Behringer shows Pro-16 synth prototype & Roland Jupiter-8 replica plans

The chips are on the horizon. After we received news about the Pro-800 yesterday, Behringer is now reporting that further products are about to go into production. One of these projects is a clone or replica, as you like to call it, of the Roland Jupiter-8. An analog poly classic of the 80s.

On new pictures that were shared today on Facebook, you can now see real PCBs that closely resemble or even match the design of the original Jupiter-8 circuits. With the ISE-NIN, Black Corporation shows that you can make it much smaller these days. They have packed the Jupiter-8 circuit into a compact desktop synth.



It will be interesting to see how quickly these products are coming to market. At the same time as the Jupiter teaser, there were also more details about Pro-16 (Prophet-5 with 16 votes) project in 2021. It is not known whether we will get any news of this soon.

Article From July 30th, 2021
Behringer is on fire again with new synthesizer announcements. After an eventful mid-July, things got quiet around the company. That was logical, they also have to concentrate on developing and releasing products. We like new additions to the line, but we are happier when they become reality and can be bought.

Now at the end of the summer month of July, Behringer accelerated again with two new announcements. A finished prototype and a teaser for an upcoming Japanese synth clone/replica/remake.



Behringer Pro-16
The obvious one is the Pro-16 which is a clone/replica/remake of the Sequential Prophet-5 Synthesizer from 1978. Most of the people here will surely remember last year when Dave Smith and his now ex-company Sequential brought the Prophet synth back onto the market. As Prophet 5 and Prophet 10.
Unlike the original reissue, the Behringer version will probably get 16 voices instead of 5 or 10.

The Pro-16 also has a slightly larger display. Everything else is very reminiscent of the original Prophet Synthesizer. How you feel about this clone/replica/remake is up to you. I really appreciate vintage synth recreation like the Roland SH-5 etc. These have not been on the market for a long time and is great to see them back.

Now with the Pro-16 I have to confess I don’t know how to feel about it. On the one hand, there is a reissue from the original developer and at the same time, Behringer is working on its own Prophet replica.



Behringer Jupiter-8
Also today Behringer published a sketch that indicates a clone/replica/remake of a Roland Jupiter-8 Synthesizer. I think there is a lot of interest in this synth, as Roland himself shows no interest in reviving the original instrument from 1981. Yes as software or digital synth, which is not the same. A “yes” for a Jupiter-8 recreation. But the development of the “B” Jupiter-8 has only just begun. So it will take longer before we can order it.

More information here: https://www.behringer.com

 

After waiting years, I'll believe it when I can hold it in my hands.
Also, MusicTribe pulled a power play on Canadian music stores demanding that they only sell their gear over store brands (cords, cables, etc.).
Most stores told them to f**k off and take their shite gear with them.
Now I can't buy Behringer or MusicTribe gear in Calgary.
Perhaps this is a good thing, considering brand quality (I own Neutron & Odyssey).

 

Yep. L&M in Vancouver no longer has anything Behringer which is a shame, but Behringer's doing.

 

ok the J8...but...

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I go crazy for that thing

 

wish they were doing the 6 instead

 

"That’s the most fun for all of us.
A new prototype is getting ready for assembly
More pictures coming soon." -B via FB

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I think that will cost the stores more than it costs Behringer.

 

First prototype