I have no problem with Behringer synths, because I’ll never buy one.*
*probably
1 Like
Whilst simultaneously charging women more for their pink razors than they charge men for the exact same razors in blue…
3 Likes
Dig deep enough on most any large corporation, you’ll find the dirt. On the other hand, I work for a very large corporation and if it wasn’t for the great wage they give me, I wouldn’t own any Elektron gear, therefore I wouldn’t be here talking to any of you!
I also have to say, I find the Elektronauts forums to be very civilized with a great diversity of ideas and thought. Glad we can keep the conversations polite.
6 Likes
I am not buying a Boland 808 because it isnt capable of doing this:
1 Like
Nope, gotta wait til the next wave of clones til the Elektron features appear 
The gear is good for the price but that’s about it. Cheap stuff for people without funds. They were such a pathetically terrible company for so long that the bar is so low, doing middling synths and ripoffs is actually a huge step up.
It also satisfies people who want to feel like they own serious vintage gear and can fool themselves into thinking they do now. If it wasn’t so lame i would call it genius - soothe the masses by making you think you have something you don’t.
It’s like people who buy fake designer clothes. It’s easy to tell what is fake and objectively worse but for a host of reasons some people don’t care.
2 Likes
Being able to make music is for everyone, not just the wealthy.
7 Likes
It’s also for people with funds, who just don’t want to pay for the badge of a ”premium” brand - as well as gigging musicians who don’t want to take their vintage synths on the road.
And it’s perfectly legal, so the comparison to fake clothes is not valid.
1 Like
I would never take a vintage Moog or a 808 to a gig or on flights. I do the same with basses, I own a nice bass but also a cheap one for taking out.
Im also the kind of person that would never buy a overpriced fancy designer shirt with a logo on it. Functionality > Brand recognition.
2 Likes
Can you lot slow down.
I need to go and buy some biscuits.
Ugh. That commercial. Atrocious. Not because of the message but the digusting opportunism.
1 Like
Whilst this is absolutely true you don’t need cloned synths to do so, in fact I predict a shift away from these sounds once they become too prevalent anyway, I think that most successful underground electronic musicians don’t have much desire to sound like everyone else, and once things become too common our desire for them diminishes.
So in that sense I’m actually quite glad that these clones are coming out, because eventually everyone will move on from them and start using different gear.
2 Likes
It did a very good job of triggering reactionary meatheads though, credit where it’s due.
2 Likes
Yeah that was good fun.
Kinda like when everybody was burning their Nike gear. To each their own, but I can’t afford a new pair with all this music gear to buy. 
1 Like
Shows what we’re dealing with when they do that as opposed just like giving them away.
1 Like
Pianos have been a common instrument for ages, design has not changed much, cheaper brands/luthiers have come out and yet people still desire them (the premium versions and the more affordable versions like upright pianos).
3 Likes
Convincing softsynths & samples of 808/moog etc sounds have been around for a while now. Everyone has those sounds and it hasn’t stopped people using them. I think people want the hands on knob per function (and that little extra authenticity in the sound) and easier integration in to setups, so the hardware appeals. I can’t see it causing significantly more/less people to use those sounds? And fx/pedals etc are always a good option if anyone wants to make less common sounds.
Also, most people will still be using other gear alongside these things in any case…
Fair points. They are classic sounds for sure, no disputing that, and I think it depends on how close the clones are, I do think people will get bored of them especially if used in the same old context as back in the day, I prefer samples myself for most of those sounds now. I might be wrong but I think there will be lots of secondhand RD-808 after a few months of launch, I guess time will tell.
3 Likes