Cool demo track! I am buying one of these today.. can't stop watching videos.. can't wait to try this thing out. I was initially going to buy a Crave, which I think would have been a good decision.. but I think buying the Pro-800 is a fantastic decision. Can't wait to time travel back to 1982..
Thanks man! I checked out you channel. I like your jams! That Pocket Operator sure punches above it's weight. You wouldn't think such a tiny thing could do so much!
If you want Blade Runner, check out the Hydrasynth Explorer, which has a Blade Runner patch preset, and the poly aftertouch to make use of it. It costs a little more, but it's a lot more synth, though the 800 does have more knobs, which is nice.
@@bob-rogers Yep, and that's already a pretty reasonably priced synth in the first place. Which makes it a perfect candidate for me. I'm trying to get away from only owning Behringer stuff, but spending $1500+ on a damn synth is such a commitment. So I'm glad there's more companies making mid budget stuff.
$599 is not too bad a starting place for that kind of synth, I'll bet I could find a used one for way cheap if I hunt. I got my DeepMind12 for like $350. I got super lucky with that one.
Thanks for this. The reviews have put me off of it, because of the interface. I'm not a synth player, per se..I'm a guitar guy who just wants some fun stuff..But I do need a Polysynth. I was looking at getting the new Grind..I have the Edge, and I really like it. Because, obviously, that my price range, too.
Yeah, the digital menu diving is always a turn off for me. Luckily if you aren't into that you can just plug it into your computer and edit things from there, and it's not necessary to do most things, it's just very useful if you want to broaden what the synth can do.
Nah, it's about the least of amount of menu-diving of all my synths. All the key parameters are knobs, with additional functions via the buttons. It's really not the big deal its made out to be.
@@PhrygianPhrog I was talking about the Pro 800.. the edge looks like a knob twister's dream. and $200? forgetaboutit! Why do they have to make it so affordable! I'm trying to not just own Behringer stuff, but they are making it very difficult.
@@theartistcurrentlyknownaszero Yeah the Edge looks awesome, indeed. I have a Pro800 and honestly the level of menu diving is fine. I've owned various polys (Hydra, XD, Opsix, Modwave, Wavestate, various vintage digital) and if you are after bread and butter classic sounds they are often way more of a PIA than the P800. Also, the membrane pad is fine, people go on about it as if we're still in 1985 but materials quality has improved a lot since then, this thing will last. All the main tweaking paras are in knob form and the menu stuff isn't rocket science. It's a 10/10 purchase if you enjoy that kind of analog sound. My Kobol Expander is arriving tomorrow, man I am stoked about this beast, it's something different to the usual 3340-based synths.
Unfortunately it doesn't have "1000 slots" (only 400) but I wish it had...how much does 5 Mb of Flash memory costs nowadays? I don't understand why don't they expand it to thousands of slots, like "0001-9999"....I don't like to fool around with a "librarian" and try to remember all the sounds.
@@theartistcurrentlyknownaszero I had to check it at Behringer, I hoped you were right, lol. I'm still waiting for it (now I have to catch UPS, grrrr)...but you had a good point, everybody must have a Pro 800...it sounds very expensive, like a 3000 USD synth, lol. Also, in my ears it sounds better than the one-trick-jump-pony Obie, the Pro has a broader sound palette, what I've heard on YT...so it SHOULD have thousands of slots, one patch only takes up a few Kb...Thanks for your funny video!
@@Aetila Oh sorry about that. haha I never bothered to actually count.. I just figured it had way more slots than I would ever need and I just kind of threw out a random number. That's kind of my bad, I should probably do a little more research into things... these synth reviews are supposed to be, like, shooting from the hip type of first impression videos.. but some basic research might be beneficial as well.. (I'll probably leave the ultra deep dives to people like Starsky Carr though) You are 100% correct. It's so worth having especially for that price point. It's probably the nicest sounding synth I own, and it's way cheaper than some of the more mid level synths I own. I play this thing and it just sounds like butter. Very expensive butter.
Yep. It takes MIDI clock. Both USB and the MIDI port. It also has a CV sync in? I haven't even tried that yet. There's also a CV in for the filter. It's quite the great little poly.
@@theartistcurrentlyknownaszero so I never seen the sequencer work with midi clock. I haver owned the original prophet 600 and there was never a function that would sync the sequences. Also, the original prophet 600 did not have the ability to play two sequences at once. It did have the ability to play a lot of steps. Sometimes I would load it up with stuff before doing a performance. Nowadays with USB midi and the Behr apps. I wonder if you could store a bunch of sounds and sequences. I wonder how many sequences you could save in the unit. It would be nice to see a video of the prophet 600 synced up to a drum machine and have the 2 sequences playing in tempo with the drum machine because thats by far what we are talking about. Dont forget the prophet 600 has those famous 3340 chip clones. They are a famous chip and revolutionary technology.
Man, I would be so interested in doing a comparison of the two.. Did you do the obligatory Gligli upgrade and all that? I've heard those envelopes are a lot to deal with. Some people are purists though which I can sort of respect. Sometimes the faults of a thing are what makes it special.
Yeah I just tried the MIDI clock with the sequencer, just to make sure. I had kind of just assumed it works but couldn't remember if i had tried it before. It works great! I mostly use this for pads, so I'm not sure if that issue had ever come up.
@@theartistcurrentlyknownaszero never got the gligi. I heard it was cool. I also was told you could put a hard disk drive in the keyboard but I think that was a myth.
I only got this a couple months ago, and I heard about the early issues with the envelope, so before I even did anything I updated the firmware. I think that was (let me check) 1.4.5 I remember reading about how impressed people were with the quick response to fix the bugs with this thing.
I love these synths and I love this man reviewing them!
yeah buddy!
So good
Cool demo track! I am buying one of these today.. can't stop watching videos.. can't wait to try this thing out. I was initially going to buy a Crave, which I think would have been a good decision.. but I think buying the Pro-800 is a fantastic decision. Can't wait to time travel back to 1982..
I can't recommend it enough. It's just a gorgeous sounding synth.
I do wanna try that Crave though. I've heard a lot of good things.
You’re hilarious bro you should have a lot more subscribers
Cool gear videos!
Thanks man! I checked out you channel. I like your jams!
That Pocket Operator sure punches above it's weight. You wouldn't think such a tiny thing could do so much!
Excellent presentation and jam, man!
thanks brotha!
Damn good vid and sounds.
Yeab the 800 shreds.
thank you brutha
Heck yeah. How much dis thing?
I got mine used for about three fiddy.
B just lowered prices on lots of gear. This is insanely only 339 now.
It's a beast.
Just bought one on Black Friday deal for 249€ at thomann. Great deal
@@Johnsormani Damn.. that's a helluva a deal.
If you want Blade Runner, check out the Hydrasynth Explorer, which has a Blade Runner patch preset, and the poly aftertouch to make use of it. It costs a little more, but it's a lot more synth, though the 800 does have more knobs, which is nice.
That's definitely on my list of synths to buy. I'll look out for a used one, maybe I'll find a good deal.
@@theartistcurrentlyknownaszero Two years ago they had them for $100 off on Black Friday. For me that was too good a deal to pass up 🙂
@@bob-rogers Yep, and that's already a pretty reasonably priced synth in the first place. Which makes it a perfect candidate for me.
I'm trying to get away from only owning Behringer stuff, but spending $1500+ on a damn synth is such a commitment. So I'm glad there's more companies making mid budget stuff.
@@theartistcurrentlyknownaszero Hydrasynth Explorer is "only" $599 though. When I got mine on the Black Friday sale it was $400.
$599 is not too bad a starting place for that kind of synth, I'll bet I could find a used one for way cheap if I hunt.
I got my DeepMind12 for like $350. I got super lucky with that one.
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hell yeah brother!
chicken salad is delicious!
Thanks for this. The reviews have put me off of it, because of the interface. I'm not a synth player, per se..I'm a guitar guy who just wants some fun stuff..But I do need a Polysynth. I was looking at getting the new Grind..I have the Edge, and I really like it. Because, obviously, that my price range, too.
Yeah, the digital menu diving is always a turn off for me. Luckily if you aren't into that you can just plug it into your computer and edit things from there, and it's not necessary to do most things, it's just very useful if you want to broaden what the synth can do.
Nah, it's about the least of amount of menu-diving of all my synths. All the key parameters are knobs, with additional functions via the buttons. It's really not the big deal its made out to be.
@@PhrygianPhrog I was talking about the Pro 800.. the edge looks like a knob twister's dream. and $200? forgetaboutit! Why do they have to make it so affordable! I'm trying to not just own Behringer stuff, but they are making it very difficult.
@@theartistcurrentlyknownaszero Yeah the Edge looks awesome, indeed. I have a Pro800 and honestly the level of menu diving is fine. I've owned various polys (Hydra, XD, Opsix, Modwave, Wavestate, various vintage digital) and if you are after bread and butter classic sounds they are often way more of a PIA than the P800.
Also, the membrane pad is fine, people go on about it as if we're still in 1985 but materials quality has improved a lot since then, this thing will last. All the main tweaking paras are in knob form and the menu stuff isn't rocket science. It's a 10/10 purchase if you enjoy that kind of analog sound.
My Kobol Expander is arriving tomorrow, man I am stoked about this beast, it's something different to the usual 3340-based synths.
@@PhrygianPhrog I think you're gonna love it. I will never get rid of my kobol. Something about that filter or something.. it just has the magic.
Unfortunately it doesn't have "1000 slots" (only 400) but I wish it had...how much does 5 Mb of Flash memory costs nowadays? I don't understand why don't they expand it to thousands of slots, like "0001-9999"....I don't like to fool around with a "librarian" and try to remember all the sounds.
I think I was just being hyperbolic..
@@theartistcurrentlyknownaszero
I had to check it at Behringer, I hoped you were right, lol. I'm still waiting for it (now I have to catch UPS, grrrr)...but you had a good point, everybody must have a Pro 800...it sounds very expensive, like a 3000 USD synth, lol. Also, in my ears it sounds better than the one-trick-jump-pony Obie, the Pro has a broader sound palette, what I've heard on YT...so it SHOULD have thousands of slots, one patch only takes up a few Kb...Thanks for your funny video!
@@Aetila Oh sorry about that. haha I never bothered to actually count.. I just figured it had way more slots than I would ever need and I just kind of threw out a random number. That's kind of my bad, I should probably do a little more research into things... these synth reviews are supposed to be, like, shooting from the hip type of first impression videos.. but some basic research might be beneficial as well.. (I'll probably leave the ultra deep dives to people like Starsky Carr though)
You are 100% correct. It's so worth having especially for that price point. It's probably the nicest sounding synth I own, and it's way cheaper than some of the more mid level synths I own. I play this thing and it just sounds like butter. Very expensive butter.
I didnt know you could play 2 sequences at the same time? do you know if you can sync the sequence to midi clock?
Yep. It takes MIDI clock. Both USB and the MIDI port. It also has a CV sync in? I haven't even tried that yet.
There's also a CV in for the filter. It's quite the great little poly.
@@theartistcurrentlyknownaszero so I never seen the sequencer work with midi clock. I haver owned the original prophet 600 and there was never a function that would sync the sequences. Also, the original prophet 600 did not have the ability to play two sequences at once. It did have the ability to play a lot of steps. Sometimes I would load it up with stuff before doing a performance. Nowadays with USB midi and the Behr apps. I wonder if you could store a bunch of sounds and sequences. I wonder how many sequences you could save in the unit. It would be nice to see a video of the prophet 600 synced up to a drum machine and have the 2 sequences playing in tempo with the drum machine because thats by far what we are talking about. Dont forget the prophet 600 has those famous 3340 chip clones. They are a famous chip and revolutionary technology.
Man, I would be so interested in doing a comparison of the two.. Did you do the obligatory Gligli upgrade and all that? I've heard those envelopes are a lot to deal with.
Some people are purists though which I can sort of respect. Sometimes the faults of a thing are what makes it special.
Yeah I just tried the MIDI clock with the sequencer, just to make sure. I had kind of just assumed it works but couldn't remember if i had tried it before. It works great! I mostly use this for pads, so I'm not sure if that issue had ever come up.
@@theartistcurrentlyknownaszero never got the gligi. I heard it was cool. I also was told you could put a hard disk drive in the keyboard but I think that was a myth.
what firmware version is this?
I only got this a couple months ago, and I heard about the early issues with the envelope, so before I even did anything I updated the firmware. I think that was (let me check) 1.4.5
I remember reading about how impressed people were with the quick response to fix the bugs with this thing.