Ah yes indeed, we have Fablab and others. I didn’t think in that direction. Thanks for pointing the obvious to me! 
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in fairness, it was only the keyboard controllers for later models of grey 2600’s and the black/orange ones that had the controls you’re referring to. that was keyboard model 3620. the earlier grey ones had the 3604P keyboard, which lacked most of these controls. and the very early ones (blue marvin + grey meanie) were even simpler.
from my understanding, the 3604p was used from 1971-75. and then from 1975-80 the 3620 was used. so the production run was split between the two. so I guess the lack of/simpler controls is more authentic, since it targets the first half of this. maybe…? but in reality, lots of owners of vintage 2600’s use a midi to cv converter and a modern midi keyboard instead of the controller anyway, because it tracks better than the keyboards did (I have had a 3620 sitting broken in my basement for 15 years). so the extra controls haven’t been 100% necessary for lots of users for several years.
regardless… the authenticity of any of these (Korg’s or B’s) is kind of a moot point, in my opinion. they revived a classic and tried to make the sound as close as possible to the original is all that’s important.
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Mine is (temporarily) sitting on a large IKEA laptop stand, which gives the front panel a nice 45 degree incline, good for both viewing and hands-on patching.
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The K&M acoustic guitar stand will probably work too - it held my big Yamaha mixer for a while.
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For those who want a really cheap stand. This is my temporary solution. All you need is some wood, a saw and some screws.
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Just be careful to not use wood that has been “treated” against insects/mold. Wooden pallets are usually treated with some pretty nasty stuff. Wood intended for outdoor use like decks or awnings is also often treated. You don’t want that stuff inside, and you don’t want to touch the wood and then have a snack with that same hand.
(the pictured wood looks like basic untreated wood 
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You left out “and a dream!”.
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Good to know, thanks for the info. As you mention I think its untreated wood for indoor use.
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Thanks for the inspiration, I went a similar DIY approach, built a small table as well.
I plugged the 2600 for the first time to my speakers and am thrilled! It sounds so good, and is so fun to play!
Edit: cables are temporary, I need longer ones.
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Glad that I could inspire, good job! Yeah, it sounds really good. The only thing I am missing with my Christmas tree is a real spring reverb.
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I made this from a roadworx synth stand and rack rails. Just a few holes to drill, some extra screws and washers. It’s vertical (to save space) but could be done at an angle, too. Sorry for the bad photo.
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Just to confirm: the TRIG and gate patch points in the envelope section are inputs, unlike on the original 2600 on which they are outputs right?
Then there are the TRIG and gate outputs on the left lower side on the B, but they didn’t put a Mod output like on the orignal, right? Or is it somewhere else?
Well, it says Trig IN and Gate IN on the faceplate…
AFAIK Mod via Midi is not supported.
That’s what I thought, about the MOD. Strange, as Behringer has done an amazing job respecting the original design while adding convenient features otherwise but hey, I’m in luck, the Keystep 37 I use has a mod output
Just that I like to use the mod output as velocity, and could have enjoyed getting access to the modwheel output via MIDI at the same time. No big deal.
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Another question: the mixer with attenuators and inverters is the only part of the synth I struggle to fully understand. Does anyone know of a good source to get it? (I get some basics, just not quite the specifics)
Do you mean the Voltage Processor module?
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yes sorry. That’s the correct term
just found this by searching for the right term. We’ll see. Voltage Processor Tutorial for Behringer 2600, ARP 2600 and 2600 Clones - YouTube
Ralph’s tutorials are great!
There’s this one too: Behringer 2600 Voltage Processor: Tutorial and Demo - YouTube
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