool.
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Problem is (in the US at least) competitors have to be very careful how they go about establishing standards. Or even powwowing with each other. Under US antitrust law there’s a fine line between cooperation and collusion. The now nigh ubiquitous MIDI standard had some of those concerns in its early days. I’ve been told (don’t know how true it is) that the inclusion of sysex in the MIDI spec was done partly to avoid any possible accusations that the MMA was trying to lock out nonmember companies.

Which is probably one reason (besides easy integration into their existing product lines) why Behringer opted for an open standard like Eurorack to build on.
 
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I have their Poly D, which is a mini Moog with an extra oscillator, with chorus and distortion built in. They do modules like what’s on the poly D which is a minimally tweakable square wave and the chorus being their Juno chorus, I’m in! Just with those 2 effects the poly d’s sound is expanded beyond what a mini Moog can do, not to mention the 4th oscillator, poly mode and unison.
 
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knumbskull said:
Interesting. So would these work at both instrument line level and Eurorack level?

At that price, i’m guessing no CV control of parameters, which is what synth folks will want...
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The level difference is significant. You'd need an adapter module to get the level right to go from one standard to the other.

Also, no CV I can see. No jacks except in/out (i do see one exp).
 
#29
I could see recording studios taking notice of this. Would save a huge amount of grief doing multiple guitar effects setups since phase and impedance matching and current draw should all be taken care of by going this route. For live you can get away with less than ideal integration since stage volume levels and room acoustics cover a multitude of sins. But in a pristine sonic environment like a recording studio you won’t get away with it so easily.
 
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Behringer has been known to sue users in internet forums discussing things they manufacture.
enough said.
I suggest researching Music Tribe's practices and lawsuits before deciding if they deserve your money.
 
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#32
I'd definitely invest in it - especially at that price point.

I am already looking at getting a few of their pedals including their Ibanez CP9 copy - I have an original CP9 that needs repair, when it is working it is the nicest sounding compressor I've ever used. From what I have read / heard the Behringer CL9 is pretty much an exact copy.
 
#33
Weird as it is, I think its a great idea --- for keyboard players. Oddly, there werent that many keyboard players in the 70s that used stompboxes for synthlike effects although some did (ELO's Richard Tandy used a bunch of them on his Wurlitzer piano, sort of transforming it into a type of polyphonic synth in the days before polyphonic synths)....Like the bass world, the keyboard world has gone 'retro trendy'.....I still dont understand the retro trend from a bass perspective but I can totally see any keyboard/synth player wanting to mess around with these
 
#34
I already had this idea at least a year or two ago (I've been into synth stuff since the 80s and a bandmate actually got a big Doepfer system plus some other stuff about 2 years ago now, so it's been on my mind a lot since then). My concept is actually more involved (and cooler and more useful) than what's shown here. But I'll keep the rest of my comments to myself. Last thing I need is for my great ideas to make behringer a ton of money (even if they would never make me any, considering I don't have an electronics or manufacturing background).
 
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The whole idea reminds me of BOSS Micro Rack series of 80's.
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If Boss did this themselves, I'd pay more attention. I also have negative opinions about Behringer's practices. But back on topic, the idea is interesting and decluttering is always good for me. Boss and Roland are partners, or the same company, whatever, and Roland are already in the modular market themselves, so would be less of a leap to integrate their own pedals into that.
 
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