Behringer Odyssey Reviews

beast

I owned the rack version by Korg and went with the BR clone and never look back. classic sound in an affordable sound

Big sound in a small box!

I love my Behringer Odyssey, the Low pass filter gets DEEP, and the twin oscillators can get thick and bassey or glassy smooth.

the sequencer is absolutely fantastic! but it can be confusing at times as there is no guide on how to work it

the construction of the body is extremely well built, ive taken it to band practice and it survived being dropped like twice

Great analog monosynth

I love everything about it, from the quality of the materials to the sound, it is fun to play and great to record, but Behringer made the wrong decision to give it a mono audio output after adding digital effects ... chorus, delay and reverb need stereo ouputs. .

Tank

This thing is built like one. Steel toecapped boots recommeded when using. Dropping it on your foot will do serious damage. It has a great quality keyboard and the overall built quality is great - sliders are good.

I dont really understand why a mic cable socket is used for one of the two audio outputs when most behringer gear comes with jack plug sockets.

The mono klark teknik effects are ok but not stunning.

Those are the only two slight negatives for me. Other than that its all very good and highly recommended. Its probably the best of all the behringer reissues so far in my opinion.

Excellent

Behringer has quirks but its no different than when buying a vintage synth. I say go for it . Amazing synth for the price.

Can't ask more for the price and the possibilities are infinite

Good value for price.

Really versatile good sounding synth. The only complaint I have is the very poor keybed, feels very toyish. Also I would prefer some patch memory over the sequencer and mono FX.

Superb synth, beautiful analog sound!

I cannot say whether this is an exact replica of an ARP Odyssey as I have never owned one, but going on comparison reviews I watched prior to purchasing I believe its is extremely faithful.

For my part, having owned this synth for a year now, I can only recommend it. I love this piece of gear! It sounds lovely, it has great tactile controls (thank ARP I guess for that design), it is well built (actually it is built like a tank, heavy and solid). I use it on everything now, and even though I own a few synths, I think it could be my favourite!

As for pros and cons - pros are above, cons, I would say you need some space for this synth and a decent solid base for it, as it is heavy, but other than that, can't fault it!

Amazingly good!

I own an Arp Odyssey, wanted another one, didn't want to break the bank and decided to give a chance to this version.

All I can say... It sounds and feel wonderful!

Don't know how the made it but this is a killer instrument.

BUT! Don't get fooled that this is an Odyssey. Sounds like Odyssey but it's not. It's a different instrument from another brand with a slightly different sound.

Anyways, should you bother? Absolutely!

The only think I don't really like is the sequencer and the feel the buttons have. I rarely use it though, so not a big problem.

Get it, add some fx, get lost in space. Whiououou!

good clone

Its a good clone of the arp but in my opinion, sound quality is not exactly the same. Also the behaviour of the keyboard and buttons. Has some nice add on features that original didnt have - USB connection is the major one thats good to have but other than that, everything works as expected. Sound quality is good and construction is alright, i would expect less wobly controls, the buttons wobble a but . Also the rubber buttons could be stiffer, sometimes its not clear how hard you wanna press on them. All good - for a cheaper price, worthly addition to the studio

LOL

Who ever thought you could own a synth like this for such a low price? That Behringer guy and his team went full outlaw and basically gave us an ARP synth circuit in a metal built like a tank case (I didn't give it 5 points because of the keys, they are not the best built keys). This synth is the only behringer product I own, but it only made me have much respect for those guys. Thank you.

A 70's Synth Dream

The keybed isn't great, the filter slope has a bit of a glitch, but the sounds are so thick, so fat, so chunky, I don't care. The sequencer and arp are super fun and it can double up as a Christmas tree.

Not the real deal

I own the original one: people use to talk about the sound of the oscillators, filters, etc., but these are not the only elements that give the Odyssey its character. I found the envelopes lazy and not very pleasing. Having the FX onboard is a nice add on, but they are almost unusable. Not bad for the price, but don't think that you are getting an Odyssey.

Phenomenal clone and more

I have always wanted an ARP Odyssey, but prices of vintage instruments are sky high. Two options were in top of my list. Korg Full size Odyssey and Behringer's Odyssey as much more cost effective option. I went for Behringer Odyssey and am very satisfied with purchase.

Pros:

- Built like a tank,

- full sized,

- built-in sequencer,

- reasonably good keys (excellent for the price!).

Cons:

- reasonably good keys,

- really short cable on external power supply,

- would prefer a built-in power supply myself, but, that's just me :-)

All in all excellent clone, offering hours and hours of great fun!

Not bad for the money, but a few things need fixing

The sound is virtually identical to the Korg Arp Odyssey. But the Behringer has full-sized keys which feel a lot nicer to the SlimKey Korg. That said, the onboard effects are pretty bad and you rather keep them off, so not a selling point, nor is the very basic sequencer which cannot be sync’d anyway. While I like the colored sliders, I found that from a pure feel perspective they are not very nice to the touch. I much prefer the sliders on the Korg version. And there is definitely something off about the HPF - it’s like nothing even happens until the last 1/4 of travel and then there is audible scratching as you move it (design flaw). I also found the envelopes a bit different than the Korg. When you want to make short attacks or very fast decays there isn’t much resolution as there is on the Korg.

Amazing

I have most of the behringer synths, this is my favorite so far.Its one of the most flexible monosynths and it sounds great.Build quality is top notch.

Top Synth

If you want a complete remake of the original this is the one to buy, nicely constructed it is really heavy as the sound of it, you can make your patches, this is one of the most loved one synths in my collection, a joyment of sound for leads and basses, no problems at all the olny downside (probably) for some of you is that you will need to manual tune the oscillator via a tuner.

Great instrument

This is a gem. Simple, but very playable.

Best synth

Cant believe the sound this machine provides. Best value for money. Arp and sequencer not that great though, also most fx suck since it has only one mono output. But the sound omg!!!

Really great synth for the prise !