Behringer Crave Reviews

No complains

Behringer did an outstanding value instrument with this one!

With the sound and option on this semi-modular, there is nothing that comes close. It's easily comparable to the moog mother 32, which is about 4 times the price. You go do the math! :D

ok beginner synth

It is a nice little synth, however it does bug from time to time. It has a 16th ghost note on some patterns wich can get annoyng, so i have decide to try and use it as an augmentation to my monologue, almost liek a third oscilator, if you will.It is a good introduction to modular, patching is fun on it.seems built sturdy. but again, it bugs from time to time, even after firmware update.

For that less money , you will get a very semi-modular sinth , look great , souns perfect , so I'll give 5 stars !

Great synth unit at a cheap price !

Powerful sounds, very good Vcf , sequencer and controls in general.

Quality / price ratio almost unbeatable in my opinion.

Great single oscillator synth

Great sound, huge modulation possibilities, and a silly price. Sensational value for money.

If there is a downside it is that it will not fit in a Eurorack Case - so I built my own :)

Crazy amount of synth for the money

I bought this synth as my first analogue synth. The plan is to use it both for recording, and eventually put together a live setup, and the fact that it is semi modular and has a great sequencer makes it the perfect start for this. While it only has one oscillator, this is still a very capable synth. The patch points makes it very flexible (especially for use together with future gear), and the sequencer makes it possible to do some very interesting bass lines.

Pros:

Cheap

Solid Build

Easy to incorporate with future gear

Nice and Beefy sound

Includes patch cables

Cons:

Only one oscillator (with two waveforms)

No release on the envelope

only 1/8 jack output

WOW

the sound is amazing, very very fitting for 303 style rave leads and basses as well as getting this unique somewhat moogish oberheimish sound. Truly a great instrument for beginner to expert, behringer is making big moves with this

Amazing backpack synth!

A brilliant thing to carry around, genuinely amazingly warm and powerful sound for such a cheap little thing. Well built too, takes daily abuse of being carried around very well. Patch bay turns it into a suitable heart for any Eurorack system. But it's own sound just cuts through mixes too. Everything from bass drone to acid squelch!

So nice I bought I twice!

Behringer is the new synth king

Huge value

Huge value, and this thing just sounds so good. A lot of it has to do with the incredibly well copied ladder filter design. There's just something magical about a ladder filter.

Anyways, the patch points got me a bit excited about eurorack. Too bad the unit doesn't actually fit in one.

The only reason I'm only giving 3 stars in handling, is because I honestly am not a fan of the sequencer. It's not obvious enough which mode you're in and I just can't into a groove with it.

But I have other sequencers so that's not a real problem for me.

Great unit - everybody should have one.

Awesome sound

Amazing sounds, can spend hours on this synth making great sounds from ambient to deep bass and leads. I love it.

May need a second unit i think !!

Buy it.....at this price its a steal. Thanks Behringer.

Only gripe is one of the feet are not level so it wobbles on a flat surface - solved that by putting a .46 guitar plectrum under the foot. Solid now.

Value for money

An excellent semi-modular synth for those who want to take their first steps into modular synth world.

incredible little synth

It was too good not to get, its so inexpensive but the sounds it can produce are incredible. The more I play it the more i learn how to make the most out of its one VCA and how to hack two or three VCAs from it. Its incredible in all aspects and I love it dearly and only had it a few weeks haha. Behringer has come a long way and I am delighted to see it. Finally a way to get in to synthesis that wont cost someone the shirt off their back.

excellent first synth

I bought the Crave as my first ever hardware synth. I had no previous experience using an analog synthesizer and I think the Crave is an excellent place to get started. For beginners like me, I definitely recommend watching a youtube tutorial or two to understand what all the knobs are for and to get introduced to modular synthesis.

The sonic range you can get from this small machine is near endless, especially with the added patchbay. I have coupled the Crave with my tc electronic Echobrain which also works together beautifully and expands the options even further

Build quality seems very solid so far, the knobs have a nice weight to them.

The sequencer is also a nice feature, pretty straight forward to program. My main annoyance is that saving and recalling patterns (you can save up to 64 patterns) from the pattern bank is not the easiest. Apart from that I don't have any complaints, overall it's a very well-built and a very fun instrument at a fair price.

Great synth with small cons

Bang for the buck

Pros

-Sound

-Build Quality

-Really cheap introduction to modular world

Cons

-Midi interface doesn't communicate with SysEx devices

-Poor manual

Toe dipping winner

I bought this as an introduction to synthesizers (semi modular) and am very content. Looks, feels and sounds extremely nice for the price tag. I think it's quite versatile aswell and fun to play with. :)

What a piece of gear!

I've had the Crave in my possession for quite a while now, but only have recently started to explore it. This little box really amazes me with its depth and possibilities. Being only monophonic with a single oscillator it is incredibly versatile and really shines when driven through a reverb pedal. In that aspect it really becomes clear that this is a really clever Moog-alike synth, yet highly affordable. I may even get a second unit to expand the patching and modulation options.

The little orange box presents itself with enough versatility for a seasoned synth user while still being highly recommendable as a learning opportunity for those interested in modular synthesis.

sounding good, just the paint went off very fast...

I have the Mother32 already and the Crave just sounds like a slighty upgraded mother with a different Pro-1 CEM oscillator, which is basically what it is. I think Behringer improved the workflow and I had some fun with it when I was touring India, but after two days of programming and playing with it live near the beach in Tamil Nadu the paint went off already so it went to a friend there, because I bought it for use during trips. And I have the Mother already, but it's build in my Eurorack setup, taking a lot of space. So I might buy a new Crave now because of it's size and the improved workflow. Would make me feel better though if they would pay Moog something too for taking so much of their design. ButI must say, after comparing many B's to originals, this one is probably their best job (maybe because the Mother is made with new modern parts too?). It sounds great.

Fun synth glad i bought, at this price you can't go wrong

Good for the price

Nice little synth with integration capability with other hardware you have.... usual Behringer build quality, feel fine at first, then you realise it wobbles in a flat desk etc.... really is not bad for the price though!