Behringer DeepMind 12D

One of my favourite synths of all time.

I have the keyboard version, but since I use it all the time for gigs and touring, I decided to get this module version which is always connected in my studio. Super flexible, sounds amazing, I have already convinced many of my friends to get one as well. It's possible to get into Juno territory if you limit the FX and modulation usage, but it goes so much further than a simple Juno. Behringer's first synth is without a doubt Behringer's best synth.

Stunning

I absolutely love the Deepmind 12! It has such rich, warm sounds and is just an amazing machine, which I am still discovering..

modern classic

This synth is killer, the fx are top quality, well build, lots of options to create your own sounds and lot of space for your patches.This hardware shines when you create your own, from classic 70s to present.

A superb first synthesizer

As far as I'm concerned Behringer's first original synth (with obvious inspiration) hits it out of the park. Time just seems to melt away when I'm making sounds on it. The basic voice isn't anything special, but having 12 voices at this price point is unheard of and gives you that analog cream in spades because of the unison options. Flexible and great sounding effects, with many different algoritms including feedback, tons of modulation and a great build quality: it's a steal at this price.

Good synth for the price. Has it's limits though

It's probably the best value synth for this price. I do tend to end up in the same kinds of sounds with it though. The oscillators are a little limited with only two waveforms and the effects are cumbersome to program (but really flexible though). It's got its own sound. Most controls are easily accessible. The detuning/voice stacking works wonderfully. It just can't really compete with the top synthesizers nowadays (such as Peak or Hydrasynth). If I was buying my first poly synth, I would save a couple more bucks and get one of those (unless you really dig the sound of the Deepmind)

Deep Love!

I was very sceptic at first buying this synth, although there were quite a few reviews praising it. The reason was the oscillator waveform choices, with only one sawtooth oscillator and no sinewave. However I had a change of heart, since on one hand I loved the sound of Juno 106 (from which this synth took inspiration), and on the other hand I saw a reviewer who mentioned that the effects were a crucial part in the sound design capabilities of the DM. So I went ahead and bought the 12D version.

I have to say that I'm SO IN LOVE with it. Indeed: the effects plus the mod matrix are crucial features for its sound design capabilities. I would strongly advice to go for 12 voices, so that you can use 2-3 of them in unison for each note without significant polyphony loss (6 and 4 voices respectively). The filters sound great without being extraordinary, and the envelopes are quite steep and snappy.

On the downside, my main concern is the data entry knob which is plastic and a bit fiddly. Also the companion application does not work well with touch on windows and no android version is available.

Nevertheless this is definitely a keeper :)

Perfect!

This synth is amazing for its price!!! Simple as that!

Excellent quality and sounds amazing

Add a DeepMind 12D to a DeepMind 12 via poly-chain to get yourself a DeepMind 24.

Unison, now with 48 oscillators.

Deepmind 12D

Early days in terms of reliability, but the sound is fantastic.

Box of wonder

Fabulous synth in so many ways,endless possibilities, especially if you want something to physically interact with ,maybe a little to much menu diving at times,but that’s because it’s very deep in its capabilities.

If I had a negative issue, it would be it’s a pity it doesn’t have a audio in ,especially with its effects on board, which are great.

Being 12 voices, gives it ridicules power ,it’s all you really need with regards to an analog synth.But of course you will find reasons to get more.