Behringer announces the availability of the EDGE analog semi-modular percussion synthesiser featuring two oscillators, multi-mode filter, dual 8-step sequencer and 16-voice poly chain.
Touted as the perfect companion to the CRAVE, it claims to be a powerful and flexible drum & bass machine packed with features and functions.
Behringer has “revived timeless analog designs and technologies” while “taking a fresh and modern approach on classic circuits”, and has a pure analog signal path, dual VCOs with pulse and triangle waves, oscillator sync and FM plus white/pink noise source. It also has a dual 8-step sequencer with pitch and velocity controls, including the ability to go up to 10,000BPM (if you really ever need such a thing).
Controls include a multi-mode 24 dB resonant ladder filter with a low and high-pass filter and three separate decay envelopes for pitch, filter cutoff and amplitude for detailed control. It also features a 15x 10 I/O matrix for incredibly vast and flexible patching options. The matrix includes inputs for Control Voltages, Decay, Trigger, Velocity, Noise Level, External Audio Sources, Tempo, Modulation and more.
The EDGE has 44 controls to give you direct and real-time access to all important parameters, all laid out in a highly intuitive format that puts the fun back in to your beat creation. Input and output connections include MIDI In, MIDI Out/Thru, USB, OSC 1 CV, OSC 2 CV, OSC Decay, ADV/CLOCK, Trigger, Velocity, Noise Level, 1-2FM AMT, EXT AUDIO, Tempo, Play/Stop, VCF MOD, VCF Decay, VCA CV and Pitch. An external MIDI keyboard, footswitch or expression pedal can be connected to the EDGE so you can have even more control over your beats and basslines. If one EDGE isn’t enough for you, you can chain multiple EDGE’s for more intricate combinations.
Specification as follows:
Synthesizer Architecture
| Number of voices | Monophonic |
| Type | Analog |
| Oscillators | 2 |
| VCF | 1 HP/LP 4-pole (-24dB/Oct) ladder filter |
| Envelope | 1 per VCO, 1 VCA decay, 1 VCF |
| Noise | White, pink |
Connectivity
| Power input | DC input connector |
| Power switch | Push button on / off |
| USB (MIDI) | USB 2.0, type B |
| MIDI In / Out /Thru | 2 x 5-pin DIN / 16 channels |
| Output | VCA output: 3.5 mm TS, unbalanced, max +14.5 dBu |
| Headphones | 3.5 mm TRS, max. 450uW @ 64 ? |
| Headphones output impedance | 470 ? |
Inputs
| Type | 3.5 mm TS |
| OSC 1 CV | -5 V to +5 V |
| OSC 2 CV | -5 V to +5 V |
| OSC decay | -5 V to +5 V |
| ADV/clock | more than 3.2 V (10 V max) |
| Trigger | 0 to +5 V Pulse or Gate signal (+10 V max) |
| Velocity | 0 V to 5 V |
| Noise level | 0 V to 8 V |
| 1-2FM AMT | 0 V to 8 V |
| Ext audio | 10 V max |
| Tempo | -5 V to +5 V |
| Play/stop | more than 3.2 V (10 V max) |
| VCF mod | -5 V to +5 V |
| VCF decay | -5 V to +5 V |
| VCA CV | 0 V to 8 V |
| VCA decay | -5 V to +5 V |
Outputs
| Type | 3.5 mm TS |
| OSC 1 | ± 5 V |
| OSC 2 | ± 5 V |
| OSC EG | 0 V to 8 V |
| Trigger | 0 to +5V Pulse |
| Velocity | 0 to +5V |
| Pitch | ± 5 V |
| VCF EG | 0 V to 8 V |
| VCA EG | 0 V to 8 V |
USB
| Type | Class compliant USB 2.0, type B |
| Supported operating systems | Windows 10 or higher / Mac OS X 10.14 or higher |
Oscillator (VCO) 1 Section
| Controls | Frequency ± 5 octave (10 octave range)Envelope: -5 to +5Level: 0 to 10EG (VCO 1&2) decay 0 to 10 |
| Switches | Shape: pulse, triangleSeq pitch mod: osc 1&2, off, osc 2 |
Oscillator (VCO) 2 Section
| Controls | Frequency ± 5 octave (10 octave range) Envelope: -5 to +5 Level: 0 to 10 1-2 FM amt 0- 100% |
| Switches | Shape: pulse, triangle Hard sync on/off |
Noise Section
| Controls | Noise/ext 0-100% |
| Switch | Color: pink/white |
Output (VCA) Section
| Controls | Decay 0 to 10 Volume: 0 to 10 |
| Switch | VCA mode: fast/slow |
Filter (VCF) Section
| Controls | Cutoff frequency: 0 to 10 (20 Hz – 20 kHz) Resonance: 0 to 10 Decay: 0 to 10 Envelope : -5 to +5 Noise/VCF MOD: 0 to 10 |
| Switch | VCF: HP/LP |
SEQUENCER
| Controls | Tempo 0% – 100% Scale 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32, 1/4T, 1/8T, 1/16T, 1/32T 8 Pitch controls ± 5 V 8 Velocity controls 0 to 5 V |
| Switch | Clock: MIDI, USB, INT/EXT |
| LED | Active step indication |
| Buttons | Trigger, play/stop, Advance |
Power Requirements
| External power adapter | 12 V DC 1000 mA |
| Power consumption | 4 W max |
| Indicator | Power LED |
Available now priced at around $199.
