Behringer Poly D Reviews

Super cool !

For that less money , you will get a very fine analog keyborard , look great , souns perfect , so I'll give 5 stars !

Behringer Poly D

It sounds awesome, but the built quality is really bad, even for Behringer standards. Lots of loss on most knobs, which induct you in error when changing parameters. At this price tag I would expect more attention at quality control, especially on mains controllers, such oscillator’s pitch and waveform.

good synth on its own

This synth is well built and is capable of making old-school beefy sounds. Despite the looks, it's different to Minimoog, a Behringer's D would be a closer approximation. The synth has a very low output level, so a good preamp with balanced inputs is required. Nevertheless the synth is fun to use and very inspiring.

Slaps like a

This unit packs a lot of punch, especially for the price.

I would love to have an original Model D just a much as you, but I don't have a third kidney to auction off - so to be able to get a sensible modern take on a classic is a fortunate opportunity.

Sonically, it really hits the spot and when driven through the external input it's a meaty experience. Chorus is a nice feature, however on 2 there is an overt warble , maybe a bit too much. For leads and bass it clears the floor, and fits for many different genres and playing styles.

As with any analogue synth it does sound best after warming up for half an hour to a couple of hours . For some real fun, turn the Glide all the way up, and switch to Unison mode; then just as you turn the synth on, just a few chords and riffs will provide instant hilarity and have you saying 'Portamento Gosh!'. Lead lines at such a time sound similar to a Big Room EDM monster slowly being toppled, and who doesn't wanna know what that sounds like?

As has been documented, the Poly mode is not truly polyphonic, and it's a bit dodgy all in all in this department, notes here there and everywhere and I stay away from it altogether.

Generally, the sequencer is a positive extra touch, it's a bit fiddly to get to grips with, but once done it's a fantastic feature.

Behringer's Synth Tool is a must to calibrate the Poly D, some of the default settings will not be to taste for everyone.

As default, the Poly D is set to be the Master Clock of a MIDI chain, and not to receive clock signal from other devices (drum machine/sequencer) via MIDI. However, after plunging it into Synth Tool I was able to change that quickly. I haven't quite worked out how to write sequences using synth tool yet, and although the sequencer could use a little update so one might be able to edit with a bit more intricacy.

Overall, you can't go wrong with this unit.

P.S -- Uli, if you're reading this, please can you make patch sheets/maybe an online thing like 20 Patch (For the MS-20), but for the Poly D? Thx

So glad I bought this! Well done Behringer

Packed with features, great build quality and sounds awesome!

I did tonnes of research before buying the Poly-D and for the price, I don't think there's a better quality synth out there. OK so it's "Paraphonic" which isn't technically polyphonic but I just think it makes the sound more characterful.

Amazing synth for the price.

Essentially the Moog clone but with extra features, such as the Juno style Chorus, sequencer and distortion.

I've played the real thing and honestly unless you are nit picking about the exact shape of the filter or waveshapes (and I have seen youtube videos of people that have) you are going to be happy with this unit.

The first thing I did was change the pitch wheel down to a tone from it's default octave setting, and it was a breeze to interface the unit with the software, I had a quick look at the sequencing side with the software and that all looks great, though I don't really use it for that.

I wasn't expecting the distortion setting to sound that great, but actually it's pretty good for the unit. The chorus is a fairly faithful representation of the Juno 60 chorus (I have one and tested them against each other). It has the same character, but the stereo modulation is way more prominent in the Behringher, I feel like they overdid it a bit, perhaps on purpose I don't know.

The unit's midi in & out are all good, I noticed another user mentioned it not working, but that must be a one off or user error as that's all good.

Build quality feels great, the polyphonic glide is SO COOL.

If you have trouble keeping the oscillators in tune, yeah that happens with the moog as well. I honestly don't know why they didn't go a bit further and add a coarser tuning feature that would have been able to go up to a 5th, but I guess they are trying to keep it as close to the original as possible.

I'm using this thing ALL the time, a VST just doesn't come close to having a real unit like this!

Sounds amazing, but feels a bit cheap.

I never had the pleasure of playing on a real Model-D (original or reissue) but I have a Moog Sub 37 and the difference in build quality between that and the Poly D is very noticeable.

That said, the Poly D sounds *amazing* and I think Behringer have quite cleverly introduced additional features re: poly, CV, etc.

Some people seem to think this is overpriced, but for a very good (sound-wise) clone of an icon, and with additional features to boot, I think it's worth the money.

Just don't expect it to be as well built as a real Moog. It feels a bit cheap, although I wouldn't necessarily say flimsy. Just ... cheap.

Great but not like the original

The build quality is fine, except for the color of the buttons. The osc. sound great but sound much cleaner than the original. This also applies to the filter. It sounds fine but does not have the raw edge that I am used to. The envelope feels / sounds a bit cheap when you do A/B compression. Summary, fine synth with a nice clean layer. Not as raw as the original but certainly usable for many purposes and great value for money.

Dream object

This is such an amazing synth, I have been too excited while waiting and to be honest I love it so much it makes me smile just to be in the same room. Thanks for the swift delivery and if you are thinking about getting one, do it, it is a treat!

are you sure you want this?

this thing is great - BUT not for me. the fact that you have no presets or a save mode - what means you can't save any sound you make is pretty sad. i dont have the time to always set up all the knobs to find the sound that i wanted. but if you are a keen to fuck around with a nice synth this is perfect for you. just make sure that this is something you really want. do you have the time? do you know how synthesizers work= buy it or leave it.