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Behringer Crave
The two primary modulation sources include the ADS envelope with additional switchable sustain phase and the LFO, which can oscillate down to the lower audio range. Notes played can be bent accordingly with Glide. The VCA can be set to Drone Mode. The fact that the LFO has an LFO Rate input extends the given possibilities tremendously, because from here on rattling FM sounds, very experimental sounds and above all the use as an auxiliary oscillator in combination with the patch panel can be implemented directly.
The patch panel, which shares the upper quarter of the user interface together with MIDI In & Thru, has 16 inputs and 16 outputs each for audio, CV, gate, trigger and clock signals. Nearly every control and many secondary functions have their own inputs and outputs. In addition to an extra multiple, there are also the connections for VC mix, which is basically a two-channel mixer for audio and CV signals. This makes the Crave ideal for extending other semi-modular synthesizers and entire modular systems or for adding basic functions.
The internal sequencer offers space for 64 patterns, each of which can be up to 32 steps long; you can also program Accent and Slide as with a 303. An arpeggiator with the most common playback modes is available as an option for the sequencer. The patch panel outputs the notes generated via USB and MIDI or by the internal sequencer and arpeggiator as CV and Gate.
incl six patch cables!
Behringer CraveThis is amazing value. The synth is built really solidly of metal, and all the knobs and jack plugs feel sturdy and well built, and it's got wooden end cheeks! You get a DSI style oscillator combined with a Moog style ladder filter, and there's plenty of patching possibilities. It has a 32 step sequencer which has quite a few bells and whistles to it. You can change the gate length of each individual step, and also create ratchets and slides on a per step basis, and save your sequences in 8 banks of 8 patterns. It's a iittle fiddly to begin with, but you soon get your head around it.
The closest synth to this in design is the Moog Mother 32 which comes in at about three times the price. The Moog is eurorack mountable whereas the Crave - unfortunately - is not.
In terms of what you get for your money, and the quality of the build, this synth is alone in this price range. There's nothing as good for this price on the market, and this would make a good beginner synth, but also something that anyone would find useful in their set up. It also works well with other Behringer synths, particularly the Neutron, where it's sequencer can drive the Neutron, and the Neutron can provide things like the bucket brigade delay, and extra oscillators to the Crave. I highly recommend it.
I recommend this unit. Its very good for the price with lots of options to build into a semi modular setup. Can't synch the LFO internally, my only gripe.
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